Russian strike on Kharkiv TV tower part of intimidation campaign, says Zelenskyy

The front line has changed little during a war of attrition, focused mostly on artillery, drones and trenches

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US president Joe Biden assured him the aid would include long-range and artillery capabilities. Picture: AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike that smashed a television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city, which has come under increasingly frequent attack in recent weeks.

The strike sought to “make the terror visible to the whole city and to try to limit Kharkiv’s connection and access to information”, Mr Zelenskyy said in a Monday evening address.