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Ukraine’s bold attacks targeting key assets in Moscow’s war effort have struck a nerve with Russia – which launched another deadly missile and drone attack overnight. Bombs hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin intends to retaliate “very strongly” against Ukraine for a surprise drone strike on Russian airfields over the weekend, a declaration that provoked alarm in Washington and abroad even as Trump touted his efforts to bring peace to the region.