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Ukraine war latest live: HUR 'liquidates' son of Russian general, releases footage of bombing

Hi, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,342 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: An operation by Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) has killed the son of a Russian general in Zaporizhia Oblast, the agency said on Oct. 27. Lieutenant Vasily Marzoev was killed by a glide bomb after drone operators in his unit were spotted in the village of Plavni, HUR said in a post on Telegram, adding he was also at the position at the time of the strike.

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