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, but did not elaborate on the cause of the crash. Maria Avdeva, a Ukrainian security expert, said: claimed Other pro-Ukrainian Telegram channels speculated that the cause was a mutual attack. Ukrainian authorities have not commented on this claim and it cannot be independently verified. The region has been subject to frequent attacks by Ukraine during the two-year civil war.
Volodymyr Zelensky, The President of Ukraine told the Speaker of the US House of Representatives during a telephone conversation on Thursday. It is critical that Congress pass a new military aid package for Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson said: He held up a bill for months that would have provided $60 billion in military aid and financial aid..
“I know there are different views in the House about how to proceed, but it is important that we keep the issue of aid to Ukraine as a unifying factor,” Zelenskiy said.
Zelenskiy said he briefed Johnson on the battlefield situation and also discussed: “Drastic increase in Russian air terrorism”. The Ukrainian military later said: Supreme Commander Oleksandr Shirschiy, Meeting with the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown, On Battlefield Problems.
Zelenskiy warned in an interview with CBS: Vladimir Putin will push Russia’s war into NATO territory ‘very quickly’ Unless he is stopped in Ukraine. President Zelenskiy acknowledged that his country’s military is not ready to defend against an impending large-scale Russian attack, emphasizing that: America’s Patriot missile defense system and the urgency for more artillery.
The US says it is manufactured and sold to American companies. Parts that can be used for missiles and drones to Stop shipping goods to more than 600 foreign parties that may divert goods to Russia. The parts were found in Russian military ammunition recovered in Ukraine. “In recent weeks we have sent letters to: Over 20 American companiesEach document contains a list of more than 600 foreign parties,” said Matthew Axelrod, assistant secretary of commerce. Axelrod said senior U.S. officials are also in direct contact with company executives to discuss further steps to prevent the company’s products from entering Russia.
Russian court on Thursday Mikhail Feldman, a journalist who denounced Moscow’s all-out military attack on Ukraine, is sentenced to two years in prison. Moscow police detained five other journalists for 24 hours.
Against the background of the war in Ukraine, several countries in Central and Eastern Europe on Thursday 20th anniversary of NATO’s greatest expansion When socialist countries once joined. Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia joined NATO on March 29, 2004. Other satellite states of the former Soviet Union, including Poland and the Czech Republic, were also admitted several years ago.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on thursday We hosted Mr. Denis Shmyhal from Ukraine. In preparation for talks aimed at easing friction over Ukraine’s agricultural imports. Border closure by disgruntled Polish farmers. On Thursday, the Polish Prime Minister welcomed the prime minister to Warsaw.
“We are close to a solution,” Tusk said. “This applies to the amount of products that can flow into Poland, but once we have determined that; We are very close to ensuring that transportation does not interfere with the Polish market.Schmihal said the talks were “very constructive” and intensive. “Today I can say, There is definitely progress in lifting the lockdown.”
The Polish Internal Security Service (ABW) Search conducted as part of research with others European security officials linked to Russian spying allegationsThe agency announced on Thursday.
The French authorities Fake recruitment campaign for French volunteers to participate in the Ukraine warThe Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. The site was taken down by French services, a government official said on condition of anonymity.
