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strikeOct 20, 2026

Kiev continues strikes on Alyoshki despite claiming concern for residents’ fate — MFA

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During daylight hours, 733 rounds of cannon and mortar fire and 556 drone strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces were recorded in Alyoshki, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said

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