Russia-Ukraine war live: French foreign minister says there should be ‘no red lines’ in supporting Ukraine
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Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:41:03 +0200
JeanNol Barrot says western allies should not put any limits on support for Ukraine against Russia but does not confirm if French weapons have been usedHello and welcome to the Guardians live coverage of the war in Ukraine.The French foreign minister, JeanNol Barrot, has told the BBC in an interview that western allies should not put any limits on support for Ukraine against Russia, and not set and express red lines.Ukraines air defence units destroyed more than 10 Russia drones that were targeting Kyiv in an overnight drone attack, Ukraines military said on Sunday.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as a result of the attack.
The UAVs unmanned aerial vehicles were flying in different directions towards Kyiv, Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyivs military administration, said.
The air raid alert in the city lasted for more than three hours.Ukraines air defences downed 50 of 73 Russian drones launched overnight, the Ukrainian military said this morning.
In a post on Telegram, the air force said it lost track of 19 drones and four more are still in the air.
Russias air defence systems destroyed 34 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 27 over the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, Russias defence ministry said.Russian media is reporting that colonel general Gennady Anashkin, the commander of the southern grouping, had been removed from his command, for giving misleading reports about the progress of the war.
There has been no official confirmation from the Russian ministry of defence.The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan will discuss the latest developments in the war with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, on Monday during his visit to Ankara, a Turkish official.
They are expected to discuss the removal of defence procurement obstacles between Nato allies and the military alliances joint fight against terrorism.Ukraine has lost over 40 of the territory in Russias Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counterassaults, a senior Ukrainian military source told Reuters.
The source, who is on Ukraines general staff, said Russia had deployed about 59,000 troops to the Kursk region since Kyivs forces swept in and advanced swiftly, catching Moscow unprepared two and a half years into its fullscale invasion of Ukraine.
At most, we controlled about 1,376 square kilometres 531 square miles, now of course this territory is smaller.
The enemy is increasing its counterattacks, the source said.
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