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Ukraine war latest: Five killed in Russian drone attack on market, Ukraine officials say

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A Russian drone strike hit a civilian car, killing one woman and wounding another, in the partially occupied Donetsk region, according to the head of the Kostyantynivka City Military Administration.

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FIVE ARE KILLED IN LATEST RAID ON ENGLISH COAST

LONDON, March 11—In last night's air raid one airship crossed to Malta and dropped four bombs in Barrspool. Six dwelling houses were demolished there and thirty were damaged. Five persons were killed and nine injured.

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The Oklahoma City times. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), March 14, 1918 — front page Enlarge →

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German spring offensive

On 21 March 1918, the Germans launched a large offensive against the British Fifth Army and the right wing of the British Third Army. Over 1,100,000 shells were fired in five hours...

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 by merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). This made it the second independent air force in the world after the Finnish Air Force (established 6 March 1918).

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German revolution of 1918–1919

The German revolution of 1918–1919, also known as the November Revolution (German: Novemberrevolution), was an uprising started by workers and soldiers in the final days of World War I. It quickly and almost bloodlessly brought down the German Empire. The defeat of the forces of the far left cleared the way for the establishment of the Weimar Republic.

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