Russian Defense Minister orders additional weapons for Ukraine war
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Reuters reports. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said: Russia has ordered more and faster deliveries of weapons for the Ukraine war.
During a meeting with the Supreme Military Command regarding the Russian military’s fighting in Ukraine, the head of operations, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, handed Mr. Shoigu a report, the Russian Ministry of Defense wrote in a cable.
“To maintain the pace of attack we need…we need to increase our offensive power.” quantity and quality of weapons and military equipment supplied to the armed forces, mainly weapons,” Shoigu was quoted as saying in a statement posted on Telegram.
Russian troops have made near-daily tactical advances along the front lines in southeastern Ukraine in recent weeks, as Kiev decries weapons shortages. Russia captured about six villages in the Donetsk region and consolidated battlefield positions in the Kharkov region.
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Ukraine launched drones into several regions of Russia in the hours leading up to Wednesday morningRussian officials said, and unofficial Russian news outlets reported the fire. Ryazan oil refinery After the attack. Pavel Markovthe governor of the Ryazan region, which borders the Moscow region in the northwest, said no one was injured in the drone attack in the region.
Baza, a Russian telegram channel close to security authorities, reported that the attack caused a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery. The governors of the Kursk and Voronezh regions in southwestern Russia, which border Ukraine, also reported drone attacks on their territories and said there were no damages or injuries. -
Russia attacks Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, killing at least one person and injuring nine others the regional governor said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian railway company said the victim, 24, was one of its employees.
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A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman escapes from Russian-occupied territory by walking 10 kilometers alone.wearing slippers and supported by a cane. Lydia Stepanivna Romikovska She was separated from her family and continued to live alone even after deciding to leave the frontline town of Ocheretin.
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Moscow-based authorities announce that Russian-occupied Crimea is under attack by Ukrainefrom what they described as Atacms missile supplied by the US.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country needs to “significantly accelerate” weapons deliveries.. “We are very much looking forward to fast deliveries from the United States,” he said. “These supplies must disrupt the logistics of the occupiers and make them feel afraid to set up bases and demonstrate our strength anywhere in the occupied territory.”
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The International Rescue Committee explained the deteriorating situation in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city located near the Russian border, has an increasing number of residents feeling anxious. The IRC said recent attacks have caused “severe damage to civilian infrastructure and led to a sharp increase in casualties among local populations… air raid sirens have sounded day and night” and people have “experienced increased anxiety and distress.” “There is,” he said.
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Uranium is used to power commercial nuclear reactors that produce electricity.
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The US president, Joe Biden, who last week signed a foreign aid bill to provide billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine, is expected now to sign the uranium imports bill into law.
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American nuclear power plants imported about 12% of their uranium from Russia in 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
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A spokesperson for the national security council had said that Congress imposing the ban “would provide assurance to industry, allies, and partners that the US has made a clear decision to establish a secure nuclear fuel supply chain, independent of adversarial influence, for decades to come”.
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Reuters is reporting that the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has ordered more, and swifter, delivery of weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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At a meeting with the top military command for Moscow’s fight in Ukraine, the chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, who is in charge of the operation, delivered a report to Shoigu, the Russian defence ministry wrote on Telegram.
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“To maintain the required pace of the offensive … it is necessary to increase the volume and quality of weapons and military equipment supplied to the troops, primarily weapons,” it cited Shoigu as saying in a statement posted on Telegram.
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With Kyiv blaming lack of weapons, Russian forces have made nearly daily tactical advances in recent weeks along the frontline in Ukraine’s southeast. Russia has taken about half a dozen villages in the Donetsk region, while firming up battlefield positions in the Kharkiv region.
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Ukraine launched drones on several Russian regions in hours leading to Wednesday morning, Russian officials said, with unofficial Russian news outlets reporting a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery after the attack. Pavel Malkov, governor or the Ryazan region, which shares a border with the Moscow region in its northwestern parts, said that there were no injuries in the drone attacks there.
Russian Telegram channel Baza, which is close to the security services, reported that the attack sparked a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery. The governors of the Kursk and Voronezh regions in southwest Russia that border Ukraine also reported drone attacks on their territories, saying there was no damage or injuries. -
Russian strikes on Kharkiv, in north-east Ukraine, killed at least one person and injured nine others on Tuesday, the regional governor said. Ukraine’s railway company said the 24-year-old victim was one of its employees.
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A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10km (six miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane. Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska became separated from her family and continued alone after they decided to leave the frontline town of Ocheretyne.
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Russian-occupied Crimea has come under Ukrainian attack, the Moscow-installed authorities said, from what they described as US-supplied Atacms missiles.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country needed “a significant acceleration” in deliveries of weaponry. “We are very much counting on prompt deliveries from the United States,” he said. “These supplies must make themselves felt in disrupting the logistics of the occupiers, in making them afraid to base themselves anywhere on occupied territory and in our strength.”
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The International Rescue Committee described a worsening situation in Kharkiv, which lies near the Russian border and is Ukraine’s second-largest city, with an increasingly anxious population. The IRC said recent attacks had caused “extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and led to a sharp increase in casualties among the local population … air raid sirens sound day and night”, with people “experiencing heightened anxiety and distress”.
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These images reveal the aftermath of the Russian airstrike. kharkiv At least one person was killed and nine others were injured, according to the local governor yesterday.
Security officials believe the Kremlin’s original war objectives have not changed, more than two years after President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion. This includes capturing the cities of Kiev, Kharkov, and Odessa, as well as the Black Sea coast of southern Ukraine.
They assess that Russia will not be able to storm Kharkov, a city of more than 1 million people near the Russian border, but will continue to bomb and threaten it.
US Senate approves ban on uranium imports from Russia
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill banning imports of Russian uranium after the House passed the bill in December.
Uranium is used to power commercial nuclear reactors that produce electricity.
US President Joe Biden, who last week signed a foreign aid bill providing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, is now expected to sign a bill to import uranium.
U.S. nuclear power plants imported about 12% of their uranium from Russia in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
A spokesperson for the National Security Council said that by imposing the ban, Congress “made a clear decision that the United States has made for decades to establish a secure nuclear fuel supply chain independent of hostile influence.” “This will provide assurance to industry, allies and partners that this is the case.” come”.
Russian Defense Minister orders additional weapons for Ukraine war
good morning. Welcome to the Ukrainian blog.
Reuters reports. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said: The Russian government has ordered more and faster delivery of weapons for the Ukraine war.
During a meeting with the Supreme Military Command regarding the Russian military’s fighting in Ukraine, the head of operations, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, handed Mr. Shoigu a report, the Russian Ministry of Defense wrote in a cable.
“To maintain the pace of attack we need…we need to increase our offensive power.” quantity and quality of weapons and military equipment supplied to the armed forces, mainly weapons,” Shoigu was quoted as saying in a statement posted on Telegram.
Russian troops have made near-daily tactical advances along the front lines in southeastern Ukraine in recent weeks, as Kiev decries weapons shortages. Russia captured about six villages in the Donetsk region and consolidated battlefield positions in the Kharkov region.
In other news:
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Ukraine launched drones into several regions of Russia in the hours leading up to Wednesday morningRussian officials said, and unofficial Russian news outlets reported the fire. Ryazan oil refinery After the attack. Pavel Markovthe governor of the Ryazan region, which borders the Moscow region in the northwest, said no one was injured in the drone attack in the region.
Baza, a Russian telegram channel close to security authorities, reported that the attack caused a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery. The governors of the Kursk and Voronezh regions in southwestern Russia, which border Ukraine, also reported drone attacks on their territories and said there were no damages or injuries. -
Russia attacks Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, killing at least one person and injuring nine others the regional governor said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian railway company said the victim, 24, was one of its employees.
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A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman escapes from Russian-occupied territory by walking 10 kilometers alone.wearing slippers and supported by a cane. Lydia Stepanivna Romikovska She was separated from her family and continued to live alone even after deciding to leave the frontline town of Ocheretin.
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Moscow-based authorities announce that Russian-occupied Crimea is under attack by Ukrainefrom what they described as Atacms missile supplied by the US.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country needs to “significantly accelerate” weapons deliveries.. “We are very much looking forward to fast deliveries from the United States,” he said. “These supplies must disrupt the logistics of the occupiers and make them feel afraid to set up bases and demonstrate our strength anywhere in the occupied territory.”
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The International Rescue Committee explained the deteriorating situation in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city located near the Russian border, has an increasing number of residents feeling anxious. The IRC said recent attacks have caused “severe damage to civilian infrastructure and led to a sharp increase in casualties among local populations… air raid sirens have sounded day and night” and people have “experienced increased anxiety and distress.” “There is,” he said.
