At the 719th day of the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force said it had destroyed 14 of the 17 drones launched by Russia overnight and one Kh-59 cruise missile. He also said Russia launched long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles, but did not say how many or whether they hit any targets.
US President Joe Biden described “scary and dangerous” his predecessor Donald Trump’s comments downplaying commitments to NATO and warned that the former president is trying to give Russian leader Vladimir Putin “the green light for more war.” and violence”.
Biden said this after Trump’s speech on Saturday that he could “encourage” Russia to attack members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that do not meet their financial obligations.
On the eve of a third year of war, the Ukrainian army, devastated by a fruitless counteroffensive, finds itself on the defensive, facing a frozen front and more numerous and better-armed Russians.