Ukraine Reduces Military Operations As Foreign Aid Dries Up
Ukraine has warned its Western allies that it’ll cut a significant portion of its military as foreign aid dries up.
Ukraine has warned its Western allies that it’ll cut a significant portion of its military as foreign aid dries up.
According to the BBC, the Ukrainian troops have been facing drone shortages after China imposed restrictions months ago.
A secret document obtained by POLITICO revealed that high level corruption in Ukraine is hampering western efforts to defeat Russia. According to the U.S. strategy confidential document, the Biden administration is worried about increasing misuse of American dollars.
An explosive drone hit a high skyscraper in the Russian capital, Moscow. Videos circulating on social media showed a huge explosion as the under-construction skyscraper was being targeted by military UAVs. While it is obvious that the attack has been orchestrated by Ukraine, the Russian neighbor has not claimed responsibility.
Thousands of people were evacuated after a major dam in Ukraine was blown up with explosives. Hundreds of towns were at risk of flooding after the destruction of a dam at Nova Kakhovka. According to the local Ukrainian media, the flood also damaged the Kazkova Dibrova zoo and killed more than 260 animals.
Russia has accused the Ukrainian military of trying to assassinate the Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Kremlin residence. Russia said that Ukrainian drones were able to hit the Kremlin building in a failed attempt to execute the President, something which Ukraine denied doing.
The head of the Russian mercenary group has threatened to pull out its forces from key Ukrainian regions if not given ammunition. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the casualties are mounting, and they don’t have enough ammunition to fight the Ukrainian forces.
Russian pilots accidentally bombed their own city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. A Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet bombed a city square causing a 20-meter crater. Three people were injured, and several buildings collapsed nearby, according to the local administration.
The US congressman, Paul Gosar said on his Twitter account that NATO is pushing the US into World War 3. While retweeting a tweet from NATO’s official Twitter account, Gosar said that the US is being dragged into someone else’s war, referring to Ukraine. NATO tweeted a photo of Ukrainian soldiers and compared them to fictional figures including Harry Potter and Marvel superheroes.
US President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital today. He arrived in the Ukrainian capital just 4 days ahead of the first war anniversary. Joe Biden’s visit was unannounced and was under complete secrecy, to show support for President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion. He arrived by train after 10 hours of travel from Poland’s border.
A recent report has revealed that Russia has lost 1,500 tanks since it invaded Ukraine last year. Putin miscalculated his invasion which he thought would take no more than one month. The Dutch monitoring group said that Russia invaded Ukraine with 3,000 tanks and has lost around 1,500 till this day.
Central Ukrainian City came under Russian missile raids that rocked the entire city. The missiles targeted Karachunov reservoir dam that provides water to more than 650,000 people according to pre-war population census.
