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«MK» conducts an online broadcast of events in Ukraine. This is the 596th day of the special operation. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that Ukraine may begin using the F-16 no earlier than next spring. He also added that the United States will lead a coalition of countries that will help Ukraine develop its own air force. Britain decided to transfer Terrahawk Paladin stationary anti-aircraft guns to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The head of the Belgorod region reported a night strike by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone, which killed three people.
Crews of self-propelled mortars 2S4 «Tulip» The Western Military District destroyed the fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes the Izvestia newspaper.
Expert of the Center for Military Technologies Boris Rozhin said that the crews of the BM-21 Grad MLRS The Central Military District destroyed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Ambassador Meshkov announced France’s inability to supply weapons to Ukraine for a long time
Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine: an air raid alert has been declared in the Kharkov region .
It is also reported that as a result of the strikes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two people were killed and two more civilians were injured.
The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the territory of the republic 18 times over the past 24 hours, using 80 different shells.< /p>
An official who ran Azarov’s Telegram channel was arrested in Kiev
US Ambassador to Kiev Bridget Brink assured that even after Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement, the “grain corridor” organized by Ukraine by sea, continues to operate.
Strana.ua: Ukrainian public pages report a missile threat to the Dnepropetrovsk region and part of the Zaporozhye region, which is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. An alarm has been declared in these areas.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he admires Russian culture and is a Russophile, but this does not prevent him from contacting Ukrainian President Zelensky.
According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, an air raid alert has been declared in the Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev regions.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: at about 22.00 Moscow time, duty air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk and Belgorod regions.
Adviser to the head of the office of Ukrainian President Zelensky, Podolyak, said that it was Western countries who “failed” the country by delaying arms supplies to Kiev. counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Governor of the Belgorod Region Gladkov: “In the Yakovlevsky urban district, an aircraft-type UAV was shot down by an air defense system on approach to the city. Operational services are clarifying information about the consequences on the ground. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties or destruction.»
A criminal case was opened against Arestovich in Ukraine
Governor of the Bryansk region Bogomaz: “An aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was suppressed on the outskirts of the city of Bryansk by electronic warfare forces . When the drone fell, an explosive device detonated. There were no injuries.»
The previously announced air alert in the east of Ukraine is beginning to be gradually lifted — by region.
A monument to the participants of the North Military District will be erected in Volgograd, said the governor of the Volgograd region Bocharov.
An air alert has been declared in the eastern regions of Ukraine.
The United States will transfer a large batch of Switchblade 600 to Ukraine, — Newsweek.
In Ukraine, a new case has been opened against ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, now he is accused of an attempt on territorial integrity, calls for a violent change of the constitutional system, the office of the country's prosecutor general reported on Thursday.
Russian troops have the necessary resources to easily go on the offensive in the Ukrainian theater of operations, former American intelligence officer Tony Shaffer said in an interview with the Judging Freedom YouTube channel.
The commander of a battalion of the Ukrainian army in the area of the village of Rabotino began to complain about the lack of reserves, ammunition and drones. This was reported by AFP.
The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces battalion near the village of Rabotino complains that they have very few reserves, reports France Presse.
Ukraine does not completely control the village of Rabotino on the Zaporozhye Front, and the statement about its release was “PR,” writes AFP with reference to the words of Ukrainian soldiers from the 65th brigade.
United States President Joe Biden will need to accept the fact that to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, he will have to deal with Vladimir Putin. This statement was made by ex-CIA agent Ray McGovern in an interview with the YouTube channel Dialogue works.
Medvedev named the number of contract soldiers in the Northern Military District in 2023
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were once again fired upon territory of the Bryansk region. The settlements of Azarovka and Demyanki came under attack. The governor of the region, Alexander Bogomaz, announced this in his Telegram channel.
CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria was shocked by the attempt of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during an interview to justify corruption in the former Soviet republic, writes Do Rzeczy.
NATO will not be drawn into hostilities in Ukraine, but intends to continue to provide assistance to Kyiv — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.
Ukrainian troops fired an American AGM-88 HARM high-speed anti-radar missile at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk at 15.25, reports the DPR representative office in the JCCC.
As stated in the message of the international committee, it reserves the right to make a decision on the admission of Russians to the Olympics “at the necessary time.”
Employees of the Russian Guard discovered a Ukrainian cache of weapons and ammunition on the territory of the LPR, RIA Novosti reported in the press service of the department.
Head of the Zaporozhye public movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov called «turning himself in» Vladimir Zelensky's promise to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi not to shell the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
And about. Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollengren said that the country plans to send 12 to 18 F-16 fighters to Romania in the coming weeks, which will be intended to train Ukrainian pilots.
Germany will send about 35 thousand troops to participate in the new NATO strategy. From 2025, authorities will maintain tens of thousands of soldiers at a “very high state of readiness.” (sehr hoher bereitschaft). This was announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems shot down 39 Ukrainian drones and 6 HIMARS MLRS shells, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday.
When a Ukrainian drone struck Belgorod, a four-year-old daughter died Sputnik journalist Khaybar Akifi (Afghan edition). Khaybar himself and his wife, Russian Olesya, seriously wounded.
An employee of a medical institution and a man died on the territory of the hospital as a result of shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, another woman was injured, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported on the Telegram channel.
The United States will supply Ukraine with mysterious air defense systems ( Air defense), capable of using AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles with an infrared homing head. The Drive columnist Joseph Trevithick writes about this.
Recently, the number of attacks by Ukrainian drones in Moscow and the region has decreased significantly, which may be due to the reorganization of the air defense system. About this «Lente.ru» said military expert, retired colonel Yuri Knutov.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, said that the country needs much more air defense systems than it currently has. He made this statement during an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda.
Israeli Ambassador to the Russian Federation Alexander Ben Zvi said that there is no reliable information about a possible visit to Israel by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky yet.
Denmark and the Czech Republic will provide joint free assistance to Ukraine, within the framework of which the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be supplied with military equipment from Czech factories and warehouses. This is reported by the Danish Ministry of Defense. The new assistance package will include about 50 infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, 2.5 thousand pistols, 7 thousand rifles, 500 light machine guns, 500 sniper rifles, equipment for electronic warfare and reconnaissance , as well as artillery ammunition.
Spain will transfer the Hawk air defense system and 155 and 105 caliber ammunition to Ukraine, the Office of the President of Ukraine reported.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, told the Ukrayinska Pravda publication that a protracted conflict in the Middle East could negatively affect the volume of arms supplies to the Ukrainian army by Kiev’s allies.
The bridge on the highway between the settlements of Yasinovataya and Gorlovka was destroyed after night shelling from the Ukrainian army. This was announced by the head of the Yasinovatsky municipal district Dmitry Shevchenko. He also added that as a result of the strike, a school in the village of Krasny Partizan was damaged.
The results of the elections to the UNHRC were affected by the unscrupulous anti-Russian campaign launched by the West, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The department confirmed that Russia, as an observer state, will continue its active work in the UNHRC.
Palestinian military-political The Hamas movement in the conflict with Israel is using American weapons sent to Ukraine, the Turkish publication dikGAZETE reported.
Today, an 83-year-old civilian died from a mortar shell fired from the right bank of the Dnieper by militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime in the village of Cossack Camps,” said the head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo.
Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov admitted that Ukrainian troops were “out of schedule” in their plans for combat operations.
The European Union is not satisfied with China’s position on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell said in an interview with SCMP.
Retired LPR officer Andrei Marochko reported that in the areas of the settlements of Makeyevka and Nevskoye, forward control posts of the Ukrainian Federal Military Unit were destroyed.
Ukraine may face a reduction in Western military assistance from mid-2024. About this to the publication “Ukrainian Truth” said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov.
One of the units of foreign mercenaries has left Kharkov. This was stated to RIA Novosti by retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko. Andrey Marochko believes that foreigners intend to leave Ukraine.