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Forces from 11 countries close in on Russia – Moscow reveals where Iskander struck, warns one country about “November 11 turning point”

According to Warfiles, about 2,800 personnel from 11 countries are expected to take part in the Koalicja exercise in Poland from 9 to 22 November, co-led by the UK and France, and the article stresses it is not an official NATO exercise. Poland is also boosting security near Kaliningrad after warnings of possible sabotage, while Moscow warned one country it will soon have to make a choice ahead of a “turning point” decision. In Ukraine, Russian media reported a strike that caused a large fire at a warehouse complex on the outskirts of Kyiv, described as a logistics base storing UAVs, ammunition and military equipment, with secondary explosions reported. Social media posts in Russia also claimed an Iskander missile had hit a prison in Kyiv.

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Original headline: Quân 11 nước áp sát Nga - Moscow hé lộ nơi Iskander vừa bắn trúng, cảnh cáo một nước về "bước ngoặt 11/11"

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