Overnight, Ukraine targeted the Russian city of St. Petersburg with a drone attack, Ukrainian Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Interfax news agency reported.
Russia claimed on Thursday that Ukraine had for the first time struck multiple regions of the country with drones, including northwestern Leningrad.
Four oil tanks at a warehouse in the western town of Klintsy caught fire after Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian attack drone, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz announced on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday night called on allies to ensure that sanctions against Russia are fully implemented.
“Terrorist states manufacture weapons, including missiles. Each weapon has dozens of critical components made overseas, many by companies in the free world,” he told X. I mentioned it in my post.
A Ukrainian soldier looks to the sky as he hears nearby drones on the Bakhmut Front in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 13, 2024.
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“Blocking sanctions evasion loopholes means literally blocking terrorism. We would like to thank all our partners around the world who understand this and all those around the world who support our related efforts. I’m grateful for the people.”
The Russian government on Thursday rejected U.S.-Russian arms control talks, citing U.S. support for Ukraine, but the U.S. suggested it cast doubt on the possibility of a new treaty limiting the two countries’ strategic nuclear forces.
According to reports, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested at a press conference that the United States separate the “strategic stability” dialogue on the Ukraine issue and arms control, but Russia did not intend to use Western support for Ukraine as a “strategic stability” dialogue against Moscow. It is considered a “hybrid war.” Reuters.