The US and EU announce expulsion of 'selected Russian banks' from SWIFT, the network connecting thousands of financial institutions around the world.
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Ukrainian air defenses, including aircraft, do continue to be operable and continue to engage and deny access to Russian aircraft in places over the country,” the official said. The Ukrainian military has a number of different anti-aircraft weapons, including radar-guided and heat-seeking missiles, as well as anti-aircraft guns, according to IHS Janes. The US has also provided Stinger anti-aircraft missiles in recent weeks, as have other NATO allies.
What we assess now is that [Russia] had to commit a bit more logistics and sustainment, in fuel specifically, than what we believe they had planned to do this early in the operation,” said one of the officials. Russia has spun its slow advance in Ukraine as a stop to allow time for negotiations, not a military setback.
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