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Death toll in Russian attack on train station in Ukraine rises to 25

At least 25 people died and 31 were injured in the Russian attack on a railway station on Wednesday night in central Ukraine, according to the updated balance released by the company that operates the railway service in the country.

The attack was revealed on Wednesday night by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his video message to the UN Security Council.

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The bombing hit Chaplyne station, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine. Zelensky claimed that four passenger cars were set on fire.

The bombing took place on the date that Ukraine celebrated Independence Day, which marks the country's separation from the Soviet Union in 1991.

It also coincided with the day that Russia's invasion of the country, which began on February 24, completed six months.

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Although fighting is concentrated in eastern and southern Ukraine, where neither side appears to be advancing, Russia frequently attacks Ukrainian cities with long-range missiles, according to Kiev.

(with AFP)

Top photo: Elderly man laments the death of Ukrainian soldiers in a cemetery in the city of Lviv, 24.08.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX. YURIY DYACHYSHYN / AFP

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