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Air raid alert goes off in all Ukrainian regions but occupied Luhansk Oblast, Crimea

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Air raid alerts went off in all Ukrainian regions but occupied Luhansk Oblast and Crimea in the afternoon on New Year's Eve.

Shortly after, several governors reported that Russia had launched missiles at Ukraine.

Earlier on Dec. 31, the U.K. Defense Ministry said that Russia would likely strike at Ukraine over holidays to undermine people's morale.

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"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."

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