Russian strike kills 3, wounds 13 in Ukraine

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte announced the imminent purchase and delivery of around 3,000 drones for Ukraine following a meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on Friday. The unmanned aerial vehicles, worth a total of around $21.6 million, should reach the front line by the end of this year, Simonyte said in Vilnius.

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