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11-year-old boy killed as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman of the 24th Mechanised Brigade improves his tactical skills at the training field in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 29, 2024 [Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP]

A CHILD died in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s western Bryansk region, officials said today as both sides continue to bomb each other.

Local reports said that the attack, which killed the 11-year-old boy, hit a five-storey block of flats.

On the other side of the border, three people died in the Ukrainian city of Kherson when a Russian drone struck a minibus.

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