Updates: Russia pounds Ukraine in ‘retaliation’ for border attack

Ukraine news from March 9: Russian missile barrage pounds several cities as the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily loses power.

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Villagers walk in the debris of a houses destroyed by a Russian rocket attack in a village in Zolochevsky district, Lviv region, Ukraine [Mykola Tys/AP Photo]
By Mersiha Gadzo, Edna Mohamed and Hamza Mohamed
Published On 9 Mar 2023

The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. Here are the updates for March 9: