Another attack in Kramatorsk comes as rescuers search for survivors of an earlier Russian strike.

Russian missiles slammed into Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, striking a city that is a key base of Ukrainian military operations, amid warnings from Kyiv that Moscow was opening a new offensive in the 11-month-old war.

The strike came hours before President Vladimir Putin was expected to rally domestic support for his invasion of Ukraine in a speech on the anniversary of the Soviet triumph over the Nazis at Stalingrad, a decisive battle of World War II and one that many Russians view as a symbol of wartime heroism. Read more

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