NATO says Ukraine already has enough weapons for a counteroffensive, but analysts disagree. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made a corresponding statement, stressing the continuing need for tanks, combat vehicles, and fighter-bomber jets. However, as Newsweek writes, the success of t...
Ukrainian intelligence has summarized the results of the latest Russian offensive. According to the deputy head of intelligence, Vadym Skibitskyi, Russian troops are unable to simultaneously attack in several directions. “And the general bravado of the enemy’s army is more bas...
The Czech Republic has given all its available weapons to Ukraine and predicts a decrease in support next year. According to Czech President Petro Pavel, Prague has only a few options left for further military support for Kyiv. He claims that the Czech Republic has already sent all the weapons it could to Ukrai...
“Poland’s aid to Ukraine has reached more than $7B this year,” said the Minister of Finance of Poland, Magdalena Zhechkovska. She specified that these funds make up about 1% of the country’s GDP, or almost 30 billion zloty. These funds came from the state b...
Ukraine has officially requested F/A-18 fighter jets from Finland. Tripartite negotiations between Finland, Ukraine, and the US are taking place regarding the transfer of combat aircraft. However, achieving this objective requires US approval because the F/A-18 Horne...
Here are the countries that have joined the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine. Spain and Denmark decided to join the European Defense Agency and will participate in the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine. Norway, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Fi...
The former CEO of Ukrainian Railways has been asked to provide the army with Ukrainian weapons as soon as possible. The new Minister of Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, must complete the reform of Ukroboronprom and establish weapons production for the military, Deputy Prime Minister Yuliya Svyridenko stres...
Russia carried out two massive strikes on residential buildings in the last 24 hours. During Tuesday’s late-night drone attack, Russia launched 21 Iranian-made Shahed 136/131 drones into Ukraine, 16 of which were eliminated. Seven people were killed in the Kyiv region overnight ... #DroneAttackOnUkraine #MissileAttackOnUkraine #RussiaWarCrimes
Patriot missile systems will arrive in Ukraine earlier than expected. According to Pentagon representatives, instructors have quickly conducted training for Ukrainian soldiers. Thus, 65 Ukrainian military personnel will complete their training at an American military ba... #PatriotSystems #ShaneMorgan #trainingforUAF
Ukraine will win the war, believe 97% of Ukrainians. According to a survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 91% of Ukrainians support the performance of President Zelenskyy, 97% believe they will win the war against Russia, and 74% belie... #SociologicalSurvey #UkrainiansSupportNATO #WarinUkraine
From Wales to Poltava: How UK citizens organize ‘train and equip’ aid runs to Ukraine Almost a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, “Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud; it stands tall; and most important — it stands free,” as US President Joe Biden recently said after his ... #AidfromUK #HumanitarianAid #RichardYates #RupertGranville #RyanYates #TheUKveterans #TimSimpson #UKaidforUkraine
The Pentagon is discussing the possibility of transferring old models of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. According to the AP, US officials said the goal is to deliver the 70-ton combat vehicles in 8-10 months. AP clarifies that initially, the plan was to build 31 tanks of the newer version, M1A2, for Ukr... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Pentagon #TanksAbrams
Scholz is preparing the world community for a long recovery after the end of the war. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, there will be no quick end to the war that the Russian Federation started against Ukraine. Therefore, he urged the international community to be prepared be... #OlafScholz #UkraineRecovery #WarinUkraine
The UK will provide armor-piercing, anti-tank, depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. The UK’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Annabel Goldie, said the UK will provide armor-piercing, depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. “Along with providing Ukraine with a squadron of Challenger 2 ma... #AnnabelGoldie #ArmorPiercingShells #ChallengerTank
China provided Russia with $12M worth of drones in one year. After February 24, 2022, China had sold more than $12M worth of drones and spare parts to Russia, NYT sources say. This equipment originated from more than 70 Chinese exporters who have sold 26 differ... #ChineseDrones #DroneTechnology #RussiaandCHina
The EU has talked about increasing the peace fund for Ukraine by €3.5B. The defense ministers of the EU member states have proposed to increase the European peace fund, which is used for compensation for military equipment and ammunition transferred to Ukraine, by €3.5B, ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell
The EU has approved a plan to supply Ukraine with ammunition worth €2B. This decision was made by the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the EU, reports AFP. The plan provides for the allocation of €1B from the European Peace Fund and an additional €1B for the ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #JosepBorrell #WeaponsforUkraine
The US has announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine. The new $350M military aid package is coming from the US’s weapon stockpiles, said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The new defense assistance includes additional munitions for HIMARS rocket ... #AnthonyBlinken #Bradley #HIMARSartillery #USmilitaryAid
North Macedonia has provided Su-25 attack aircraft and is considering transferring helicopters. North Macedonia sent four Soviet Su-25 attack aircraft to Ukraine, which were used to provide air support to the ground forces and were later decommissioned, said the country’s defense minister,... #MI24 #SlavjankaPetrovska #SU25
The EU is discussing the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU. Some EU countries want to buy ammunition for Ukraine outside the bloc (the US and South Korea) if the EU cannot produce enough quickly through its own enterprises, writes Euractiv. The FT also noted t... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ThierryBreton #WeaponsforUkraine
Russia cannot capture Bakhmut in the Donetsk region or facilities in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russian occupying forces cannot complete the operation to capture the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, said Serhiy Cherevaty, the spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukrai... #DefenseOfBakhmut #WarinUkraine
Russia has reduced its offensive pace and is preparing for a defense in Crimea. The overall speed of Russian operations on the front in Ukraine has decreased compared to previous weeks, the ISW reported. According to Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi, the spokesman for the Defense Forces o... #RussianOffensive #RussianTroops #WarinUkraine
Washington is in a hurry to prepare Kyiv for a spring counteroffensive. According to Politico, on Wednesday after the meeting of the multilateral national contact group on the defense of Ukraine, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said that “Ukraine cannot waste timeR... #LloydAustin #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Results from the 10th Ramstein: Leopard 2, artillery shells, anti-aircraft missiles, and NASAMS. Spain has decided to deliver to Ukraine four Leopard 2 main battle tanks in addition to the previously promised six, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said at the tenth meeting of the Contact Group on... #LeopardBattleTanks #NASAMS #Ramsteinmeeting
During the war, the EU provided has €50B in aid to Ukraine. In 2022, the EU adopted more than 200 measures to help the state and people of Ukraine and support member states in overcoming the consequences of the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, a... #EUaidforUkraine #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine
Israel will allow anti-drone systems to be supplied to Ukraine. Israel approved export licenses for the sale of anti-drone systems to Ukraine. They will help counter Iranian drones that are being used by Russia, Axios reports. It is noted that for the first time s... #AntiDroneSystems #IsraelAidForUkraine #YoavGallant
Ukraine will receive more than 150 Leopard tanks from its allies. During an online Rammstein meeting, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Ukraine will receive 150 Leopard tanks from nine countries. At the same time, Rheinmetall director Armin Papperger said earli... #LeopardBattleTanks #LloydAustin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Several countries can provide MiG-29s to Ukraine at once. Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller said that Warsaw had received positive signals about transferring Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine from several countries simultaneously. He noted that Po... #FighterJetsToUkraine #MIG29 #PiotrMuller
US senators from both parties are pressuring the Pentagon to provide F-16s to Ukraine. According to Politico, a letter from eight senators to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demands an assessment of the various factors that are necessary to transfer the F-16 to Ukraine successfully. A... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #USmilitaryairforUkraine
The Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces explains that the operation in Bakhmut is crucial to the stability of the entire front’s defense. Valery Zaluzhnyi said that the defense of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region is strategically important for containing the Russian Federation. Therefore, despite the statement of Western analysts about the... #DefenseOfBakhmut #ValeryZaluzhny #WarinUkraine
Rheinmetall can supply Ukraine with the required number of shells, but the EU is delaying orders. The general director of the Rheinmetall concern, Armin Papperger, said that without orders, the company will not be able to meet Ukraine’s needs for 155 mm artillery shells if the allies do not alloca... #155mmgunsForUkraine #ArminPapperger #Rheinmetall #WeaponsforUkraine
Russian media believes that the attachment of Russian troops to offensive operations in Bakhmut increases Ukraine’s offensive capabilities. According to the Russian military bloggers, Ukrainian forces will prioritize attacking Berdyansk-Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region or Mariupol-Volnovakha in the Donetsk region in the south. Some ex... #DefenseOfBakhmut #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The US and Ukraine are losing unity on issues of war. After a year of full-scale war, Washington and Kyiv are increasingly at odds over the war’s goals and how and when the conflict will end, reported Politico. First, the US worries that Ukraine is wasti... #UkraineandUS #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
Russian weapon exports have collapsed since the war began, and Ukraine moves among the top importers. Compared with 2013-2017, the share of the Russian Federation in world arms exports for 2018-2022 decreased by 6% to 16%. Experts predict further decline due to the war against Ukraine and sanctions. I... #Russianweapons #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine supports the liberation of Crimea, even at the cost of aid reduction. Most Ukrainians consider any territorial concessions to achieve peace unacceptable. According to a survey of KIIS, only 9% are generally ready for concessions, although 87% of Ukrainians are against i... #CrimeaLiberation #SociologicalSurvey #WarinUkraine
Despite their victorious claims, the Russian forces have not made any progress in Bakhmut. According to the ISW, despite Russian troops and units from the paramilitary Wagner Group launching continued ground attacks in the city, there is no evidence that they have made any progress. “... #DefenseOfBakhmut #WagnerGroup #WarinUkraine
Norway will transfer additional air defense systems to Ukraine. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, met with his colleague, the Minister of Defense of Norway, Bjorn Arild Gram, as part of his visit to Kyiv. During his visit, Gram announced that N... #BjornArildGram #NASAMS #NorwaySupportUkraine #OleksiyReznikov
The Ukrainian Government allocates almost $3M in grants for defense projects. The Innovation Development Fund of Ukraine will allocate UAH 109M ($2.97M) to security and defense projects. “While the Russian aggression continues, one of the key activities of the Innovation Develo... #DefenseProjects #DenysShmyhal
The enemy launched 84 missiles, including six Kh-47M2 Kinzhal rockets, at Ukraine. During the nighttime missile strike, Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 34 cruise missiles out of 48 missiles of this type that were launched by the invaders. Among these missiles were the X-101, X-555,... #MissileAttackOnUkraine #UkraineENergySystem #WarinUkraine
Poland will work with Slovakia to transfer MiG-29s to Ukraine. The Slovak government will formally decide on this issue in the coming days, said Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy. Moreover, Poland has officially agreed to send the MiG-29 together with Slovaki... #FighterJetsToUkraine #JaroslavNagy #MIG29
Ukrainians destroyed thousands of pieces of enemy equipment with the help of a new satellite. The ICEYE spacecraft, purchased with donations from Ukrainians through the Serhiy Prytula charitable foundation, helped identify and destroy thousands of pieces of enemy equipment, Ukrainian intellige... #ICEYEspacecraft #SerhiyPrytula #UkrainianSatellite
EU countries are considering three steps to provide ammunition to Ukraine. Defense ministers from the EU countries are considering a three-stage plan to provide Ukraine with ammunition and military equipment. The EU should also establish medium-term and long-term measures fo... #AmmunitionForUkraine #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine
EU proposes €1B in artillery ammunition, but Ukraine needs €4B. According to Ukraine Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine needs one million rounds of ammunition as soon as possible to deter Russian forces and launch a counteroffensive. Ukraine urgently needs... #AmmunitionForUkraine #OleksiyReznikov #WarinUkraine
The West has doubled the supply of weapons to Ukraine on the eve of a possible counteroffensive. Since December 9, 2022, the Pentagon has sent more than $8B in military aid to Ukraine. According to The Economist, this is 40% of all promised weapons to Ukraine since the start of a full-scale war. ... #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The war against Ukraine will destroy Russia’s economy, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. “If you take our forecasts for the medium term, they mean that the Russian economy will shrink by at least 7%”, she clarified. In addition, the Russian economy will eventually suffer in the long... #KristalinaGeorgieva #RussianEconomy #WarinUkraine
Leopard tanks with trained crews will arrive in March from Germany and Portugal. 21 Leopard-2 tanks from Germany and Portugal will arrive in Ukraine this month with trained crews, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. The 18 German Leopard 2A6 tanks and 3 Portuguese tanks ... #BorisPistorius #LeopardBattleTanks #trainingforUAF
Canada will supply drones and announces new training for the Ukrainian military. According to the National Post, discussions have concluded regarding the supply of Canadian drones, which Ukraine has called the only product on the market that meets all its operational needs. The pu... #dronestoUkraine #JustinTrudeau #trainingforUAF #YuliyaSvyridenko
Ukraine has asked the US for MK-20 cluster bombs for drone strikes. Ukraine expanded its request to the US for cluster munitions, which are banned in more than 120 countries, but not the US or Ukraine, due to the potential threat to civilians and indiscriminate collat... #ClusterBombs #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Switzerland has banned the re-export of its weapons to Ukraine. The upper house of the Swiss parliament rejected a request for permission to re-export Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine. Liberal representative Thierry Burkart stated that Germany, Spain, and Denmark app... #ReExportWeapons #SwitzerlandAndUkraine #ThierryBurkart
Reznikov will meet with EU Defense ministers in Stockholm on March 7-8 to discuss further help for Ukraine. According to the schedule, in the first meeting, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov will inform the EU ministers of the latest developments on the ground and the most critical priorities and ... #EUmilitaryAid #OleksiyReznikov #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
