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Ukraine hits Russian industry, sparks fires in latest drone wave

Servicemen of engineer supply group of 24th Mechanized Brigade taking cover as smoke rising near Chasiv Yar town, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on Jan 10, 2025. [AFP]

Ukraine launched dozens of drones at Russia early Tuesday, sparking fires at a gas storage site and damaging industrial facilities hundreds of kilometres from the frontline, authorities said.

The barrage forced schools in the southwestern Saratov region to close, while at least nine airports in central and western Russia temporarily halted traffic, according to officials.

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