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ukrainian President Vladimir Zalinski
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has given reasons why the country under
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Russia attacks is currently launching
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offensive actions deep inside Russia
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territories saying almost every single
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day Russia fired hundreds of drones and
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missiles into Ukrainian cities
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especially civilian or residential areas
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killing civilians women and children
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specifically stating that a day before
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Ukraine military launched the drone
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strikes that destroyed over 40 bomber
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plane carriers inside Russia military
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airfields on Sunday Russia attacked
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Ukraine overnight with 480 drones and
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missiles zalinski stated this while
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responding to questions from journalists
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who engaged him via online video call
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this Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had
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hit the bridge connecting Russia and the
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occupied Crimean Peninsula with
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explosives planted underwater in its
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third attack on the vital supply line
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for Moscow's forces since the full-scale
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war began in 2022 according to CNN
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according to CNN Ukraine's security
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service the SBU said on Telegram that
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its agents had mined the peers of the
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Road and Rail Crimean Bridge also called
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the Kirch Bridge and detonated the first
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explosive at 4:44 a.m tuesday the whole
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operation took several months it added
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the agency said it had used 1,100 kg of
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explosives which severely damaged the
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underwater pillars supporting the bridge
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traffic on the bridge was suspended
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early Tuesday morning then again
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midafter afternoon before resuming
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shortly before 6:00 p.m local time
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although the scale of the damage was not
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immediately clear Tuesday's attack is
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the latest example of the SBU's attempts
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to blindside Moscow and demonstrate that
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there are costs to continuing its war
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president Zalinski on Monday and Tuesday
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stated that right now in Sunumi region
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doctors are providing all necessary
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assistance to those wounded by a Russian
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strike the Russians struck right on the
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street hitting ordinary residential
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buildings sleas bags there have been
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virtually no days without killings
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during this whole time while the United
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States Europe and other global actors
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have been urging Russia to agree to a
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ceasefire and negotiations to end the
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war but Russia remains fully committed
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to war and they prove it with both their
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strikes and their statements all of this
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is the argument for new tougher
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sanctions against Russia i'm grateful to
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all Americans and Europeans who support
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this approach of pressuring Russia into
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peace it's extremely important russia
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must feel what war truly means when
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asked by journalists whether yesterday's
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operation might enrage the Russians
