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Drone strikes kills 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks

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Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war…

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  1. Drone strike kills 1 in Russian border region ahead of Ukraine peace talks

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    Drone strikes kills 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks

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  1. The Guardian

    New year drone strike kills 24 in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow says (opens The Guardian)

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    Ukraine has not commented on attack on cafe and hotel that comes despite ‘productive’ ongoing peace talks

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks.

  3. New York Post

    Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 in New Year drone strike (opens New York Post)

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    Russia accused Ukraine of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe for the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region.

  4. NBC News

    Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine, Russia says as tensions grow amid peace talks (opens NBC News)

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    A Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and wounded at least 50 more in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, Russian officials said.

  5. BNO News

    Russian-installed officials claim dozens killed in drone strike in Kherson (opens BNO News)

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    Russian-installed officials in southern Ukraine claimed that a drone strike on a coastal settlement killed at least 24 people and injured dozens more, according to statements from local authorities. The claims could not be independently verified.

  6. Digital Journal

    Russia blames Ukraine for deadly New Year drone strike (opens Digital Journal)

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    Russia on Thursday said Kyiv was behind a drone strike on a hotel in the Moscow-held part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region that killed at least 20

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied territory (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The attack was condemned by a number of Russian officials as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks.

  8. MyNorthwest

    Drone strike kills 1 in Russian border region ahead of Ukraine peace talks (opens MyNorthwest)

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    One person was killed and two others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the Russian border region of Belgorod, local officials said Sunday, ahead

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    Drone strikes kills 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war…

  10. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Drone Strike Kills One in Russian Border Region (opens Breitbart News)

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    One person was killed and two others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the Russian border region of Belgorod.

  11. AL.com

    Drone strikes kill 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks (opens AL.com)

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    Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and wounded two others, including a 4-year-old child, in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on Sunday

  12. WHDH Boston

    Drone strike kills 1 in Russian border region ahead of Ukraine peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    One person was killed and two others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the Russian border region of Belgorod, local officials said

  13. The Columbian

    Drone strikes continue in Russian border regions; talks scheduled (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Paris this week.

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