The US and NATO allies are trying to keep up the pace of military aid to Ukraine, where “one day of war is worth 30 days of war in Afghanistan.” The indication comes from an article in the publication “New York Times“, where Kyiv’s demands and what the allies can guarantee are analyzed.

And after nine months of conflict, efforts are considered almost exhausted. The analysis, it would seem, would be a signal to Ukraine itself at the same moment that President Zelensky asked allies to make another effort, writes La Repubblica, quoted by Rador.

According to quoted NATO sources, the amount of artillery that has been used so far is unchanged: while NATO forces in Afghanistan have fired an average of 300 shells and have not worried about air defenses, they are outnumbered by thousands to one in Ukraine. day, and in addition, it is necessary to take into account airstrikes by Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones.

Last summer, an average of 6,000 to 7,000 artillery shells were fired in Donbas, compared to 40,000 to 50,000 by the Russians. The United States produces 15,000 per month.

And while it continues to bomb Kherson, the city from which it recently had to withdraw its army, Moscow denies that it is going to leave Zaporizhzhia. “The Zaporizhzhia NPP remains under Russian control, as does the city of Energodar.”

The local pro-Russian municipal administration wrote on Telegram that reports that Moscow forces were planning to withdraw were classified as “false”.

As for negotiations, Putin says that he is in favor of negotiations with the Vatican. “The Kremlin is advocating Vatican mediation between Moscow and Kyiv regarding the ongoing war,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmytro Peskov said.

At the same time, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, believes that the next week may be as difficult as the last. “We know for sure that terrorists are preparing new attacks. And as long as they have missiles, they will not calm down,” he said in his address to the Ukrainian people.

“Russian occupiers bombed the territory of the Kherson region 30 times a day,” the governor of the Kherson region, Yaroslav Yanushevich, reported on Telegram. On Sunday, the Russians attacked the residential areas of the recently liberated city, hitting private houses and apartments. One person died, two were injured.

They also attacked the villages of Bilozerka, Priozerne, Komishany, Stepanivka, Mykilske, Chornobayivka, Tokarivka, Zelenivka, Prydniprovske, and Stanislav. Also, Russian bombs fell on the Berislava district, Yanushevich said.

“We have informed both Sweden and Finland that Hungary supports their accession to NATO and this issue will be on the agenda of the first session of the Parliamentary Assembly next year,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video posted on his profile on Twitter. score.

“I want to emphasize that Sweden and Finland have not lost a single minute in the accession process through Hungary and will not lose a single minute because the Hungarian government is supporting them to join,” Orbán added. Hungary, along with Turkey, are the only two NATO countries that have not yet ratified the application of Sweden and Finland to join the Atlantic alliance. (Radar pickup)