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At least five people were killed and 19 wounded in a night bombardment in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, its Russian administrators said, blaming the Ukrainian army for the attack. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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9:09am: Most Ukrainians ‘relieved’ not to have been woken up by sirens in the night
Kyiv residents have reportedly experienced a rare night of respite from the sound of sirens and explosions. Reporting from the Ukrainian capital, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said that the city had endured “17 massive attacks with drones, missiles or a combination of drones and missiles” over the course of the month of May alone.
“It has almost become the exception, rather than the rule, to have the possibility of sleeping the whole night through,” he said.
Cragg added that many Ukrainians had been anticipating “a Russian revenge attack” after yesterday’s drone assault on Moscow.
8:59am: Drone crashes into southern Russian oil refinery, local officials say
A drone crashed into the Ilsky oil refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region on Wednesday, causing no casualties or damage to infrastructure, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported, citing local officials.
Russian officials have previously reported drone strikes on the Ilsky refinery, which is located across the Azov Sea from Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russia blamed Ukraine for a wave of attempted drone strikes on Moscow.
8:57am: Gazprom to ship 40.5 mcm of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Wednesday
Russia’s Gazprom said that it would ship 40.5 million cubic metres…
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