Putin Launches Missile Storm In Kharkiv
Fusillade after German minister visits the city
After a lull Kharkiv again faces bombardment
A barrage of Russian missiles struck northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv . The onslaught was witnessed just hours after a surprise visit by German foreign minister Annalena baerbock to the city.
The German minster visit antagonized Vladimir Putin resulting in a fusillade . Ukrainian firefighters were seen scrambling as Russian troops rained missiles . Kharkiv has faced heavy bombardment during the war but the frontline moved east since a Ukrainian counter offensive last year retook territory from Russia.
Putin troops have again launched a massive offensive after German ministry visit . Notably the visit comes days after German chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to provide marder infantry fighting vehicles which were long sought by Kyiv.
But berlin has so far declined to supply Ukraine with more advanced leopard battle tanks. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba who accompanied annalena Baerbock during her visit to the city of Kharkiv pressed Germany again to send them tanks .
Baerbock who on Tuesday became the highest-level western official to visit kharkiv has pledged further German support for Ukraine . After the last arms aid, Russia had accused Germany and US of unleashing a proxy war.
Moscow also dismissed the alleged defensive nature of weapons transferred to Kyiv and said that the west bears responsibility for prolonging this conflict
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