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December 27, 2023

Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses Control of Frontline Town
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Ukrainian forces struck a large Russian warship at a port in occupied
Crimea on Tuesday in what's been described as one of the most
significant attacks against Moscow's Black Sea Fleet in months. But the
attack comes as Ukrainian officials have acknowledged Russia has seized
the frontline town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine after a monthlong
battle in the latest setback to Ukraine's failed counteroffensive.


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