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littlemissmartypants

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Sun Jan 25, 2026, 01:40 PM 5 hrs ago

Zelenskyy calls on to allies to provide more air defence as Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into cold

Source: EURONEWS/AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western allies powers to provide more air defence support on Sunday,
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"This week alone, the Russians have launched more than 1,700 attack drones, over 1,380 guided aerial bombs, and 69 missiles of various types," Zelenskyy said as he arrived in Vilnius to take part in a ceremony to commemorate the 1863 uprising in Poland and Lithuania against tsarist Russia.

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Kyiv is particularly hit hard, with half a million people forced to evacuate.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said "there are currently 1,676 high-rise apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating following the enemy's attack on Kyiv city on 24 January."

Read more: https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/25/zelenskyy-calls-on-to-allies-to-provide-more-air-defence-as-russian-strikes-plunge-kyiv-in



Sertac Aktan with AFP
Published on 25/01/2026 - 18:34 GMT+1 •Updated 18:48



People take shelter in a subway station during Russia's night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, 24 Jan, 2026. Danylo Antoniuk/AP Photo
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Zelenskyy calls on to allies to provide more air defence as Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into cold (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago OP
I hope Ukraine used missiles and drones to return the favor to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. ChicagoTeamster 4 hrs ago #1
Damn you, Putin! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #2
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