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Ukraine conflict - day 276: Zelenskyy's rare spat with Kyiv Mayor; Russia 'firing unarmed munitions'
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· In a rare public spat involving Ukrainian leaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko for doing what he said was a poor job setting up emergency shelters to help those without power and heat after Russian attacks. READ MORE BELOW

· Russia is probably removing nuclear warheads from ageing nuclear cruise missiles and firing unarmed munitions at Ukraine, UK military intelligence said.

· The head of Ukraine's presidential administration said Russia would answer for a Soviet-era famine that left millions of Ukrainians dead during the winter of 1932-33.

· Electricity, heating and running water have been restored in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following its liberation on November 11, a senior presidential aide said.

· Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians on Friday, officials said.

· Zelenskyy said he had spoken to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and discussed cooperation on ensuring energy stability for his country. He also thanked Von der Leyen for starting work on a fresh sanctions package against Russia.

· The European Union will step up efforts to provide Ukraine with support to restore and maintain power and heating, the head of the European Commission said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inspecting damage near Kyiv on Friday./ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inspecting damage near Kyiv on Friday./ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inspecting damage near Kyiv on Friday./ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP

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Public spat between Zelenskyy and Kyiv Mayor Klitschko

In a rare public spat involving Ukrainian leaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the mayor of Kyiv for doing what he said was a poor job setting up emergency shelters to help those without power and heat after Russian attacks.

In the wake of crushing Russian missile strikes against the power-generating system, Ukraine has established thousands of so-called "invincibility centres" where people can access heat, water, internet and mobile phone links.

In his evening address on Friday night, Zelenskyy indicated that Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and his officials had not done enough to help.

"Unfortunately, local authorities have not performed well in all cities. In particular, there are a lot of complaints in Kyiv. To put it mildly, more work is needed," Zelenskyy said.

He added that the level of services available in many Kyiv centres was not good enough.

"Please pay attention – the people of Kyiv need more support ... a lot of them have been without power for 20 or even 30 hours. We expect quality work from the mayor's office," he said.

Source(s): Reuters ,AFP

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