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June 30, 2025

Russia Launches "Largest Aerial Assault" on Ukraine Since Full-Scale Invasion
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Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight
Sunday, in what Kyiv is calling Russia's largest aerial assault since
its full-scale invasion. The attacks killed at least four civilians and
targeted regions far from the frontlines, including in western Ukraine,
prompting Poland and its NATO allies to scramble jets along the border.
Separately, Ukraine's Air Force said a pilot died when his F-16 jet
crashed. Meanwhile, Russia's military said it seized more settlements in
Ukraine's east, and for the first time, Russian forces have occupied a
village in the east-central Dnipropetrovsk region. 


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