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Ukraine and Russia trade deadly long-range strikes

Smoke rises from a warehouse operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest e-commerce company, near Saint Petersburg after being hit by Ukrainian drones on July 24, 2026. Ukraine has accused Wildberries of storing drone components in its warehouses, and allowing third-party vendors to sell military hardware on its platform. (Photo: AFP)

KYIV - At least 17 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes — including just outside Kyiv and hundreds of miles east of Moscow — as both sides intensify strikes with diplomacy in a deadlock.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile strike outside the Ukrainian capital killed six people, with a rescue operation ongoing and “dozens of people reported to be injured”.

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