Aid to Ukraine from international partners has reached a two-year low. According to Ukraine Support Tracker analysts, assistance from allies and international partners for Ukraine fell to the lowest level since January 2022. From the end of summer to the end of autumn of...
Ukraine presents the US with its latest weapons request, including F-18 fighter jets, as well as Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. At a closed meeting in Washington, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented the US with a list of necessary weapons, which includes F-18 fighters. The latest air defense systems, such as THAAD, Ap...
Biden calls the failure to provide aid to Ukraine the “greatest gift“ for Russia. A bill under consideration in the US Senate, which would allocate $110B for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other purposes, did not pass a procedural vote in the US Senate. “Tonight i...
The EU plans to control all arms supplies to Ukraine while simultaneously working to increase military aid. The European Union intends to strengthen control over the supply of weapons to Ukraine by creating a pan-European defense market. In particular, the European Commission is developing the European Defe...
Through joint procurement, the EU has supplied Ukraine with only 60,000 shells. In March 2023, the EU developed a plan to provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells, one of the key weapons in the Russian-Ukrainian war. The plan consists of three parts: supplies from the st...
Ukrainians cite war, corruption, and housing destruction as their most significant problems and are wary of corruption in future reconstruction. Most Ukrainians currently consider the three main problems to be the war (96%), corruption (88%), and the destruction of infrastructure and housing (82%). In November, compared to March, fears of war ...
Ukraine starts joint production of armored vehicles with Rheinmetall, but Germany could not keep up with weapon production, so Azerbaijan and South Korea tried to help. Ukraine and German arms concern Rheinmetall will soon launch the production of armored vehicles on Ukraine’s territory, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced. He noted that Rheinmetall already ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BorisPistorius #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #WeaponsProduction
Finland will produce artillery shells for Ukraine, which is also increasing its weapon production. Finland plans to start production of artillery ammunition for Ukraine soon, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said. He clarified that the decision on the start of production will probably be mad... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The UK has given Ukraine advanced missiles to counter the Shahed, and Germany is preparing to hand over unique RCH-155 guns in 2024. The UK will hand over to Ukraine the latest Martlet multi-purpose guided missiles that are effective against Shahed kamikaze drones. However, there is still no official information about the transfer ... #Martlet #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RCH155 #WeaponsforUkraine
Zelenskyy believes that the counteroffensive did not have its expected success because of a lack of weapons. In an interview with the AP, the president noted that Ukraine did not receive all the necessary and promised weapons from its allies. However, according to the president, there have been positive resu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Long-range missiles from the US will arrive in Ukraine next year. Ukraine will have to wait until next year before it receives the first large batch of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) rockets, which the US has adapted for strikes at a range of almost 160... #GLSDB #HimarsForUkraine #LongRangeMissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Rheinmetall will produce tens of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine, while Ukraine has increased the production of Bohdana self-propelled guns. The largest German defense concern, Rheinmetall, received a €142M order to supply Ukraine with artillery shells. The order, from a NATO partner country, includes tens of thousands of 155 mm artillery ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BohdanaSPG #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
Allies are working to increase the protection of the Ukrainian energy system, while Germany is promoting investment in Ukrainian energy. NSC representative John Kirby said that the US and its allies are working in three directions to help Ukraine protect its energy infrastructure from Russian attacks. First, the US is strengthening Ukr... #AirDefenseSystems #EnergyInfrastructure #energyukraine #JohnKirby
The Ukrainian Parliament has presented an overview of Ukraine’s defense support for the winter. People’s deputy Danylo Hetmantsev published the following data: The US is preparing its 51st package since August 2021, with a total cost of $100M Germany will provide a €1.3B winter aid package... #KrabHowitzer #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
NATO believes that Ukraine will not be able to liberate all its territory by the end of 2024. According to a NATO official, Russia should not be underestimated, and Ukraine will not be able to completely expel Russian troops from its territory by the end of next year. “Russia has amassed... #JensStoltenberg #liberationofUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU and NATO are mobilizing the defense industry to provide Ukraine with the means to defeat Russia. At the beginning of the war, the EU had to adapt its defense industry to wartime conditions. Europe will increase its military aid to Ukraine to 480,000 shells by the end of the year, and next year it... #DavidCameron #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsforUkraine
Zelenskyy is unsure about Ukraine’s NATO membership and believes that reclaiming Crimea will be easier than the Donbas. “Since no one can guarantee that Ukraine will join NATO and that Russia will no longer attack our country, the state’s priority is security,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He also suggeste... #CrimeaLiberation #DonbasUkraine #liberationofUkraine #NATOUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
France will increase ammunition supplies to Ukraine and plans to complete an agreement on security guarantees by the end of the year. France will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine in 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said after a meeting between Ukrainian and French delegations in Kyiv. In turn, Ukraine will buy add... #AmmunitionForUkraine #CaesarHowitzers #FranceAId #JeanFrancoisDoc #WeaponsforUkraine
What financial and military assistance can Ukraine rely on in 2024? The US will remain Ukraine’s leading donor, but the situation is most uncertain. In October, President Joe Biden suggested that Congress approve funding for Israel, Ukraine, and other security needs i... #financialaidforUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Czech Republic no longer has weapons in its warehouses for Ukraine, so it is increasing the issuance of export licenses to manufacturers. As reported by the country’s Minister of Defense, Jana Černochová, arms manufacturing companies receive export licenses to supply their products to Ukraine within the framework of international ... #CzechMilitaryAid #CzechRepublicWeapon #JanaČernochová #WeaponsforUkraine
Stoltenberg: Ukraine will become a NATO member after reforms are completed and the end of the war. Ukraine will become a member of NATO, but first, it must carry out reforms determined by the member states, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.... #AssociationwithNATO #JensStoltenberg #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
The US Senate plans to vote on aid to Ukraine in early December. US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to hold a vote on President Joe Biden’s request to provide billions in aid to Ukraine and Israel as early as December 4. According to Politico, Schu... #ChuckSchumer #IsraelWar #USsenate #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will receive warships and anti-aircraft defense for the grain corridor. Military ships and air defense systems will protect ships transporting grain in the Black Sea, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Soon, the Odesa region will be protected by a very powerful ai... #GaëlVeyssière #GrainCorridors #Zelenskyy
As a result of negotiations held last week, Ukraine’s partners will provide additional military aid. To survive anticipated aerial attacks this winter, Germany will send an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Canada will spend about $50M on the purchase of small arms and ammu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will continue to increase the capacity of the military industry and will order almost ₴200B in weapons from domestic manufacturers. In 2024, Ukraine’s military-industrial complex will increase its production capabilities by 500% compared to the current year. However, this is still insufficient to cover the military’s needs, said O... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #RustemUmerov #WeaponsProduction
Results of the 17th Ramstein: Ukraine will receive IRIS-T and Patriot missile systems, artillery shells, and a new air defense coalition. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that a new ground-based air defense coalition was formed at the meeting, and has been joined by 20 countries, led by Germany and France. This equipment is i... #IRISTdefensesystem #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #Ramsteinformat #SupportUkraine
The EC presents a project to provide long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. A document was presented to the EU member states. The project’s framework includes the following proposals: An effective and sustainable mechanism for providing military equipment that mobilizes the E... #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s third damage assessment will determine 2024’s investment priorities for recovery. The UN, in cooperation with the government of Ukraine, the World Bank, and the EU, has initiated the third rapid assessment of the damage done to and needs of Ukraine, which will determine investment ... #DamagesRegisterUkraine #DenysShmyhal #UkraineRecovery #UkraineWarDamages
Support for Ukraine’s defense continues, and here is what the partners have provided: Ukraine received three million rounds of ammunition, remote detonation systems, and winter equipment for the military from Lithuania. The German Ministry of Defense published a list of new aid for Ukr... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Marder #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrPavel #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US has provided a $100M military aid package with HIMARS, while Germany surprises Kyiv with a big €1.3B package with IRIS-T systems. The new package of US defense assistance includes an additional HIMARS system, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and TOW, Javelins, AT-4 anti-tank systems, and artillery shells of various calibers. In ad... #BorisPistorius #HimarsForUkraine #IRISTdefensesystem #Javelin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Freezing the war in Ukraine threatens the Russian Federation’s ability to attack NATO in 6-10 years. Experts from a German foreign policy association expressed this opinion and added that Russia’s military potential is underestimated. The invaders have suffered the greatest losses in manpower a... #NATO #RussianAgression #RussianTroops #WarinUkraine
High-ranking US and NATO military officials arrived in Ukraine on the eve of the Ramstein meeting. On November 20, Lloyd Austin, the US Minister of Defense, and the commander of the NATO Joint Forces in Europe, US Army General Christopher Cavoli, arrived in Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. Th... #ChristopherCavoli #LloydAustin #Ramsteinmeeting #RustemUmerov #Zelenskyy
The US Congress expects the approval of Ukrainian aid by Christmas. Leaders in the US Congress hope to vote by Christmas on an additional package of military assistance to Ukraine and Israel, writes NBC News. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-New York, has clari... #ChuckSchumer #IsraelWar #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Russians have stopped their offensive in two directions; Ukraine has advanced in Avdiivka. On November 19, the Russians significantly reduced the intensity of their attacks. In all areas of the front, 46 military engagements with the 71st were recorded the previous day, reported the General... #Avdiivka #Kherson #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #YuriyIgnat
The new Ramstein and a two-day defense conference in Washington: how Ukraine’s partners are supporting Ukraine’s defense capabilities. A new online meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held on November 22. At the same time, the White House announced that the Ukrainian American Defense Indu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramsteinmeeting #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Borrell denies the failure of the EU’s plan for a million shells supplied to Ukraine and calls on manufacturers to reorient exports. The EU has not given up on the goal of supplying Ukraine with one million rounds of artillery ammunition by March 2024, said the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell. The EU completed the first part of... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DmytroKuleba #JosepBorrell #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany has provided Ukraine with a new defense package with Leopard tanks and has already contracted dozens for next year. The German government handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine. It contains 10 Leopard 1A5 tanks and 14 Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles. In addition, the package includes the fol... #Bandvagn #GermanyMilitaryAid #LeopardBattleTanks #Rheinmetall #SupportUkraine #VectorDrones
The number of serial manufacturers of weapons in Ukraine has increased by 300%. According to Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin, in 2024 Ukraine will triple its budget to purchase Ukrainian-made weapons and military equipment. He noted that this year’s budg... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Allies continue to provide winter military aid to Ukraine. The UK has provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with over 82,000 helmets, 25,000 sets of winter clothing, 10,000 sets of body armor, and 70,000 dry rations. De Telegraaf also reported that Ukraine may... #Gepard #IRISTdefensesystem #MartinJäger #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine
Ukraine’s Western partners expect a long war but are preparing to continue their support. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that the war in Ukraine can last a very long time. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has a similar opinion. He stated that he expects the Armed Forces of U... #EdgarsRinkevics #JensStoltenberg #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
Military support from partners continues, but there are risks. An additional €4B was added to Germany’s 2024 budget for Ukrainian military aid, doubling the total amount to €8B. The Canadian government appealed to the parliament with a request to allocate $... #AkeronMP #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #Pentagon #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy: Ukraine already has a plan and will try to show results on the battlefield this year. “We will try to deliver results this year despite the difficulties during the counteroffensive,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an online Reuters conference. At the same time, Zelenskyy poi... #IsraelWar #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s sea exports are under threat: the Russians targeted a civilian ship entering an Odesa seaport. On November 8, the Russians attacked a port in Odesa with a Kh-31P missile and hit the Philippine bulk carrier Kmax Ruler under the flag of Liberia. As a result of the attack, the maritime pilot, a ci... #BlackSeaCorridor #CivilianShipAttack #Odesa #OdesaSeaport #RussianAttack
The Slovak government has blocked €40.3M in aid to Ukraine, but Germany will hand over 100,000 ammunitions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On November 8, the new government of Slovakia decided to block the allocation of the 14th package of military aid to Ukraine. This package was prepared by the former leadership of the country’s ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GermanyMilitaryAid #Rheinmetall #RobertFico #SlovakiaAidforUkraine
The third rapid assessment of damage from the Russian invasion and needs for recovery has started in Ukraine. Ukraine, together with the World Bank, the European Commission, the UN, and other partners has started joint work on the assessment of RDNA3. It will reflect the consequences of the Russian invasion f... #GevorgSargsyan #OleksandrKubrakov #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineWarDamages
The EC names three EU goals for effective support of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “While the war drags on, and while we continue to meet the daily needs of Ukrainians, we must focus on the way forward and support Ukrain... #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU #UkrainePeacePlan #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
Ukraine has started production of a Shahed drone analog and plans to increase weapon production by 62%. A domestic Shahed drone analog with a 1,000-km range has already been ordered by the Ukraine Defense Forces, said General Director of Ukroboronprom Herman Smetanin. The state defense company has also ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #HermanSmetanin #ukroboronprom #WeaponsProduction #WeaponsUkraine
A French company will supply arms worth €36M to Ukraine, and Slovakia has promised not to block private arms exports to Ukraine. Ukrspecexport and French company Verney-Carron signed a contract to supply small arms and grenade launchers. Verney-Carron will deliver 10,000 assault and 2,000 sniper rifles, and 400 grenade launcher... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RobertFico #VerneyCarron #WeaponsforUkraine
The Russians have hit the Odesa port infrastructure, damaging warehouses and railcars with grain. On the night of November 6, enemy troops attacked Odessa with various types of missiles and attack drones. The Russians directed Shahed-131/136 drones in an attack on the city’s port infrastruct... #AttackOnOdesa #DroneAttackOnUkraine #Kherson #PortInfrastructureUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US provides $425M in military aid, but further packages will be reduced due to lacking funds. The new package includes about $300M worth of laser-guided munitions to destroy Russian drones. They will be transferred through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides for the purc... #HimarsForUkraine #KarineJeanPierre #NASAMS #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
