“Russia’s response in such a case will be appropriate and will be felt.” The Kremlin warned on Monday, November 18, against a new escalation in the event of long-range missile launches against Russia, after the green light given to kyiv by the United States. On the ground, a new Russian strike left at least ten dead and dozens injured in Odessa and President Volodymyr Zelensky toured the Eastern Front. Here's what to remember from the day on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
Russia promises to respond if long-range missiles delivered by the United States are fired from Ukraine
“kyiv's use of long-range missiles to attack our territory would mean the direct participation of the United States and its satellites (…), as well as a radical change in the essence and very nature of the conflict”declared the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova. “Russia's response in such a case will be appropriate and will be felt”she added.
According to media reports, the American green light could be limited to strikes against the Russian region of Kursk partially controlled by the Ukrainian army and where North Korean troops would be deployed.
Joe Biden calls on G20 countries to support kyiv
The day after the green light given by the United States to kyiv for the use of its long-range missiles against Russia, the American president called on the G20 countries on Monday to support Ukraine . “The United States strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Everyone around this table, in my opinion, should do the same”declared Joe Biden, during the first plenary session of the summit of the main world economies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The sustainability of American support was called into question by the election of Donald Trump, whose statements during the presidential campaign made Kiev and its supporters fear that he would seek to make Ukraine make unacceptable concessions. for her.
Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Eastern Front
President Volodymyr Zelensky toured the Eastern Front on Monday, first visiting his troops in Pokrovsk, currently the main target of Russian attacks in Donbass. “It is thanks to the strength of these soldiers that the East is not completely occupied by Russiahe commented in description ofa video posted on Telegram. He then went to another hot spot, Kupiansk, a city that the Russians had occupied in 2022 and which they briefly entered last week.
At least ten people killed in strike on port city of Odessa
A Russian missile attack in broad daylight on Monday left at least ten dead and 47 injured in Odessa, a port city on the Black Sea, according to the authorities. Seven police officers, a caregiver and two town residents were among those killed, the regional governor said. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, these were fragments from a downed Russian projectile which fell on a residential area.
In the east, three people were killed in Russian strikes, regional authorities said, two in Kostiantynivka (and two injured), as well as a third in Siversk.
In recent weeks, Russia has begun to intensify its deadly strikes on civilian areas in its neighbor, a tactic seen by many in Ukraine as an attempt to break morale in preparation for possible negotiations.
