Protesters Raise Red Hands Amid Important US Senate Hearing
Protesters were forcibly removed from the room when they started shouting slogans and raised red hands.
Protesters were forcibly removed from the room when they started shouting slogans and raised red hands.
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.
The Canadian parliament accidently honored a Nazi soldier who fought with the Nazi in the second world war. The Ukrainian soldier, Yaroslav Hunka, was celebrated as a “Ukrainian Hero” by Canada’s House of Commons. The House Speaker Anthony Rota apologized when he realized that Hunka served in 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division, accused of killing jews.
Poland said it’ll not be supplying arms to Ukraine amid tensions over grain exports. The Polish Prime Minister has said its country will focus more on equipping itself amid growing border tensions of Belarus, a key Russian ally.
German Defense Minister has said that the country’s armed forces cannot attract fresh recruits. The Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany, is struggling big time to find new recruits amid increasing Russian threat from the eastern border. The German armed forces are increasingly worried about the public’s interest in joining the military, the ministry said.
The US President has justified sending the controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine amid increasing pressure to counter Russian military advancements. Joe Biden said the decision was a very difficult one as the cluster bombs have the potential to cause widespread civilian harm, but the US has made sure the weapons will only be used in defense, White House statement said.
The notorious Wagner group has turned against the Russian military and started marching towards the capital. The Wagner mercenary group has been fighting in Ukraine since Russia invaded it and has helped Russia capture key cities. In the latest address to the nation, Putin accused the group of treason and said everything will be done to protect the state.
In a desperate effort to counter the resistance of the Ukrainian troops, Russian troops have started to improvise in their war tactics. The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed to have detonated a remote-controlled tank, filled with 6 tons of TNT and five massive bombs, near the Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk.
According to a senior member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia has lost around 50,000 scientists in the last five years. Valentin Parmon said that Russia has been constantly losing its key research scientists since 2014, when it annexed Crimea from Ukraine.
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.
World’s military spending has reached an all-time high figure of $2.24 trillion in 2022. According to a leading military think tank, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased fears of escalation and most European countries have increased its defense budgets to unprecedent levels.
