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Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine

Russia launched a massive overnight assault using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that struck power and transport infrastructure across Ukraine as diplomatic talks continued, raising urgent concerns about winter outages and civilian safety.

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

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"We will find you and we will sink you" — Pete Hegseth

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