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Putin Launches Massive Assault on Ukraine Amid Peace Talks

6/5/2025

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Tensions escalated dramatically as Putin's forces unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine, coinciding with a phone call with Trump and just ahead of peace talks in Istanbul. Ukrainian President Zelensky disclosed that the assault involved 117 drones, meticulously orchestrated over a year, including the daring smuggling of drones into Russia.

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Tensions escalated dramatically as Putin's forces unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine, coinciding with a phone call with Trump and just ahead of peace talks in Istanbul. Ukrainian President Zelensky disclosed that the assault involved 117 drones, meticulously orchestrated over a year, including the daring smuggling of drones into Russia.