Russia Vows to Strike West-Supplied Armaments as US Approves Fresh Ukraine Aid

Published on April 24, 2024

Russian forces will target Ukrainian storage depots housing arms and equipment supplied by the West, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. “We will step up attacks on logistics centers and storage bases that contain Western weapons,” Gen. Shoigu told top Russian military officials on April 23. He made the remarks shortly before the U.S. Senate approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine after months of partisan—and inter-party—wrangling. U.S. President Joe Biden will likely sign the spending bill later this week. The controversial legislation is expected to expedite the delivery of a range of Western arms and equipment to Kyiv....