Ukraine claims to have shot down 24 out of 40 drones launched by Russia; Anthony Blinken urges Russia not to resume nuclear testing
Smoke and fire rise from a building in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike at a location given as Kharkiv region, Ukraine in this handout image released on November 3, 2023.Smoke and fire rise from a building in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike at a location given as Kharkiv region, Ukraine in this handout image released on November 3, 2023.Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP has put out a longer video of firefighters working at the scene.
“We realize that as winter approaches, Russian terrorists will try to do more damage. We will respond to the enemy,” president The Biden administration added a dozen Russian companies to a trade blacklist, and announced a crackdown on sanctions evasion in the UAE, Turkey and China.Our aircraft, air defence, and mobile fire groups worked hard in 10 regions of Ukraine, from east and south to the west.
Russia fired about forty "Shahed" drones at quiet Ukrainian towns and cities during the course of the night. It’s understood the long-term money will be provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which funds contracts for larger weapons systems that need to be either built or modified by defence companies.
The US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that Russia’s move “represents a significant step in the wrong direction” but added that “Russian officials say Russia’s planned move to withdraw its ratification does not mean that it will resume testing, and we urge Moscow to hold to those statements,” Blinken said.
The CTBT was adopted in 1996 and bans all nuclear explosions anywhere in the world. But the treaty was never fully implemented. In addition to the US, it has yet to be ratified by China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran and Egypt.has signed a bill withdrawing Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban. US secretary of state Antony Blinken criticised the move and called on Moscow to commit not to test.
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