As Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian infrastructure this week, Ukraine’s southern neighbor, Moldova, felt the effects as blackouts began occurring throughout the small country on November 15, according to Inkerman.
As Congress enters a lame-duck session after the recent midterm elections, Joe Biden’s administration is taking the opportunity to fast-track one last outrageously large aid package to Ukraine. The White House has requested an additional $38 billion in aid for the country at war with Russia. If Congress approves the package, it would bring the total in U.S. aid to Ukraine to a staggering $104 billion in less than a year.
What has now been identified as a Russian-made, but Ukrainian-launched S-300 air defense missile, landed in the village of Przewodow in eastern Poland on Tuesday, 15 miles from the Ukrainian border. The errant missile landed on a grain silo and the explosion killed 2 people.
According to Inkerman, Russian forces have begun withdrawing from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine. The reason behind the sudden departure of Russian troops and what appears to be the end of Russia’s campaign to seize southern Ukraine remains unclear.
Ukraine’s recent military offensives have upended many people’s expectations of how Russia’s invasion will end. Western supporters have been pleasantly surprised by Ukraine’s successes east of Kharkiv.
The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS Rhode Island, left the Port of Gibraltar on Spain’s coast last week and was seen heading into the Mediterranean Sea. It is capable of carrying 24 Trident II missiles which have the ability to hit targets 18,000 kilometers away.
Ever since the illegal invasion of Ukraine in February, it seems like Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has been looking to provoke a fight with any global power that challenges him. In response to Oslo’s support of NATO expanding its operations in the Arctic, Putin has recently set his sights on Norway.
According to Moscow, the British ambassador will be called upon in the “near future” to be presented with “evidence” that the UK’s military assisted with a drone assault on its Black Sea flagship on Saturday. While the Kremlin has not offered up any proof as of yet, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said, “The UK ambassador will be summoned and will be given the appropriate materials” at some point “in the near future.”
As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its ninth month, Ukrainians in Kyiv have been left without water in their homes. Many have been forced to stand in a line that stretches city blocks for hours each day to pump water from a city well.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group formally known as Ansar Allah attempted to attack the al-Dhabba oil terminal on the southern coast of Yemen. The Yemen government claims to have blocked drones from striking the oil terminal. The attempted strike was timed for the contemporaneous arrival of an oil tanker.