Russia to step up strikes against Western weapons in Ukraine, Kremlin warns – POLITICO

“We will increase the intensity of attacks on Western logistics centers and weapons storage bases,” defense chief Shoigu said, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti.

After the House of Representatives approved a $60 billion US aid package on Saturday, after months of stagnation, the Biden administration is preparing a larger-than-usual shipment of military aid to the Ukraine, which will include armored vehicles, in addition to the necessary emergency artillery and weapons. air defenses.

The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed to have destroyed more than 22,000 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, 3,500 HIMARS rockets and 600 missiles since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.