Russia has launched several air attacks on Ukraine this week, costing Moscow a reported $1.3bn. Last night, Kyiv came under drone attack for the third night in four days, with debris injuring people and damaging buildings.
Ukrainian MP calls on Western allies to change minds over weapons call
Ukraine’s allies must give Kyiv permission to use weapons to hit military targets in Russia “sooner rather than later”, says one of the country’s MPs.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly asked Western leaders to let Ukraine use long-range weapons on Russian territory.
During his nightly address yesterday, the president said such restrictions being lifted would “help us to end the war as soon as possible in a fair way for Ukraine and the world as a whole”.
This week, Sir Keir Starmer said there had been “no new decisions” on the matter, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz saying the same yesterday in Berlin.
Speaking on Sky News this morning, Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik said the situation across the country remains difficult and urged Kyiv’s allies to speed up their decision-making process.
She said: “It seems for us that the only way to defend our people and defend our territories is to be able to hit Russian missiles and Russian planes at the start of their launches, not when they are approaching our energy infrastructure or our homes.
“And this is why we need the ability to use long-range weapons to destroy Russia’s ability to attack us.
“It’s a pure act of defence. And we hope that, sooner rather than later, our allies will understand that.”
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-latest-invasion-kursk-putin-war-live-updates-12541713