1 UKRAINE/RUSSIA
Kyiv pleads for air defence aid after missile strikes
Russia launched several waves of missile strikes against Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as part of its escalating aerial bombardment of the city.
Five people were injured in a strike on Monday, said Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, as Ukraine’s foreign minister called on international allies to supply more air defences to his country.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, renewed his appeal to western partners to provide more weaponry to protect against the unrelenting aerial attacks. “We never tire of repeating that Ukraine needs more air defence,” he said. “This is security for our cities and saves human lives.”
The strikes occurred amid Russian attempts to suggest a link between last Friday’s deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall and Ukraine. The attack has been claimed by Islamic State, whose media channel released body camera footage from devices worn by the assailants, who have been identified as citizens of Tajikistan.
Analysts have suggested President Vladimir Putin may try to use the attack, which killed at least 139 people, as a pretext to escalate attacks on Ukraine.
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2 UNITED STATES
At least seven missing after Baltimore bridge collapse
A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, snapped and collapsed after the Singapore-flagged container ship the Dali collided with it early on Tuesday, sending a number of vehicles and people into the water. At the time of the Guardian Weekly going to press on Tuesday, the extent of any
