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Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

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Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian strikes on Russia's Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said.

The strikes come a night after what officials called the "largest-scale" attack launched by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed.

Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on the same night.

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