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• The governor of Russia's Bryansk region said a Ukrainian attempt to enter the country had been prevented. 

• Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting "banned content" that it said contained "fake" information about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.

• Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE BELOW

• Ukraine's air defence forces destroyed 16 out of at least 28 Russia-launched missiles overnight, Ukraine's air force said.

• The United States said on Monday it will send Ukraine new security assistance valued at $200 million, including air defense munitions, artillery rounds, and additional mine-clearing equipment.

• Russia's central bank hiked its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12 percent on Tuesday, an emergency move to try and halt declines in the ruble after a public call from the Kremlin for tighter monetary policy.

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Russia targets western Ukraine

Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine and other areas on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said.

Meanwhile Russia said an attempt by Ukrainian saboteurs to enter its territory had been foiled.

Ukrainian media said the missile attacks were the largest assault on the Lviv region since the conflict began in February 2022. 

The fatalities were reported in the northwestern region of Volyn. Officials said an industrial enterprise in the regional capital Lutsk was struck in the overnight attack. Several people were also hospitalised, Governor Yuriy Pohulyaiko said. 

Fifteen people were also wounded in the Lviv region, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said. Six missiles damaged dozens of buildings and a kindergarten playground in and around the regional capital. Kozytskyi said the youngest victim was 10-years-old. 

Both Volyn and Lviv border NATO member Poland

 

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