Ukraine pleads for weapons as Russian onslaught threatens to turn the tide

“Ukraine is in a race against time to save the eastern Donbas region as relentless Russian artillery and air strikes threaten to turn the tide of the war, and support for Kyiv’s continued defiance among some west European allies appears to be slipping. Ukrainian officials say they urgently need advanced US-made mobile multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to halt Russian advances in Luhansk and Donetsk. The rockets would be capable of striking Russian firing positions, military bases, air strips and supply lines at a range of up to 300km (185 miles). ...”

Valentyn, 6, poses in the trench that he and his friend Andrii have dug at their makeshift checkpoint next to a school crossing on Friday in Stoyanka, Ukraine.

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