Russia fires missiles at civilian area of ​​Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

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The newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, July 21, 2024, p. 26

kyiv: At least two people were killed and three others injured after a Russian missile attack Iskander against the city of Kharkiv yesterday, kyiv authorities reported. At about 3 a.m. the enemy fired missiles at the town of Barvinkove in the Izium district.the prosecution said.

“Russia is showing every day with its terror that ‘pressure’ is not enough,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media, explaining that the projectile hit a playground near a residential building. This destruction of lives must end. We need new solutions to strengthen defense. Russia must feel the power of the world..

Meanwhile, a former Ukrainian lawmaker known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language was shot dead in Lviv on the street the day before yesterday, prompting Zelensky to say that all leads are being investigated. such as those involving Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said more than 20 countries have pledged to continue providing military and financial aid to kyiv even if the country has a different leader.

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Zelensky said that if Donald Trump becomes the next US president, working with him would be hard workbut Ukrainians are very hardworking.

In an interview with the British broadcaster BBC, he added that Vance, who once claimed to be indifferent to Ukraine, may does not understand what is happening in kyiv, So we will have to work hard with the United States..