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Ukrainian President Zelensky says search and rescue efforts must continue despite diminishing chances of retrieving survivors.
The number of casualties from a recent Russian airstrike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro climbed to 40 on Monday, making it the bloodiest civilian event of Moscow's three-month operation of firing missiles at towns outlying from the front.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared the rescue effort will continue "as long as there is even the slightest chance to save lives." This comes as authorities believe there is little hope for discovering any more survivors in the wreckage following the Dnipro missile attack, as reported by CNBC.
Zelensky revealed that 30 people are still missing as rescuers continue to dig through the wreckage. Dnipro city official Gennadiy Korban reported that 14 children were among the 75 injured, according to Reuters.
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As winter sets in across eastern Europe, rescue attempts are being impeded by the freezing weather amid the Russia Ukraine war.
Since October, a campaign of airstrikes has disrupted the supply of water and electricity to Ukrainian communities. Moscow claims that these attacks were not intended to target people, and it claims that Ukrainian air defenses were to blame for the Dnipro missile attack casualties, according to a previous HNGN report.
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Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today informed Zelensky that Britain would momentarily supply 14 Challenger 2 battle tanks to help Ukraine fight back Russian forces, as per a report from the Daily Mail.
PM Sunak will send his ministers on an international diplomatic blitz to garner widespread backing and pressure other countries to follow his lead in utilizing a "window of opportunity" to support Ukraine.
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