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December 29, 2023

16 Killed in Ukraine as Russia Launches Wave of Missile & Drone Strikes on Cities
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At least 16 people have been killed in Ukraine after Russia launched a
massive wave of missile and drone attacks targeting the capital Kyiv and
other cities, including Lviv in the west, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia in the
south, and Dnipro and Kharkiv in the east. The Ukrainian military said
it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously." The
attacks come days after Ukraine struck a Russian warship in occupied
Crimea.

Meanwhile, The New York Times is reporting that Russian President
Vladimir Putin has been signaling for months through intermediaries that
he is open to a ceasefire deal that would allow Russia to keep Ukrainian
land it has seized during the war.


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