Britain supplies new missile systems to Kiev, Russia steps up raids on eastern Ukraine

Explaining the decision to transfer the M270 MLRS systems to Ukraine, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on June 6, London’s support for the Eastern European country will change when the Russian army changes tactics.

“These highly capable multiple rocket launchers will allow our Ukrainian friends to better defend themselves against the use of long-range artillery by Russian forces,” Wallace said in a statement. flat cities”.

British authorities also revealed that they will train soldiers Ukraine using new weapons in this country. Before that, Ukrainian servicemen were also trained to operate armored vehicles in the foggy country.

The British decision was made in coordination with the US in response to Russia’s military offensive campaign in the neighboring country.

Last week, US President Joe Biden said that Washington would provide Ukraine with M142 high mobility missile systems (HIMARS), which also have a maximum range of about 80 km. Biden added that the White House had received assurances from Kiev that it would not use HIMARS to attack targets inside Russia.

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the West’s transfer of weapons to Kiev is “nothing new”. However, he warned of retaliation if the US and its allies send longer-range missiles to the HIMARS system.

Russia ramps up attacks in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops continued to concentrate their forces to encircle and attack the Donbass region, in the east of the country.

According to the Guardian newspaper, Ukrainian police on June 5 shared a video recording the destruction after Moscow forces shelled the city of Lysychansk in Luhansk, one of the two provinces of the Donbass. The video shows government buildings, apartment buildings and local roads destroyed or damaged by shelling. Russia.

Authorities said that the headquarters for the distribution of humanitarian aid in Lysychansk had been completely burned down. More than 40 people have long resided inside the building, but there are no reports of any casualties in the incident.

On the same day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky personally visit the soldiers are on duty on the eastern front of the country as well as learn about the reality of the war here.

The move took place in the context of the resumption of Russian troops air strikes on the capital Kiev of Ukraine for the first time in weeks, in the early morning of June 5. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Moscow’s Tu-95 strategic bombers fired five cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea at Kiev, destroying a railway facility used to transport grain in the eastern suburbs. Dniprovsky. The local air defense claimed to have successfully shot down a Russian missile.

NATO activates them with Finland and Sweden

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on June 5 began the two-week BALTOPS naval exercises in the Baltic Sea. The event brings together more than 7,000 marines, sailors and airmen from 16 countries, including Finland and Sweden. Despite Moscow’s warnings, two Nordic countries applied to join the US-led military alliance after Russia opened military offensive in Ukraine.

“It’s important for us, the United States and other NATO countries, to show solidarity with both Finland and Sweden in this exercise,” said US General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. express.

NATO officials also note that the BALTOPS naval exercises have been held annually since 1972 and this year are not in response to any specific threat.

Tuan Anh

Ukraine’s hope after more than 100 days of fighting with RussiaAfter more than 100 days of fighting, Ukraine is trying to withstand overwhelming Russian fire on the eastern front long enough for Western weapons to arrive and give them the necessary advantage.