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Russia has fired over 1,080 missiles into Ukraine, US says
This photo, taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on February 19, 2022, shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russian forces have fired over 1,080 missiles into Ukraine since the start of the invasion, a US defense official tells CNN.
He confirms missiles strikes near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, and says Ukraine’s airspace “remains contested.”
