Moscow has reacted with fury to Western nations’ pledges to send tanks to push back Russia’s invasion
Russia launched a rush-hour barrage of missiles towards Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least one person, the day after Kyiv secured Western pledges of dozens of modern battlefield tanks to try to push back the Russian invasion., and has in the past responded to apparent Ukrainian successes with air strikes that have left millions without light, heat or water.
In the capital, crowds of people took cover in underground metro stations. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person had been killed and two wounded when a missile hit non-residential buildings in the south of the city. Western analysts say the attacks on Ukraine’s cities are more an attempt to break morale than a strategic campaign.
The United States has been wary of deploying the difficult-to-maintain Abrams but had to change tack to persuade Germany to send to Ukraine its more easily operated German-built Leopards. “If we have been brought into this club by providing us with these vehicles, I would say our prospects look good.”
The Russian invasion has killed thousands of civilians, forced millions from their homes and reduced entire cities to rubble.
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