Zelenskiy says nearly 60% of Ukrainian arms home-produced
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that nearly 60% of weapons used by Ukraine’s military were domestically produced, already exceeding a target he set two months ago, Reuters reported.
”During this war, Ukraine has reached the point where nearly 60% of the weapons we have, the weapons in the hands of our soldiers, are Ukrainian-made,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
”And these are powerful weapons, with many advanced features.”
Ukraine says it attacked Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's Bryansk region
Ukraine attacked the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's Bryansk region, the commander of Ukraine's drone forces, Robert Brovdi, said on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Brovdi posted on the Telegram messaging channel that "comprehensive fire damage" was inflicted on the pipeline.
The transit pipeline supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, according to Reuters.
South Korean President vows support to Koreans arrested in US immigration raid
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered swift action after a major US immigration raid at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia led to the arrest of over 300 South Koreans, among about 475 workers detained, Reuters reported.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said a special task force has been set up and that he may travel to Washington to seek answers. “I feel heavy responsibility for the arrests of our citizens,” he told an emergency meeting.
The mass detention, the largest of its kind in US history, comes amid existing strains in US–South Korea ties over trade and investment. Footage released by US authorities showed workers shackled as they were taken away, adding to public concern in Seoul, according to Reuters.
UK police arrest dozens at latest protest for banned Palestine Action
Police in London arrested dozens of demonstrators on Saturday for showing support for Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian activist group recently banned by the UK government under terrorism laws. Officers said the arrests were made to prevent public disorder after the group urged people to defy restrictions, Reuters reported.
The government outlawed Palestine Action in July after members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged aircraft. The group campaigns against British arms sales to Israel and accuses the UK of complicity in what it calls Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Its supporters dismiss the ban as political repression.
