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Update: 10 killed in Russia’s attack on Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Dec. 7 that ten people were killed in Russia's attack that hit the center of the town of Kurakhove in the eastern Donetsk Oblast.

Many people were also injured, according to Zelensky. A market, elevator, a bus station, gas stations, and a residential building came under fire, the president said.

Earlier on Dec. 7, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported a “powerful hit” in the center of the city.

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The attack appears to mark one of the deepest strikes into central Moscow's residential core, having occurred approximately seven kilometers west of the city's central Red Square and three kilometers from the Russian Defense Ministry building. The Mosfilm Tower is situated in an elite neighborhood within the city, close to nearby embassies and diplomatic residences.

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