Ukraine's blitz damages Russia's Black Sea stronghold

Ukraine's blitz damages Russia's Black Sea stronghold

Ukraine has blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a night-time operation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

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