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Newshour: 29/12/2023 14:06 GMT: 'Massive' Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine

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'Massive' Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine

29/12/2023 14:06 GMT

29/12/2023 14:06 GMT: 'Massive' Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine

BBC World Service - Newshour, 'Massive' Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine

Russian drone and missile strikes in cities across Ukraine kill at least 18 people

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine. with homes and a maternity hospital hit.

Powerful explosions have been heard and felt across Ukrainian cities as Russia launched a large-scale coordinated attack on civilian centres overnight.

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine. The country's military says Russia launched a "massive" attack with 158 drones and missiles and its air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". We'll look at what this tells us about Russia's capabilities and tactics.

Also in the programme: The US state of Maine becomes the second to ban Donald Trump from standing there in next year's election, saying he's violated insurrection rules. And Hamas delegation is in Cairo discussing a new Egyptian proposal to end the conflict, can it work?

Photo shows firefighters working at a heavily damaged shopping mall that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine on 29 December 2023. Credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters)

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