Russian assaults on Bakhmout diminishing

Cover image: On the outskirts of Bakhmout, Ukraine, March 10, 2023. LAURENT VAN DER STOCKT FOR “THE WORLD”

• American aircraft will continue to fly “where international law permits”, assured the American Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, the day after the interception of an American drone over the Black Sea by Russian planes. He had previously interviewed by telephone with his Russian counterpartSergei Shoigu, who estimated on Wednesday that one of the causes of the incident was the ” reinforcement “ American spy operations.
• Russian authorities will try to find the American Reaper MQ-9 drone which sank in the Black Sea on Tuesday, after an incident for which Washington attributed the responsibility to the Russian air force, announced the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev. According to him, the incident proves that the United States “directly participate (…) at war “.
• Nine countries have so far pledged to supply a total of more than 150 Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineMr. Austin also announced during a videoconference meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said ” optimistic “ after this meeting.
• The Russian Ministry of Defense will launch the 1^is April a new campaign to recruit 400,000 professional soldiers, reports the Russian-speaking service of Radio Free Europe-Radio Libertyciting several regional news outlets.
• Russia, China and Iran have started joint naval maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman which will last until March 19, According to the Chinese Ministry of Defense.

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