The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues today, Thursday, as units of the Russian army are trying to do Expand control and hit the positions of the Ukrainian forceswhile Kiev continues to repel Russian attacks in an attempt to advance and recapture some of its lands, with the military support of the West.
In the latest developments on the ground, Ukrainian reports reported hearing explosions in Mykolaiv and activating the air alert. On Thursday, the Ukrainian army tightened the snare around the Russian forces occupying the southern city of Kherson.
In Kherson, the Moscow-appointed administration has begun evacuating the city that controls the only land route to Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014, as well as the mouth of the Dnipro River.
The crisis of the rallies used to hit Ukrainian cities continues The speech of the moment in political forumsUkraine and Western powers accuse Iran of providing Russia with demonstrations to hit targets inside Ukraine, while Moscow and Tehran deny it.
In recent days, Russia has stepped up its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s electricity and water supply infrastructure.
In this regard, an informed source revealed to Russian media that the Russian military has so far used several hundred of what he called “lingering” home-made ammunition (suicide drones) in Ukraine.
“Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the Russian army has already used several hundred home-made ammunition. We are talking about Cube and two types of Lancet drones,” the source said.
Russian demonstrations, citing Russian media
“Russian suicide planes demonstrate high efficiency in destroying Ukrainian forces’ anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as various types of radar stations, including anti-battery combat stations and Ukrainian air defense system radars,” he added.
Ukraine reported weeks ago that Russia has launched attacks with Iranian Shahed-136 drones, whose warheads explode in suicide landings, and Kiev has severed ties with Tehran.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: Ukrainian forces shot down 233 Iranian-made drones Within a month, he indicated that the Ukrainian army was working to protect Ukrainian airspace and ensure its safety.
The United States says supplying Iran’s warplanes to Russia violates UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in 2015, which sponsored a nuclear deal that is now in ruins.
US State Department spokesman Vidant Patel said Wednesday that “Iran’s supply of these specific types of drones to Russia is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and a Security Council issue. of the United Nations”.
and asked The United States, France and Great Britain held this session Although Russia has a veto in the UN Security Council and can therefore overrule any decision that might be issued by the Council.
Moscow and Tehran denied the UN on Wednesday that the marches used by Russia to launch attacks in Ukraine are Iranian, accused by Kiev and its Western allies, led by the European Union, which is preparing to impose sanctions on Tehran because of these planes .
And in the wake A closed-door session of the United Nations Security Council was held on Wednesday Over the course of two hours, at the request of the United States, France and Great Britain, to discuss the issue of Iranian marches, the Russian Deputy Ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, and the Iranian Ambassador, Amir Saeed Irwani, took turns talking with the reporters. at the council door.
With a tone full of irony, the Russian diplomat criticized “unfounded accusations, conspiracy theories and the failure to present evidence to the Security Council”.
Polyansky stressed that the drones “used by the Russian military in Ukraine were manufactured in Russia” and therefore have no connection with Iran.
In turn, the Iranian ambassador has rejected the accusations made against his country of having provided Russia with military marches, considering them “without foundation and substance”. Irawani reiterated that the Islamic Republic wants a “peaceful solution” to the conflict in Ukraine.
