US Congress approves aid to Ukraine; In the Vinnytsia region, the military shot a policeman. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The US House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, has passed a bill to provide nearly $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. Applause from the congressmen accompanied the adoption of the bill. The total cost of American aid to Ukraine is nearly $61 billion. Of these, about 50 billion are defense costs. About 8 billion in budget support is also provided. In addition, the House of Representatives approved the seizure of frozen assets of the Russian Federation. The bill is expected to pass the Senate on Tuesday, after which the document will go to President Joe Biden for signature.
In the Vinnytsia region, two soldiers killed a policeman and wounded another. The patrol stopped the vehicle for inspection, and two military men in the vehicle opened fire on the police. 20-year-old police officer Maxim Zaretsky died from his injuries, and his partner was injured. The Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that there were military personnel from one of the units in the car. Steps are being taken to find and arrest those involved in the murder.
Airplane-type drones attacked eight regions of Russia on Saturday night, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. It is known that the air defense destroyed and intercepted 50 UAVs. Meanwhile, in some of these areas, fires have occurred as a result of alleged “falling debris” at electrical substations and fuel and energy complex facilities. The media, citing sources, reported that the drone attack was a joint operation of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is known that at least three electrical substations and a fuel storage base were hit, and the fire started there. The purpose of the operation of the Ukrainian special services is the energy infrastructure that powers the Russian military-industrial complex. After the attacks, some areas experienced problems with electricity and water supply.
The Russians attacked the Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Odessa and Kharkov regions on Saturday. The industrial infrastructure of Zaporozhye, an infrastructure facility in the Odessa region, a private house in the Dnepropetrovsk region, as well as a high-rise building in Volchansk were hit; there are victims and wounded. Kharkov was also under fire. Also in Odessa, at least eight people were injured from a missile attack, including two small children. A fire broke out in the private sector.
The National Security and Defense Council has adopted several gambling decisions that include limiting the activities of online casinos. In addition, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the heads of military formations during martial law should introduce a ban on military access to online casinos.
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Source: korrespondent
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