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Russians target rescuers, Ukraine says

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KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles -- the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

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  1. Triblive

    Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes (opens Triblive)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles — the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

  2. Fox News

    Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of targeting rescue workers with missile strikes (opens Fox News)

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    Russia has been accused of targeting Ukrainian rescue workers with two recent missile strikes. The two strikes slammed into buildings in the city of Pokrovsk.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Ukraine says Russia targeted rescue workers with a ‘double tap’ missile strike (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    One of the 9 killed was an emergency official, and most of those wounded were police officers, emergency workers and soldiers.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Russia accused of targeting rescue workers with 'double tap' missile strike (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russia has since the start of the war aimed artillery and missiles at the exact same spot it struck around 30 minutes earlier, often hitting emergency workers who had deployed at the scene.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Russians target rescuers, Ukraine says (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles -- the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

  6. The Garden Island

    Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers (opens The Garden Island)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles — the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers missile strikes (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles — the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

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