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Observer editorial

The Observer view: as the world dithers, Ukraine’s plight grows ever more precarious

Rescue worker and a sniffer dog search through rubble in Chernihiv.
Ukraine faces indiscriminate aerial attacks by Russian forces, most recently in Chernihiv, where 17 were killed. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Ukrainians were understandably dismayed last week as they watched the US, Britain and France rush to defend Israel against a barrage of Iranian missiles and armed drones.

That’s not because they support the regime in Tehran. It’s because Nato countries have denied similar, direct military support to Ukraine, which faces unending, indiscriminate aerial attacks by Russian forces. Israel was spared any fatalities. In Ukraine, civilians continue to die almost daily, most recently in the city of Chernihiv, where 17 people were killed and dozens more injured.

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