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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A woman walks past a destroyed house following bombardment in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, in the Kyiv region, on Sunday.

As Sunday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that it destroyed an ammunition factory near the city of Brovary, in the Kyiv region, overnight.. Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko tweeted on Saturday that it was the second day in a row of explosions in the capital.

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