A meeting in the White House with Joe Biden and talks in Congress in Washington for Volodymyr Zelensky today, Thursday, September 21st. After meeting with the President of the United States, he will speak to American senators on Capitol Hill. On this occasion, Biden is expected to announce new US military aid to Ukraine, site of the Russian invasion on February 24 last year. We read this in the Guardian, which quotes an American official on condition of anonymity.
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Meanwhile, the Abrams tanks promised by Washington to Kiev would soon be delivered to their destination, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in recent days at a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine in Germany. “I am pleased to announce that the M1 Abrams tanks previously promised to the United States will soon be in Ukraine,” Austin added.
In war news, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on his Telegram channel that an 18-year-old and a 9-year-old girl were hospitalized after Russia launched a missile attack on Kiev in the early hours of today. Five more people were injured in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district after rocket debris caused a fire at a gas station and shattered windows of a two-story building.
Several explosions were also heard in the Holosiivskyi districts of the city, and rescuers were also sent to the Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. The Air Force had previously warned that Russia had fired cruise missiles at Kiev Oblast and other regions. Explosions were also reported in Kharkiv and Rivne.
Russia also launched a missile attack on the Cherkasy region, damaging a public building. Five people were injured and at least one other person is still under the rubble. This was announced by regional governor Ihor Taburets via his official Telegram channel.
Moscow: “19 drones shot down over Crimea”
The Russian Defense Ministry said a large-scale drone attack had taken place in Russian-occupied Crimea, adding that 19 drones had been shot down so far and that explosions were heard in Novofedorivka, Saky, Yevpatoriya, Dzhankoy and Balaklava. Russian sources previously reported on Telegram about the attacks, claiming that a large number of drones hit targets across the territory. Details are still being revealed, but videos uploaded to social media show explosions and the sound of drones, while more than 20 explosions were reportedly recorded in several towns on the peninsula.
Crimea is home to a number of Russian military facilities that are increasingly under attack as Ukraine seeks to weaken Russian logistics and equipment. The Security Service of Ukraine told Ukrainska Pravda that military personnel and equipment were destroyed in attacks on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol yesterday.