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DNIPRO, UKRAINE - JANUARY 15: Rescuers search people trapped under the rubble of a high-rise residential building hit by a missile on January 15, 2023 in Dnipro, Ukraine. Since the beginning of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, Ukrainian cities have been under constant shelling. On January 14, in Dnipro, the Russian missile strike resulted in destruction of one of the sections, from top to bottom floors, of a nine-story residential building. The toll of dead has increased to 29 people, with rescue work continuing. More than 40 residents of the building are still being searched. (Photo by Elena Tita/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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Russia intensified its missile attacks on cities in Ukraine, part of its strategy to bomb the population into submission. One rocket hit a residential block in Dnipro, killing at least 40 people, the deadliest single loss of civilian lives in Russia’s latest campaign. It has mostly targeted energy infrastructure, causing widespread loss of power in the depth of winter.

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