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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Liam James

‘We will survive,’ says Zelensky despite huge power cuts after Russia fires 100 missiles on Ukraine

Reuters

A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky said his country “will survive” after Russia fired some 100 missiles on Ukraine on Tuesday, causing widespread power outages across the country, leaving the capital Kyiv without electricity and leaving at least one person dead.

Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine, striking in several other cities including Lviv and Zhytomyr in the west, Kryvyi Rih in the south and Kharkiv in the east. Several residential areas were reportedly hit. There were also claims the missiles had caused power cuts in neighbouring Moldova.

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