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7 mins ago
Russian Embassy warns of "unforeseeable consequences" if US sends Patriot missiles to Ukraine
By Radina Gigova
A US soldier near a Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep on February 5, 2013. (Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
Any shipment of US Patriot missiles to Ukraine could "carry unpredictable consequences" and threaten world security, the Russian embassy in Washington said on Wednesday.
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the advanced long-range air defense system to Ukraine to help counter attacks from Moscow, US officials were quoted as saying in a CNN report Tuesday.
"If this is confirmed, we will witness another provocative step by the [Biden] administration, which may lead to unpredictable consequences," the Russian Embassy statement said.
He added that continued arms deliveries to Ukraine "will only reinforce the Zelensky regime's sense of impunity and push it to commit new crimes against civilians" in four Ukrainian regions Russia claims to have annexed.
The statement also criticized US support for Ukraine: "Washington's strategy causes enormous damage not only to US-Russian relations, but also creates additional risks to global security."
In earlier remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any Patriot missile sent to Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russian forces, but added that the US plan had not been confirmed.
8 mins ago
Donetsk Suffers 'Most Massive Attack Since 2014', Russia-Backed Mayor Says
Donetsk suffered its worst attack since 2014 on Thursday, according to an official installed by Russia in the occupied region in eastern Ukraine.
"At exactly 7 o'clock in the morning, the [Ukrainians] subjected the center of Donetsk to the most massive attack since 2014," Russian-appointed mayor Aleksey Kulemzin said on Telegram.
"Forty rockets from BM-21 'Grad' MLRS were fired at civilians in our city," he continued, adding that a key intersection in the city center had come under fire.
Kulemzin shared photos on Telegram of damage to residential and commercial buildings and a cathedral.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties, according to Russian state media.
CNN cannot independently confirm Kulemzin's claims.
Some background:
Donetsk, held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014, is one of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Moscow in October in violation of international law.
Heavy fighting in the region in recent months has caused extensive destruction, especially around the city of Bakhmut.
11 minutes ago
Russia announces the installation of an intercontinental missile before the "Day of Strategic Forces"
By Katharina Krebs
This video frame shows a "Yars" ballistic missile loaded into a launcher silo in the Kaluga region.
(Photo: Russian Defense Ministry)
In a further sign of the importance it attaches to its strategic nuclear deterrent, the Russian military has loaded a "Yars" ballistic missile into a launcher silo in the Kaluga region.
The Defense Ministry released a video to celebrate the event, just ahead of Russia's "Strategic Missile Forces Day."
It says that an "intercontinental ballistic missile of the Yars complex was loaded into a launcher silo at the Kozelsky missile formation in the Kaluga region."
"The importance of this operation lies in the fact that the missile will go into combat duty as planned. The Motherland will receive another sample of nuclear missile weapons, which will allow us to solve any task at the strategic level," said Alexei Sokolov, commander of the Kozelsky missile formation, in a video shared by the ministry along with the statement.
The Russian Defense Ministry released the video ahead of the country's "Strategic Missile Forces Day."
(Photo: Russian Defense Ministry)
Patriot defense system:
The announcement of the installation of Russian intercontinental missiles comes after reports that the Biden administration is finalizing plans to send an advanced long-range air defense system to Ukraine to help counter attacks from Moscow .
13 mins ago
An 8-year-old boy dies in a Russian bombing attack on Kherson
By Denis Lapin
An 8-year-old boy is among the two people killed by Russian airstrikes on the city of Kherson on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Yaroslav Yanushevych, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said Russian shells had hit residential buildings in the city's Dniprovskyi district, which was liberated by Ukrainian forces last month.
"A child died as a result of Russian shelling. Doctors tried to revive the child for an hour," he said, adding that a woman "was hit by Russian shelling as she was returning home. She died instantly from her wounds".
Two other people were injured, he added.
Russian strikes also hit the Kherson regional administration building on Wednesday morning, amid a wave of deadly shelling over the southern Ukraine region.
This Tuesday, Kherson was bombed 42 times, according to Yanushevych.
The targets were a yacht club, a college, a school and residential buildings.
One person died and another was injured.
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