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Russian attack kills 22 civilians on Ukraine's Independence Day, Kyiv officials say

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of the risk of "repugnant Russian provocations" ahead of the 31st anniversary on Wednesday of Ukraine's independence from Moscow-dominated Soviet rule, and public celebrations were canceled. The holiday also coincided with six months since Russian forces…

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  1. Forbes

    15 Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukraine Marks Independence Day, Zelensky Says (opens Forbes)

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    Officials had warned for days that Moscow may be planning something particularly “ugly” and “vicious” leading up to the anniversary of Ukraine’s freedom from the Soviet Union.

  2. Madison

    22 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine (opens Madison)

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    Ukraine’s president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country’s Independence Day, killing 22 people. The lethal strike Wednesday came

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    15 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Ukraine’s president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country’s Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and wounding about

  4. CBS News

    22 killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says (opens CBS News)

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    Ukraine's president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country's Independence Day, killing at least 22 people and wounding about 50.

  5. Fox News

    Russian strike on Ukraine train station during Independence Day kills at least 15 civilians, injures dozens (opens Fox News)

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    A Russian strike on a train station in Ukraine killed at least 15 civilians and injured dozens more as the country was celebrating its Independence Day.

  6. The Times of Israel

    15 killed in Russian strike in central Ukraine as country marks Independence Day (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Zelensky informs UNSC of deadly attack on train station, says 'security of the entire world' at risk over Moscow's 'insane aggression' against his country

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Russian rocket kills 15 at Ukraine train station in Independence Day attack, Zelenskyy says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Ukraine's president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country's Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and wounding about 50.

  8. The Guardian

    At least 15 killed in Russian strike on rail station on Ukraine’s independence day (opens The Guardian)

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    Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion

  9. Duluth News Tribune

    Russian attack kills 22 civilians on Ukraine's Independence Day, Kyiv officials say (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of the risk of "repugnant Russian provocations" ahead of the 31st anniversary on Wednesday of Ukraine's independence from Moscow-dominated Soviet rule, and public celebrations were canceled. The holiday also coincided with six months since Russian forces…

  10. The Week

  11. France 24

    Live: Russian missile attack kills civilians on Ukraine's Independence Day (opens France 24)

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    A Russian missile attack killed at least 22 civilians and set fire to a passenger train in eastern Ukraine as the country marked Independence Day under heavy shelling, officials in Kyiv said. Ukrainian…

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Missile strike kills civilians as Ukraine marks Independence Day | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ukraine's president Zelenskyy accused Russia of striking a railway station, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 50 others. He also honored "a nation reborn" 31 years after independence. Follow DW for more.

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