Ukrainian Medic Tells U.s. Congress About The ‘Hell’ Of Russian Captivity; Putin Acknowledges China Pressure

  • Posted on September 16, 2022
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Russian forces have targeted a dam on the Inhulets River near Kryvyi Rih — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city — with eight cruise missiles, according to Ukrainian officials, leading to flooding in parts of the city and residents being evacuated.Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, said on Telegram last night that Russian missiles had hit a “very large hydrotechnical structure,” widely reported as a dam near the city. Rising water levels on the river led a city official to ask residents to leave parts of the city.In other news overnight, Zelenskyy was involved in a car accident, the president’s office said late last night, but was unhurt in the incident that took place in Kyiv.Presidential Press Secretary Serhii Nykyforov said last night that “a car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles” and that law enforcement officers would “find out all the circumstances of the accident.”Earlier on Wednesday, he said the country’s armed forces were moving forward “towards victory” as he praised the return of the Ukrainian flag to recaptured territory.The Biden Administration has approved another arms package worth $600 million to further assist Ukraine in its ongoing battle against Russia, according to the Department of Defense.The package is said to include additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery rounds, vehicles, and counter-unmanned aerial systems, among other equipment.It marks the 21st drawdown of equipment from Department of Defense inventories since August last year.So far, Washington has sent more than $15.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.Germany will supply two more multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.“We have decided to deliver two more MARS II multiple rocket launchers including 200 rockets to Ukraine,” she told a Bundeswehr conference.The training of Ukrainian operators was expected to start in September, she said.“On top of this, we will send 50 Dingo armored personnel carriers to Ukraine,” Lambrecht announced, referring to an armored vehicle that the German military extensively used during NATO’s military operation in Afghanistan.She also said a deal on a circle swap of infantry fighting vehicles with Greece and Ukraine was almost completed, meaning Germany would soon hand over 40 Marder IFVs to Greece while Greece, in turn, would pass on 40 of its Soviet-built BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine.cnbc.com

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