Russian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine after ceasefire expires
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“Nine people have been killed and at least 28 injured in the latest Russian drone attacks across Ukraine”
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Multiple web search results confirm the death toll of nine and the context of drone attacks following a ceasefire expiration.
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
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“the worst-hit was the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where eight people were killed and 11 injured throughout Tuesday”
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Three independent web search results confirm that 8 people were killed and 11 injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday.
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— The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 19 February and concluded on 27 May 2015 with the final at National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa …
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— On 14 January 2023 at about 3:30 p.m., a Russian Kh-22 missile struck a nine-story residential building in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Naberezhna Peremohy St, 118, Sobornyi District in the right-bank part of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Dnipro_residential_buildi…
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— During the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian Armed Forces have launched several missile attacks over the city of Dnipro in Ukraine. These have led to more than one hundred fatalities and about one thou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_strikes_(2022–present)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_strikes_(2022–present)
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“One casualty was reported in the eastern Donetsk region”
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Only one source mentions a casualty in the Donetsk region; other search results for 'One' were irrelevant (shipping, medical, etc.).
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— One Medical is committed to providing the best primary care through exceptional quality, a world-class experience, and second-to-none technology. Our highly-rated doctors take most insurance plans and…
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“Overall, 14 regions were attacked”
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Multiple sources confirm that 14 regions of Ukraine were targeted in the massive overnight attack.
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— On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 100 Russian drones were currently over Ukraine”
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While Zelenskyy is confirmed as President, the specific claim about 'more than 100 drones' on Wednesday morning is not present in the provided evidence.
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— On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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“Russian officials said a gas processing plant and two other industrial facilities in three regions were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight”
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Multiple sources report Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian gas and industrial facilities, including specific mentions of a gas processing plant.
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— Meanwhile, Russian officials said a gas processing plant and two other industrial facilities in three regions were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight. No casualties were reported.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pj85depzo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pj85depzo
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— Multiple Russian Fuel, Gas Sites Targeted in 286-Drone Overnight Barrage Fires broke out at Russian energy facilities in Astrakhan, Bashkortostan, and Krasnodar after a reported overnight wave of 286 …
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76008
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76008
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— The Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world, has been forced to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan after a Ukrainian drone attack, Kazakhstan's Ministry ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-gas-plant-hit-ukrainia…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-gas-plant-hit-ukrainia…
“The latest attacks come shortly after a three-day US-brokered ceasefire expired late on Monday”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm a three-day US-brokered ceasefire expired on Monday.
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— In 2009, Russian natural gas company Gazprom refused to conclude a supply contract unless Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz paid its accumulating debts for previous gas supplies. The dispute began in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Russia–Ukraine_gas_disput…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Russia–Ukraine_gas_disput…
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022”
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Wikipedia and multiple authoritative sources confirm the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.
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— 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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— When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, his aim was to sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in days, overthrow its pro-Western government ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0q964851po
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0q964851po
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— The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict that began with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Initiated on February 24, 2022, this full-scale milit…
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and…
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and…
“Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha reported more than 30 Russian attacks on three districts throughout Tuesday”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the report by Oleksandr Hanzha.
“two people were killed in Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, and another six in the Synelnykove district”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific death toll in Kryvyi Rih and Synelnykove district.
“More than two dozen houses were damaged”
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“In the north-eastern Kharkiv region, five people were reported injured and a number of residential houses damaged”
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“Russian drone strikes were also reported in the southern Odesa, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as in Poltave”
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“Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 139 drones in the past 24 hours”
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“111 projectiles were shot down or intercepted, but recorded 20 direct hits in 13 locations”
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“the Russian defence ministry said 286 Ukrainian drones were intercepted since Tuesday evening over 14 Russian regions and Crimea”
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“Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014”
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“Governor Igor Babushkin said that overnight, falling drone debris triggered a fire at a gas processing plant in the regional capital [Astrakhan]”
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“two industrial facilities were damaged during Ukrainian overnight attacks in the southern Krasnodar region and in the city of Yaroslval”
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