The British Prime Minister’s Office, Downing Street, said in a statement that Sunak made the commitment after speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. The announcement came hours after a series of explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday morning.
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Russia Ukraine War: Russia British prime minister amid renewed missile attacks by Ukraine targeting capital and other cities Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine. Downing Street, the British prime minister’s office, said in a statement that Sunak met Ukraine’s president on Saturday. Volodymyr Zelensky Expressed this commitment after talking to
It has not been mentioned in this that when and how many tanks will be supplied. British media have reported that four British Army Challenger 2 tanks will be sent to Eastern Europe immediately while eight will be sent thereafter. The announcement came hours after a series of explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Zelensky thanked Sunak in a tweet on Saturday, saying, “These decisions will strengthen us on the battlefield.”
Russian attacks on Ukraine continue
Ukrainian officials said a missile attack had damaged an infrastructure. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the explosions were heard in the Dnieperovsky district, a residential area on the left bank of the Dnieper River. However, no casualty has been reported so far. It was not immediately clear whether several complexes in Kyiv were targeted or just one.
Kirylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said a residential building in the village of Kopyliv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, was hit and windows of nearby houses were broken. According to regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba, a total of 18 houses were damaged in the area. “Roofs and windows have been damaged,” Kuleba said in a telegram post. But there has been no casualty.
Russia launches missile attack in Dnipro, 9 killed, 64 injured
The governor of the Kharkiv region said that earlier on Saturday, two Russian missiles targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. Nine people were killed and 64 others were injured in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine. Kirillo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, informed the news agency AP. (input from language)
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