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Russia launches massive drone and missile assault - Ukraine cities struck

Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage across Ukraine, striking transport hubs, residential areas and infrastructure even as U S and Ukrainian officials held diplomatic talks; NATO scrambled fighters amid one of the largest overnight attacks

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653 - Number of drones Russia launched in the latest attack on Ukraine

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"It is ridiculous!" — President Donald Trump

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