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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Zelenskyy fears Ukraine is ‘testing ground’ for Russian weapons amid rise in Shahed strikes

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a conference in front of a wall of flags.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 50 drones were shot down overnight on Sunday. Photograph: Ukraine Presidency/Ukrainian Pre/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Ukraine’s president said the country had been targeted by nearly 500 drones in the past week as well as more than 20 missiles and complained that Russia was using the country as “a testing ground” for its munitions.

Though Russia’s first ever use of the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile on Dnipro on Thursday captured global attention, on Sunday Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the increased level of Shahed drone attacks.

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