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Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks hit areas throughout Ukraine

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Ukraine came under strong Russian missile attacks that struck near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country. The assault early Monday killed one person and injured at least 30.

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  1. Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring almost 100, officials say

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  2. Russian strikes in east Ukraine kill 11, including children: governor

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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    Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks hit areas throughout Ukraine

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring almost 100, officials say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The barrage, which included Kinzhal missiles that can fly at 10 times the speed of sound, extended Russia’s escalated attacks on Ukraine in recent days that began Friday with its largest single assault since the war started in February 2022.

  2. New York Post

    Russian missile attacks kill 5, injure more than 100 in Ukraine’s two largest cities: officials (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “The goal of the strike has been achieved, all the targets have been hit,” Russia’s defense ministry said without elaborating.

  3. The Guardian

    Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Putin vows to intensify attacks on Ukraine (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, says four people were killed and 92 injured across the country

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Russian ballistic missiles strike Ukraine's largest cities, killing at least 4 and injuring over 100 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Ukraine’s two largest cities have come under Russian hypersonic ballistic missile attacks.

  5. France 24

    Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine cities (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russia on Tuesday rained missiles on Ukraine's two main cities, killing four people and injuring dozens while 250,000 consumers in the capital region were left without power in near-freezing temperatures.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Russian ballistic missiles strike Ukraine’s largest cities, killing at least 4 people (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The barrage extended Russia's escalated attacks on Ukraine that began Friday with its largest single assault on Ukraine since the war started, in which at least 41 civilians were killed.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring more than 100, Kyiv officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured more than 100, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring almost 100, Kyiv officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed at least five people and injured almost 100, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas.

  10. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine war latest: Russia’s latest large-scale air attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv kill 5, injure 130 (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Russia unleashed a new large-scale air attack on Ukraine on Jan. 2, targeting Kyiv, the surrounding region, and Kharkiv with 99 missiles, preceded by 35 Shahed drones.

  11. Digital Journal

    Russian strikes in east Ukraine kill 11, including children: governor (opens Digital Journal)

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    At least 11 people, including five children, were killed by a Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukraine town of Pokrovsk on Saturday, the regional

  12. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills 11 in eastern town (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Eight people were wounded after Russian forces hit the town of Pokrovsk with S-300 missiles, regional governor said.

  13. The Boston Globe

    A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Officials say Russia has launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets, striking near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country.

  14. KOB 4

    Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks hit areas throughout Ukraine (opens KOB 4)

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    Ukraine came under strong Russian missile attacks that struck near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country. The assault early Monday killed one person and injured at least 30.

  15. New York Times

    Russia Pounds Several Ukrainian Regions With Missiles (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The attack killed at least four people, wounded many others and caused heavy damage. It came as Moscow has intensified air assaults in recent days.

  16. New York Post

    Two killed in Russian air strike on Ukraine (opens New York Post)

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    Russia fired missiles across Ukraine early on Monday in its latest mass air strike, killing at least two civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites, Ukrainian authorities said.

  17. Voice of America

    Ukraine Reports Wave of 51 Russian Cruise Missiles (opens Voice of America)

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    Russia resumes its winter bombardment strategy, pummeling several areas across Ukraine using its largest hypersonic and cruise missiles and killing at least four people while injuring 30 others

  18. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    Russian missiles pound areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Western analysts had warned that Russia was stockpiling its cruise missiles in preparation for a strategy of winter bombardment.

  20. Breitbart News

    Russia Launches 'Heavy Wave' of Missiles Against Ukraine, One Killed (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Ukraine came under strong Russian missile attacks early Monday that struck near the front lines of fighting in the east.

  21. UPI

    4 killed, 38 hurt after Russia targets dozens of missiles against Ukraine provinces (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Russia unleashed a wave of missiles and attack UAVs against provincial Ukrainian cities and villages early Monday killing at least four people and injuring at least 38.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Officials say Russia has launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against targets across Ukraine, killing at least four people.

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