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December 14, 2022

U.S. Could Soon Supply Patriot Missiles to Ukraine; Bakhmut Residents Face Utter Destruction
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In Ukraine, officials say their air defenses shot down 13 Russian drones
earlier today targeting the capital Kyiv. Meanwhile, the U.S. is
reportedly finalizing plans to send its long-range Patriot air defense
system to Ukraine.

The eastern city of Bakhmut has been nearly decimated as Russian forces
have continued to ramp up its attacks. This is a 70-year-old resident
who this week decided to flee her hometown after months of intense
shelling.

Valentyna: "I did not think that the situation in Bakhmut would go this
far. I thought it would not be that terrifying, and I could not imagine
that the whole city would be destroyed."



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