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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin warns Europe sending troops to Kyiv’s aid means war with Moscow
The Independent • • general
Key Points:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned European countries that sending troops to aid Ukraine would be considered an act of war against Russia, while blaming Western elites for the Ukraine invasion.
- Russia intensified drone strikes on Kyiv, killing two civilians and targeting infrastructure such as petrol stations and steel plants across Ukraine, including in Chornomorsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Kryvyi Rih.
- Ukraine struck a major Russian synthetic rubber plant in Togliatti, disrupting production of materials used in Russian missile fuel.
- Ukrainian forces are increasingly using unmanned ground vehicles with explosives to counter Russian infantry assaults, aiming to replace about one-third of frontline troops with robotic units by year-end.
- At the BRICS summit in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Putin to end the Ukraine war through dialogue and diplomacy, while the bloc faces challenges from ongoing global conflicts and US-China tensions.
