Day 681 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Massive Ukrainian Attack On Targets In Russia And Crimea

Day 681 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• State Department: US May Not Continue Support to Ukraine at 2022, 2023 Levels
• Russia shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over Crimea
• Russian shelling over 3 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv attacks Sevastopol and Belgorod
• North Korea recently supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, the US announced

State Department: US May Not Continue Support to Ukraine at 2022, 2023 Levels

The US is committed to supporting Ukraine "as long as necessary," but that does not mean the level of support will remain as high as in 2022 and 2023, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said at a Jan. 4 press conference.

US has ongoing debate over approved new funding for Ukraine. Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have provided 61 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine in early December.

A week later, President Joe Biden said the US would continue to support Ukraine "as long as it can."

Miller's comments come after other U.S. officials acknowledged that there is essentially no money left for aid to Ukraine if Congress does not take legislative action.

Asked by a reporter if US policy was to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, Miller confirmed, but added that this did not mean they would continue to support Ukraine at the same level of military funding as in 2022 and 2023 Mr.

"We don't think that should be necessary because the goal is ultimately for Ukraine to stand on its own two feet and build its own industrial base and its own military industrial base to be able to both finance and acquire munitions on...