The US embassy closes its doors in kyiv after receiving reports of a “possible massive air attack”according to a press release published Wednesday November 20. The closure was decided as a precautionary measure and staff were instructed to remain in the shelters, specifies a press release published this morning. The embassy recommends that U.S. citizens prepare to go to shelters immediately. Follow our live stream.
Volodymyr Zelensky expresses his concerns. The Ukrainian president warned of the risk of defeat against Moscow in the event of an end to American aid, judging the “survival” of Ukraine at stake at a time when the firing of American ATACMS missiles on Russian territory raises fears of a new escalation.
New weapons for kyiv. The United States will provide Ukraine with “non-persistent antipersonnel mines”that’s to say equipped with a self-destruct or self-deactivation device, to strengthen its defenses against the Russian invasion, a senior American official told AFP.
North Korea steps up its war effort. Pyongyang has sent Russia new shipments of artillery systems and rocket launchers to support its war effort in Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said. North Korea has also deployed personnel to maintain these weapons, which are not part of Russia’s conventional arsenal.
New strikes. Russia announced on Wednesday that it had shot down 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, particularly over its border regions with Ukraine. The majority of the aircraft were neutralized over the Novgorod region (northwest), located around 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border, according to a press release from the Russian Defense Ministry.
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