The Netherlands prime minister says during a visit to war-torn Ukraine his country will provide more heavy weapons
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte before a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 11 2022. Picture: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS
“Of course, Ukraine needs our military support. We need to support Ukraine with modern weapons. I call on all my colleagues in Europe and in other parts of the world to help Ukraine with heavy weapons. Our country will provide heavy weapons, armoured vehicles and self-propelled howitzers. I want to call on our allies to do the same,” the Dutch prime minister said.
Further north in Kharkiv, Monday’s strikes with artillery, multiple rocket launchers and tanks injured 31 people including two children, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said. At least one strike hit a residential building in the city, where a column of flats had collapsed into rubble. Military experts say Russia is using artillery barrages to pave the way for a renewed push for territory by ground forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who says he aims to hand control of Donbas to the separatists, on Monday eased rules for Ukrainians to acquire Russian citizenship.
Zelensky said Russia had carried out 34 air strikes since Saturday, while his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said Moscow should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism over the apartment bombing.
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