Today, the United States warned Americans to leave Russia immediately, while the French Foreign Ministry told French citizens to leave Belarus without delay.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is in desperate need of ammunition, because the nation is using more ammunition against Russia than what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] is manufacturing and supplying Ukraine.
Today, on Sunday, the United States, using an F-16 fighter jet, shot down another Chinese reconnaissance balloon over Lake Huron.
Ahead of that, today, the United States Federal Aviation Administration announced that the airspace over Lake Michigan was temporarily restricted due to national defense reasons.
Today, the Uruguayan Air Force announced that it was investigating the numerous sightings of "flashing lights in the sky" over Termas de Almiron that occurred on the night of February 10, 2023.
According to the Uruguayan Air Force, they have "deployed investigators in that area of the country to gather information and interview witnesses for the purpose of initiating the investigation."
Today, North American Aerospace Defense Command [NORAD] confirmed that a "high-altitude-airborne object" flew over northern Canada; however, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, after speaking with Joe Biden, who is the United States President, asked the United States Air Force to down the Chinese reconnaissance balloon over Canadian airspace.
With the help of United States military, the Canadians secured the crash site, retrieving intelligence.
According to the United States government, the United States just downed another Chinese reconnaissance balloon just a few minutes ago, but, this time, over Alaska.
Today, during a White House press briefing, John Kirby, who is the United States' National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told reporters and journalists that United States fighter jets shot down a "high altitude object" that was over Alaska airspace.
According to John Kirby, the United States downed the object with an F-22 Raptor fighter jet near the Canadian border over frozen water in the Artic Ocean, because the object, which was flying around forty-two-thousand-feet [42,000-feet], "posed a threat to civilian air traffic."
Now, the United States military is over the crash site, trying to recover debris and intelligence from the object.
According to the United States Pentagon, the Chinese reconnaissance balloon that flew over the entire United States—coast to coast—had equipment capable of monitoring communications within the United States; however, according to the Pentagon, the United States took steps to avoid unencrypted communications in the balloon's vicinity.
Furthermore, according to a senior administration official, the reconnaissance balloon had Western-made components with English-language written on their components and parts.
After Chinese reconnaissance balloons flew over five continents and forty nations, the United States government has begun sharing intelligence and secrets the United States has obtained from the balloon the United States Air Force shot down over the Atlantic Ocean with those nations who had Chinese reconnaissance balloons violating their airspace.
Today, Rishi Sunak, who is the British Prime Minister, announced that the Challenger Two tanks will arrive in Ukraine in March.
Today, on Tuesday, the United States announced its approval of a ten-billion-dollar sale of eighteen HIMARS, which are precision rocket launchers—plus ammunition and other equipment—to Poland.
Today, Germany said it will supply Ukraine with one-hundred-seventy-eight [178] Leopard One tanks.