Ukraine has said its aerial defence units had detected half a dozen balloons, apparently launched by Russia, over the capital Kyiv and shot most of them down.
UKRAINE HAS SAID its aerial defence units had detected half a dozen balloons, apparently launched by Russia, over the capital Kyiv and shot most of them down.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said that Russia uses balloons to exhaust Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles.“Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that these devices can conduct some kind of surveillance, so it is important to see what they are and understand them.” ‘Fortress Bakhmut’ Earlier today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation near the east town of Bakhmut was the “most difficult” on the front line, but Ukrainian troops were holding back Russia’s advances.
The Swedish prime minister said Stockholm would continue to “provide as much support as possible politically” to Ukraine. Moscow’s nearly year-long all-out invasion of its neighbour has seen a string of European allies commit to spending billions more on their armed forces. Valeria Mongelli / PA NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference following a meeting of NATO Defence ministers in Brussels. Valeria Mongelli / PA / PA“The two percent is okay, but we must also guarantee that we have some flexibility because the countries are different,” said Luxembourg’s Defence Minister Francois Bausch.
Across the alliance spending has increased, but despite pressure from the United States for European members to spend more, as of last year only nine of the 30 allies were estimated to have made the grade.At one end were the “increasers”, such as the Baltic states and Poland, closer in proximity to Russia and pushing for a more ambitious level such as 2.5%.
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