Medvedev: The West is ready at any cost to defeat Russia in a proxy war

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council, has expressed his belief that the collective West is ready to bear any costs in order to achieve the goal of defeating Prussia through a "proxy war" in the territory of Ukraine.

“The goal of defeating Russia in a proxy confrontation seems to justify any costs for the collective West, which has absolutely no interest in ordinary Ukrainians (as well as Europeans) suffering from this conflict more than others.

Medvedev noted that "the total volume of the" targeted package "of US military assistance to our opponents will soon reach about $50 billion, in addition to European supplies."

He explained that the lion's share of these supplies was provided during the period of the special military operation, but shipments began to arrive in Ukraine intensively since August 2021.

Medvedev wrote: “During the special operation, Ukraine received more than enough to prolong the fighting to the maximum. This includes at least 40 HIMARS missile launchers and ammunition for them, 8 NASAMS air/missile defense systems, 31 M1 tanks, 45 T-tanks.” 72V, 109 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 300 M113 armored personnel carriers, 90 Striker armored personnel carriers, over 1,600 Stinger missiles, over 8,500 Javelin missiles, and over 50,000 other anti-tank systems.

In addition, the US administration has authorized the supply of weapons and military equipment to the United States from some NATO and European Union member states in an amount of more than $13 billion.

In addition, the US administration has allowed NATO member states and the European Union to send US weapons and military equipment worth more than $13 billion to Ukraine.

According to Medvedev, the delivery of huge quantities of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine made some European defense ministries and the Pentagon admit to the scarcity of their remaining stock of these parts.

Medvedev stressed that the West is only prolonging Ukraine's "dying" in the hope of weakening and exhausting Russia, "his old and most important geopolitical opponent" His favorite "dog sons".

Medvedev pointed out that Russia's nuclear capabilities are the biggest deterrent, and that the supporters of the Kiev regime are not aware of this fact.

He stressed that the Russian defense industries are capable of producing everything necessary to repel and crush any aggression, noting that the local arms makers have expanded the production of their products using the latest technologies, and they have "well studied the enemy's weapons."

Medvedev concluded by saying that Russia is a self-sufficient country, and it has no "honorable", and there is no point or meaning in exerting pressure on it.

Source: Agencies

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 3 Ukrainian fighters were shot down in Kherson and Donetsk, and 8 drones were shot down in separate areas, amid the advance of the Russian forces on all axes and the killing of more than 450 soldiers.

The daily statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the conduct of the special military operation in Ukraine stated:

In the Kobyansk axis, our forces managed to defeat the Ukrainian forces in Masyotovka and Ivanovka of the Kharkov and Novosilovsky region of the Luhansk People's Republic, eliminating up to 60 soldiers and destroying a US-made M777 artillery system and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery base.

In the Krasny Limansk axis, our forces defeated the Ukrainian forces in the Yambolovka regions of the Donetsk People's Republic, Stelmakhovka, Dibrova, Chervonaya and Kozmino of the Luhansk People's Republic. About 180 Ukrainian servicemen were eliminated and a Grad MLRS vehicle, a D-20 howitzer and a radar station were destroyed.

In the Donetsk axis, as a result of the strikes of our forces, more than 120 Ukrainian military personnel were eliminated, D-20 and D-30 howitzers were destroyed, and an artillery ammunition depot was destroyed near the village of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the axes of southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye, our forces targeted Ukrainian military gatherings in Ogildar and Dobrovoli in the Donetsk Republic and Gulyapol in Zaporozhye. Where more than 90 soldiers were killed, and three tanks, Msta-B howitzers, and D-20 howitzers were destroyed.

Two ammunition depots of Ukrainian forces were destroyed in Ogildar in the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka in the Zaporozhye region.

In the Kherson axis a US-made M777 artillery system and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed.

In the village of Glukhoi, Dnepropetrovsk region, our forces targeted points of temporary deployment of special operations forces.

Su-24 and MiG-29 fighters were shot down in the Rozovka and Dimitrov regions of the Donetsk People's Republic.

A Ukrainian Su-25 fighter was shot down in the Kherson region.

Our forces destroyed eight Ukrainian marches in the Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and three Tochka-U ballistic missiles were intercepted.

Source: Russian Ministry of Defense

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan

The Japan Meteorological Administration announced that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake had been recorded in the waters of the city of Kushiro, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

The same source stated that the epicenter of the earthquake is located at a depth of 60 km, indicating that there is no risk of a tsunami.

The strongest tremors from the earthquake were recorded in the city of Nemuro, with a magnitude of five points on a seven-point scale adopted in Japan, while the earthquake was felt by residents of 12 prefectures.

No information was provided about casualties or damage. MORE NEWS

Source: RIA Novosti