War in Ukraine, the US announces new military aid. Kiev in difficulty on the northern front
It doesn’t stop there war between Ukraine and Russia: a few weeks from peace conference in Switzerland (June 15-16), the Russian army advances in the northern Kharkiv region. Today Kiev admitted that it has retreated in some areas. Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting the capital, he announced new financing of two billion dollars for military purposes for Ukraine. A package that Kiev will be able to use at its discretion against the enemy Russian.
Kiev, the USA helps Zelensky: Blinken announces 2 billion in military aid. Ukrainian soldiers withdraw from Kharkiv
US Secretary of State Antony Blinkenvisiting Kiev, announced new financing two billion dollars for military purposes to Ukraine. “We are speeding up munitions, armored vehicles, missiles and air defenses to bring them to the front lines,” Blinken said in Kiev as quoted by Guardian, adding that the US is focused on sending Patriot missile systems and other forms of critical air defense to Ukraine. “Ukraine can decide for itself whether to strike Russian territory with American weapons, but Washington has not encouraged such attacks,” Blinken later stressed. “We have not encouraged or allowed attacks outside of Ukraine, but ultimately Ukraine must make decisions for itself about how to wage this war,” Blinken said. The United States could sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine within a few weeks.
Moscow: “No Western armament will save Zelensky”
No armament will be able to save “Zelensky’s criminal regime from collapse“said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. All military material sent by Western countries to Ukraine “will be destroyed”, added the spokeswoman, quoted by the Tass agency, the day after a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who promised the continuation of military support to Ukraine.
Kiev, Ukrainian deputies press Washington to use US weapons in Russia
Ukrainian deputies flew to the United States to lobby and convince the Biden administration to lift the ban on using US-made weapons to strike inside Russia. Politico writes this, explaining that a group of Ukrainian parliamentarians is in Washington this week to obtain Congress’ help on the matter. According to Ukrainian parliamentarians, for weeks the Russians have massed troops near the Ukrainian border in the face of Kiev’s inability to use US-supplied weapons to conduct a pre-emptive attack precisely because of Washington’s policy, which conditioned the sending of long-range weapons in Ukraine to the ban on striking inside Russian territory. “The main problem right now is the White House policy of limiting our capacity,” David Arakhamia, chairman of Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party, said during the visit to Washington.
“We saw their military sitting one or two kilometers from the internal border of Russia and there was nothing we could do about it,” Oleksandra Ustinova, head of Ukraine’s special parliamentary commission on weapons and ammunition, said in another interview . The lawmakers are part of a larger group of Ukrainian lawmakers meeting this week with a dozen congressional offices to try to enlist them in their campaign to get the White House to change policy. But two US officials, reached for comment, confirmed that the Biden administration’s policy is not changing. “The assistance is for defense and not for offensive operations on Russian territory,” one of the officials said.
Russia, the Bulava ballistic missile enters service in the armed forces
The Bulava carrier-based intercontinental ballistic missile has entered service in the Russian armed forces. This was reported by the Tass agency, citing the chief designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, Yuri Solomonov. According to Tass, the solid fuel ballistic missile has a flight range of over 9 thousand kilometers and can carry 6 to 10 warheads with a capacity of 100-150 kilotons each. The fully loaded carrier weighs approximately 37 tons. BULAVA was “successfully” tested last November, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. It was then launched from the nuclear-powered submarine ‘Emperor Alexander III’ in the White Sea, off the northwestern coast, towards the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka.
Kiev admits: “Groups of Russian infantry entered Vovchansk”
Russian infantry groups entered Vovchansk, in the Kharkiv region, where the invaders are trying to gain a foothold in the northern part but the fighting continues. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Dmytro Lazutkin quoted by Rbc-Ukraine. “The enemy is trying to gain a foothold in the northern part of the city, trying to enter with small groups of infantry,” he said. “Indeed, effective combat units are now located near Vovchansk and are maintaining this direction. But yes, some groups of (Russian) infantry actually entered the city,” Lazutkin added.
Ukrainian war, Kiev withdraws from some areas of the northern front in the Kharkiv region
The Ukrainian army announced that it had been forced to retreat in some areas of the northern front, in the Kharkiv region, where Russia launched a new offensive last Friday. “In some areas, near Lukiantsi and Vovchansk, in response to enemy fire and infantry assault, our units maneuvered to more favorable positions to save the lives of our soldiers and avoid casualties,” the General Staff announced Ukrainian on social networks.
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