Ukraine reiterates to the Western powers that it urgently needs more ammunition and anti-aircraft defense systemsfacing the Russian forces that are on the offensive.
The Kremlin’s opinion on the provision of US aid to Ukraine
He speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesRepublican Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that a new aid package for Ukraine for 61,000 million dollars will be voted on Saturday, after months of blockade in Congress, in an election year.
The Kremlin assured this Thursday that it is not concerned about the possibility of kyiv receiving more military aid western. “In no way will it influence the development of the situation on the front,” he said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskovthis Thursday to journalists.
“All Experts say that the situation on the front is unfavorable for the Ukrainian side. Therefore, this is not going to change anything,” he said.
US aid to Ukraine
Approval of Ukraine aid package uncertain. The allocation has already been approved in the Senate where Democrats are in the majority and has the support of President Joe Biden, but a sector of the Republican Party opposes giving more funds to kyiv. The United States is the main supporter of Ukraine to repel Russia’s offensive, which began in February 2022.
He head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmitro Kuleba, HE met with his American counterpart, Anthony Blinkenand called for Patriot surface-to-air missile systems “as soon as possible” to “save lives and improve the situation on the battlefield.”
The request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
ANDUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ensures that The delay in the delivery of aid cost him to your country many lives and involved the loss of territories, and reiterates almost daily that this support is critical. On Wednesday he again insisted on the need for more anti-aircraft defenses after an attack that left 18 dead in Chernigov (north).
In this senseNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberghe highlighted on Thursday on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting the “urgent and critical need for more anti-aircraft defenses” for Ukraine.
The war between Ukraine and Russia
After months of conflict stalemate, Russian troops began to gain ground this year. Although these advances are modest, Moscow hopes to use them to ensure decisive progress at a time when around 20% of Ukrainian territory remains occupied by Russia.
In the ground, two people were killed in Russian bombings in the Donetsk region, in eastern ukraine, according to local authorities. Russia and Ukraine have intensified operations in recent weekss against critical infrastructure, attacking military and energy facilities far from the front lines.
The request of the Ministry of Energy in Ukraine
He Ukrainian Ministry of Energy this Thursday asked households and companies to limit the use of electricity “during peak hours”, between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., due to the overload faced by the system due to a cold wave that adds to the damage due to Russian bombing.
Ukraine claimed responsibility for a “successful” attack this Thursday against the Russian military base of Dzhankoi on the Crimean peninsula, occupied by Russia since 2014, and kyiv stated that in the operation, launched on Wednesday, it managed to destroy or damage S-400 missile launchers, radar equipment and a control center air defense.
For its part, Russian authorities occupation in the eastern Donetsk region accused the Ukrainian army of having hit a hospital in Gorlivka, leaving at least eight injured, including a child.
Source: Ambito
