Three killed and maternity hospital hit as Russia launches further airstrikes on Kyiv and Odesa
Anastasiia Malenko and Pavel Polityuk
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Russia launched one of its largest air strikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa in attacks that killed at least three people, officials said yesterday.
The overnight strikes followed Russia's biggest drone assault of the war on Ukraine on Monday and were part of intensified bombardments in what Moscow says is retaliation for attacks by Ukrainian forces on Russia.
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Irish Examiner
2 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Three killed in Ukraine as Russia continues drones offensive
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Irish Independent
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- Irish Independent
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The Irish Sun
20 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
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