Ukraine and Russia launched more drone strikes against each other’s cities as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepared to appeal directly to US senators for more aid and the White House warned that continued deadlock over funding would allow the Kremlin’s invasion to succeed. Ukrainian officials said 10 of the explosive-laden drones were shot down, but three of them damaged an unspecified infrastructure facility in the western Lviv region. Drones also hit the northeastern Kharkiv region and Donetsk and Kherson in the east and southeast. US president Joe Biden’s administration has warned that approved funding for Ukraine will run out by the end of this month, potentially cutting arms supplies to Kyiv, “kneecapping” its troops on the battlefield and jeopardising its economic stability. “The resources Congress has provided for Ukraine and other national security needs have halted Russia’s advances in Ukraine; helped Ukraine achieve significant military victories, including taking back more than 50 per cent of the territory that Russia had previously occupied,” said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Source: The Irish Times December 05, 2023 19:19 UTC