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The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Kharkiv region

Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting

Black smoke rises above the Shebelinka gas processing plant near Kharkiv, Ukraine, after Russian airstrikes on Thursday
The Shebelinka gas processing plant near Kharkiv was among the energy network sites hit by Russian airstrikes on Thursday. Photograph: Peter Beaumont/The Guardian

A massive Russian drone and missile attack has hit gas facilities in eastern Ukraine as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, flew to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump to discuss the US providing Kyiv with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, as well as glide bombs early on Thursday, sparking outages in eight regions in another large-scale bombardment targeting Ukraine’s energy network.

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