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Russian missiles end weeks of relative quiet across the western half of Ukraine

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More than four dozen Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine over the weekend as G7 leaders met in Germany to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine and other topics.

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More than 50 Russian missiles fell on cities across Ukraine over the weekend. The escalation² ended weeks of relative quiet in the western half of Ukraine. NPR's Emily Feng is in Kyiv and reports.

(SOUNDBITE OF CAR ALARM)

EMILY FENG, BYLINE³: This is the aftermath of a Sunday missile attack on Kyiv when NPR visited - in the very same neighborhood Russia had already struck in late April the very day the United Nations secretary-general was visiting Kyiv. This one hit just as G-7 leaders, including President Biden, were meeting in Germany to discuss Russia's invasion and two days before a NATO summit.

VITALI KLITSCHKO: It's maybe symbolic⁴, yeah, symbolic aggressions in - through these days (ph).

FENG: Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, called the strike symbolic aggression⁵. Republican Senator Jim Risch from Idaho was in Kyiv on Sunday to meet with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who he said was unbowed by the Russian strikes.

JIM RISCH: All the Ukrainians I've talked to, from the president on down to ordinary Ukrainian people, they will fight in the street with broomsticks if they have to. But the - but Russia will not occupy this country.

FENG: Heavy Russian shelling has actually unified⁶ Ukraine to fight against Russia. And on Sunday, a Ukrainian government spokesperson, Anton Gerashchenko, used Russia's most recent strike to rally Ukrainians.

ANTON GERASHCHENKO: (Speaking Ukrainian).

FENG: He told NPR, if today were a weekday, all the children studying and playing here would have died. Putin is killing⁷ Ukrainian children and women. One man died in the Sunday strikes on Kyiv. Two more people were left dead in strikes in the northeastern city of Kharkiv - a grim reminder⁸ that even though the war is focused in the east of Ukraine, Russia can still strike anywhere, any time. Emily Feng, NPR News, Kyiv.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

5 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

6 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。