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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Warsaw and Pjotr Sauer

Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

People in hard hats and hi vis jackets outside badly damaged buildings. The ground around them is strewn with rubble
Emergency responders work at the site of a Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Kyiv. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a period of very cold weather.

Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child.

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