Russia continued its assault on the Ukrainian infrastructure in Kyiv with a swarm of explosive drones on Monday morning.
Russia’s attacks on Kyiv have been relentless since New Year’s Eve. Russia followed up its festive missile attack with drones that flew into the city shortly after midnight Monday morning. Air raid sirens sounded and at least two explosions were heard in the heart of Kyiv, according to The New York Times.
Russia has made relentless use of Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones since the fall. Drones have a long range and explode on impact.
Ukrainian air defenses routinely shoot down most drones as they approach their targets, the sheer volume of strikes allowing some to detonate.
MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS DARKEN THE CITY OF KHARKIV IN EASTERN UKRAINE
A general view shows Independence Square and the Kyiv skyline on October 19, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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FILE – This undated photo released by the Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as a downed Iranian Shahed drone near Kupiansk, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Army Strategic Communications Directorate via AP, File)
(Ukrainian Army Strategic Communications Directorate via AP, File)
Ukraine relies heavily on US-supplied air defenses to protect its major cities. The United States has given tens of billions of dollars in military aid to the country.
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The flow of weapons has put pressure on American stockpiles, and Congress has passed a massive budget giving the Pentagon nearly $900 billion to refit.
The traditional measure of US military readiness has been its ability to supply and conduct two major conflicts in separate areas of the world. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan argued in December that US support for Ukraine has revealed weaknesses in that preparation.
“We went through six years of Stingers in 10 months,” Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes told NYT. “So it will take us several years to replenish and resupply.”
FILE – The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundred” new reports, but so far no there is evidence of extraterrestrial life. That’s according to the leadership of the All Domains Office of Anomaly Resolution.
((AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File))
US President Joe Biden reacts as he walks to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Monday, November 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia.
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The United States has sent nearly $20 billion in military aid to Ukraine since February, and there are plans to send much more. The aid is such that President Biden’s administration is struggling to keep track how the aid is being used. The volume of US aid to the country has raised some skeptics within the Republican Party, who are calling for greater accountability.
