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US secretary of state Antony Blinken has sought to rally the spirits of Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them they are not alone and that billions of dollars in American military aid on its way to the country will make a “real difference” on the battlefield.
He made the case even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to him personally for more air defence systems to protect civilians under intense Russian fire in the north-east. The Kremlin’s forces have also been making a concerted push in the east, seeking to drive deeper into the partly occupied Donetsk region.
But he added that American military aid is “going to make a real difference against the ongoing Russian aggression on the battlefield”. Troops fought street to street on the outskirts of Vovchansk, among the largest towns in the Kharkiv area, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on national television.The UN human rights office said the battles are taking a heavy toll.
Artillery, air defence interceptors and long-range ballistic missiles have already been delivered, some of them already to the front lines, said a senior US official travelling with the secretary.
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