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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin refuses to comment on Trump’s claims he would settle war



Donald Trump claimed he could end the war in Ukraine, while his political rival joe Biden said Trump hads ‘no idea’At least one person was killed and 12 were injured in Dnipro, after a Russian strike destroyed the top four floors of an apartment building on Friday evening, regional head Serhii Lysak said.

The attacks came as Russia intensifies airstrikes in a bid to drain Ukraine’s resources, often targeting energy facilities and other vital infrastructure, the Associated Press reported.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country had lost about 80% of its thermal power and a third of its hydroelectric power in Russian strikes.He said the attack in Dnipro showed that Ukraine needed more air defense systems. The Ukrainian air force said on Saturday that it had downed 10 Russian drones overnight.This is why we constantly remind all of our partners: only a sufficient amount of high-quality of air defense systems, only a sufficient amount of determination from the world at large can stop Russian terror,” he said. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jun/29/russia-ukraine-war-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy

Author : Clea Skopeliti

Publish date : 2024-06-29 12:22:42

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