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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2023 22:00:04 GMT
LONDON (Kyodo News) - Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 29th that it had summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires after a Russian missile may have passed through Polish airspace on the same day. He asked for an explanation of the facts.
Secretary General Stoltenberg of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), of which Poland is a member, posted on X (formerly Twitter), ``NATO remains vigilant in coordination with our allies.'' According to Reuters, it passed for less than three minutes and then returned to the Ukrainian side.
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2023 3:55:25 GMT
WARSAW/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian missile may have entered Polish airspace, the commander of the Polish military said on the 29th. The missile likely returned to Ukrainian airspace after flying for just under three minutes.
Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it had summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires to explain the situation and called for an immediate end to these actions.
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg expressed solidarity with NATO member Poland and said he was closely monitoring the situation.
According to the White House, President Biden is also monitoring the situation, and National Security Advisor Sullivan held a phone call with senior Polish officials.
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2023 15:08:21 GMT
Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia, launched a full-scale counteroffensive operation this year, but failed to achieve any notable results. Next year is expected to be a period of ``defensive'' for Ukraine, where it will look for opportunities to counterattack again while restoring its military strength through measures such as mobilizing additional soldiers. If the Russian military continues its offensive and Ukraine becomes noticeably inferior, there is a possibility that Western supporter countries will be more likely to call for a cease-fire.
The Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive in June this year. He drew up a strategy to retake the entire southern region by moving south through the southern Zaporozhye region and cutting off the Russian army's supply routes along the coast of the Sea of Azov. However, they were blocked by the Russian defense line, and their advance came to a halt after they recaptured the village of Lobotine, about 100 kilometers from the Sea of Azov, in August. They launched a counter-offensive around Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, but were unable to recapture any significant territory.
Believing that Ukraine had been exhausted by its counteroffensive, the Russian army strengthened its offensive in the east from around autumn. On the 25th of this month, they announced the capture of Mariinka, Donetsk region, where fierce fighting continued. President Putin congratulated the Russian military and expressed his desire for further progress. Russian Defense Minister Shoigu boasted on the 26th, ``The most important mission of the military this year was to defeat the counteroffensive, which we successfully completed.''
The reason why the counter-offensive was not successful was due to a combination of factors, including the lack of air superiority, the dispersion of forces to the east and south, the strength of the Russian defense line, and the disparity in national power in terms of military strength and weapons production.
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2024 20:08:18 GMT
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