Russia is said to have ordered hundreds of Iranian drones

Poland still wants to accept the German anti-aircraft offer

Two weeks ago, German Defense Minister Lambrecht proposed moving the patriots to Poland. Her Polish colleague Blaszczak initially accepted the offer. A day later, however, he surprisingly proposed to station German anti-aircraft guns on Ukrainian territory instead of Poland. This caused resentment in Berlin.

“After speaking with the German Defense Ministry, I was disappointed with the decision to refuse aid to Ukraine. Deploying patriots in Western Ukraine would increase the security of Poles and Ukrainians,” Blaszczak wrote on Twitter. They are therefore busy stationing the Patriots in Poland.

Visit near the front: Zelenskyy thanks the Ukrainian armed forces

During a visit to the front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked his soldiers for defending their country under the most difficult conditions. During his stay in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, he also presented awards to those soldiers who were deployed in the “most dangerous and responsible” places, Zelenskyj says in a video he published on Telegram after his return to Kiev. He was also in the Kharkiv region and met with doctors treating wounded fighters.

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Ukraine is demanding more help with defense and energy supplies

Given the devastating effects of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kiev has turned to Western countries for help. “Russia is trying to leave more than 30 million Ukrainians without heating, light and water,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told newspapers of media group Funke on Wednesday. “The Russians are losing on the battlefield and are therefore desperately trying to plunge Ukraine into darkness.” Schmyhal requested additional air defense and anti-missile systems as well as assistance in repairing damaged power plants.

Since October, Russia’s missile strikes have severely damaged Ukraine’s energy supply. Millions of people sometimes have limited access to electricity. The supply of water and heat is also difficult in many places.

Russia would order hundreds of missiles and drones from Iran

Russia has again ordered hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles from Iran, according to diplomats. “We know that Iran intends to significantly increase its deliveries of unmanned missiles and missiles to Russia,” the German news agency said in circles at the United Nations in New York. Moscow wants to combat the dire shortage of military supplies. There are several hundred projectiles and hundreds of drones. “I don’t think they’ve shipped yet, but they’re definitely on the order books,” New York said.

According to consistent reports, Iran had already sent drones to Russia in August, which can be used to attack military objects such as radar systems and artillery. A few weeks later, Russian forces repeatedly attacked targets in Ukraine with Iranian kamikaze drones, crashing into their target at high speed and causing extensive damage.

Frontex: constant number of entries and exits at the border with Ukraine

After the heavy Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy supply, the EU border control agency Frontex has not noticed any significant change in border traffic so far. Last week, 229,542 people entered an EU country from Ukraine, Frontex announced on Twitter on Tuesday. In the same period, 208,988 people crossed the border from an EU country to Ukraine. Comparative figures from the previous weeks were initially not immediately available. (sda/dpa)