Skip next section Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks US Senate for approving aid to Ukraine
04/24/2024April 24, 2024
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks US Senate for approving aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian President expressed gratitude to the US Senate lawmakers “vital” aid for Ukraine, he wrote on on Wednesday.
Zelenskyy highlighted that the Senate vote strengthens the US role as a “beacon of democracy and leader of the free world.”
The Ukrainian president stated that he appreciates the support of US President and “is looking forward to the quick signing of the bill and the provision of the next package of military aid to Ukraine, which will correspond to the determination I always feel in our negotiations.”
He also noted that “long-range capabilities, artillery and air defense are critically important tools for the speedy restoration of a just peace.”
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04/24/2024April 24, 2024
Russian Foreign Ministry condemns ‘provocative’ NATO drills in Finland
sees a in in , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA state news agency on Wednesday.
The drills will be conducted starting on April 26 in close proximity to the .
Zakharova dubbed them as “provocative in nature” and said that “their task is to exert military pressure on the Russian Federation through a demonstration of force”.
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04/24/2024April 24, 2024
Ukrainian drone warfare hits Russian Rosneft-owned energy sites
Russian energy sites in Smolensk, western , are on fire after a Ukrainian drone strike, Smolensk regional Governor Vasily Anokhin wrote on Telegram on Wednesday. There were reportedly no victims from the attack.
Metallurgical and pharmaceutical sites in the Lipetsk region, further south in western Russia were also targeted, as per a post from regional Governor Igor Artamonov on Telegram. No information about the casualties was provided.
A source from told Reuters news agency that the depots, containing 26,000 cubic meters of fuel, were hit, causing major fires and evacuation of workers.
Attacks on energy production locations are part of a Ukrainian strategy
“The SBU continues to effectively destroy military infrastructure and logistics that provide fuel to the Russian army in Ukraine. These facilities are and will remain our absolutely legitimate targets,” the source said.
ac/wd (AFP, Reuters, dpa)
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