Conflict in real time
Ukraine
Usa: fears about the request for cluster bombs
The Biden administration has “concerns” about Kiev’s demand for cluster bombs, weapons that are banned by more than 100 countries (excluding the US) but which Russia is using in the Ukrainian conflict. “Based on our policy, we have concerns about the use of this type of ammunition,” the US national security spokesman said.
Russian rocket attack on Sumy Oblast, heavy damage
Russian troops launched a rocket attack on residential infrastructure in Sumy Oblast’s Velykopysarivska community last night, according to regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky. According to the Kyiv Independent which released the news, the governor reported “serious damage” to civilian infrastructure. During the day, Russian forces also shelled border settlements in the region 48 times with mortar fire. The previous day, Russian forces attacked the region 55 times.
Pentagon: Russia is expanding nuclear arsenal
Russia is “expanding” and “modernizing” its nuclear arsenal. This was supported by the US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, quoted by the New York Times. The head of the Pentagon, speaking at the US air force base in Nebraska, added that Moscow has continued to enrich its stockpiles of nuclear weapons, which according to experts amounts to six thousand warheads. That number, military sources quoted by the New York newspaper say, is enough to destroy the world many times over.
