Unfriendly countries that once sought to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine are now desperately trying to stem the advance of its army, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Not long ago, our foes, ill-wishers talked about inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. And now all they want is to stop our offensive at any cost. Either by promising a good life, or hurling threats, or arming and staffing the Ukrainian army," he said.
According to the Russian leader, Russia’s foes want to stem the onrush of the Russian army to have an opportunity to arm and reinforce the Ukrainian army.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer informed Vladimir Zelensky during a phone call about accelerated production of British unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Ukraine’s army.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Starmer's office, "turning to the landmark agreement to share battlefield technology and scale up the production of drones" signed in June, the British leader "updated on the strong progress being made at rapid pace." No specific numbers of manufactured drones were provided.
In June, the UK Defense Ministry announced plans to increase drone deliveries to Ukraine tenfold this year, potentially supplying up to 100,000 units.