24 hours of carnage in Ukraine as Putin exploits defence missile shortage
18-04-2024 11:19 via metro.co.uk

24 hours of carnage in Ukraine as Putin exploits defence missile shortage

A man weeping near the site of a missile strike in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine (Picture: EPA)Vladimir Putin is exploiting Washington’s reluctance to send defence missiles to Ukraine.Away from the front lines, Russia has launched wave upon wave of indiscriminate attacks on residential areas, power stations and shopping centres across Ukrainian cities.At least 18 people have been killed in an assault on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, prompting renewed calls for air defence help fr
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