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Unexploded cluster munitions from Russian missile land in residential area in Zaporizhzhia.

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A Russian Iskander-K ballistic missile containing 54 cluster submunitions landed among residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia’s Shevchenkivsky District on Nov. 12, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a deputy head of the President’s Office. The cluster munitions failed to explode, presenting a serious danger to civilians nearby. They will be temporarily evacuated while explosives specialists clear the area, Tymoshenko said.

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