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Ukraine has destroyed 16 out of 18 assault drones launched in a single day by Russia, together with over the capital, the nation’s air forces have mentioned.
The assault got here simply hours after western leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark two years since Russia‘s invasion.
The air force said the drones were destroyed over Poltava, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts.
On Saturday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen vowed that Europe would back Ukraine until it was “finally free” as she visited Kyiv.
Thousands gathered in capitals around the world to protest against the war. In London, commemorations began with an interfaith prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Mayfair.
In Dublin, thousands also marched in a demonstration marking the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine as Ireland’s deputy premier mentioned the nation “will not waiver” in its help for Kyiv.
Russian police detained not less than 4 individuals in Moscow, together with reporters, at a protest outdoors the Kremlin by the wives of mobilised troopers preventing in Ukraine.
Sunak in full help of Ukraine- regardless of absence from Kyiv on anniversary
People mustn’t learn from Rishi Sunak’s absence in Kyiv “any diminution whatsoever” within the UK’s help for Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has mentioned.
The senior Cabinet minister was pressed on why the Prime Minister didn’t journey to Ukraine with different G7 leaders on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia‘s invasion.
Asked about the optics of his absence while former PM Boris Johnson visited the country to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr Dowden told Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips present: “You shouldn’t read from that any diminution whatsoever in United Kingdom support for Ukraine.
“We are four square behind them as you saw with the presence of Rishi Sunak in Kyiv just a few weeks ago.”
The UK and its allies should “hold our nerve” and keep the course in offering help for Ukraine, he added.
He renewed the appeals of UK Government ministers to US lawmakers to cross a multi-billion-dollar bundle of assist for Kyiv which is at present dealing with an uphill battle in Congress.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 February 2024 08:48
Ukraine says it destroyed 16 of 18 Russian-launched drones
Ukraine destroyed 16 out of 18 assault drones launched in a single day by Russia, Kyiv’s army mentioned on Sunday.
The air pressure mentioned the Iranian-made drones had been shot down over eight areas throughout central, western and southern Ukraine, together with the capital area, it mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
The drones have been destroyed over Poltava, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, in line with Ukrainian air forces.
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