Russian air defence units successfully repelled a drone attack carried out by Ukrainian forces targeting a pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline located in the area, reported Reuters quoting Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine.
Tuesday’s drone attack – in which at least eight of them entered Moscow’s airspace – is different and significant in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The incident took place in Rublyovka, an area where oligarchs, politicians and top officials live in luxurious gated communities, bringing the war home to them
The defence ministers of the UK and Germany said on Wednesday (May 17) that any decision to send fighter jets to Ukraine rests with the White House. This stand has been despite a jet "coalition" announced by Britain and the Netherlands this week.
"This is up to the White House to decide whether it wants to release that technology," British Defence Minister Ben Wallace said after talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius in Berlin.
"It depends on the White House. to decide whether the F16 fighter planes can be delivered," said Pistorius.