Russia shot down 68 Ukrainian drones – 2024-04-28 16:52:52

Russia shot down 68 Ukrainian drones. The drones were shot down in the southern Krasnodar region and the disputed Crimea region from Friday to Saturday. The Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed this information. This information was given in a report of AFP.

The Russian Defense Ministry said 66 drones were shot down in the Krasnodar region and two in the Crimea region. In 2014, Russia took over the Crimea region.

Ukraine tried to attack oil refineries and infrastructure, Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev said in a Telegram post. However, no damage or casualty has been reported so far.

Kiev has recently stepped up drone strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that Russia had launched a major missile attack on Ukraine. These attacks damaged energy infrastructure and power plants in several areas.

The Pentagon, meanwhile, said it would soon provide Patriot missiles and ammunition to Ukraine under a new military aid package. The United States will spend about six billion dollars for this, according to Lloyd Austin, the country’s defense minister. However, this package will not contain the Patriot Air Defense Battery. BBC news.

Each Patriot battery (complete missile system) costs about one billion dollars and each missile costs about forty million dollars. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Patriot missiles were urgently needed to counter Russia’s growing airstrikes ‘which can and should save lives now’.

A source told the BBC that the $6 billion in aid is being given to Ukraine as part of the $60 billion aid package signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Another billion dollars in aid will be provided soon.

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Lloyd Austin said at a press conference that the United States has committed to its largest security assistance package and will soon deliver it to Ukraine. These include air defense munitions, counter drone systems and ammunition (but not the Patriot). It’s not like they (Ukraine) only need Patriots. I would caution all of us about making Patriots.

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