Ukraine fears that Russian attacks ‘will become deadlier and more frequent now’

08/03/2025 21:45 France 24

Ukraine is on edge after the US halted its military support to the country, and there is a real fear that Russia’s attacks – like the one on the city centre of Dobropillia on Saturday -- “will become deadlier and more frequent now”, Emmanuel Chaze, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Kyiv says.

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