The head of American diplomacy accused Thursday, August 3, Russia of using the Black Sea grain agreement, from which it withdrew in July, to make “blackmail”. Antony Blinken was speaking in New York before the UN Security Council, of which the United States took over the monthly presidency on Tuesday. He also denounced the“assault” from Moscow on “the global food system” and declared that “Hunger must not be turned into a weapon of war”. Follow our live.
Germany rules out delivering long-range missiles to kyiv. A decision on the Taurus, air-to-ground cruise missiles with a range of over 500 km, “is not a priority”said Boris Pistorius, German Defense Minister. Following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, France announced in July the delivery to Ukraine of Franco-British long-range Scalp missiles.
Russia claims to have destroyed seven Ukrainian drones on its soil. These machines were in the Kaluga region, less than 200 km from Moscow. For several weeks, attacks of this type targeting the Russian capital have multiplied. The incident did not “of victims, nor of damage”has also assured the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine says it shot down about 15 drones launched at kyiv. The Ukrainian air defense shot down, in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, about fifteen explosive drones “Shahed” which were heading towards kyiv, announced the head of the military administration of the capital. “According to the information available at the moment, there has been no casualty or damage in the capital”, he added. The air alert, the 820ᵉ in kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, lasted three hours.
More than 230,000 Russian soldiers recruited since the beginning of the year. “From January 1 to August 3 (…), more than 231,000 people were accepted under contract”, said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, on Thursday. He did not specify what period of training these recruits need before joining the units on the front.
2023-08-03 17:51:47
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