2023-08-11 13:21:51
The Russian army claimed Friday, August 11 to have struck “foreign mercenaries” in Zaporizhia, the day after a strike against a hotel that killed at least one person and injured 14 in this city in southern Ukraine.
“In the area of the city of Zaporizhia, a place of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries was hit,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.
The Russian army claims to have further “improved” its positions in Ukraine
The Russian army said on Friday that it had again “improved” its positions in northeastern Ukraine, where the offensive by Moscow troops prompted the authorities the day before to evacuate civilians, claiming to have struck “foreign mercenaries” in southern Ukraine.
“In the direction of Kupyansk, the assault units of the ‘Western’ combat groups, (…) continued their offensive operations on a broad front and improved the tactical situation,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. his daily report. The Russian forces notably improved their positions near the villages of Olchana and Perchotravnevé, in the Kharkiv region, according to the same source.
Several dozen localities in the Kharkiv region, in northeastern Ukraine, have ordered the evacuation of their inhabitants in the face of the advance of the Russian army. It had been driven out of the city of Kupiansk and its surroundings by a Ukrainian lightning counter-attack in September 2022. But for the past few weeks, it is in this area that it has gone back on the offensive, regularly claiming territorial gains.
A drone attack
The Russian army announced on Friday that it had destroyed a Ukrainian drone in western Moscow, against a backdrop of an increase in such attacks targeting the Russian capital.
“The drone was neutralized by means of electronic warfare and crashed in a forest area west of Moscow,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram, accusing “the Kiev regime”. The mayor of Moscow had, for his part, specified earlier that the aircraft had crashed “without causing significant damage”.
Biden calls for an additional $13 billion for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden asked Congress on August 10 to vote in additional aid of $ 13 billion for military spending related to Ukraine, according to a letter from the White House Budget Office (OMB). The Biden administration has also requested additional financial aid of $8.5 billion for economic, humanitarian and security assistance, intended for Ukraine but also for other countries affected by the conflict.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised in a statement the “strong bipartisan support in the Senate” for, in addition to several US domestic issues, “supporting our partners in Ukraine”. This request from the Biden administration “should send a clear signal to Vladimir Putin, the Chinese government and others of the resolve of the United States when it comes to defending democracy around the world,” he said. -he adds.
Two killed in bombing in Russia
Two people were killed and two others injured on August 10 by a Ukrainian bombardment in the Russian region of Briansk, bordering Ukraine, announced its governor, Alexander Bogomaz. “Unfortunately, another man died from injuries received during the bombardment of the village of Tchaoussy,” he said on Telegram. “Currently, two civilians have died as a result of the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces,” he said.
According to him, two other residents, “a woman and a man”, also “suffered more or less serious injuries”. “They are receiving all the necessary medical care,” the regional governor said in his statement. The Bryansk region is regularly targeted by long-range strikes by the kyiv army or drone incursions from Ukrainian territory.
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