Nineteen months after the start of the invasion, a NATO official warns that Western ammunition supplies are hitting “rock bottom.” This is not currently displayed on the front panel. One of the high-ranking Ukrainian generals said that his troops were advancing south. US aid to Ukraine may depend in part on who becomes speaker of the House of Representatives. The ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could signal a shift in the US House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine, as some of his potential successors are strongly in favor of aid to Kyiv, but others are adamantly opposed.

A Russian serviceman prepares to launch an FPV drone at the training center of the Central Military DistrictPhoto: Stanislav Krasilnikov / Sputnik / Profimedia

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 588, LIVETEXT:

08:00 Russia shot down 31 drones launched by Ukraine overnight over the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions on the border with Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

There are no reports of possible casualties or damage.

Governor Oleksandr Bogomaz accuses Ukrainian forces of shelling several villages in the Bryansk region of Russia.

According to him, there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist attacks, although several houses were damaged.

Reuters says it could not independently verify the information.

A quick summary of the latest information:

  • Ammunition supplies from the West are hitting rock bottom, NATO official reports
  • Ukrainian troops are advancing in the south, and Russia is suffering losses in personnel and equipment, the official said. In Telegram, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi reported that the troops had advanced in the direction of Tavria in the Zaporizhia region, but did not give details, Sky News reports.
  • White House warns that any lapse in US support for Ukraine “could change everything” on the battlefield
  • Russia’s foreign ministry summoned Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday to protest the country’s “persecution” of Russian media following the expulsion of the local director of the Sputnik news agency in September.
  • The European Parliament approved multi-year support for Ukraine in the amount of 50 billion euros
  • Agreement between Warsaw and Kyiv on an “important matter” regarding the transit of Ukrainian grain
  • The chain of fast food establishments Burger King continues to operate as usual in Russia, despite the statement of withdrawal from the country due to the invasion of Ukraine, the BBC reports.
  • The head of Swedish diplomacy did not go to the meeting of European foreign ministers in Kyiv because he forgot his passport
  • Russian Senator Anatoly Artamonov, a member of President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party and chairman of the budget committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, also found a positive side to the ruble’s devaluation, suggesting the Russian government should take advantage of it. situations
  • Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications and media regulator, will try to block access to VPN services from Russia next year, a senator from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party said on Tuesday.
  • The price of natural gas in Europe is at its lowest level in the last 18 months

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Tuesday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro