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At least three people have been killed and a further 19 injured after Russia fired multiple glide bombs at civilian-populated areas of Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv.
A residential building was hit four times at around 3.15pm local time, according to local officials.
The city, home to around 1.3 million civilians, has been relentlessly hit by aerial strikes from Russian forces across the border, which is only 20 miles away.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged Kyiv’s western allies to help them stop these attacks.
“This Russian terror with guided aerial bombs must and can be stopped,” he wrote on Telegram. “Bold decisions from our partners are needed so that we can destroy Russian terrorists and Russian combat aircraft where they are.”
His comments come after the Pentagon gave Ukraine the green light to strike military facilities in mainland Russia, citing the onslaught of Kharkiv as reason for Kyiv to be afforded this right without such a move being offensive in nature.
But Ukraine is still waiting for US-made F-16 fighter jets to arrive later this year, which will be vital to countering the aerial threat against Kharkiv.
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In a comment piece forThe Telegraph, he claimed that he was not a “mouthpiece” for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, before repeating that he knew the war would happen back in 2014.
“There is no easy solution to the war,” he wrote. “But facing up to the truth about the causes and consequences must be a start.
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