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Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine amid counterattacks

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Ukrainian self-propelled artillery drives to position to shoot towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. [AP Photo]

Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country's south.

Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that a settlement in the Vyshgorod district of the region was targeted early on Thursday morning; an "infrastructure object" was hit. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties.

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