Moscow responds to Washington's decision to supply kyiv with antipersonnel mines. The United States “are fully committed to prolonging the war in Ukraine and are doing everything they can to this end”blasted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov on Wednesday, November 20. According to an American official, these mines will be “non-persistent”, that is to say equipped with a self-destruction or self-deactivation device. They are intended to strengthen Ukrainian defense at a time when its troops are retreating on the front. Follow our live stream.
The American embassy closes its doors in kyiv. The building was closed after receiving information about a “possible massive air attack”according to a press release published Wednesday. The closure was decided as a precautionary measure and staff were instructed to remain in the shelters. The embassy recommends that U.S. citizens prepare to go to shelters immediately.
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.
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.
