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The explosion occurred amid an air raid warning in Cherkasy, a city in central Ukraine during an ongoing military conflict.
© Photo: State Emergency Service of UkraineUkrainian firefighters while extinguishing a fire
© Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Ukrainian firefighters extinguishing a fire. Archive photo
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An explosion occurred in Cherkassy.
At the time of the explosion, an air raid warning was declared in the city.
RIA Novosti. Ukrainian media report an explosion in Cherkassy amid an air raid raid.
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An official investigation into the cause of the explosion will be conducted.
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