Europe

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘savagery’ as strikes kill at least eight people

Putin says Moscow would be ‘forced to respond’ if Britain includes shells containing depleted uranium in a delivery of Challenger tanks to Kyiv

A school destroyed by a missile strike in Chasiv Yar, west of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday. Photograph: Aris Messini/AFP
A school destroyed by a missile strike in Chasiv Yar, west of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday. Photograph: Aris Messini/AFP
Daniel McLaughlin
Wed Mar 22 2023 - 17:15 • 3 MIN READ

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Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin is Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Irish Times