Ukraine waiting for military assistance Russia conquering new territories without fight
2023.02.16 04:28
Ukraine waiting for military assistance Russia conquering new territories without fight
By Tiffany Smith
Budrigannews.com – After Western allies pledged to increase military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces in support of a planned counter-offensive, Ukrainian officials said that Russia launched missile strikes across the country on Thursday.
According to officials in Ukraine, eight Kalibr missiles fired from a ship in the Black Sea were intercepted by air defenses in the south, but additional missiles struck Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd in the center, as well as northern and western Ukraine.
A single missile struck a manufacturing facility in the western city of Lviv, igniting a fire that was contained.
While providing no specifics, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had retreated in response to Russian attacks in the Luhansk region.
According to a statement released on Wednesday by the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, despite the fact that Ukrainian forces have repelled some Russian attacks, the situation remains challenging.
According to Ukrainian military analysts, Russian forces have attacked a number of settlements, including Paraskoviivka on the northern approaches to Bakhmut and Opytne and Klishchiivka villages on the southern approaches.
According to the military administration of the capital, six Russian balloons were observed above Kyiv, and the majority of them were shot down after being engaged by air defenses.
According to a research center, Russia is having trouble acquiring new tanks because it has lost approximately half of its best tanks in the year since it invaded Ukraine.
Next week, the UN General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution that emphasizes the necessity of achieving a “just and lasting peace” in accordance with the UN Charter.
Following reports in the media that Denmark and the Netherlands had stated that they would not deliver the Leopard 2 battle tanks, the top diplomat of the EU urged other nations to send tanks to Ukraine along with Germany.
According to the alliance, NATO nations are increasing their production of artillery munitions as Ukraine burns through shells much faster than the West can produce them.
The state producer of arms in Ukraine stated that it plans to develop and produce additional arms and military hardware with allies and had begun joint shell production with a central European member of NATO.
According to RIA Novosti, citing a senior lawmaker, the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament will hold an extraordinary meeting on February 22 to adopt laws governing the integration of four regions into the Russian Federation.
