About 1,000 soldiers maneuver using more than 100 vehicles – Raises the tension Lavrov
The Russian military is conducting exercises in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, according to Reuters, citing Interfax.
About 1,000 soldiers maneuvered using more than 100 vehicles, including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, the ministry said.
The Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles are the new generation of missiles that were first tested in 2007 and launched. in service in 2010.
The name Yars is an acronym for “Yadernaya Raketa Sderzhivaniya”, meaning “Nuclear Deterrence Missile”.
“Immediate challenge”
Describes the supply of US missile systems to Ukraine as an “immediate challenge” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovanswering a relevant question during a press conference he gave to Saudi Arabia.
The issue of the deployment of missile systems, which have the range to hit targets inside Russian territory, has significantly increased tensions between Moscow and Washington, with Lavrov stressing that these moves by Kiev are aimed at involving third parties. and the generalization of the conflict.
Earlier, the US Secretary of State referred to the issue of missile systems in Ukraine, saying that Ukraine has pledged not to use these systems in order to attack Russian territory.
Ukraine has given assurances to the US that it will not use the advanced missile systems in Ukraine promised by Washington to target targets on Russian soil, the US Secretary of State stressed on Wednesday Anthony Blinken.
“It is Russia that is attacking Ukraine, not the other way around. “To be clear, the best way to avoid an escalation is for Russia to end its aggression and the war it has unleashed.” stressed in the press, responding to the accusations of Moscow that criticized the supply of these new American weapons.
Ukraine “has no intention of attacking Russia,” Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier. The Ukrainian leader spoke to US television channel Newsmax, hours after the US government announced it would send multiple rocket launchers to the Ukrainian army.
The announcement was made by the president Joe Bidenand as clarified by a White House official, these are HIMARS, self-propelled multi-rocket launchers, adapted to light armor.
Russia today blamed the United States that pour oil on the fire with the supply of advanced missiles to Ukraine and stated that he did not believe that Kyiv would not launch them against Russian territory.
“We believe that the United States is deliberately adding fuel to the fire. “The United States is clearly on the line that it will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters.
It is noted that the American president Joe Biden agreed to provide Ukraine with sophisticated missiles that can accurately hit Russian targets with a radius 80 km of action under an armaments package of EUR 700 million which is expected to be presented today.
At the same time, the Russia has not ruled out a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. but that such conversations need to be prepared in advance.
