992 days ago the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The US Department of Defense is sending over 500 missile interceptors for the Patriot missile defense system and NASAMS to Ukraine. US President Joe Biden will appeal to Congress to continue aid to Ukraine after the end of his term. Here's what happened in and around Ukraine over the last 24 hours.
> The US Department of Defense sends to Ukraine over 500 missile interceptors for the Patriot missile defense system and the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System). They are expected to arrive there in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
> Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least 32 drones on Sunday morning, leaving one person injured. This is the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow to date. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that all Ukrainian drones were destroyed in the Ramenskoye and Kolomenskoye districts of the Moscow Oblast, as well as in the city of Domodedovo, southwest of Moscow.
The capital's largest airport, Sheremetyevo, was temporarily closed, and restrictions were also introduced at Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Vnukovo airports. The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, announced on Telegram that one person was injured as a result of the Ukrainian attack.
Russian soldiers in the Kursk regionRussian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
> Russian troops are suffering serious losses on the Ukrainian front, which poses a threat to them in further hostilities – reported the American think tank Center for War Studies (ISW). He added that the mood in the Russian military community is deteriorating due to the treatment of soldiers as “cannon fodder” and the ineffective tactics of the command.
> President USA Joe Biden will appeal to Congress to continue aid to Ukraine after the end of its term, the U.S. national security adviser said in an interview on CBS on Sunday. Jake Sullivan.
Biden and Zelensky met at the White HouseALEXANDER DRAGO/EPA/PAP
> The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that Kyiv was informed about the conversation Donald Trump With Vladimir Putinwhich was reported earlier on Sunday by The Washington Post. The American president-elect allegedly advised the Russian leader not to escalate the conflict.
> President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Sunday evening that force and diplomacy must go hand in hand to end the Russian war war in Ukraine and ensure that such a conflict does not occur again in the future.
– We understand very well that diplomacy has no prospects without force, Zelensky said in his evening video speech. – But without a clear understanding of diplomatic goals, weapons alone will not be enough. Therefore, force and diplomacy must cooperate with each other, emphasized the President of Ukraine.
This is the only way to ensure lasting peace and prevent the return of wars like the one Moscow is now waging against Ukraine, he added.
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