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A volley of Russian cruise missiles hit a shopping center, a dance studio and a wedding hall in Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and setting off a frantic search for dozens more lost in the rubble in the latest strike to hit a civilian area far from the front lines.
Iryna Dmytriyeva posted a video early Thursday of her 4-year-old daughter, Liza, wearing green sneakers and happily pushing a pink stroller, as they walked in the central Ukrainian town of Vinnytsia. Soon afterward, Russian missiles struck.
Missiles struck Vinnytsia, hundreds of miles from the front lines, and other cities, claiming dozens of lives, as Russia keeps up pressure despite pausing its eastern offensive.
Russia’s gains have been backed by withering artillery fire, and the latest offensive appears to be aimed at the Donetsk region. It remains to be seen how heavily Ukraine will defend cities there.
A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine’s still outgunned military.