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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov

Russia kills 21 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats

Trump Scotland - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Russian glide bombs and missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight, killing at least 21 people, officials said Tuesday, as Russia kept up its bombardment of civilian areas despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it stops.

A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others, officials said.

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