DC braces for massive turning point in Trump's takeover as protesters take the streets shouting 'Go home, fascists'
Trump vowed earlier this week to clean up the streets of the capital and has already sent hundreds of troops with the National Guard in to clean up crime.
More are on the way however, with officials saying they will have between 100 and 200 soldiers out on patrol at any given time as more arrive in the city, Col. Dave Butler said.
'D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under Federal Control where it belongs. The White House is in charge,' Trump said on Truth Social Wednesday night.
'The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more!'
After the announcement, residents started lining up to protest the crackdown.
'Go home, fascists' and 'Get off our streets,' the protesters shouted.
Law enforcement set up a vehicle checkpoint along the busy 14th Street Northwest corridor.
Some protesters stood at the intersection before the checkpoint and urged drivers to turn away from it, while shouting at officers to 'take off their f****** masks'.
Day two of President Donald Trump's takeover of D.C.
Check points monitored by federal law enforcement officers have been set up on 14th Street in Washington D.C. pic.twitter.com/Li8MomAklm
— Elaine (@MallonElaine) August 14, 2025
Images also emerged on Wednesday night of one individual being arrested by officers, authorities say he was driving without a license.
The commander-in-chief on Monday said the plan was to 'rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor'.
Trump has repeatedly said that crime in the city was at emergency levels that required a federal intervention to straighten out.
District of Columbia leaders however pointed to stats that show violent crime was at a 30-year-low after a sharp rise two years ago.
Over the last few days small groups of officers had been visible in scattered areas across the city.
Their presence was more noticeable on Wednesday as the amount of boots on the ground continued to rise.
A National Guard spokesman, who spoke with the Associated Press anonymously, said troops would start carrying out more missions on Thursday.
On Wednesday, agents from Homeland Security Investigations patrolled the popular U Street corridor.
Drug Enforcement Administration officers were seen on the National Mall, while National Guard members were parked nearby.
DEA agents also joined Metropolitan Police Department officers on patrol in the Navy Yard neighborhood, while FBI agents stood along Massachusetts Avenue.
Hundreds of federal law enforcement and cops who patrolled the streets Tuesday night made 43 arrests, compared with about two dozen the night before.
The arrests made by 1,450 federal and local officers across the city included those for suspicion of driving under the influence and unlawful entry, as well as a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon, according to the White House. Seven illegal firearms were seized.
There have now been more than 100 arrests since Trump began beefing up the federal law enforcement presence in Washington last week, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said.
Trump suggested he could seek a longer period of control or decide to call on Congress to exercise authority over city laws his administration sees as lax on crime.
'We're gonna do this very quickly. But we're gonna want extensions. I don't want to call a national emergency. If I have to, I will,' he said.
His Wednesday night post added: 'D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under Federal Control where it belongs. The White House is in charge.'
Police Chief Pamela Smith said during an interview with the local Fox affiliate that the city's Metro Police Department has been down nearly 800 officers.
She said the increased number of federal agents on the streets would help fill that gap, at least for now.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who described the move on Tuesday as being 'authoritarian', said officials did not get any specific goals for the surge during a meeting with Trump's attorney general, Pam Bondi.
She said: 'I think they regard it as a success to have more presence and take more guns off the street, and we do too.'
On Monday, the president also teased this type of action could extend to other major cities including New York City and Chicago.
'This will go further,' the President said. 'We're going to take back our capital … and then we'll look at other cities also,' before he singled out Chicago, LA, New York, Baltimore, and Oakland.
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Trump doubles down on baseless claims that mail-in voting is ‘corrupt', undermines voting machines
Update: Date: 2025-08-18T18:52:53.000Z Title: an executive order that's being written right now Content: The president tells reporters that executive order scrapping mail ballots is 'being written' — citing debunked theories about fraud, cost and inaccuracy Trump pledges to scrap mail ballots before 2026 midterms Shrai Popat (now); Marina Dunbar and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Mon 18 Aug 2025 19.52 BST First published on Mon 18 Aug 2025 10.29 BST From 7.12pm BST 19:12 In his press conference with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump has spent a chunk of time answering a question about his earlier threats to end mail-in voting and the use of voting machines. He said today that 'we're going to start with by the best lawyers in the country to end mail in ballots because they're corrupt.' It was a winding detour where he repeated a conspiracy that Democrats prefer mail-in voting because it's 'the only way they can get elected', and to promote what he described as 'transgender for everybody', 'open borders' and crime – which he says is a 'new thing they [Democrats] love'. The president's remarks included a number of false claims. Namely that the US is 'just about the only country in the world' that uses mail-in ballots. Dozens of western democracies use mail-in voting, including Canada, the UK, and Germany. Most European countries offer some form of mail voting, and over 100 countries let their citizens vote by mail when living abroad, according to data from International IDEA. The president has, in the past, voted by mail. Trump also said that voting machines are inefficient and costly, adding that paper ballots allow for results to be released 'the same night'. Election officials and experts routinely say this is inaccurate. Stephen Richer, the former recorder of Maricopa County in Arizona, debunked a number of the president's falsehoods about voting machines. Richer characterised machines as 'highly accurate. And fast. And cheap,' in a post on X today responding to the president's earlier comments. Similarly, a recent report from the Brennan Center for Justice found that 'hand counts are not only less accurate, they take more time than machines, which delays election results.' The report adds that voting machines also save tax payers money. Updated at 7.50pm BST 7.49pm BST 19:49 Anna Betts Oklahoma's top education official is reportedly introducing a new assessment for teachers coming from California and New York that will gauge their alignment with the so-called Sooner state's conservative values. Oklahoma's public education superintendent, Ryan Walters, told USA Today and CNN that the 50-question certification exam – which is reportedly set to roll out in the coming days – will ask about topics such as the 'biological differences between males and females', freedom of religion and US history. According to USA Today, the test also includes questions related to false claims that electoral fraudsters handed the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden at the expense of Donald Trump, who returned to the White House in January. Walters said that the test – which he has dubbed the 'America First' certification, invoking a favored slogan of the Republican president – is intended to ensure that teachers from the two largest Democrat-led states 'are not coming into our classrooms and indoctrinating kids'. He told CNN that while the test will apply to teachers coming from California and New York, it could expand in the future to applicants from up to eight states who want to work in public education in Republican-led Oklahoma. Walters believes that California and New York have required teachers to 'do things that are antithetical to our standards and values as a state' and that the assessment will help ensure 'that these teachers agree to teach what is required in the state of Oklahoma'. Updated at 7.52pm BST 7.25pm BST 19:25 Also in my last post, I cited the former Maricopa County recorder – Stephen Richer. A little reminder Richer is a Republican whose refused to agree with the president's claims that the 2020 election was stolen. He was in charge of election operations in Arizona's largest county until 205. In his post on X, takes a number of the president's other claims about mail-in voting and machines and debunks them one by one. From watermark paper: This is a way of authenticating that the ballot is legitimate. It is NOT a way of counting the ballot. The watermark ballot would still have to be counted either by tabulators or by hand. Watermark has no impact on speed. This makes no sense. To how voting machines actually work: Most 'voting machines' are simply scanners that read the ovals that you hand marked on your ballot. These work the same way that scanners work when you took standardized tests in high school and college. Richer also reiterated how, legally, the decision to end mail-in voting, and overhaul the way states conduct their elections is not up to the federal government: Article 1 Section 4 Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives states authority over the 'Times, Places, and Manner' of election administration. 7.12pm BST 19:12 In his press conference with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump has spent a chunk of time answering a question about his earlier threats to end mail-in voting and the use of voting machines. He said today that 'we're going to start with by the best lawyers in the country to end mail in ballots because they're corrupt.' It was a winding detour where he repeated a conspiracy that Democrats prefer mail-in voting because it's 'the only way they can get elected', and to promote what he described as 'transgender for everybody', 'open borders' and crime – which he says is a 'new thing they [Democrats] love'. The president's remarks included a number of false claims. Namely that the US is 'just about the only country in the world' that uses mail-in ballots. Dozens of western democracies use mail-in voting, including Canada, the UK, and Germany. Most European countries offer some form of mail voting, and over 100 countries let their citizens vote by mail when living abroad, according to data from International IDEA. The president has, in the past, voted by mail. Trump also said that voting machines are inefficient and costly, adding that paper ballots allow for results to be released 'the same night'. Election officials and experts routinely say this is inaccurate. Stephen Richer, the former recorder of Maricopa County in Arizona, debunked a number of the president's falsehoods about voting machines. Richer characterised machines as 'highly accurate. And fast. And cheap,' in a post on X today responding to the president's earlier comments. Similarly, a recent report from the Brennan Center for Justice found that 'hand counts are not only less accurate, they take more time than machines, which delays election results.' The report adds that voting machines also save tax payers money. Updated at 7.50pm BST 6.52pm BST 18:52 Per my last post, my colleague Lucy Campbell is covering the president's meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in detail. She reports that Trump doesn't rule out future security guarantees in the form of US troops. He added earlier that 'it's never the end of the road. People are being killed and we want to stop that.' For Zelenskyy's part, Lucy reports that when Ukraine's leader is asked if he's prepared to agree to 'redraw the maps' (i.e. cede territory to Russia), Zelenskyy highlights Russia's continued attacks ahead of today's talks and emphasises the need to stop the war, stop Russia, by way of diplomacy. 6.20pm BST 18:20 Lucy Campbell Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for high-stakes talks with Donald Trump and European allies. He was greeted by the US president, both men stopped for pictures by the press before moving swiftly inside. Zelesnkyy notably appeared to be wearing a suit, thus removing at least one previous point of contention from his last visit in February. 6.02pm BST 18:02 Tate Reeves, Mississippi's Republican governor, announced that he approved the deployment of about 200 Mississippi National Guard troops to Washington, DC. 'I've approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, DC, to support President Trump's effort to return law and order to our nation's capital,' he said in a statement today. 'Crime is out of control there, and it's clear something must be done to combat it. Americans deserve a safe capital city that we can all be proud of. I know the brave men and women of our National Guard will do an excellent job enhancing public safety and supporting law enforcement.' The deployment is part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in DC through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. The move comes as protesters pushed back as federal law enforcement and National Guard troops flooded the city following Trump's executive order federalizing local police forces and activating about 800 District of Columbia National Guard members. 6.02pm BST 18:02 The Texas House achieved quorum today for the first time in two weeks since state Democrats staged a walkout in protest of a gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Republicans. 'Let me also be clear about where we go from here. We are done waiting. We have a quorum. Now is the time for action. We will move quickly, and the schedule will be demanding until our work is complete,' said House speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican. Burrows added that members who left the state, and for whom civil arrest warrants were issued, will only be given permission to leave the legislature if they agree to have a state trooper assigned to them to make sure they return. The House began a second special session, after ending the first early, on Friday. Today's quorum now paves the way for the new map to pass the Texas legislature – and for the redistricting battle across the country to continue. State lawmakers in California are set to return from recess today to get to work in considering a special election in November, and approving a new congressional map. This is part of the overall redistricting race that California governor Gavin Newsom pushed for in order to offset Texas's map, which could see the GOP pick up five US House seats. Updated at 6.17pm BST 5.51pm BST 17:51 Richard Luscombe A federal judge in Miami heard arguments on Monday that detainees at the remote immigration jail in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' are routinely subjected to human rights abuses and denied due process before being deported. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is one of two separate actions before the courts that could lead to the closure of the controversial facility celebrated by Trump for its harsh conditions. District court judge Kathleen Williams is expected to rule this week in the other case, brought by an alliance of environmental groups and a Native American tribe, claiming that the immigration jail has inflicted irreversible damage to the fragile wetlands. Earlier this month, Williams issued a temporary restraining order against the state of Florida halting new construction and expansion of the tented camp, although its operations for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (Ice) were allowed to continue. The jail currently holds an estimated 700 detainees. 5.36pm BST 17:36 European leaders have begun arriving at White House. Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, was the first to arrive, followed by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to be last to arrive. 5.20pm BST 17:20 Democratic lawmakers in Texas have returned to the state, ending a walkout that broke quorum and blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of Trump. Texas House of Representatives minority leader Gene Wu, chairperson of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, said in a statement that Democrats had returned and had 'rallied Democrats nationwide to join this existential fight for fair representation.' But Texas governor Greg Abbott on Friday already called a second special legislation session in another attempt to rework the state's congressional maps in an effort to give Republicans another five seats in Congress. Texas House Democrats left the state earlier this month to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on redistricting legislation, a tactic taken several times but is usually unsuccessful. Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor, unveiled his own redistricting plan on Thursday that he said would give Democrats there five more congressional seats. 5.05pm BST 17:05 Sam Levine The conservative outlet Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m to Dominion voting systems to settle a defamation suit over lies about voting in the 2020 election. The settlement came as the case was headed to trial. Earlier this year, Delaware superior court judge Eric Davis ruled that Newsmax had defamed the voting technology by broadcasting false claims about its equipment after the 2020 election. A jury would have considered whether Newsmax was liable for damages. Dominion had sued the outlet for $1.6bn. 'We are pleased to have settled this matter,' Dominion said in a statement to CNN. In a lengthy statement of its own, Newsmax was defiant, saying it chose to settle not because it was admitting wrongdoing, but because it believed Davis wouldn't give the company a fair trial. 'Newsmax believed it was critically important for the American people to hear both sides of the election disputes that arose in 2020,' the company said in a statement. 'We stand by our coverage as fair, balanced, and conducted within professional standards of journalism.' Dominion obtained a $787.5m defamation settlement from Fox in 2023 on the eve of a defamation trial in Delaware. Newsmax agreed to pay $40m to settle a defamation case against Smartmatic, another voting equipment company, last year. One America News, another far right outlet, also settled a defamation case with Smartmatic last year. Fox is currently defending itself in a pending defamation suit against Smartmatic. 4.44pm BST 16:44 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – one of the country's largest civil rights organisations – has issued a statement criticising the the president's posts to social media that threaten to end mail-in voting and end the use of voting machines. They deem his attacks as 'part of his strategy to sow distrust in our elections and prevent voters from holding him accountable'. Here's the full statement from Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project: 'Mail-in voting remains a vital safeguard of our democracy. It ensures that voters with disabilities, those without transportation access, and others who rely on its flexibility and access can exercise their right to vote. President Trump's attempts to undermine a safe, proven, and reliable method of voting — that he himself uses — along with his attacks on voting technology, are just another part of his strategy to sow distrust in our elections and prevent voters from holding him accountable. We are prepared to protect mail-in voting in court against unfounded and unconstitutional attacks, as we have in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and other states. Access to mail-in voting is necessary to a fair and inclusive electoral process.' 4.34pm BST 16:34 Ahead of a busy afternoon at the White House, here's a list of the European leaders arriving shortly. They'll also take part in a larger meeting with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni French president Emmanuel Macron UK prime minister Keir Starmer German chancellor Friedrich Merz Finnish president Alexander Stubb NATO secretary general NATO Mark Rutte Updated at 4.48pm BST 4.11pm BST 16:11 In recent days, DC mayor Muriel Bowser has shown small but concerted signs of pushback against the Trump administration following last week's federal takeover of the Metropolitan police department (MPD), and deployment of national guard Troops. Over the weekend, Bowser posted on X: 'American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican'. This came just a day after the DC attorney general Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the Trump White House, alleging a 'hostile takeover' of the city's police when drug enforcement administrator Terry Cole was named 'emergency police commissioner'. The justice department ultimately agreed to keep DC police chief Pamela Smith in charge, after a federal judge threatened to block the order. At a press conference on Friday, Bowser said she was 'encouraged' by the administration's decision to renege on the management of the MPD. She also described last week's federal takeover as 'unsettling and unprecedented' in a letter to residents published on social media. Bowser also characterised the administration's actions as an 'authoritarian push', having taken a measured approach to the president's invocation of Section 740 of the Home Rule Act. Updated at 5.04pm BST
Daily Mirror
a few seconds ago
- Daily Mirror
Donald Trump's floats idea of using a war to cancel US election and cling on to power
Trump's eyes lit up at the idea of cancelling the 2028 election in order to cling on to power - after Volodymyr Zelensky explained why he postponed Ukraine's last election Donald Trump indicated he's attracted to the idea of using a war to cancel the next election, allowing him to stay in power. He made the comments in the Oval Office alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, who cancelled an election in Ukraine because his country is at war with Russia. Trump has repeatedly made remarks about serving for a third term, which would be unlawful under the US Constitution. And he was impeached over his bid to cling on to the White House after losing the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden by millions of votes. He made, and continues to make false and unfounded claims that the election was "rigged" or "corrupt." These statements, combined with a string of authoritarian policies, have led many to feel uneasy about whether he plans to leave the Oval Office voluntarily once his term is up. Today, as Zelensky answered a question about the difficulty of holding an election during Ukraine's war with Russia, Trump openly mused about how a similar circumstance could allow him to stay in power in the US past the expiration of his current term. "So let me just say three and a half years from now -- so you mean, if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections, oh, I wonder what the fake news would say," Trump said. Zelenskyy noted the difficulties of being able to hold elections during wartime, saying that a "truce" would be needed to do so safely. Trump later went on a lengthy and meandering rant, claiming - without evidence - that postal votes are not widely used internationally, and are vulnerable to corruption. In reality, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Canada, India and many other nations use postal voting regularly without issue. But Trump has long made the claim that mail-in ballots are corrupt - and it was a key complaint in his false claim that the 2020 election had been stolen. He claimed in a TV interview on Friday evening that Vladimir Putin had told him he agreed with him on postal voting. Russian elections are widely understood to be increasingly fraudulent and corrupt under Putin. Get Donald Trump updates straight to your WhatsApp! As the world attempts to keep up with Trump's antics, the Mirror has launched its very own US Politics WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest news from across the pond. We'll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. "You can never have a real democracy with mail in ballots. "We as a Republican Party are gonna do everything possible we can to get rid of mail in ballots. "We're gonna start with an executive order to end mail in ballots ... we're gonna end mail in voting"
Reuters
12 minutes ago
- Reuters
Trump tells Zelenskiy U.S. would help with Ukraine's security in a peace deal
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would help Europe in providing security for Ukraine as part of any deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as he and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a hastily arranged White House meeting to discuss a path to peace. But he also suggested to reporters that he no longer believed reaching a ceasefire was a necessary prerequisite for striking a peace agreement, backing a position staked out by Russian President Vladimir Putin and opposed by Zelenskiy and most European leaders. The two leaders took questions from the media in the Oval Office before meeting in private, six months after their last appearance there descended into disaster when Trump and Vice President JD Vance upbraided Zelenskiy in an extraordinary apublic dressing-down. This time, Trump and Zelenskiy struck a far more convivial tone, despite the U.S. president's movement toward Russia in recent days following his summit in Alaska with Putin. And Zelenskiy was backed by the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO, who traveled to Washington to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and push for strong security guarantees for the country in any post-war settlement. "When it comes to security, there's going to be a lot of help," Trump told reporters, adding that European countries would be involved. "They are a first line of defence because they're there, but we'll help them out." Trump greeted Zelenskiy outside the White House, shaking his hand and expressing delight at Zelenskiy's black suit, a departure from his typical military clothes. When a reporter asked Trump what his message was to the people of Ukraine, he said twice, "We love them." Zelenskiy thanked him, and Trump put his hand on Zelenskiy's back in a show of affection before the two men went inside to the Oval Office. Trump is pressing for a quick end to Europe's deadliest war in 80 years, and Kyiv and its allies worry he could seek to force an agreement on Russia's terms after the president on Friday in Alaska rolled out the red carpet - literally - for Putin, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for war crimes. Trump said he liked the concept of a ceasefire, but they could work on a peace deal while the fighting continued. "I wish they could stop, I'd like them to stop," he said. "But strategically that could be a disadvantage for one side or the other." He also said he believes Putin wants to end the war and that he hopes the three leaders can soon organize a trilateral meeting. Putin has not committed to such a meeting, though Zelenskiy said he is ready to sit down. "We need to stop this war, to stop Russia and we need support - American and European partners," Zelenskiy told reporters. The European leaders were to meet with Trump later on Monday, according to the White House. Such a high-level gathering at the White House on such short notice appears to be unprecedented in recent times. Russian attacks overnight on Ukrainian cities killed at least 10 people, in what Zelenskiy called a "cynical" effort to undermine talks. Trump has rejected accusations that the Alaska summit had been a win for Putin, who has faced diplomatic isolation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "I know exactly what I'm doing, and I don't need the advice of people who have been working on all of these conflicts for years, and were never able to do a thing to stop them," Trump wrote on social media. Trump's team has said there will have to be compromises on both sides to end the conflict. But the president himself has put the burden on Zelenskiy to end the war, saying Ukraine should give up hopes of getting back Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, or of joining the NATO military alliance. Zelenskiy has already all but rejected the outline of Putin's proposals from the Alaska meeting. Those include handing over the remaining quarter of its eastern Donetsk region, which is largely controlled by Russia. Ukrainian forces are deeply dug into the region, whose towns and hills serve as a crucial defensive zone to stymie Russian attacks. Any concession of Ukrainian territory would have to be approved by a referendum. Ukraine and its allies have taken heart from some developments, including Trump's apparent willingness to provide post-settlement security guarantees for Ukraine. A German government spokesperson said on Monday that European leaders would seek more details on that in the talks in Washington. The war, which began with a full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, has killed or wounded more than a million people from both sides, including thousands of mostly Ukrainian civilians, according to analysts, and destroyed wide swaths of the country. Putin himself faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children, adding controversy to Trump's decision to invite him to Alaska. Russia has been slowly grinding forward on the battlefield, pressing its advantages in men and firepower. Putin says he is ready to continue fighting until his military objectives are achieved. Officials in Ukraine said a drone attack on a residential complex in the northern city of Kharkiv killed at least seven people, including a toddler and her 16-year-old brother. Strikes in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia killed three people, they said. Russia says it does not deliberately target civilians, and the Defense Ministry's daily report did not refer to any strike on Kharkiv. Local resident Olena Yakusheva said the attack hit an apartment block that was home to many families. "There are no offices here or anything else, we lived here peacefully in our homes," she said. Ukraine's military said on Monday that its drones had struck an oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region, leading to the suspension of supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.
