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Vladimir Putin has threatened to hit Kyiv with “all of the technique of destruction at Russia’s disposal” if Ukraine receives nuclear weapons from the US.
The Russian chief was responding to a New York Occasions report quoting unidentified officers as suggesting Joe Biden may give Ukraine nuclear weapons earlier than he exits workplace in January.
“On this case, we are going to settle for and use all the pieces, I wish to emphasise this, particularly all of the technique of destruction at Russia’s disposal,” Putin stated in Kazakhstan.
He additionally threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Moscow’s new intermediate-range ballistic missile, vowing to answer using Western-supplied missiles by Ukraine.
It comes after Russia launched an enormous assault on power infrastructure throughout Ukraine that left no less than a million folks with out energy.
Russia’s second large assault on Ukraine’s power grid this month induced widespread harm to power and different important infrastructure and left many combating blackouts, together with in Kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia used cruise missiles with cluster munitions in Thursday’s assault, calling it a “vile escalation”.
Russia assaults Ukraine with 132 drones, 88 downed in a single day
Russia launched 132 drones to assault the nation in a single day, Ukraine’s air pressure stated in an early morning replace.
Of the 132 drones, 88 drones have been downed by the air pressure, 41 have been “misplaced”, doubtless on account of digital warfare, and one drone returned to the Russian territory, in accordance with the assertion on Telegram.
That is the second-highest variety of drones fired by Russia on Ukraine this week. On Wednesday, Russia attacked Ukraine with no less than 188 drones.
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 07:24
Presidential aide says Ukraine able to host second peace summit quickly
Ukraine is able to host a second international summit geared toward ending Russia’s invasion within the “nearest future”, the Ukrainian president’s chief of workers Andriy Yermak stated on Thursday, native media retailers reported.
Ukraine held its first “peace summit” in Switzerland in June, bringing collectively over 90 international locations to draft a decision based mostly on Ukraine’s proposed circumstances to finish the battle.
Nevertheless Russia was not invited to that summit and dismissed its deliberations as meaningless with out Moscow’s participation. It has additionally stated it could not participate in any follow-up summit organised by Ukraine.
“Because of energetic work with our companions, a joint peace framework has already been developed, which can develop into the premise for the Second Peace Summit, and Ukraine is able to maintain it within the close to future,” Yermak instructed a convention, in accordance with Ukrainian media.
China additionally stayed away from the June summit, whereas different main non-Western powers together with India, Saudi Arabia and Mexico withheld their signatures from the summit communique, underlining the diplomatic problem Kyiv faces in marshalling broader international assist for its trigger past its Western allies.
Jabed Ahmed29 November 2024 07:00
Russian ‘oil depot’ on hearth in Rostov after Ukrainian drone assault
A serious hearth broke out at an industrial facility in Russia’s Rostov border area this morning after the world got here below a Ukrainian drone assault, officers stated, with media stories indicating the goal was an oil depot.
Ukrainian forces had launched a “huge assault” and no less than 30 drones have been downed or destroyed by Russian air defences, appearing governor Yuriy Slyusar stated.
He later confirmed a “main hearth at an industrial facility” within the area’s Kamensky district, with greater than 100 emergency staff on the scene.
The Kyiv Unbiased has reported a big hearth at an oil depot in Rostov Oblast in a single day, citing native media.
Giant clouds of smoke have been seen over the FDKU Atlas oil depot within the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky District of Rostov oblast, it stated.
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 06:46
Putin stuffed with reward for ‘clever and skilled’ Trump after election victory
The Russian president additionally counseled the US president-elect as a “actual man” after an assassination try throughout a marketing campaign rally in July.
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 06:28
Putin says harm from U.S.-made ATACMS strikes on Russia was minimal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia suffered solely minimal harm from Ukrainian strikes on its territory utilizing longer-range US-made ATACMS.
Putin was talking in Astana, Kazakhstan, following a summit with leaders of a safety alliance of ex-Soviet international locations.
Jabed Ahmed29 November 2024 06:00
Buildings in Kyiv hit as Ukraine downs Russian drones in a single day
Fragments from downed Russian drones struck buildings in two Kyiv districts and injured one particular person late final night time, officers stated.
Emergency companies confirmed footage of rubble strewn about inside and outdoors a pediatric clinic within the metropolis’s Dniprovskyi district on the east financial institution of the Dnipro River.
A safety guard on the facility was taken to hospital. Adjoining buildings additionally suffered harm.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated drone fragments had struck an infrastructure website within the Sviatoshynskyi district on the west financial institution of the river.
An air raid alert remained in impact within the capital greater than an hour after it was declared.
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 05:08
Putin says Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if Ukraine obtained nuclear weapons
President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal in opposition to Ukraine if Kyiv have been to accumulate nuclear arms.
The New York Occasions reported final week that some unidentified Western officers had instructed US President Joe Biden may give Ukraine nuclear weapons earlier than he leaves workplace.
“If the nation which we’re basically at battle with now turns into a nuclear energy, what will we do? On this case, we are going to use all, I wish to emphasize this, exactly all technique of destruction accessible to Russia. Every thing: we is not going to permit it. We’ll be watching their each transfer”, Putin stated throughout a press convention in Astana, Kazakhstan.
“If formally somebody have been to switch one thing, then that will imply a violation of all of the non-proliferation commitments they’ve made,” Putin stated.
Putin additionally stated it was virtually unattainable for Ukraine to provide a nuclear weapon, however that it would be capable of make some form of “soiled bomb”, a traditional bomb laced with radioactive materials to be able to unfold contamination. In that case, Russia would reply appropriately, he stated.
Russia has repeatedly stated, with out offering proof, that Ukraine may use such a tool.
Jabed Ahmed29 November 2024 05:00
Why is Russia concentrating on Ukraine’s power grid with missile assaults?
Explosions have been heard throughout the nation as harm to the power and different important infrastructure was reported by officers in cities within the west, south and centre of the nation.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia used cruise missiles with cluster munitions in Thursday’s assault, calling it a “vile escalation”.
“Vitality infrastructure is as soon as once more focused by the enemy’s huge strike,” Ukrainian power minister Herman Halushchenko stated on Fb.
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 04:58
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 04:31
Biden says Russia’s aerial assault in opposition to Ukraine is ‘outrageous’
Russia’s in a single day aerial assault in opposition to Ukraine on Wednesday is “outrageous”, Joe Biden has stated, calling it a reminder of the urgency and significance of supporting the Ukrainian folks.
“Russia continues to underestimate the bravery, resilience, and dedication of the Ukrainian folks. The USA stands with greater than 50 international locations in assist of Ukraine and its struggle for freedom,” Mr Biden stated in a press release launched by the White Home.
Russia unleashed its second large assault on Ukraine’s power infrastructure this month, triggering deep energy cuts throughout the nation yesterday.
President Vladimir Putin stated Moscow had struck in response to Ukraine’s strikes on Russian territory with US medium-range ATACMS missiles. He stated Russia’s future targets may embrace “decision-making centres” in Kyiv
Arpan Rai29 November 2024 04:22
