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Why did Russia hit Kharkiv now?
Russia's strike on Kharkiv's power plant came hours after Donald Trump's proposed 'energy ceasefire'. However, Ukraine's President Zelensky said his country would only stop hitting Russian energy sites if Moscow did the same. This implies Ukraine has been targeting Russian energy infrastructure for some time, making the recent strike a potential retaliation rather than a new tactic.
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