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Local media: Explosions reported in Lviv, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi oblasts, Kryvyi Rih

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The blasts were reported by local Ukrainian media, some citing local Telegram channels, during a nationwide air raid alert on Dec. 5.

Earlier, Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Forces said that this wave of Russian missiles could be the first of several, aiming to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense and strike critical infrastructure.

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Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 27 that the country has lowered its annual economic growth forecast for 2025 from 2.5% to 1.5%, as the country's wartime economy continues to falter.

Ukraine has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna as its new ambassador to the U.S., President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Aug. 27.

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