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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv electricity plant destroyed by Russian missiles and drones | Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that changes rules on civilian military mobilization to address the military’s talent shortage. This bill requires the president’s signature, but Volodymyr Zelenskyis considered important for Ukraine to better arm itself and address what military analysts say is a major manpower issue as it fights a larger adversary. […]

Ukraine war briefing: Russia warns France against deploying troops to Ukraine | Ukraine

Russia’s defense minister warned France’s defense minister against sending troops to Ukraine in an unusual telephone conversation on Wednesday.The Associated Press reported. Sergey Shoigu told the French Minister of Defense Sebastian Lecornu According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, if Paris follows up on its statement on the possible deployment of French […]

Ukraine war briefing: US aid delays could force Ukrainian troops to ‘retreat step by step’, Zelenskiy warns | Ukraine

Ukraine’s troops will have to withdraw ‘bit by bit’ if promise of US military aid is not blocked by parliamentary wranglingsaid Volodymyr Zelensky. “Without U.S. support, that means no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no electronic warfare jammers, no 155-millimeter artillery shells,” Ukraine’s president told The Washington Post. “That means we take one step at […]

Ukraine war briefing: Russian fighter jet crashes off Crimea | Ukraine

A Russian SU-35 Flanker fighter jet crashed into the sea off the coast of Sevastopol, Crimea.. Footage online showed the jet bursting into flames, spiraling into the ocean and exploding. Mikhail Razvodzhaev, the Russian-appointed governor of the illegally occupied territory, said on Thursday that the pilot had ejected and was picked up by rescue teams, […]