Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 23, 2025 (AFP) - 'Massive' Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites in pre-Christmas attack

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2025-12-23
Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as US-led talks to end the nearly four-year war faltered. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the pre-Christmas strikes showed that the Kremlin had no intention of ending the invasion it launched in February 2022. Russia attacked with 635 drones and 38 missiles, Ukraine's air force......
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