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7 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, officials say

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles have slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians including children and wounding dozens more. Ukraine’s emergency services published photos of bodies covered by picnic blankets stretched out in a local park in Vilnyansk, in the Zaporizhzhia region, less than 30 kilometers from the local capital and north of the front lines. The local governor says three children died in the Saturday evening attack and 38 including nine children were wounded. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its forces overnight shot down three dozen Ukrainian drones over Russia’s southwest.

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