The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with Hellfire missiles for battlefield use against Russia, three people familiar with the situation said
Pentagon: HIMARS "won't initially go into Ukraine, of course. [Ukrainians] have to be trained on the on the systems . [which will] take 3 weeks . So sometime in that timeframe, you can start talking about getting the systems into the fire
Ukraine can use the HIMARS on Russian forces in Ukraine. "Ukraine is defending their territory, anything they're doing on the territory of Ukraine is defensive. In this context, the formal assurances [are] that they will not use these systems to target Russian territory
Pentagon: "Right now, it's a gathered artillery duel in the east, which is why we put so much emphasis on providing 108 M777 howitzers and a couple of 100,000 rounds of ammunition
At Pivdenny Buh direction Russian army shelled Snihurivka, Vysokopillia, Zolota Balka, Mykolaiv city, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
Russian authorities blocked Ukrainian internet and cellular networks providers at area under their control, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Avdiyivka, New York, Novoselivka, Sherbaky, near Roty, Pokrovske and Novoselivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Sloviansk direction Russian artillery shelled areas of Sviatohirsk and Ridne, conducted offensive towards Dovhenke and Dibrivne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Kharkiv direction Russian artillery shelled areas of Ruski Tyshky, Zolochiv and Derhachi with MLRS and artillery , - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
Russian artillery in Kursk region shelled Ukrainian positions near Bilopollia and Stukalivka of Sumy region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
2 year ago"How this war will evolve it's very hard to predict," says @jensstoltenberg. Negotiations "would depend on what happens on the battlefield
"Nuclear saber-rattling" by Russia "is dangerous and something that is only increasing tensions," says @jensstoltenberg. "Russia knows that use of nuclear weapons would totally alter the nature of the conflict
2 year agoUkraine has given US assurances it won't use long-range weapon systems against targets on Russia territory, says @SecBlinken
2 year agoSergei Lavrov leaving Riyadh KSA
Russian Foreign Minister: I spoke with my counterparts in Kuwait and the UAE about the development of cooperation and partnership between our countries
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, says it is working closely with the British govt and other foreign powers and regulators to implement global sanctions against Russia
In last 24 hours Russian troops shelled Kyivsky district of Kharkiv. As result of shelling of Zolochiv - 1 woman killed, in Ivanivka village of Izyum district - 12y.o boy killed and 2 killed in Shestakove village of Chuhuiv district. 7 more civilians wounded
At Pivdenny Buh direction Russian army used artillery, mortars and MLRS against Mykolaivka, Novopavlivske and Shyroke, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army attempted to push Ukrainian forces from Bilohorivka and Vrubivka, used aviation near Komyshuvakha, Berestove and Nyrkove, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
In Sieverodonetsk Russian army attempting to hold positions in the central parts of the city, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian army shelled Oleksandrivka, Slatyne and Tsyrkuny at Kharkiv direction. Helicopters conducted strikes near Vesele and Ternova, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian Su-35 conducted missile strike at Bilopillia of Sumy region. Artillery shelled Seredyna-Buda area, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
The Russian Foreign Ministry: We negatively assess the new US military aid to Ukraine
2 year agoSending rocket systems to Kyiv is still under consideration by the Biden administration, but Washington will not send long-range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in Ukraine, according to the White House
Russian forces attempting to establish full control over Sieverodonetsk, and encircle Ukrainian defence forces, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
2 year agoPoland PM @morawieckim ahead of the euco day 2: Russia is a barbaric country, cannot be relied upon in any way. It turned out to be a criminal country. We're discussing to move away ASAP not only from coal or oil, but also in the longer term - as some memb states emphasize -from gas
Russia's Gazprom says has suspended gas supplies to Netherlands
Russian artillery shelled Oleksandrivka, Prybuzke, Posad-Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Osokorivka, Knyazivka and Trudolyubivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army conducting assault near Zolote, Komyshuvakha, Nyrkove, Berestove, Pokrovske, Dolomytne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
