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It appears to be an iOS issue so hopefully it's resolved soon. Have you tried hard resetting your iPhone? Reset your device by holding the power button and home button down (or volume down button on iPhone 7/7+) simultaneously until you see the Apple boot logo.
This happens to me few times a week. I have written long messages and pressed OK, it doesn't send them, it says it has saved them, but where I have no clue.