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Russia pounds Kyiv as Rubio urges Ukraine's Zelensky to 'focus' on ending the war

France 2419 October 2026, 06:00 UTCUkraine

Russia on Monday said it carried out a "massive strike" on targets in Kyiv and its region as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine and urged its president Volodymyr Zelensky to focus on ending the war.

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