Moscow airports have temporarily suspended operations, apparently due to drone sightings. The US has approved the sale of military helicopters to Poland. All developments in the live blog.
According to British estimates, a Russian long-range bomber was destroyed in an attack on a Russian military airfield. It was a Tupolev Tu-22M3 (NATO code: Backfire) machine that would fire inaccurate Ch-22 Burya (NATO: AS-4 Kitchen) cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets, the statement said British Ministry of Defense on Tuesday.
“This is at least the third successful attack on a long-range airfield, which again raises questions about Russia’s ability to protect strategic locations deep inland,” the UK ministry said.
The British Ministry referred to the Russian statement that the attack was flown by a “helicopter-like drone”. “If true, it underscores the assessment that some drone strikes on Russian military targets are being launched from Russian territory,” it said in London. Because such drones would not have enough range to reach Solzy if they were launched outside of Russia.
According to media reports, a rocket hit the city of Krivyi Rih in south-eastern Ukraine. The Russian missile damaged about 20 small houses, local authorities said. A man was slightly injured. The information could not be independently verified.
According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, the crew of a Russian fighter jet destroyed a reconnaissance boat belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces near Russian gas production facilities in the Black Sea. The ministry reported this on Telegram in the morning. The fighter jet was a “Su-30” machine. The information could not be independently verified.
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Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
Pro Asyl has called for the protection status of around four million Ukrainian war refugees in the European Union to be extended. “Anything other than an extension of the temporary protection for people who have fled Ukraine would be absurd in view of the development of the war,” the refugee aid organization told the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. “The EU interior ministers must now officially make this decision as quickly as possible so that people have more security and the authorities can prepare accordingly,” it said.
According to Russian reports, Ukrainian drones have again been shot down near Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two drones were destroyed over the city of Krasnogorsk and the settlement of Chastsy. A Reuters news agency journalist who is near Chastsy said she heard four explosions after three in the morning (01:00 GMT).
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
All Moscow airports temporarily suspended or delayed take-offs and landings during the night. This was reported by the Russian state news agency Tass, citing the aviation services. The airports Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo were affected. The last two resumed air traffic after a short break. Vnukovo remained closed for the time being. The reason for the suspension of flight operations was initially unclear. According to its own statements, the Russian capital has recently become the target of Ukrainian drone attacks. Air traffic was therefore repeatedly restricted.
The US State Department has approved the sale of military helicopters to Poland, which the EU and NATO country intends to use to strengthen its army. The estimated cost of the 96 helicopters and the associated equipment was 12 billion US dollars (around 11 billion euros), said the responsible US authority, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The arms deal will improve the security of the NATO ally and increase Poland’s ability to counter current and future threats, the statement said. Warsaw had applied to the United States to buy the combat helicopters last year. Poland feels threatened by Russia and is massively rearming. This year it wants to spend four percent of its economic output on defense.
According to media reports, the city of Zaporizhia in south-eastern Ukraine was attacked during the night with Shahed drones. Explosions could be heard in the area. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force told Telegram that a group of attack drones had been spotted near the city. An air alert was therefore declared in the region. The information cannot be independently verified at this time. So far there is no information about possible damage or injuries. In the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Moscow has repeatedly used Iranian-made drones.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
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