8 hours agoPutin meets military generals as Russian missile hail hits Ukraine
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)But analysts have questioned Russia's ability to launch a new offensive in the Ukrainian capital, and White House spokesman John Kirby said American intelligence officials “are not looking at any indication that there is a close movement in Kiev”. Senior American defence officials told the agency [...]
Top US defence officials told Reuters news agency that Russia had been forced to use decades-old ammunition on high levels of failure while burning through its supplies.
They added that Russia's “fire pick that used its artillery and missile ammunition” could cause them to run out of reliable ammunition by early 2023.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's president, Voldymyr Zelensky, said on Saturday that energy had returned to nearly six million people after the last wave of Russian attacks to hit the country's energy grid.
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said the city subway system had resumed and the water supply had been restored.
It also posted photos on the telegram of a large Christmas tree that has been adapted to meet the restrictions of a wartime winter. The tree will be lit with power saving lamps from a generator, he said.
Energy has also been restored to the country's second city of Kharkiv, authorities said, as it remained without electricity for hours after Friday's strike wave aimed at power stations throughout the country.
Russia has launched more than 1,000 missiles and offensive fears produced by Iran since the beginning of the wave of attacks on energy infrastructure on October 10th. International leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron have said the attacks constitute a war crime.
The United Kingdom Defence Ministry says there has been a <x0 achievement” in the Russian campaign of long-range attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in recent days
