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Ukraine downed record number of Russian Kinzhal missiles in a day
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1-3-2024 Premiered 1:45 a.m. EST
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Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has expressed his gratitude to Western partners for providing the air defense systems that have shot down a record number of Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, stressing that Ukraine needs more effective anti-ballistic weapons, as there is no reason to assume that Russia will stop.
“On January 2, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine downed 10 out of 10 Russian Kinzhal Kh-47M2 aeroballistic missiles with the help of the Patriot air defense system. This is a record. If the missiles hit their targets, the consequences would be catastrophic.
Thanks to the partners for air defense system. There is no reason to believe that the enemy will stop here. Therefore, we need more systems and ammunition for them.”
Without advanced Western-provided air-defense capabilities, the Russian attack might have been more devastating. That would represent an impressive achievement for Ukraine and serve as a reminder that the Russian missile, which Kremlin leadership has touted as unbeatable, isn’t the wonder weapon they advertise it as. The KH-47M2 Kinzhal is an advanced air-launched ballistic missile originally announced in 2018 address by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ARTICLE
US finds no evidence of corruption or abuse of military aid to Ukraine - Kirby
News Censor.NET
04.01.24 09:04
Source: https://censor.net/en/n3465540
The United States has found no evidence of misuse of weapons provided to Ukraine and are continuing to work hard to assure Congress and the American people that all assistance is used for its intended purpose.
According to Censor.NET, citing Ukrinform, this was stated by the coordinator of the US National Security Council, John Kirby.
“We have not seen any indication that this (accountability in Ukraine - Ed.) is not the case, or that there is widespread corruption or abuse by the Ukrainian army,” Kirby said.
He stressed that the US side is directly interacting with the Ukrainian side on accountability in this matter. To this end, US experts are working in Kyiv.
“The Ukrainians understand our need for accountability. They share that, and they’ve made it clear that they’re willing to work with us on accountability measures for all the systems that are provided,” Kirby said.