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Biggest drone attack on Crimea launched by Ukraine as Russia intensifies attack on Avdiivka
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss", Ukrainian soldiers pass by a volunteer bus burning after a Russian drone hit it near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.

UKRAINE has launched one of its biggest drone attacks on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula since the war began, Russian officials said today.

They did not mention any casualties or damage.

Ukrainian officials also reported that the Kremlin’s forces have escalated their weeks-long attempt to storm Avdiivka, a strategically important city in the east of the country.

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