The United States and Britain have both warned of new arms shipments from Iran to Russia. Washington immediately announced new sanctions against Moscow. In addition to ballistic missiles, Russia will also receive drones from Iran – the energy infrastructure in Ukraine has recently been attacked and badly damaged with these types of drones. Because of this damage, the Ukrainians must be prepared for a harsh winter with many power cuts.
The US government warns of increasing Iranian support for the Russian army and therefore announces new sanctions. “We are imposing costs on the actors involved in the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia for use in Ukraine,” National Security Council communications director John Kirby said Friday. According to the US government, the sanctions are aimed at the Russian air and space forces, a state center for unmanned aerial vehicles and the leadership of military transport aviation. 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, for example.
“Russia is now trying to acquire more weapons, including hundreds of ballistic missiles. In return, Russia is offering Iran an unprecedented level of military and technical support,” British UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward said in New York on Friday. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in London that Iran is now one of Russia’s biggest military supporters. “Through these dirty deals, the Iranian regime sent hundreds of drones to Russia, which were used to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and kill civilians.” Moscow, in turn, provides military and technical support to the regime in Tehran.
With the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has brought “hell under the Russian flag” into the country, according to the head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The situation is “very difficult”, especially in the frontline areas of the Donbass in eastern Ukraine, Zelensky said in his daily video address on Friday evening. He mentioned the foci of Bakhmut, Soledar and Kremnina. In these areas “there has been no living space unscathed by shells for a long time”.
In addition, the city of Bakhmut was destroyed by the occupying forces. “Another Donbass city turned into a burnt ruin by the Russian army,” Zelenskyy said. His adviser Mykhailo Podoliak had previously described the situation around Bakhmut as “hell on earth” from a Ukrainian point of view.
Away from what is happening at the front, Ukraine continues to work to one day make Russia legally responsible for the invasion and its consequences. “We feel supported by states, but also by international organizations and human rights institutions,” Zelenskyj said. Kiev has offered Britain a leading role in efforts to create a special court modeled on the Nuremberg Tribunal.
People can expect power outages all winter due to the Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid. Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal said this on Friday during a cabinet meeting in Kiev. Although the situation is currently “under control”, there are still shortcomings in the power supply due to the damage. “All thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the country have been damaged.” In addition, approximately 40 percent of the high-voltage grid systems were damaged to varying degrees. “Therefore, power supply constraints are still significant in most regions.”
“Let’s face it, this winter we will be constantly living in conditions of limited electricity consumption,” he said, according to the state agency Unian. The Russian missile strikes in recent weeks have targeted the entire energy infrastructure of Ukraine. This caused the power supply to collapse in large parts of the country. We have now succeeded in providing the population with electricity at least per hour.
The US government is giving Ukraine extra military aid worth 275 million dollars (almost 261 million euros). The Pentagon announced on Friday that the package would contain several US missile launchers, anti-drone equipment, medical equipment and generators. The support comes from US equities. Thus, U.S. military aid to Kiev totals $20 billion since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in early 2021.
Human rights activists from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus will receive the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the town hall of the Norwegian capital Oslo (from 1 p.m.). The Center for Civil Liberties will receive the prize together with the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the imprisoned Belarusian human rights lawyer Ales Byalyatsky, whose prize will be awarded to his wife Natalya Pinchuk. In view of the Russian offensive war against Ukraine and the situation in Belarus, experts also saw this as a signal to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and other autocrats in the world. (sda/dpa)
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