Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack—one of the deadliest strikes on Ukraine this year—and called for a tough international reaction against Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia fired more than 40 missiles, damaging residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure in five cities.
Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the Kharkiv prosecutor’s office, said in a video posted on Telegram, that 23 guests and eight staff were in the hotel when the missiles struck.
A video posted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed smoke billowing from a gaping hole smashed in the side of a 9-storey building, and another 4-storey almost levelled.
Ukraine authorities said the impact was from shot-down cruise or ballistic missiles. The attack struck Desniansky region as well as Dniprovskiy district.
During Xi's visit to Moscow, China proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that the West largely dismisses as vague at best, and at worst a ploy to buy time for Putin to regroup his forces.
The pre-dawn barrage on Thursday killed at least nine civilians and cut electricity in several cities, but it was restored after temporary disconnection from Ukrainian grid.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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