Russia talks about US delaying aid to Ukraine
The Russian government has made an official comment regarding the recent suspension of missile and artillery aid packages to Ukraine by the US Department of Defense.
In an interview with TASS news agency today (July 2), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented that the West's reduction or cessation of arms supplies to Ukraine reflects that the conflict is nearing its end.
“As far as we understand, the reason for this decision is that the warehouses are empty and there is a lack of weapons. However, in any case, the reduction in the supply of weapons to Ukraine means that the special military operation is coming to an end,” Peskov said.
Previously, Western media quoted many anonymous senior US officials as revealing that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered a temporary halt to sending aid shipments, mainly missiles and ammunition, to Ukraine.
Ukraine denies Russia takes control of Dachne village in Dnipropetrovsk
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that the village of Dachne in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region of the country remains under the control of Kiev.
“Ukrainian units continue to repel Russian attempts to cross the line between the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Despite repeated attempts by the enemy to send small infantry and reconnaissance groups, they have failed to achieve their objectives. In addition, the enemy’s claim to have taken control of the “bridgehead” (the village of Dachne) in the Dnipropetrovsk region is false information, as it remains under the control of the Ukrainian army,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement on July 2.
According to a map from the Ukrainian website Deep State, the village of Dachne lies close to the border between the two provinces of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk and remains under the control of Kiev forces. The gray zone, the area where fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces is taking place, is just south of the village.