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Ukraine says it is repelling Russian attacks across six fronts as Zelensky orders more fortifications

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Missile attacks and ground clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces surged on Thursday, according to the Ukrainian military, as Russian troops launched offensives but failed to move forward on as many as six fronts.

A total of 73 combat skirmishes took place across the war’s frontline in launched to recapture its lost positions in eastern ’s Robotyne.

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