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Russian forces begin assault on two eastern Ukraine cities

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine's military and local officials said.

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines repel Russian forces using U.S. heavy weapons (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russia bombed several key Ukrainian cities Thursday including Kharkiv. The country's second largest city has been under fire since the first day of the invasion, with its proximity to the border making it an easy target for Russia.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Russian forces begin assault on two eastern Ukraine cities (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine's military and local officials said.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Russian forces begin assault on two cities in Ukraine's Donetsk region (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s military and local officials said.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Russian forces begin assault on 2 eastern Ukraine cities (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Shelling killed five civilians and injured 14 others in the Donetsk region in the last day.

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