“The fact that Denmark has decided to donate 19 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine leads to an escalation of the conflict”said Vladimir Barbin, Russian ambassador in Copenhagen, in a press release sent to AFP. “By entrenching itself behind the idea that Ukraine must determine the terms of peace itself, Denmark seeks, through words and deeds, to leave Ukraine no choice but to continue the confrontation. military with Russia”says the ambassador. Follow in our direct the latest information relating to the war in Ukraine.
“Russia is going to lose this war.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting Denmark, said Monday, August 21, in Copenhagen, to be convinced that Russia will lose the war. “Today we are convinced that Russia will lose this war”he launched in front of the crowd gathered near the Parliament, while Denmark announced the upcoming delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. These planes, promised by Denmark will be delivered gradually to kyiv: six towards the end of the year, eight next year and five the following year, according to the Danish Prime Minister.
Ukraine recaptured 3 km2 from the Russian forces in one week. Near Bakhmout, in the occupied east of the country, the Ukrainian army is eating away at the area occupied by Russia. But on the southern front, there was no “significant change”, announced Monday, August 21 the Deputy Minister of Defense.
Two Ukrainian drone attacks. Russia thwarted two new Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region on Monday morning, which did not cause any casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. Around 6:50 a.m. local time (5:50 a.m. in France), an attempt by kyiv to drive “a terrorist attack [au moyen d’un] unmanned aerial vehicle (…) was foiled”said the ministry on the social network Telegram. Another one “terrorist attack of the kyiv regime” was foiled at 8:16 a.m. (5:16 GMT) as Russian air defense shot down a drone in the Istra district, also in the Moscow region, northwest of the Russian capital, according to the same source.