Russia has launched a new wave of rocket attacks on Kyiv.
has launched fresh attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks, as 14 missiles targeted residential buildings.
He said: ‘We are doing everything we can to stop the fire and take people out of the destroyed buildings.Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian MP, said according to data 14 missiles were launched at the capital.Mr Klitschko called the blasts an attempt to ‘intimidate’ the city ahead of G7 and NATO summits taking place this week.
Russian defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said late on Saturday Russian and Moscow-backed separatist forces now control Sievierodonetsk and the villages surrounding it. During a meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko discussions included Russia supplying Belarus with the Iskander-M missile system.
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