​Ukraine seeks weapons to counter Russia’s ability to strike

"An explosion on the Kerch Bridge connecting the Crimean Peninsula to Russia has led to massive Russian retaliation against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure in the 33rd week of the war. This, in turn, has led to Ukraine stepping up requests to allies for bolstered air defences and longer-range weapons with which to hit Russian forces. There are also ominous signs that Russia is enmeshing Belarus ever more closely in its war in Ukraine. On Saturday, an explosion on the bridge linking Russian-annexed Crimea with Russia disabled two of its four car lanes and melted tracks on a separate railway span, where a train caught fire. ...”

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A Ukrainian civilian tries to survive in a house destroyed by the missile attack after Russia’s latest shelling in different parts of Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, on October 11.