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Six Russian crewmembers, three Russian servicemen and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed on Wednesday after two Ukrainian SAMs launched from Kharkov region struck the Russian Il-76 strategic airlifter they were traveling in in Belgorod region. Sputnik asked a pair of geopolitics and military observers about the attack’s broader implications. ....

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