Ukraine uses US long-range missiles for first time as talks held over displaced children
Kyiv has been calling for the long-range system following mounting Russian attacks in the south and east.
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Kyiv has been calling for the long-range system following mounting Russian attacks in the south and east.
Timur Ivanov is accused of accepting a massive bribe when he was one of Russia's 12 deputy defence ministers.
Fighting is currently raging near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region as Moscow tries to take advantage before Western aid arrives.