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Russia launched 450 drones into Ukraine the day before scheduled peace talks targeting cities and energy infrastructure and drastically raising the risk that negotiations will collapse and conflict will escalate
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450 - Number of drones Russia launched into Ukraine ahead of a scheduled peace meeting
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