US government plans to send Zelensky government ‘Patriot’ batteries designed to shoot down enemy missiles
Ukraine said on Wednesday it shot down an entire salvo of drones launched by Russian forces against Kiev early Tuesday morning, in a new attack by Moscow seeking to destroy its energy infrastructure. The president, Volodímir Zelensky, congratulated himself on the effectiveness of his anti-aircraft forces and specified that the 13 ‘Shahed’ unmanned aerial vehicles, made in Iran, had been shot down. According to the military administration of the capital, the remains of the crashed plane fell on administrative and residential buildings. “There were no injuries,” the head of the military administration, Sergei Popko, told Telegram.
Kiev’s war report came as US media reported that the Pentagon plans to send Patriot batteries designed to shoot down enemy missiles to Ukraine. The US Army describes the ‘Patriot’ as its “most advanced air defense system”. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to announce the delivery this week, Washington officials have told The New York Times and CNN, given the intensification of Russian missile strikes against key Ukrainian infrastructure.
Kiev authorities also reported a new prisoner exchange that allowed the release of 64 Ukrainian soldiers who fought in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as a US national who also fought against Russian forces. Four bodies were also said to have been handed over under the agreement.
Moscow, for its part, ruled out a Christmas or New Year’s truce on Wednesday. “No proposal has been received from anyone and this issue is not on the agenda,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Since October, after a series of military failures on the ground, Russian forces have launched massive strikes with explosive drones and missiles, aiming to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and kill millions of people in the dead of winter in the dark and in the dark. leave cold. Russia’s bombing of these centers poses developmental risks for “almost all children in Ukraine,” that is, nearly seven million minors, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned on Wednesday.
“The situation in Ukraine’s energy system remains difficult,” reiterated national operator Ukrenergo. According to the company, the east is the hardest hit area because the bombings occur “almost daily”. “The repair work is slow because of the danger to the lives of the workers.”
Source: La Verdad
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