Missiles shot down over the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine
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Russian-American tensions over a drone shot down over the Black Sea...
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Missiles shot down Tuesday night
Three missiles were shot down Tuesday evening above the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, said the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov on his Telegram channel.
The missiles were shot down by the Russian anti-aircraft defense and their debris damaged homes in the city of Belgorod and its surroundings, the governor said, without reporting casualties.
Russian S400 anti-aircraft systems on February 9, 2022 during joint exercises between Russia and Belarus (illustrative image) Handout / Russian Defense Ministry / AFP
Vyacheslav Gladkov also announced that a drone had been shot down in the area and had damaged a garage by crashing.
At the end of January, the governor of the Belgorod region announced that since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, 25 people had been killed and nearly 100 others injured in total in Ukrainian strikes on the region.
Localities and infrastructure in the Belgorod region regularly suffer strikes attributed by Moscow to the Ukrainian army, without kyiv claiming to be the author.
The regional capital, of the same name, was also directly hit several times.
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American drone
: Russian ambassador calls on Washington to stop "hostile" flights
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov on Wednesday called on Washington to stop " hostile
" flights
near Russian borders, after an American drone intercepted by Russian fighters crashed the day before in the Black Sea.
“
We assume that the United States will refrain from further speculation in the media space and will cease flights near Russian borders
,” Anatoly Antonov said in a statement on Telegram.
“
We consider any action with the use of American armaments as openly hostile
,” he stressed.
“
Russia does not seek confrontation and stands for pragmatic cooperation in the interests of the peoples of our countries
“, assured Anatoly Antonov.
The United States on Tuesday accused Russian aircraft of having "
intercepted and rammed
" an American Reaper drone over the Black Sea and caused it to fall.
MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Nevada test and training range, January 14, 2020. WILLIAM ROSADO / AFP
Russia has denied these accusations while acknowledging that two of its fighters had intercepted an American drone which had been detected "
in the area of the Crimean peninsula
" and was advancing "
in the direction
" of Russia's borders.
"
The Russian fighters did not use their armaments
", and did not come into contact with the drone which was flying "
with transponders switched off
" and had violated "
the zone of the provisional regime for the use of airspace established for carry out the special military operation
” in Ukraine, according to the Russian army.
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Ukraine accuses Putin of wanting to 'extend' the conflict
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of seeking to "
extend
" the war in Ukraine to other parties, after the incident between Russian fighters and an American drone in the Black Sea.
"
The incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper drone caused by Russia in the Black Sea is a signal from (Vladimir) Putin that he is ready to expand the conflict zone and involve other parties in it,"
said Ukrainian Security Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov tweeted.
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Denmark establishes 940 million euro fund for Ukraine in 2023
Almost all Danish political parties announced on Wednesday the launch of an aid fund of 7 billion crowns (940 million euros) for Ukraine in 2023. “The government has agreed to establish a
fund for Ukraine with a total framework of approximately 7 billion crowns in 2023
", indicated the Ministry of Finance in a press release, a project supported by 159 of the 179 deputies of the Folketing and which must be financed in particular by a relaxation of the financial policy and the redirection of part of Danish development aid, according to the executive.
Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, February 28, 2023. LISELOTTE SABROE / RITZAU SCANPIX / AFP
This new fund has three branches.
The most important in terms of subsidies, military support, is to be allocated some 5.4 billion crowns (725 million euros) in 2023. Civilian support for humanitarian and reconstruction operations will have an envelope of 1. 2 billion crowns (161 million) and an amount of 400 million (54 million) crowns is to be distributed in support of trade initiatives.
"
We can't wait for the last bullet to be fired
," Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said at a press conference presenting the project.
In addition, the government will allocate funds in 2024-2027 to cover replacement costs related to military donations made in 2022 and 2023, the government said.