Ukraine’s NATO future: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told CNN he has “no doubt” Ukraine will join NATO once its war with Russia is over.When CNN asked the Kremlin and Russian Ministry of Defense to comment on Surovikin’s whereabouts, neither provided clarity. Not available,” Andrey Kartapolov, head of Russia’s State Duma Defense Committee, said Wednesday. And another one “resting”: With Popov fired, speculation is continuing to swirl around another Russian General – Sergey Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since last months’ aborted mutiny by the Wagner group.General Ivan Popov – one of Russia’s most senior commanders – said Wednesday he expressed his concerns “at the highest level frankly and extremely harshly,” and was subsequently fired by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Russian general fired: The Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine says he was suddenly dismissed from his post after posting a voice note criticizing Moscow’s Defense Ministry of betraying his troops by providing inadequate support.Ukrainian officials said that one person died and two others were injured in the attack, which marked the third successive night of airstrikes on the capital. Kyiv airstrikes: Ukraine’s air defenses downed a barrage of weapons launched by Russia at Kyiv overnight, including two cruise missiles and 20 Iran-made drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said Thursday.Tarnavskyi said that Ukraine will not use the controversial munitions in civilian areas, amid concerns over the danger they can pose to non-combatants. “We just got them, we haven’t used them yet, but they can radically change” the situation on the battlefield, he said. Cluster munitions arrive: Ukraine has received controversial cluster munitions from the US, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi told CNN.
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