Ukrainian Drones Attack Western Russia

  Ukrainian troops resumed drone attacks on Russia in the city of Rylsk, in the Kursk region, which is located in Russia's western region. Roman Starovoyt, Governor of the Kursk region, said Monday (11/9/2023) that the drone attack caused damage to a number of administrative buildings, but there were no casualties. Last Saturday, three Ukrainian drones attacked the Crimean peninsula, one drone in the northwest and 2 drones in the west of the Crimean peninsula were shot down by Russian air defenses. Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has carried out several drone attacks on Moscow, most of which were destroyed by Russian air defense systems. Mykhailo Podoliak, Advisor to the President of Ukraine recently said that drone strikes on Russian territory will increase.

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s statement regarding depleted uranium, saying, "He is not telling the truth about depleted uranium." The use of ammunition containing depleted uranium is one of the most controversial issues, and there is strong opposition from various groups. The International Coalition for the Prohibition of Uranium Weapons considers these weapons to be dangerous and cause cancer or the birth of disabled children. War experience shows that dangerous weapons such as cluster bombs, ammunition containing depleted uranium kill more civilians than soldiers. Spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, Monday (11/9/2023) revealed that chemically depleted uranium is very dangerous and toxic for humans and the environment "[the use of this weapon] is unacceptable, whether intentional or not," said the Spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

After the UN Security Council meeting, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, made a strange statement, saying that the use of ammunition containing depleted uranium does not pose a direct radiation threat. Meanwhile, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson of the United Nations on Wednesday after confirming reports of shipment of heavy tank shells with depleted uranium from the US to Ukraine, said, "The United Nations has always been concerned about the use of ammunition containing depleted uranium in parts of the world wherever,". Last week, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced Washington's new $175 million military package to Ukraine at the same time as Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv, and announced that in this military package, they would provide ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Previously, Britain also sent weapons containing depleted uranium to Ukraine several months ago.