According to the Ukrainian military, Russia had attacked Odessa on Saturday night with several Iranian-made combat drones.
Ten out of 15 drones were shot down by air defense. For weeks, the Russian military has been targeting the Ukrainian energy infrastructure with rockets and combat drones. The aim is to put pressure on the population this winter.
currency confiscated
The administration installed by Russia in the occupied areas of Cherson has meanwhile started, according to its own statements, with the withdrawal of the Ukrainian currency hryvnia. The occupation administration announced that it would be exchanged for Russian rubles. From January 1, only the ruble should be in circulation. In a video published by the administration on Telegram, the The head of the local branch of the Central Bank of Russia, Andrei Peretonkinthis is for the convenience of residents and smooth integration of the region into the Russian Federation.
New arms shipments demanded
Die Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas urges Germany and other allies to continue supplying arms to Ukraine. “I urge all allies, including Germany, to send everything Ukraine needs to defend itself,” said the Prime Minister of the German Press Agency.
“If all allies had sent weapons in January or February, many lives would have been saved.” Unlike Germany, Estonia, one of the smallest EU countries, had already delivered arms to Ukraine before the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine began on February 24.