New Russian attack in Donetsk. “If anyone in the world is still trying to come to terms with something Russian, it means turning a blind eye to reality. The boldness of evil. The audacity of evil. Absolute inhumanity. At that moment, the artillery of Russian terrorists killed 17 people in the city.” from Kostiantynivka, Donetsk. An ordinary market. Businesses. A pharmacy. People who have done nothing wrong. Many injured. Unfortunately, the number of victims and injuries could increase.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on Telegram, adding that “this Russian evil must be defeated as quickly as possible.” A child is among at least 16 victims of the Russian attack on the market in the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported this on his Telegram channel. In addition to the deaths, 20 injuries have already been counted, and the number is likely to rise. “Terrible Russian terrorist attack in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.” The market bombing killed 16 people, including a child. “At least 20 people were injured,” Shmyal wrote.
Blinken surprises Kyiv
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is making a surprise visit to Kiev today, has announced a billion dollars in aid to Ukraine: this was announced by a State Department official. The new aid package, according to the Foreign Ministry spokesman, will be aimed at improving air defense and strengthening the armed forces to break through the Russians’ “really powerful defense lines,” RBC-Ukraine reports. This is the first trip by a senior US official to the capital since the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Blinken visited Kyiv for the first time with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in April 2022 after the liberation of the Kyiv region. The second visit to Kyiv took place in September 2022 during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. The Portal news agency reports on its website that Blinken is expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, as well as other senior officials and civil society figures. A US State Department official told Portal that Blinken would discuss the Ukrainian counteroffensive before winter, as well as the military’s needs and strengthening the energy sector. “I think the most important thing is to get a real assessment from the Ukrainians themselves. We want to see and hear how they will behave in the coming weeks,” the official said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kiev is confirmation that the US wants to continue the war “to the last Ukrainian.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, citing Russian authorities.
Bucharest admits “parts of Russian drones crashed in Romania”
Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar said today that during a recent attack by Moscow troops on a Ukrainian port on the Danube, fragments of a Russian drone fell into the territory of Romania, a NATO country. He did this in statements to the Romanian broadcaster Antena 3. In recent days, the Bucharest Ministry of Defense itself had flatly denied the news again spread by Kiev about the crash of parts of the Russian drone on Romanian territory. And Romanian President Klaus Iohannis also denied it yesterday.
The crash of Russian drone fragments on the territory of Romania “is a completely unacceptable situation that represents a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a NATO-allied state.” This was stated by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis after the Bucharest Ministry of Defense admitted that parts of a Moscow drone had been found on the country’s soil. Yesterday, the President initially stated that “neither a drone nor any part of this device has reached the territory of Romania,” denying news from Kiev to this effect. “If the components were confirmed to belong to a Russian drone, this situation would be unacceptable and would represent a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a state that is part of NATO,” said Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, as reported the Romanian Roma Agency. “We remain vigilant and in constant contact with the other NATO allies,” the president added, emphasizing that Romania, as a member country of the Atlantic Alliance, “has very strong security guarantees, the strongest in our history.”.
“Romanian authorities have confirmed the discovery of debris, possibly from a drone, on Romanian territory near the border with Ukraine. The Romanian authorities are investigating the incident. Romania informed NATO allies of this incident during today’s meeting The North Atlantic Council and its allies expressed strong solidarity with Romania“. This was stated by NATO spokesman Dylan White.
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