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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh

Russia bombards eastern Ukraine as self-proclaimed Christmas ceasefire comes to an end

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Russian troops bombarded eastern Ukraine early on Sunday, bringing an end to the 36-hour unilateral ceasefire that Vladimir Putin ordered around Orthodox Christmas.

Ukrainian officials say nobody died in missile attacks Russia claims killed 600 troops. The Russian defence ministry said missiles hit two temporary bases housing 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region.

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