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The war, which started with the Russian attack on Ukraine from three sides on February 24, continues in the east of the country. Despite Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s ‘we will strike’ warning, Russia took action after the US announced the new aid package. The Ministry of Defense announced the targets hit one by one. Here are the latest developments from the Ukraine war…
that cost thousands of lives Ukraine While the war continues at full speed, the West RussiaWhile imposing sanctions on Turkey, it also provides arms aid to Kiev.
in the aid of weapons Lion share of the USA. The Washington administration has sent billions of dollars in weapons to the country since the beginning of the war.
Many Ukrainian attacks are carried out with these weapons. Russia, on the other hand, warns the West at every opportunity to prevent aid.
The last warning came from Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Stating that the West entered a “proxy war” with Russia by providing weapons to Ukraine, Lavrov stated that Russia would target these weapons.
The Russian minister had almost intimidated him with the statement that ‘These weapons will be a legitimate target for Russia’s army acting under a special mission’.
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Despite these warnings, the USA recently announced a new 3 billion dollar weapon aid, and Russia responded.
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region prepare the multiple rocket launcher system for combat… (Photo: AFP)
According to the news in Al Jazeera, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the US-made HIMARSs were targeted.
In the statement, it was stated that a large ammunition depot containing US-made HIMARS rocket systems and M777 Howitzer shells was destroyed in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
Russian authorities also announced that it shot down a MiG-29 aircraft in the Donetsk region, and six missile and artillery arsenals in the Donetsk, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions were destroyed.
on the other hand Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that the war launched by Russia in Ukraine could last for years.
Speaking to the weekly Bild Am Sonntag newspaper published in Germany, Baerbock said that his phone rang at 04.30 on the morning of February 24, and that he learned that Russia had started a war in Ukraine, and that he immediately went to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Baerbock said, ‘The war is not in sight, is it?’ He answered the question as follows:
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‘Unfortunately not at the moment. We must all be prepared for this war to last for years. Unfortunately, the Russian government has not given up on the idea of forcing Ukraine and its people to submit. Despite all the suffering, it is a fact that the Russian President’s spree to take over Ukraine in a short time was futile. Thanks to the courage of the Ukrainians and the international assistance of arms, the dreams of victory of the Russian soldiers were dashed. We will do everything possible so that their dream does not come true.’
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Asked about how to achieve a ceasefire, Baerbock said, ‘It’s very simple. With Putin stopping the bombing of innocent people and withdrawing their tanks. Putin can always give this order. attacking Ukraine. He can stop it at any time. “It can end people’s suffering,” he said.
‘GUN AID WILL CONTINUE’
Foreign Minister Baerbock said that Crimea, which Russia annexed in violation of international law in 2014, still belongs to Ukraine.
‘Is this Putin’s or Russia’s war?’ To the question, ‘This is Putin’s war because he cannot rule democratically. There had already been uprisings against such a war, since it also harmed its own people in a democratic country. But whoever opposes and reacts in Russia has been arrested and imprisoned for years.
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Emphasizing that Germany has sided with Ukraine from the very beginning, Baerbock said that they will continue to provide weapons assistance together with other allies as much as they can.
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