Reuters reported that unnamed U.S. government officials said that the Biden administration permitted U.S. contractors to work in Ukraine for maintenance and repair of American-supplied arms.
One source told Reuters that the “small number” of contractors won’t be participating in combat operations, and will be stationed far from the frontline.
This move comes during the last months of Joe Biden’s presidency, before Donald Trump returns to his White House following the U.S. Presidential election victory.
This policy would allow the Ukrainian military to maintain and repair weapons provided by Washington much faster.
Pentagon confirmed Nov. 7 that Washington will also send Kyiv $6 billion in military aid before Trump’s inauguration, which is Jan. 20. Politico reported that Biden rushed to deliver the remaining funds before the end of his tenure out of fear that the Trump administration would halt the weapons shipments to Kyiv.
Trump’s election victory triggered fears of a possible end to U.S. assistance to Ukraine. His comments on Ukraine have stressed speedy results rather than long-term support. He has also refrained from saying that he wants Kyiv’s victory over Moscow.
After a recent telephone call with President-elect Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the two had “agreed to maintain a close dialogue and strengthen [our] cooperation.”
Reuters reported that the “small number” of contractors would not be involved in combat operations, and they will be stationed far away from the front lines.
Ukraine’s airspace is closed to all flights since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. This is due to the threat of Russian attacks. Flights to Iran will not resume once air service is restored.
Elon Musk has a great deal of influence in American politics. He was reportedly on the phone during the recent conversation between U.S. President elect Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that he would continue to help Ukraine through his Starlink satellites.
The Kyiv Independent examines how Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency win will shape the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia is making its biggest gains since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
On Nov. 8, Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Ombudsman, met Tatyana Moskalkova in Belarus to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Russia’s full scale war against Ukraine.
Bloomberg reported on November 8 that unnamed sources familiar to the matter said that European officials met in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7, to discuss whether or not the European Union was willing to continue funding Ukraine’s assistance if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump stopped U.S. aid.
320 bodies were recovered from Donetsk Oblast and 89 from Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Another 154 bodies have been repatriated by Russian morgues.
Viktor Orban added: “Europe cannot finance this war alone.”
“Nobody is safe in Ukraine until Russia ends its aggression,” Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna stated in a social media post on Nov. 8th.
General Staff report: The Russian army uses munitions like K-51 and RG-VO that are loaded with hazardous chemical substances and are used to counter-riot operations but are prohibited as weapons.
Five times, guided aerial bombs were used by Russia to strike Zaporizhzhia. The attack damaged houses, an apartment building and a cancer hospital.
The missiles that Ukraine will be testing are designed to counter drones and can shoot targets at an elevation of up to two kilometers.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that “it’s not appropriate for us or any other country to force him into it.”
The city is home to the Saratov Oil Refinery (formerly known as Cracking Plant), which is a part of Rosneft – the state-run oil firm
Since February 2022, Ukraine received over $37 billion of budget support from World Bank partnerships.
In a single attack, Russian forces killed nine and injured more than 40 people in Zaporizhzhia.
The air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv at around 9:30 pm local time on November 7, but the all-clear was not given until just after 7 am the next morning.
Since Ukraine launched its cross-border offensive at the beginning of August, Kursk Oblast has been a scene of heavy fighting.
This includes 1,580 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
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