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Russian missiles suggest Putin isn’t interested in a ‘peace plan’

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On Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow, Vladimir Putin suggested that China’s peace plan could potentially resolve the ‘conflict in Ukraine’ once the West and Kyiv are ready for it. However, last night, Russia launched a series of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, indicating that Moscow’s intentions are to resolve the conflict through force. While rescuers try to find survivors under the debris of the apartment blocks, the US has warned Kyiv that Putin may launch another offensive in the coming weeks, possibly on different fronts. 

Amid reports that Russia is running low on missiles, it now relies on Iranian drones for assaults on Ukrainian cities. Last night, 21 Shahed-136 drones were fired: the Ukrainian military said it downed 16 of them. In Rzhyshchiv city, Kyiv Oblast, seven people died after a dormitory and school were hit. Then, in the morning, two Russian missiles struck a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, injuring 25 people and killing one.

Svitlana Morenets
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Svitlana Morenets is a Ukrainian journalist and a staff writer at The Spectator. She was named Young Journalist of the Year in the 2024 UK Press Awards. Subscribe to her free weekly email, Ukraine in Focus, here

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