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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, striking power and transport targets across Ukraine and prompting NATO to scramble jets as diplomatic talks continued

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653 drones and 51 missiles - number of aerial weapons Russia launched in the overnight attack on Ukraine

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

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