Seven killed and more than 20 hurt as Ukraine seeks six more Patriot air defence systems
Law enforcement officers carry the body of a person through a destroyed building after a missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty ImagesUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the “world’s weakness” allowed Moscow’s military to continue bombarding Kharkiv, the country’s second city, which is home to some 1.
“Russian terrorists are taking advantage of Ukraine’s lack of sufficient air defence protection and reliable capability to destroy terrorist launchers at their exact locations, which are close to our borders. And this weakness is not ours, but the world’s, which has not dared to deal with terrorists in the way they deserve,” Mr Zelenskiy said.
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