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What we know about Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine
Source: BBC News
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- Trump announced a partial Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Did either country know about it?
- Russia and Ukraine trade strikes amid doubt over ‘energy ceasefire’
- Zelenskyy says Russia ‘did not heed’ Trump’s call for ceasefire and Ukraine had ‘no early warning’ before strikes on Kyiv – as it happened
- Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
- Ukraine warns Starlink limits are disrupting military operations as Russia pounds its energy infrastructure
- Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine, as Starlink restrictions affect front line
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