Russia attacks Ukraine ports, damaging Turkish vessels

Russia attacks Ukraine ports, damaging Turkish vessels

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia's latest attack shows it wants to continue the war "precisely to destroy ‍normal life in Ukraine:.

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