Zelensky Confirms New Strikes on Russian Refineries
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Ukraine's president is Volodymyr Zelensky. He said Ukraine will attack Russian refineries again. A refinery is a place that makes oil into fuel.
US President Donald Trump does not like this. He called the attacks "a shame." A shame means something bad or sad.
The war between Ukraine and Russia is still happening. Russia started this war in 2022.
Russia uses missiles called S-400. A missile is a weapon that flies to hit a target. The United States can see these missiles fast. Europe cannot see them as fast.
Some people say the US does not help Zelensky enough now. This is called being "abandoned." Abandoned means left alone without help.
Zelensky still disagrees with Trump sometimes. People say he "defies" Trump. To defy means to say no to someone powerful.
Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. People there are making a plan called "Noah's Ark." This is a plan to protect the city.
Vocabulary15 words
- refinery
- a factory that turns oil into fuel
- missile
- a weapon that flies to hit something far away
- abandoned
- left alone without help
- defies
- says no to someone powerful
- shame
- something bad that people feel sorry about
- president
- the leader of a country
- attack
- to use force against someone
- war
- fighting between countries
- capital
- the main city of a country
- weapon
- a thing used to hurt or fight
- plan
- an idea for what to do
- target
- the thing you want to hit
- detect
- to find or notice something
- fuel
- something used to make engines work
- protect
- to keep someone or something safe
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1. New strikes on Russian refineries 2. A shame 3. The United States
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Ukraine's president is Volodymyr _____. He said Ukraine will attack Russian _____ again.
US President Donald _____ does not like this. He called the attacks "a _____."
Russia uses _____ called S-400. The United States can _____ these missiles fast.
Some people say the US does not _____ Zelensky enough now.
Zelensky still _____ Trump sometimes.
People there are making a plan called "Noah's _____."
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