With a U.S. aid package stalled in Congress, Russia has exploited Ukraine’s ammunition and air defense shortages, destroying energy infrastructure across the country.
Rescuers work at the site of a hotel destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. KYIV — At least 14 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday when Russian missiles struck the downtown area during morning rush hour — an attack officials said could have been stopped if Ukraine had adequate air defenses.
Ukraine has three Patriot air defense systems, but officials here say 26 are needed to cover the entire country. Last weekend, after Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba intensified his appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send another to Ukraine.Republicans refuse to allow a vote on the aid on Saturday, Ukrainian officials pointed to their rapid intervention as evidence that such defense is possible. Kuleba again referred to those efforts on Wednesday after the strike on Chernihiv.“These innocent people would not have been killed or injured if Ukraine had sufficient air defense capabilities,” Kuleba wrote on X. “Three days ago in the Middle East, we saw what reliable protection of human lives from missiles looks like.
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