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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding in Kyiv

Russian cruise missiles crossed into Moldova and Romania, says Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen work in the operations room in Bakhmut on 9 February.
Ukrainian servicemen working in the operations room in Bakhmut on 9 February. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty

Two Russian cruise missiles have entered the airspace of Moldova and Romania, Ukraine has said, in the latest attack by Moscow on targets across the country.

Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, said the Kalibr rockets crossed into Moldova at 10.18am local time on Friday. They then flew into Romania at 10.33am at the intersection of the state border, before recrossing into western Ukraine, he said.

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