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2024-01-22 18:04:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4FA3ADD666CDFDCBF4FF13B10EE22FD505701A7FF3BE3A8EDDF29F3474E74398
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Russian occupiers "Donetsk officials" are quoted as sources. The origin of the strike has not been confirmed. Russian claims couldn't be independently verified. There is a strong possibility that it is a russian "false flag" operation, as often done in the past. https://it.usembassy.gov/how-russia-conducts-false-flag-operations/ https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-false-flag-operations-long-used-as-weapons-of-mass-distraction-under-the-rules-of-conflict-2013044 https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/22/ukrainian-military-deny-role-in-deadly-strike-on-market-in-russian-occupied-donetsk/
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