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Ukrainian Missile Strikes Ignite Deadly Response in Eastern Ukraine

7/1/2025

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Ukrainian forces unleashed a wave of missile strikes with British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles on Russian-held territories in Donetsk and Luhansk, resulting in devastating damage and tragic civilian casualties, including at least one death. In response, Russian forces escalated the violence with retaliatory shelling, further deepening the turmoil in the region.

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Ukrainian forces unleashed a wave of missile strikes with British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles on Russian-held territories in Donetsk and Luhansk, resulting in devastating damage and tragic civilian casualties, including at least one death. In response, Russian forces escalated the violence with retaliatory shelling, further deepening the turmoil in the region.