The Spaniard said he was happy with how his men were coping in the absence of a settled back line. Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta takes part in a training session at the Arsenal Training centre in Shenley, north of London on Tuesday on the eve of their UEFA Champions League football match against Monaco. Photo: Glyn KIRK / AFP Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal team for how they have coped with a punishing defensive injury crisis as he prepares his men to face Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Gunners are seventh in the new-look Champions League format after three wins in five matches — one place above the Ligue 1 team. Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori, who both missed Sunday’s draw at Fulham, were absent from
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Ukraine said the nuclear-capable missile had targeted the central city of Dnipro, and while Russia declined to confirm. Kyiv on Thursday accused Russia of launching a non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine in what would mark the first-ever use of the weapon in combat and a sharp escalation of the conflict. Ukraine said the nuclear-capable missile had targeted the central city of Dnipro, and while the Kremlin declined to confirm it had launched the strike, it said it was doing everything possible to avoid a nuclear escalation. The Russian missile barrage on the industrial city, which authorities said had injured two people, is only the latest escalation since Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia this month. The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russia had launched several