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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Maria Starkova and Pavel Polityuk

Ukraine says Russia begins eastern offensive, missiles kill 7 in Lviv

Smoke rises after military strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Roman Baluk

Ukraine said on Monday Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east of the country while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 km (40 miles) from Poland.

Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling killed another four people in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday, while a man and a woman were killed in Kharkiv, in the northeast, when shells hit a playground near a residential building.

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