Russian helicopter pilot defected to Ukraine with his aircraft in 2023 body found in spainAccording to Kyiv’s main military intelligence agency GUR.Spanish media Maksim Kuzminov Found shot 12 times on parking ramp below apartment building It is located in the town of Villajoyosa in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast.
August 2023, Kuzminov Mi-8 AMTSh helicopter lands on Ukrainian territory. Two of his fellow pilots reportedly died after refusing to surrender. Ukraine’s GUR announced at the time that Kuzminov had defected after a six-month surgery. Budanov said the pilot’s family was taken out of Russia before he defected.
This comes just days after the alleged murder by Russia. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny At a prisoner of war camp in Siberia.On Monday, Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya releases video speech, vowing to continue her late husband’s political activities And she called on Russians to rally around her.
ukraine shot down two more Russian fighter jets Used to drop guided air bombs, Army Secretary Oleksandr Shirushkyi Said. Silsky wrote on Telegram that the destroyed planes were a Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35 fighter. Ukraine announced over the weekend that it had shot down three Russian Su-34s and one Su-35.
Ukrainian troops faced ‘heavy shelling’ from Russian forces in the south Zaporizhia AFP news agency quoted a Ukrainian military spokesperson as saying. This comes after Russia announced it had taken full control of cities in eastern Ukraine. AvdiivkaThis was the biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May after the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces.
Russia is taking advantage of delays in aid to Ukraine, and the situation in the areas where Russian troops are concentrated is “very difficult,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The President of Ukraine visited the front lines in the Kupiansk region in the northeast and gave a speech. “This is a very sensitive issue. Lack of artillery, need for front-line air defense and long-range weapons” Zelenskiy said.
US President Joe Biden said he would be happy to do so. Meet with Speaker of the House Mike Johnsonto discuss funding for Ukraine, added: Republicans are making mistakes By opposing it. The Senate passed a $95 billion aid package this month that included money for Ukraine. johnson refused The bill will be brought to a vote in the full House, which Republicans control by a 219-212 margin.
NBC News reported that the White House is prepared to send long-range tactical missiles to Ukraine if Congress approves a new funding plan.
Canada is Donated over 800 SkyRanger R70 multi-mission drones to Ukrainesaid Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair. The drone, manufactured by Teledyne in Waterloo, Ont., is worth more than C$95 million and was funded by C$500 million in previously announced military aid, the ministry said.
red cross It said it was trying to find out what happened to the 23,000 people who went missing during Russia’s war in Ukraine. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was investigating whether they were captured, killed or lost contact with after fleeing their homes.
Belgian Foreign Minister Haja Rabib asked the EU to develop its military As tensions rise over Russian aggression.
Estonia’s foreign minister said this on Monday on his way to a foreign ministers’ summit in Brussels. Margus Tsaknacalled President Vladimir Putin a “killer” and said Ukraine urgently needs more ammunition.
