Developments in Ukraine Moscow: Kiev and its Western backers should expect bad news

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, an official A retired Ukrainian security service revealed that Western military weapons depots and NATO air defense systems were the targets of Friday’s massive attacks by Russian armed forces. Colonel Oleg Starykov said in an interview on YouTube. “The aim of the attacks carried out with Russian “Kanjal” and “Iskander” missiles was to destroy important Western military weapons, especially air defense systems such as the Patriot. Thus, a missile that costs 2 million dollars can destroy weapons that cost a billion dollars, while we have a limited number of them.”

According to this security official, during their recent air operations, Russian forces not only attacked NATO military weapons warehouses, but also forced the Ukrainian air defense system to direct their cheap and expensive missiles towards these Shoot cheap targets. He added: “There are a limited number of air defense missiles in both Kyiv and the West. It is impossible to mass produce them like pasta. There is not enough money or resources to produce them.”

On Friday, General Valery Zalogeny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, criticized Russia’s widespread attacks on critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities. This country reported. Before that, an air strike warning was announced throughout the country, which lasted for three hours, and during this time, explosions were reported in the regions of Kiev, Odessa, Dnieper, Lviv, and Kharkov.

Later, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past week, 50 group attacks and one mass attack using highly accurate weapons were carried out on the territory of Ukraine, targeting military industrial facilities, military airports, arsenals and the collection centers and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army and all the designated targets were hit. Follow the Ukrainian war:

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Antonov The American response to the Russian airstrikes is a confirmation of their effectiveness

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the United States, believes that the American response to the attacks of the Russian aerospace forces It has proven the effectiveness of special military operations. In response to a reporter’s question, Antonov wrote on the Telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission: “Washington’s reaction to the attacks of the Russian aerospace forces is proof of the effective result of special military operations.” While the Americans themselves admit, Washington has managed to unite 50 countries around it and launch a combined war against Russia and pour modern Western weapons against the Russian armed forces to the Ukrainian front. p style=”text-align:justify”>According to him, the efforts of the West to weaken the Russian economy have not led to a result, despite the fact that the United States and its allies would like to achieve it. Moreover, the effect of sanctions is completely opposite. Antonov added: “Over the past year, Russia has become “centralized”, more unified than before, and the efficiency and combat readiness of the armed forces has increased greatly. Confirmation of this is the successful attacks on Friday by the Russian Aerospace Forces against specific military targets throughout the territory of Ukraine.” The ambassador emphasized: “If the United States really The lives of ordinary people of Ukraine mattered, all possible steps should be taken to attract Kyiv to the peace talks. While harsh and belligerent statements calling for an even more violent military confrontation have more serious implications not only for regional security, but also for global security. The historic responsibility for these actions will be fully borne by the United States.”

Nebenzia warned the West: wait for the “worst news” about Ukraine. >

Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, at the meeting of the Security Council last night, Friday, emphasized that the authorities of Kiev have not achieved success in their military plans. , so the West should expect the “worst news” about Ukraine in the near future. In connection with the massive attacks of the Russian armed forces on military targets in Ukraine, he said: “Kiev’s military plans have all failed completely. Therefore, in the near future you should expect the worst news for you and your Ukrainian proxies. Moreover, regardless of whether the new financial and military aid packages for [Ukrainian President] Zelensky and his cronies are approved in Washington and Brussels, this move will only delay the doom of the Kiev regime, but not prevent Russia from succeeding. .”

He pointed out that the attempt of Ukraine and the West to solve all their problems on the battlefield failed. “Military defeat of Russia is an impossible wish,” Nebenzia emphasized. At the same time, the threat of NATO countries originating from the territory of Ukraine will definitely disappear. Either through the continuation of special military operations or by using political and diplomatic means.”

Furthermore, the diplomat said that at present Ukraine can no longer be It was called an independent country and has become more of a private military company in the hands of Western countries, whose task is to cause maximum damage to Russia. Western countries have denied the alleged attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and said that it is the Ukrainian side that is deploying air defense systems in residential areas, which is prohibited by international humanitarian law. And if something is talked about today, it is exclusively about the actions of the Ukrainian air defense systems, which are deployed in residential areas of Ukrainian cities.

According to him, For a long time, users on Ukrainian social networks have been warning fellow citizens about this. In addition, they release videos that clearly show that it is not Russian missiles that hit civilian infrastructure, but Ukrainian air defenses that are to blame. They also post more videos of Russian missiles and drones hitting military infrastructure And they release weapons caches that cause explosions at a specific location, and Ukrainian air defense missiles that miss and go astray fall on residential buildings and civilian objects.

The official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the United States plans to open a second front against Russia in the South Caucasus

Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia In an interview with Ryan News published today Saturday, he announced that the United States wants to use the South Caucasus region to open a “second front” there in order to counter Russia’s interests.

This diplomat believes: “Washington has not hidden the fact for a long time that it sees the South Caucasus as a springboard to open a “second front” against Russia. According to Galozin, such use of this region for military purposes against Russia is in complete conflict with the real interests and goals of the people living in the region, and no one wants such a thing.

A few days ago, it was reported that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a telephone conversation to allow his assistant James O’Brien to travel to Baku to expand relations between the two countries.

Zalogeni fired his adviser for encouraging people not to fear death at the front

Valery Zalozheny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has fired his independent adviser, Alla Martynok. This action is due to the scandal caused by the invitation of this consultant, who asked the people of Ukraine not to fear that their children should go to the front and be killed in the war, because according to her, everyone will die anyway one day and what is better. Man dies with dignity.

This issue was published last night, Friday, on the Telegram channel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In order to prevent abuse of the media, I would like to emphasize: independent advisers on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not authorized to publicly comment on any issue, and what they say is only their own opinion, Zalogeny’s statement reads. I also inform you that as of December 28, 2023, I will no longer have a social advisor.”

On Friday, a video appeared on Ukrainian social networks in which Alla Martynok, adviser to the commander in chief of the army, asked Ukrainian citizens who are included in the draft to not be afraid to go to the front and be killed. Called Ukraine a threat to NATO

Joe Biden, the president of the United States of America, in a statement published on the White House website last night, Friday, regarding the violation Poland’s airspace has been hit by an unidentified missile, expressing the opinion that the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has inevitably affected other countries, thus becoming a threat to NATO.

Biden wrote: “The stakes of this conflict reach far beyond Ukraine’s borders. They affect the entire NATO alliance, European security and the future of the transatlantic relationship.” At the same time, he emphasized that American citizens should be proud of the American aid to Ukraine. Biden pointed out the need for continued support and asked Congress to allow financial aid to be allocated to Kiev again next year. Unless Congress takes immediate action in the new year, we cannot continue to send the weapons and critical air defense systems Ukraine needs. Therefore, Congress should act without delay.

The White House: We are monitoring the situation of the missile landing in Poland

Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser to the President of the United States, last night during his telephone conversation with Jasek Siwiera, the head of the Polish National Security Office, assured him that the Joe Biden administration He is closely monitoring the missile that fell on the territory of Poland on Friday.

This American official also expressed America’s solidarity with Poland as its ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Announced. Sullivan promised that Washington would provide technical assistance to Warsaw if needed.

Sivera thanked his American counterpart and said that Warsaw and Washington officials were “close to making contact.” They will continue.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland summoned the Russian ambassador over the downed missile

Andrei Ordash, the Russian Chargé d’Affaires, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland in connection with the missile that flew from Ukraine into the country’s airspace on Friday.

It is reported on the Ministry’s website: “Friday evening, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladislav Teofil Bartoszewski summoned the Acting Chargé d’Affaires of Russia and handed him a protest note in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded an explanation about the violation incident. Poland’s airspace was invaded by a cruise missile and an immediate stop to this type of action.” >

Andrei Ordash, the Russian Chargé d’affaires in Warsaw, after being summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry, in a conversation with Rianwosti, called the claim of the Russian missile baseless. According to him, Warsaw has not provided any proof of the ownership of this aerial object to the Russian side. Moscow will not provide an explanation for this incident.

Early on Friday, an unidentified object entered Poland’s airspace and the country’s air defense was activated. After this, the object disappeared from the radar screen. According to this incident, the forces and equipment of the Polish army were mobilized. , held an urgent meeting with military officials.

Polish official’s confession: our armed forces did not have time to shoot down the missile

Machi Klich, the operational commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, admitted that the armed forces of this country missed the missile that appeared in the airspace of this country and did not have a chance to fire the missile at it.

Kleich explained: “In this incident, there was only one missile and it was in the sky for only three minutes. During this period, it penetrated 40 kilometers into its territory and then left the border. All this time, the flight path was monitored. Considering the maneuvers that this missile had and it was leaving Polish airspace, I, as the operational commander, did not make any decision about it.”

Poland accused Russia of violating airspace without proof

The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces announced on Friday, without providing any proof, that a missile that violated the country’s airspace violated, it was Russian.

The Chief of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces claimed in a radio interview: “Everything shows that a Russian missile entered Polish airspace has been The evidence recorded on the national radar and our NATO allies confirms this.” However, a Polish general said that the missile that flew over Poland , could be an anti-aircraft guided missile from the S-300 or S-200 series of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, this has happened several times since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine.

Britain will give about 200 air defense missiles to Ukraine

news agency Britain plans to send more than 200 air defense missiles to Ukraine, Reuters reported on Friday. It is recalled that this is done in order for Kyiv to protect its civilians and infrastructure.

Grant Shapps, the British defense minister, announced the relevant decision and wrote on the X social network (formerly Twitter): We continue to support the defense of Ukraine. We will send hundreds of air defense missiles to add to the arsenal of British-donated air defense systems capable of shooting down Russian drones and missiles with incredible accuracy.

Ukraine’s armed forces have not been able to shoot down a single Russian X-22 missile

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat on Friday regarding widespread airstrikes Russia admitted that since the beginning of the military conflict, the country’s air defense forces have not been able to shoot down a single Russian X-22 missile.

He reminded: X-22 flies at a speed of 4 thousand kilometers per hour and approaches its target mainly along the ballistic trajectory.

Ignat added that because of this Ukraine It requires special air defense systems, which could be Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.

Kremlin: has a list of Western assets for retaliatory confiscation >

Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, emphasized on Friday that if the G7 countries try to confiscate Russian assets, the Moscow authorities will take appropriate retaliatory steps. in accordance with the interests of the country.

Pskov, in response to the question of whether there is a specific list of assets of Western countries that Russia can take in response to such an action, they “Yes, there definitely is,” he said. We have analyzed the steps of the response in advance and will do it in a way that matches the national interest of the country. No theory that allows the confiscation of other countries’ assets can be legal.” When Europeans and Americans imposed unprecedented sanctions against us, they did not think about their boomerang effect at all. And now the result is revealed and many in the West are wondering whether they did the right thing or not. It reported from its news sources that Germany, France, Italy and the European Union doubt the legality of the American idea to confiscate the frozen assets of the Russian Federation worth 300 billion dollars. According to this newspaper, the United States presented a proposal to the working groups of the G7 countries with the support of the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada to examine ways to confiscate Russian assets, but the legality of this action is doubtful.

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