Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion
At least 22 people have been killed and 50 wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian railway station, as the country marked six months since Moscow’s invasion on a sombre independence day overshadowed by warnings of further “brutal” attacks.
Ukraine had been bracing for especially heavy attacks around the national holiday that commemorates Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, in his third visit to the country since Russia invaded, urged the international community to “stay the course” in its support for Ukraine. He also toldIt is 31 years since Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union, and six months to the day sinceMany in the capital on Wednesday were taking stock of both their achievements and losses.
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