Ukraine's capital has been hit by another Russian air attack overnight, with officials saying that the latest strike was 'exceptional' in its intensity.
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The attack on Kyiv comes as a top Chinese envoy is set to begin a two-day visit to Ukraine on Tuesday as Beijing tries to position itself as a peace broker between Ukraine and Russia.China doesn't really care who wins the war in Ukraine — it just wants to win the peace, analysts say , saying falling rocket and drone debris had damaged buildings and cars in several of the city's districts, as well as started some fires.
"According to preliminary information, the vast majority of enemy targets in the airspace of Kyiv were detected and destroyed," he added, saying more details on the number and type of missiles will soon be reported by Ukraine's air force.A top Chinese envoy's visit to Ukraine is due to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to media reports.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 19, 2022. Putin likely wanted to show that Moscow is still important in the Middle East by visiting Iran, said John Drennan of the U.S. Institute of Peace.The White House said it will impose additional sanctions targeting Iran as Washington ups the ante in its campaign against Tehran for supplying Moscow with weapons for its war on Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a signing ceremony following talks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023.The Kremlin said Monday that it takes a very dim view of the U.K.'s decision to provide more military hardware to Ukraine but claimed it wouldn't change the course of the war, or "special military operation," as it calls its invasion.
The latest announcement came as Ukraine's Zelenskyy visited Britain, one of Kyiv's staunchest supporters. Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak , chats with Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ahead of a bilateral meeting at Chequers on May 15, 2023 in Aylesbury, England.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak discussed the matter of fighter jets for Ukraine as they met in Britain on Monday, hinting that a decision could soon be made on the matter.
As Zelenskyy's surprise visit to the U.K. was announced Monday morning, Downing Street issued a statement in which it said it would launch a training program for Ukrainian pilots in summer, saying "this will adapt the programme used by U.K. pilots to provide Ukrainians with piloting skills they can apply a different kind of aircraft."
"These will all be delivered over the coming months as Ukraine prepares to intensify its resistance to the ongoing Russian invasion," Downing Street said in a statement.
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