Ukrainian drones hit two oil product bases in Russia’s Smolensk region on Wednesday, the news agency “Interfax-Ukraine” said an informed source.
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The bases of the “Rosneft” company, which stored 26,000 cubic meters of oil products, are located in the city of Yartseva and the village of Razdorov.
According to the source, the attack was carried out Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) drones.
Strong explosions and fires have occurred in oil product bases, personnel have been evacuated.
Ukraine: Russian casualties reach 461,940
Losses of Russian troops in Ukraine reached 461,940 soldiers by Wednesday morning, reports say Ukrainian army general staff.
According to the data of the general staff, 880 invaders were destroyed during the day.
Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24, 2022, Russia has lost 7,242 tanks, 13,928 armored personnel carriers, 11,808 cannons and mortars, 1,048 multiple rocket launchers, 771 anti-aircraft artillery, 348 aircraft, 325 helicopters, 21 17 cruise missiles, 26 ships and speedboats, one submarine, 15,892 cars and tankers, as well as 1,944 units of specialized equipment.
The extent of Russia’s losses is being clarified, as the acquisition of information is hindered by hostilities.
The US Senate supports the military aid bill for Ukraine
The upper house of the US Congress, the Senate, on Tuesday night approved a package of bills, which includes a bill on military aid for Ukraine in the amount of 61 billion US dollars.
The package passed the Republican-controlled upper house of Congress on Saturday after months of delay, with 310 lawmakers in favor and 112 opposed. It passed the Democratic-controlled Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 79 to 18.
After passing both houses of Congress, the package will be sent to US President Joe Biden, who has promised to immediately sign it into law.
The unusual $95 billion four-bill package also includes funds for Israel, security assistance for Taiwan and allies in the Indo-Pacific region, and measures that include sanctions, threats to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and the possible transfer of seized Russian assets for Ukraine. It also includes humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Sudan and Haiti.
“Finally tonight, after more than six months of hard work and many twists and turns, America is sending a message to the whole world: We will not turn our backs on you,” Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the Senate vote.
Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the vote “a very important day in the history of our country and the history of the free world.”
The adopted package includes threats to ban the Tiktok app across the US if it does not divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The package also provides $13 billion for Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, more than $9 billion in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Sudan and Haiti, and $8 billion in military aid to Taiwan.
The Pentagon’s press secretary told reporters on Tuesday that the new aid for Ukraine can be delivered “within a few days”.
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