Biden: ‘Russian attack on Kramatorsk is a horrible atrocity’

Joe Biden accused Russia of committing a “horrific atrocity” today after the death of at least 50 people, including five children, in a bombing at the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine.

“The attack on a train station in Ukraine is a new horrific atrocity committed by Russia, targeting civilians trying to leave the area and go to a place that would be safe,” the US president wrote on Twitter.

In another post, the US president wrote that “we will continue to provide security assistance and arms deliveries to help Ukraine defend its territories. Together with our allies and partners we will investigate how the attack was carried out, watching Russian actions “.

Biden earlier thanked Slovak authorities for supplying the S-300 air defense system to Ukraine to help Kyiv repel the Russian invasion.

“As Russian forces regroup for the next phase of this war, I urge my administration to continue to make every effort to determine and supply the Ukrainian army with the modern weapons it needs to defend its country,” he said. in an announcement.

The United States estimates that the rocket that hit the Kramatorsk railway station was Russian

The United States has said Russia used a short-range ballistic missile to hit the train station, a senior U.S. defense official said, according to Reuters.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the SS-21 missile was used by Russia in the Kramatorsk strike, but its motives were unclear.

“We do not believe the Russians’s denial that they were not responsible,” he said.

Earlier, the White House today denounced the “horrific and destructive images” of the deadly attack on the train station.

The United States will continue to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said in an interview with CNN.

“Russia may mobilize more than 60,000 reservists”

The United States has indicated that Russia has begun mobilizing some reservists and could seek to recruit more than 60,000 personnel, a senior US defense official said on Friday, according to Reuters.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was unclear how successful Russia would be in the effort and where it would go.

Source: Capital

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