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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Lviv and agencies

Russia accuses Kyiv of deadly missile attack on Donetsk

Fragments from a Tochka missile in Donetsk allegedly launched by Ukrainian forces.
Fragments from a Tochka missile in Donetsk allegedly launched by Ukrainian forces. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Russia claimed on Monday that an attack by Kyiv’s forces on the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine had left 23 people dead, with the military accusing Kyiv of committing a “war crime”.

Moscow accused Ukraine’s army of firing a Tochka-U missile at a residential area in Donetsk, in one of the most serious attacks on the city since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than two weeks ago.

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