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Russia strikes: Massive drone and missile barrage pounds Ukraine

Russia launched an unprecedented overnight assault using hundreds of drones and missiles across multiple Ukrainian regions, triggering NATO scrambles, cutting power to key sites and causing civilian casualties as diplomatic talks proceed.

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653 drones and 51 missiles - Size of Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine

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"We are in a defining moment in our state and in our country to stand up to what is happening, and what we are seeing is an actual authoritarian government take place." — Mohamed

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