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Putin pounds Kyiv — massive strike kills and wounds civilians

Russia launched a large coordinated missile and drone assault on Kyiv early Saturday killing at least one person and wounding many others as air defenses and emergency services scrambled ahead of planned U S Ukraine talks

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519 drones and 40 missiles - Number of weapons used in Russia's massive strike on Kyiv

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"When do they say NO MORE" — President Donald Trump

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