At least two people have been killed and three injured when Ukrainian drones struck the downtown of Novorossiysk, a Black Sea port city in southern Russia, the regional governor has said. This news comes as Kiev admits it will need $65 billion to keep the war going, or it’ll have to end it.
Kiev said it will need the International Monetary Fund to give it $65 billion if the war effort against Russia is to continue. Ukraine currently spends roughly 60% of its budget on its war-mongering efforts, and in order to continue without financial collapse, it needs more. This has been their plea from the beginning of the war. The country is waging a battle it cannot win and refusing to just concede to peace deals and end the bloodshed.
In August, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, agreed to send more money to boost Ukraine’s war efforts.
NATO Will Send More Money To Ukraine
According to a report by RT, Kiev secured a $15.5 billion IMF loan in early 2023, of which $10.6 billion has already been exhausted. However, that program, which is set to expire in 2027, assumed the conflict would end this year. So far, Ukraine has not shown any reason or desire to end the war.
Sources told Bloomberg that Ukraine has now agreed to lift its estimate to around $65 billion after discussions with IMF officials on a new loan, currently pegged at $8 billion. The revised estimate has reportedly been shared with the EU, which has emerged as Kiev’s main backer since US contributions dwindled after President Donald Trump’s return to office. Brussels reportedly plans to cover much of the shortfall using profits generated by frozen Russian assets.
With the recent attacks on Russian cities using drones, one could assume that Kiev’s intentions are to continue the war until it no longer exists. Russia has said many times that helping Ukraine isn’t actually helping anyone and will only prolong the inevitable.
If you thought the United States was going to end this war with a change in ruler, you were wrong. Not long ago, the war mongers announced they would deliver drone strike kits to Ukraine to continue the war.
US To Deliver Drone Strike Kits To Ukraine