Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Kharkiv before dawn on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least six people and injuring at least 11 more in the latest assault on Ukraine’s second-largest city.
“Russian terror against Kharkiv continues,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a statement.
“It’s crucial to strengthen the air defense for the Kharkiv region.
And our partners can help us with this.”Ukraine’s air defenses have come increasingly under strain since American military support stopped flowing into the country more than six months ago, and future assistance remains uncertain amid Republican resistance in Congress to a $60 billion aid package.
Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, has hinted that he would soon bring the issue of military aid for Ukraine to a vote in the House, but has also said that he might tie the issue to unrelated matters like domestic energy policies that could complicate its passage.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelensky, “, Mike Johnson
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
Kharkiv, Ukraine, Louisiana