Antony Blinken inspects Ukrainian positions
On the 7th, visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken inspected Ukrainian military positions and facilities, assessed Ukraine's counteroffensive actions in the past three months, and said that the US would continue to provide support to Ukraine. On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have thwarted multiple Ukrainian drone attacks on facilities within Russia.
On the 7th, Antony Blinken visited the positions of Ukrainian border defense forces in Kiev, visited a local military bunker, and watched a demining team work. Antony Blinken was also shown the use of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and other equipment provided by the United States. Later that day, Antony Blinken also inspected a school in Yajidne village in Chernysiv area, which was used as a prison during the Russian occupation. Antony Blinken said that as part of the military and humanitarian aid package with a total amount of more than 1 billion dollars, the United States will allocate 90.5 million dollars to Ukraine for demining assistance. US Ambassador to Ukraine Blink announced on the 7th that the US will provide Ukraine with 190 anti mine and anti ambush vehicles.
Matthew Hoh, a former US Marine Corps captain, said that no Western weapon could help Ukraine win in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, such as the "Javelin" anti tank missile, the "Stinger" air defense missile, the Hippocampus multi barrel rocket and the "Storm Shadow" cruise missile. In addition, The Economist magazine published an article stating that a US government official believes that Ukraine's counterattack may end in six to seven weeks.
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According to the Russian news agency Sputnik, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 7th that Ukraine launched attacks on multiple areas within Russia using drones. Among them, three Ukrainian fixed wing drones were intercepted by Russian air defense systems in Bryansk Oblast. In addition, one drone was destroyed in Moscow Oblast, and two more were destroyed in Rostov Oblast. Russian media also quoted the governor of Volgograd Oblast, Bocharov, as saying that a Ukrainian drone was shot down by Russian air defense forces over the Oblast on the 7th, and no one was injured on the ground.