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Ukraine war today: Father and three children killed in Russian drone strike

Child among four killed in Russian drone and missile strikes

Norway's chief of defence warned of a potential Russian invasion over nuclear assets in the far north, prompting Britain to announce it will double its troop presence in Norway to bolster High North defences.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Moscow would continue to observe missile and warhead limits under the expired New START nuclear treaty, provided the United States reciprocates.
A Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv region tragically killed a father and his three young children, with their pregnant mother sustaining serious injuries.
The International Olympic Committee banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet honouring war victims, a decision Kyiv condemned as 'profoundly wrong'.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly planning a spring election and a referendum on a peace deal, amidst ongoing Russian drone and missile attacks across the country.