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Russia escalated its attack on Ukraine by launching one of the biggest drone strikes on Monday..
According to a report by the Associated Press, Ukraine air defences have shot down 35 drones over Kyiv in Russias latest nighttime assault, as attacks across Ukraine by the Kremlins forces killed four civilians, officials said on Monday.. Russia-Ukraine War Point-by-point look on top updates from the war-torn region:..
Apart from the drone strikes, there were also Russian artillery shelling which ended up wounding eight people in Ukraines Kherson region on Monday, reported Reuters..
Separately, Russia had also shelled eight spots in Ukraines Sumy region on Sunday, the regional military administration said in a Facebook post, reported Reuters..
Lastly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Victory Day on May 8 rather than on May 9 and announced that he had signed a decree to change the date of the holiday in line with the practice of Western allies, a Reuters report said..
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