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Russian missile strike kills three, wounds 10 in Kharkiv region, Ukraine says

Russian missile strikes in Balakliya killed 3 and injured about 10, including teenagers, damaging residential buildings and cars, officials said.

  • On November 17, a Russian missile strike hit Balakliia in Kharkiv region, killing three and wounding 10 as emergency crews responded overnight in the city centre.
  • Moscow has stepped up missile, drone and artillery strikes on Kharkiv region, targeting energy facilities and infrastructure as winter approaches, prompting Ukraine's appeals to Western partners for supplies and weapons.
  • Vitaliy Karabanov reported two strikes hit the city centre, with regional authorities showing blown-out facades, upper-floor fires and damaged multi-storey residential blocks and cars.
  • Power outages hit parts of the Kharkiv region overnight, complicating emergency needs as Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, pursued European aid after the Athens LNG deal on November 16 and before the Paris stop scheduled on November 17.
  • Balakliia, retaken months after occupation and a key railroad junction, highlights strategic targets as Ukraine seeks long-range missiles and France's pledged Aster medium-range missiles.
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A Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian province of Jarkiv caused the death of three civilians in the early hours of Monday, as reported by the regional authorities. The offensive took place hours before the Ukrainian president, Volodímr Zelenski, arrived in France during his tour of the European capitals to gather energy and military support. On Tuesday he will visit Spain, where he will meet with King Felipe VI and with the president of the …

·Granada, Spain
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At least three people were killed and at least ten others wounded in Russian strikes overnight in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, local authorities said. The target of the missile attack was the town of Balakliya, the French news agency AFP reported. Meanwhile, the Russian military is reporting new progress on the eastern front.

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Night after night, Russia invades Ukraine with attacks. Once again, this has had serious consequences in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv.

·Berlin, Germany
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At least three people have died and ten others have been injured, including three children, as a result of a missile attack on Monday by the Russian Army in Balaklia, in eastern Ukraine, the local authorities have reported, Europa Press reports. The head of the military administration of this locality in Járkov province, Vitali Karabanov, has confirmed the figure on his Telegram channel, although he has indicated that it is preliminary informati…

·Spain
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Three people died as a result of a Russian missile attack on the town of Balaclay under Kharkov.

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