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07/21/2024July 21, 2024
Russia launches more drones at Kyiv: Ukrainian military
was the target of a fifth Russia drone attack overnight, but Ukraine’s air defense systems succeeded in destroying all the weapons before they reached the city, Ukraine’s military has said.
No casualties or damage were immediately reported, according to Serhiy Popko, the head of the military administration in the Ukrainian capital.
“These systematic attacks… with drones, once again prove that the invader is actively looking for an opportunity to strike Kyiv,” Popko said.
“They’re testing new tactics, looking for new approach routes to the capital, trying to expose the location of our air defense,” he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
In the face of the massive overnight drone and missile attacks by Russia, which also targeted other Ukrainian regions, reiterated his calls for long-range weapons to protect both civilians and troops.
“Our sufficient long-range capabilities should be a fair response to Russian terror. Everyone who supports us in this supports the defense against terror,” Zelenskyy said.
Drone attacks have been a prominent feature of the conflict in Ukraine, with Russia often or domestically produced variants of the weapon.
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07/21/2024July 21, 2024
Germany’s Baerbock backs stationing US missiles on German soil
Germany’s top diplomat, , has given her backing to the as Russia under President Vladimir Putin expands its arsenal.
“We have to defend ourselves and our Baltic partners against this, by means of increased deterrence and additional long-range weapons,” Baerbock, a member of the Green Party, told papers of the Funke Media Group.
She said that although Germany wished for a different sort of relationship with Russia, the country under Putin was the greatest security threat to Germany and peace in Europe.
During the NATO summit in Washington from July 9 to July 11, the White House and the German government announced that the US would again temporarily deploy missile systems in Germany that could reach Russia. These include nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missiles, SM-6 anti-aircraft missiles and newly developed hypersonic missiles.
A 1988 treaty between the US and the former Soviet Union would have banned such missiles, but that pact broke down five years ago. The US last had missiles stationed in Germany during the cold ar.
Germany’s Green Party has its roots partly in the peace movements of the late 20th century, but its politicians have been forced to take leave of some pacifist notions in the face of recent world events.
tj/fb (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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