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The Defense Ministry says 48 drones were destroyed in more than five hours on Saturday. Kiev's top general warns of a possible new Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region. What do we know on day 1,229 of Russia's war on Ukraine?
Russian air defenses shot down four Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow on Saturday, the city's mayor said, as one of the capital's main airports temporarily halted outbound flights. Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were working at the crash sites but gave no information on possible damage. Officials at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport reported delays in takeoffs after flights were temporarily halted. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said the measures were taken in response to "restrictions" over the capital's airspace. Rosaviatsiya said incoming and outgoing flights at airports in several other Russian cities were also temporarily halted, including Pulkovo in St. Petersburg, citing security concerns.
Russia’s defense ministry said on Telegram that air defense units had destroyed 48 Ukrainian drones over a five-hour period on Saturday evening. They included five drones in the region around Moscow, two of which were headed for the capital. The ministry said the total included 17 drones over the Bryansk region on the Ukrainian border and 11 in the adjacent Oryol region. The governor of the Belgorod region on the border said four Ukrainian drones had injured a bus driver and a man driving a car. An earlier defense ministry report said 94 drones had been destroyed over Russia overnight on Saturday and another 45 in just under six hours during the day.
Ukrainian special forces struck the Russian military airfield at Borisoglebsk in the Voronezh region on Saturday. They hit an ammunition depot and a training aircraft. In a statement on social media, the Ukrainian military said other aircraft in the southwestern Russian region were likely hit, without giving details. "This airfield is the base for enemy Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft," the statement said. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev wrote on Telegram that more than 25 drones were destroyed overnight over the region. He said a power line was temporarily damaged, but did not mention a military airfield, which is about 300 km from the Ukrainian border.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unilaterally halted a planned shipment of military aid to Ukraine over unfounded concerns that US weapons stocks are running low. Oliver Milman of The Guardian writes that a batch of air defense missiles and other precision munitions were to be sent to Ukraine under a promise made during the Joe Biden administration last year, but the Pentagon has halted the shipment. However, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell appeared to confirm that there is no shortage of weapons for US forces. “Let it be known that our military has everything it needs to carry out any mission, anywhere, anytime, around the world,” he said.
Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has warned of a possible new Russian offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. “I spent two days working with units in the Kharkiv region,” Syrskyi wrote on Telegram. He said he spent the time talking to commanders, studying the situation in the area and the needs of troops there. “The Russians are looking to increase the number of troops, but we must be ready, use appropriate tactical and technological solutions to prevent the Russians from advancing,” he said. Russian forces have already entered the Sumy region of northern Ukraine in recent months, establishing a small foothold there. /Adapted from The Guardian Pamphlet/
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