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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison in Kyiv

Russia launches strikes in Ukraine in violation of self-declared ceasefire

Plumes of smoke rise above Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after a Russian strike on Saturday morning
Plumes of smoke rise above Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after a Russian strike on Saturday morning. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

Russia has launched attacks across Ukraine, killing at least two civilians, in violation of a unilateral, self-declared ceasefire for the Orthodox celebration of Christmas on Saturday.

The attacks came as the US announced it would send Ukraine another $3.75bn of weapons and other aid, including a first shipment of Bradley armoured vehicles known as “tank killers”.

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