Warning of attack
US embassy in Kiev closed
Following indications of a possible imminent massive air attack, the US embassy in Kiev has been temporarily closed. US citizens should prepare to seek shelter in the event of an air raid, according to the Consular Section of the US State Department.
Following the US embassy, the representations of Spain, Italy and Greece also announced that they would close their embassies to party traffic. Ukrainian public television reported, citing diplomatic sources, that a major combined attack with combat drones and ballistic missiles was expected.
On Wednesday night, Ukraine and Russia attacked each other with drone squadrons. According to the Russian army, 44 unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted. Among them were 20 drones that were shot down by air defenses over the northwestern region of Novgorod, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced on Telegram.
First attack with ATACMS missiles
The other 24 drones were destroyed over several areas in the central and western part of Russia. The ministry did not provide any information on the damage caused by the attacks. There were also air alerts in numerous regions of Ukraine due to approaching drones.
Ukraine's first attack with ATACMS missiles on targets in Russia could lead to a further escalation of the war. As reported, the Ukrainian army attacked a Russian weapons depot in the Bryansk region with longer-range US missiles. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced that the air defenses had shot down five of six ATACMS missiles and that one missile had been damaged. The Kremlin condemned the action as proof that the West wanted to escalate the conflict. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin implemented the long-planned change to nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike.
Selensky: "If you stop helping, we will lose"
In an interview with US broadcaster Fox News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Western allies to maintain their aid. Particularly in view of the change of power in Washington, Selensky stated: "If you end (the aid), I think we will lose". Nevertheless, Ukraine will continue the fight. Although his country has its own arms industry, its production is not enough. "It will not be enough to survive," the head of state continued.
Ukraine must wait for the US decision and then make its further decisions, he said with a view to the imminent arrival of US President-elect Donald Trump in the White House in January. The leadership in Kiev fears that Trump could reduce the massive military support provided by the USA to date or stop it altogether.
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