Yesterday, the Russian military said it had destroyed “a large number” of weapons sent by the United States and European countries to Kyiv during a missile strike in southeastern Ukraine.
The department said that “high-precision missiles fired from the sea at an aluminum plant in Zaporozhye destroyed warehouses with a large amount of foreign weapons and ammunition, which were transferred by the United States and European countries to Ukrainian forces.” in the southeast of Ukraine.
The Russian military also said it carried out airstrikes against 59 Ukrainian targets, including 50 military installations and four ammunition depots.
The report says that about forty countries have gathered in Germany at the invitation of the United States to strengthen the defense of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army on Wednesday recognized the advance of Russian troops to the east of the country as the capture of several villages in the Kharkiv region and the Donbass. For its part, Ukraine announced yesterday that Russian troops had advanced east of the country and taken control of several villages as part of a Moscow-led operation to control the Donbas.
Earlier this month, Moscow said it would withdraw its invasion forces from around Kyiv to focus its military efforts on control of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.
EU ‘ready’ to stop Russian gas and plans ‘coordinated’ response
The European Union confirmed yesterday that it is “ready” to suspend gas supplies to the 27-nation bloc and is planning a “coordinated” response after Gazprom cuts supplies to Poland and Bulgaria.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted: “Gazprom’s declaration is yet another attempt by Russia to blackmail us with gas. We are ready for such a scenario. We are preparing a coordinated EU response.”
“Europeans can trust us to stand together and stand in solidarity with the Member States affected by this move,” she added.
