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Russia and Ukraine sharply ramped up their war one day

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before proposed peace talks were to take place. Several

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people were killed after two bridges were blown up in

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Russian regions bordering Ukraine, Russian officials said on Sunday

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, though no one has claimed responsibility yet. One

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was a road bridge in the Bryansk region. It

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collapsed as a train carrying 388 people was passing underneath

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, derailing the train and crushing some carriages. Separately

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, videos obtained by Reuters were said to show recordings

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of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian airfields in the northern

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Murmansk region and Siberia in the first such attack so

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far from the front lines. Reuters was able to

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verify the locations of the recordings, but not the

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dates. A Ukrainian intelligence official said some 40 Russian

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warplanes were struck in attacks on several bases. Russia's

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Defense Ministry said several military aircraft were hit. Meanwhile

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, Russia launched more than 470 drones at Ukraine overnight

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, the Ukrainian Air Force said, the highest nightly

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total of the war so far. The southeastern city

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of Zaporia was among the areas hit, and the

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commander of Ukraine's land forces resigned on Sunday after a

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lethal Russian missile strike on a military training facility.

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The attacks. On the eve of a second round

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of direct talks in Turkey proposed by Russia, Ukrainian

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President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sunday his country's delegation will

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be led by Defense Minister Rustem Umarov, who attended

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the May 16 talks. It follows days of uncertainty

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over whether or not Ukraine would even show up.

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In a social media post, Zelensky outlined. Ukraine's

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positions for the negotiations. It includes a complete and

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unconditional ceasefire, the release of prisoners, the return

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of abducted children, as well as preparations for a

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meeting at the highest level. According to a document

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seen by Reuters, the Ukrainians will present a proposed

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road map to end the war that details these conditions

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during Monday's talks with Russia.