Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses
Source: Washington Post
KYIV As Ukrainian officials plead for more Western arms and a U.S. aid package remains stalled in Congress, Russia is advancing on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, seizing new territory and intensifying attacks to capture the town of Chasiv Yar and others in the Donetsk region.
Away from the front line, Ukraines dwindling air defense capabilities are showing vulnerabilities, as more Russian missiles and drones are able to hit targets such as critical infrastructure facilities.
Outside Kyiv considered Ukraines best-protected city the largest power plant serving the capital was destroyed Thursday, stoking concerns that Ukraine might be running out of surface-to-air missiles to counter the Russian airstrikes.
We need air defense systems and other defense assistance, not just turning a blind eye and having lengthy discussions, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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SunSeeker
(51,658 posts)tornado34jh
(937 posts)How much Russian money has gotten into Congress? Also, I bet Taiwan is looking warily at the US. If it is taking this long for Ukraine, what about Taiwan? China has not stopped wanting Taiwan to be recaptured as its own.
cstanleytech
(26,317 posts)Maybe we should ask Moscow Mitch since after all he is Putin's B****.
blue-wave
(4,361 posts)A "champion for Ukraine" to push the aid through. Time to sh*t or get get off the pot, congress. Stop killing Ukrainians.
This is much more than an embarrassment to the U.S. It's a disgrace of epic proportion.
womanofthehills
(8,758 posts)Or business men to run the country. The latest numbers have over 600,000 Ukrainian soldiers severely injured or dead - and more than 650,000 military age men left the country - many are in Germany. People are discussing having immigrants come into the country to fill jobs.
650,000 draft-age men left Ukraine during the war report
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees previously reported that since the start of the full-scale war, approximately 6.3 million people have fled Ukraine. BBC Ukraine, referring to an analysis of Eurostat information, writes that according to open-source data, 4.2 million Ukrainians have received temporary protections in the EU, with 18.3% (768,000) being men aged 18 to 64. BBC Ukraine reports Exxpress obtained data on men aged 18 to 60.. https://news.yahoo.com/650-000-draft-age-men-233000754.html
blue-wave
(4,361 posts)600k figure? Appears to be Russian misinformation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68397525
DFW
(54,436 posts)They are probably understating the situation. The Republicans who vote Putin's will are, I would bet, not Putin's allies, but his paid employees.
byronius
(7,400 posts)Beartracks
(12,821 posts)Republicans demonstrate daily that they have no use for democracy -- except to use the mechanisms of democracy against democracy itself.
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