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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv missile attack kills at least nine as Zelenskyy seeks attack role for Starlink
Donald Trump retreats further from commitment to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot missiles. What we know on day 1,620 Kyiv was once again under attack by ballistic missiles early on Saturday with at least nine people killed, according to emergency services. “Fires and destruction occurred in five districts of the capital,” the state emergency service posted, adding that another 23 people were wounded in the attack. It came as Donald Trump retreated further from a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defence interceptors , which it desperately needs to shoot down Russian missiles. More than a dozen explosions reverberated through Kyiv, and residents were warned to stay in shelters. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged Trump and other US officials to help Ukraine gain permission from Elon Musk to use satellite internet service Starlink for guiding strikes inside Ru
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Donald Trump retreats further from commitment to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot missiles. What we know on day 1,620 Kyiv was once again under attack by ballistic missiles early on Saturday with at least nine people killed, according to emergency services. “Fires and destruction occurred in five districts of the capital,” the state emergency service posted, adding that another 23 people were wounded in the attack. It came as Donald Trump retreated further from a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defence interceptors , which it desperately needs to shoot down Russian missiles. More than a dozen explosions reverberated through Kyiv, and residents were warned to stay in shelters. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged Trump and other US officials to help Ukraine gain permission from Elon Musk to use satellite internet service Starlink for guiding strikes inside Ru
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv missile attack kills at least nine as Zelenskyy seeks attack role for Starlink, Donald Trump retreats further from commitment to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot missiles. What we know on day 1,620 Kyiv was once again under attack by ballistic missiles early on Saturday with at least nine people killed, according to emergency services. “Fires and destruction occurred in five districts of the capital,” the state emergency service posted, adding that another 23 people were wounded in the attack. It came as Donald Trump retreated further from a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defence interceptors , which it desperately needs to shoot down Russian missiles. More than a dozen explosions reverberated through Kyiv, and residents were warned to stay in shelters. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged Trump and other US officials to help Ukraine gain permission from Elon Musk to use satellite internet service Starlink for guiding strikes inside Ru
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