Russia threatens to retaliate after the catching off of eight missiles
Russia threatens to retaliate after the catching off of eight missiles
Russia has threatened retaliation after it said on Saturday morning eight , which were fired by Ukraine, shot down. Moscow considers the use of such rockets with a range of up to 300 kilometers as a significant escalation of the conflict.
defense and retaliation
The country's air defense shot the eight ballistic rockets and 72 drones, as the Russian Ministry of Defense announced. It further explained that "these actions of the Kiev regime, which is supported by Western curators, are answered with retaliation". The explanation mentioned that several drones were destroyed in the Leningrad region in the northwest and one in Kursk, where Ukraine had started a surprise attack last summer.
political reactions
the Approved the use of Atams in November Ukraine and explained that this must be seen, among other things, in response to Russia's escalation of the conflict by sending North Korean troops. President Vladimir Putin has threatened, on Ukrainian attacks with ATACMS New, nuclear -capable ballistic rocket "Oreshnik".
test of weapon systems
Last month Putin suggested that the rocket could be fired to the capital Kiev to test the air defense systems delivered by the west. The first and only use of the experimental weapon was directed against the Dnipro region in Ukraine on the morning of November 21st
influence on air traffic and other attacks
The Ukrainian drone attacks led to temporary restrictions at the airport in St. Petersburg, the Russian State news agency TASS reported. The governor of the Leningrad region, Aleksandr Drozdenko, said in a message on Telegram that the "Night and the morning of January 4th recorded a record of destroyed UAVS", with four drones being shot down above its region.
new attacks and strategic developments
A Ukrainian security officer, Andrii Kovalenko, reported that a seaport in Leningrad was the goal of an attack, which he described as the "instrument for economic and military survival in Russia". In the meantime, Russia started a total of 81 drones against Ukraine from Friday to Saturday, including Iranian Shahehed drones and "different types of imitation drones". According to an explanation, about 34 Shahed attack supervs and other drones were shot down, although the drone drone caused damage in the regions of Chernihiw and Sumy.
Current situation and challenges for Ukraine
The Ukraine In a adverse position February 2022 began, while Russia recorded terrain gains on the eastern front lines. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that its troops had brought the village of Nadiya under control in the eastern region of Luhansk from Ukraine. In Donetsk, the Pokrovsk Verkehrs-Hub is under growing pressure from the Russian side, while the Ukrainian troops in the south and east of the city are losing ground.
Ukraine is also concerned that the incoming Trump administration could shorten the urgently needed military aid; Trump himself promised to end the conflict.
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