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In Ukraine, at least 51 people were killed in a Russian strike in the Kharkiv region, located in the east of the country, on Thursday October 5. It hit the village of Groza, while residents were gathered for a tribute ceremony.
As help arrives in the Kharkiv region (Ukraine)Thursday October 5, the rubble is still smoking. By hand, debris after debris, they try, helped by civilians, to find survivors. But it is mainly lifeless bodies that are extracted from the rubble. According to Ukrainian authorities, the Russian strike hit the village of Grozalocated about thirty kilometers from Kupianskin the east of the country, while residents gathered for a tribute ceremony. The provisional toll is 51 dead.
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