Russian assault teams continued offensive operations in the northwestern and western outskirts of Artyomovsk over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Wednesday.
‘In the Donetsk direction, the assault teams continued their offensive operations to capture urban areas in the northwestern and western outskirts of the city of Artyomovsk. Airborne Force units immobilized the enemy on the flanks," the spokesman said.
Russian operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery struck units of the Ukrainian army’s 67th mechanized, 80th air assault and 5th assault brigades near the settlements of Krasnoye and Stupochki in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the western outskirts of Artyomovsk, the general specified.
"Aircraft flew ten and helicopters two sorties in that area over the past 24 hours. Artillery of the southern battlegroup accomplished 98 firing objectives," Konashenkov reported.
Kremlin Vows Response Against UK's Long-Range Missiles Bound for Kiev
Russia is against the UK's decision to send Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine and will deliver an adequate response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, American media reported, citing Western officials, that the UK had sent Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine after received guarantees from Kiev that they would not be used against targets in Russia.
Another news outlet reported earlier this week, citing an International Fund for Ukraine procurement notice, that London appears poised to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, the weapons Kiev has long sought and the Biden administration has declined to provide. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday declined to confirm that London is readying to send long-range missiles to Kiev.
US Defense Secretary Benn Wallace confirmed that London will transfer Storm Shadow LRMs to Kiev.
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A war has been unleashed against Russia, but she will cope with this, Putin said, speaking at the Victory Parade;
▪️The battles decisive for the fate of Russia have always become sacred, the country is proud of those who participate in the special operation, now there is nothing more important, the president said;
▪️The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that as a result of a strike with precision-guided weapons, the advancement of Ukrainian reserves and the delivery of ammunition to the combat areas were prevented;
▪️Assault detachments continue to fight in the western part of Artemovsk, the Airborne Forces are assisting them, the military department said;
▪️Kyiv does not yet have a final counteroffensive plan, options for the development of events are being developed, said Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine;
The Pentagon has announced a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
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▪️Russian artillery thwarted 3 attempts by Ukrainian troops to rotate units in the Kupyansk direction, RIA Novosti was told in the Russian Defense Ministry;
▪️ During the day in the Donetsk direction, Ukraine lost more than 240 military and mercenaries, in the Kupyansk and Krasnolymansk directions, Kyiv lost 110 people per day;
▪️The Kremlin recorded that the West did not respond properly to the words of the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence Budanov about the murder of Russians, Peskov said;
▪️An attempt on the head of the police department in the village of Kirillovka in the Zaporozhye region was prevented, the FSB reported;
▪️Drug addiction is considered the norm among the soldiers of the Ukrainian army, whom the West drives to the slaughter, said the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation;
▪️A native of Ukraine, who was planning a terrorist attack at an anti-fascist festival, was detained in Samara, she was taken into custody, the FSB reported;
▪️Negotiations on a grain deal in Istanbul will be decisive, there is no need to talk about consensus yet, a source told RIA Novosti;
▪️Ankara hopes for a positive outcome of the negotiations on the "grain deal" in Istanbul, expects an extension of at least two months, the Foreign Minister said;
▪️the chiefs of the general staffs of the NATO countries at a meeting on Wednesday did not discuss Ukraine's requests for the supply of weapons, including military aircraft, the head of the committee said after the meeting;
▪️The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Zaluzhny, refused to speak to the NATO military committee due to the "difficult operational situation," said the head of the committee, Bauer.
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