While the number of Russian attacks has “slightly decreased” around the town of Avdiivka in recent days, new strikes have targeted the town of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. During the night from Thursday to Friday, local authorities reported numerous damages and fires. No casualties have been reported at this time.
Furthermore, a survey shows that more than four in ten Americans believe the United States is too supportive of Ukrainewhile new foreign companies have just been sanctioned by Washington.
Russian attack in Kharkiv
Russian drones struck civilian targets and caused a fire early Friday (November 3) in and around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, in the northeast of the country, reports said. Ukrainian officials on Telegram. Garages were destroyed, cars caught fire and farm buildings were damaged. The provisional report shows no casualties.
Another town in this region of eastern Ukraine was targeted, added oblast governor Oleh Synehoubov. The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, said for his part that the fire was on the verge of being brought under control.
Wagner plans to send aid to Hezbollah
The Russian Wagner militia plans to send a Russian SA-22 air defense system to Lebanese Hezbollah, capable of intercepting planes, according to American officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. For American intelligence, the possibility of such a delivery “is a major concern.” Exchanges between Wagner and Hezbollah are closely monitored.
The Russian and American authorities did not wish to comment on the revelations of the American newspaper, which nevertheless recalls that Wagner’s troops are present in the region and “played an important role in neighboring Syria” by supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad. . “This information is part of a broader context of fear that Hezbollah, a militia supported by Iran, will open a northern front against Israel,” adds the Wall Street Journal.
New foreign companies sanctioned by Washington
The United States announced Thursday a new series of sanctions against companies involved in supplying arms to Russia. In a press release, the US Department of the Treasury indicated the strengthening of sanctions against 130 people and entities involved in commercial exchanges with Russia to allow the country to supply itself with “technologies and equipment necessary” for the Russian war effort. in Ukraine.
“Russia depends on people and entities in other countries to renew its equipment and continue its hateful war against Ukraine, and we will not hesitate to hold them accountable,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. , quoted in the press release.
For 41% of Americans, the United States is doing too much for Ukraine
According to a Gallup poll published Thursday, November 2, the share of skeptics about aid to Ukraine has increased significantly in the United States. 41% of Americans believe the United States is “doing too much to support Ukraine,” an increase of 12 points since June. The stagnation on the front is likely to contribute to the increase of this feeling. The share of those who believe support is sufficient decreased over the same period, from 43% to 33%.
Similarly, in August 2022, a majority of Americans – 66% – believed the United States should support Ukraine in returning its territory, even if it leads to protracted conflict. This view has weakened, with 54% of Americans now sharing it.