Putin confirms that Russian weapons show great effectiveness

Ukraine continues to penetrate east.. 3 regions are organizing a referendum to join Russia

One of the bridges destroyed in the battles in the Kharkiv region.

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Ukraine announced that its forces continued to penetrate east into the territories from which Russian forces had recently withdrawn, while Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russian weapons were showing great effectiveness in Ukraine, and the Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson regions announced dates for a referendum on joining Russia this month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he is now focusing on the speed with which his country's forces are moving, noting that in his upcoming video address to the United Nations General Assembly, he will call for accelerating the delivery of weapons and aid to his country.

The Ukrainian governor of Luhansk region, Serhiy Gaidai, said that the Ukrainian armed forces have regained full control of the village of Belhorivka in the region, and are preparing to fight to regain control of the entire region.

In another development in the counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian armed forces said their forces had crossed the Oskil River, which flows south, to meet the Seversky Donets River, which runs through the Donbass region.

The British Ministry of Defense said that the Russian Black Sea Fleet has moved some of its submarines from the port of Sevastopol in the Crimea to Novorossiysk in Krasnodor Krai in southern Russia, explaining that the transfer is likely due to the change in the level of the local security threat recently in the face of increased offensive capability far away. term for Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Liz Terrace pledged yesterday to maintain and increase military support for Ukraine, during her first visit abroad as head of government to participate in the United Nations General Assembly.

Trace said in a statement that her country intends to provide aid equal to that promised this year, amounting to 2.3 billion pounds sterling during 2023, and even increase it.

And she continued, "The victories recorded in Ukraine in recent weeks are a source of inspiration," after Ukrainian forces, in the framework of a counterattack, recaptured areas controlled by Russian forces.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Rysnikov thanked Germany for the new shipment of howitzers, and the minister also reminded the German government of its pledge last week to supply additional parts for Mars 2 launchers and Dingo personnel carriers.

For its part, the German government confirmed that Ukraine had expressed its desire to obtain more howitzers, and a statement quoted German Defense Minister Christie Lambrecht as saying that "howitzers provided by Germany and the Netherlands have proven their excessive efficiency in combat."

"Germany will fulfill this desire in order to continue to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian offensive," the minister added.

In addition, Luhansk and Donetsk demanded to join Russia in the near future, in light of the advance of Ukrainian forces to the east of the country to recover the lands controlled by Russian forces. The authorities of the Kherson region organized a referendum on joining Russia during the same period.

It is noteworthy that Russia recognized the so-called "Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics" on February 24, the day the war on Ukraine began, and Moscow announced at the time that the goal was to liberate the two regions from the control of Ukrainian forces.

For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed yesterday that his country will move forward on its “sovereign path in the international arena,” and said in televised statements: “For Russia, we will not deviate from our sovereign path.”

He pointed out that Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, will help solve the problems facing the world and contribute to the settlement of dangerous regional conflicts, pointing out that Russian weapons are showing great effectiveness in Ukraine and that his country needs to strengthen the capacity of its arms industry.

 Britain pledges military support to Ukraine, and Germany is providing it with howitzers.

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