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Kharkiv Mayor says city could become "second Aleppo" without US help

17 April, 2024 Wednesday
12:14

Kharkiv may become a second Aleppo if the US does not approve military aid to Ukraine, which will allow it to receive air defense systems to protect against long-range Russian attacks

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Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov told The Guardian.

According to him, Russia has changed its tactics to try to destroy the city's energy system and terrorize its 1.3 million residents by shelling residential areas.

Terekhov emphasized that the $60 billion US military aid package, which is currently stalled in Congress, is "crucial for us."

"We need this support to prevent Kharkiv from becoming the second Aleppo," Terekhov said, referring to the Syrian city that was heavily bombed by Russian and Syrian government forces 10 years ago.

After three years of intense bombardment, Aleppo has become a symbol of the Bashar al-Assad regime's crackdown on the political opposition. The use of excessive and indiscriminate military force against people, 90 percent of whom were civilians, was recorded there. Currently, experts are collecting evidence of mass executions, the use of cluster bombs and chemical weapons against civilians in Aleppo.

  • According to Medusa, Russian security forces are convinced that the aggressor country may occupy Kharkiv, but the decision to launch a new large-scale offensive has not yet been made.
  • At the same time, the Center for Countering Disinformation stated that the information about Russia's alleged preparations for an offensive on Kharkiv is not true.
  • On April 1, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that he saw no need to evacuate the city.
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