War – Day 988: Kyiv attacked; The Russians continued with occupation; Warships hit

Fragments of downed Russian drones injured at least two people and damaged several buildings in the capital of Ukraine overnight, city officials said.

Russian forces captured the village of Kremina Balka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the defense ministry.

White House: The US will send aid to Ukraine before the end of Biden's term
 

The US intends to do everything in its power to send all the allocated aid to Ukraine before the end of the administration of President Joseph Biden, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters today.

At the same time, the White House announced that the US will continue to send aid to Ukraine ahead of the transfer of power from Biden to the newly elected President Donald Trump in January, Reuters reported.

"That will not change. We will step up and send (aid) to Ukraine. We understand how important it is to make sure they have what they need," White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre told reporters.

The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine under President Joseph Biden, who is leaving office in January, Reuters reported.

As unnamed officials told the agency, aid is being sent to Ukraine in a hurry to strengthen the government in Kyiv before Trump's inauguration on January 20.

Trump has criticized Biden's aid to Ukraine, raising concerns about the future of US support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once Republicans control the White House, the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives last approved aid to Ukraine in April, including authorizing Biden to transfer billions of dollars in weapons from US stockpiles to Ukraine, eight months after Biden first asked for more aid, with support from more Democrats than Republicans.

Of the arms transfer authority passed in April, $4.3 billion remains to be realized, in addition to $2.8 billion worth of transfers approved in previous spending measures, and $2 billion to finance the purchase of new weapons.

The Artan unit released a video of an attack on enemy positions in the direction of Kharkiv

Russian Strela destroyed