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Ukraine’s Western allies promised advanced air defense systems on Oct. 12 after Russia's deadly missile strikes across Ukraine. (Video: Reuters)

Russia-Ukraine war updates Barrage of strikes on civilian areas spurs urgency for air defense aid

Updated October 13, 2022 at 7:37 p.m. EDT|Published October 13, 2022 at 1:11 a.m. EDT
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BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, met for a second day Thursday as the alliance sought to coordinate its response to Russia’s increasingly brutal tactics in Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg vowed that the alliance would “stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes." Member nations also pledged more air defense support for Kyiv after a barrage of Russian strikes hit civilian targets this week.  
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to build a new gas pipeline in Turkey. His comments, at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed explosions that hit the Nord Stream pipelines last month and that some Western nations have blamed on sabotage.
  • Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was in Kyiv on Thursday after his meetings in Russia to work on creating a “protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
  • On the battlefield, both Ukrainian and Russian troops are showing mental and physical fatigue as the war lurches on and morale drops. Few have had a break as the conflict morphs into a war of attrition.
  • The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory, adopting a U.S.-sponsored nonbinding resolution. It demands that Moscow give up claims to the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to build a new gas pipeline in Turkey. His comments, at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed explosions that hit the Nord Stream pipelines last month and that some Western nations have blamed on sabotage.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was in Kyiv on Thursday after his meetings in Russia to work on creating a “protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
On the battlefield, both Ukrainian and Russian troops are showing mental and physical fatigue as the war lurches on and morale drops. Few have had a break as the conflict morphs into a war of attrition.
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory, adopting a U.S.-sponsored nonbinding resolution. It demands that Moscow give up claims to the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.

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