The US does not plan to provide fighter jets or ATACMS supplies. In Washington, officials can allow other countries to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, or they may take such a step themselves. Although, as the FT writes, US President Joe Biden has stated that... #ATACMS #FighterJetsToUkraine #JoeBiden
The US is preparing a record $10B aid package for Ukraine. It is noted that the next package will include military aid, direct budget support, and new sanctions against Russia. According to WP, the war in the east of Ukraine has been going slowly in recent mo... #JoeBiden #USmilitaryairforUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Western allies plan to provide €100B to Ukraine in 2023. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur made this statement before a meeting of NATO defense ministers. “We are trying to help Ukraine by allocating approximately €100B of military assistance thi... #HannoPevkur #MilitaryAidforUkraine
Eight countries will supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine. German-made Leopard tanks will be provided to Ukraine by eight countries, US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said at the beginning of the Ramstein-style meeting. This includes Germany, Poland, Canada, P... #LeopardBattleTanks #LloydAustin #WeaponsforUkraine
The head of the Munich conference calls for fighter jets for Ukraine. The head of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, said that Ukraine’s partner countries need to stop drawing “red lines” regarding the transfer of the military assistanc... #ChristophHeusgen #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine
NATO is ready to give Ukraine planes and speed up weapon delivery. For the first time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine can count on the Alliance’s help in aviation if it uses planes for defense. “NATO allies will not intervene ... #combataircraftforUkraine #FighterJetsToUkraine #JensStoltenberg #WeaponsforUkraine
Lloyd and Reznikov discuss weapon supplies before a meeting in Brussels. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed priorities for upcoming meetings between Kyiv’s allies in Brussels, including air defense and artille... #LloydAustin #OleksiyReznikov #WeaponsforUkraine
A new massive missile attack hit energy facilities in six regions. On February 10, the Russian Federation launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine, launching 106 missiles, with 61 shot down short of their target. In addition, the Russian occupiers carried o... #DroneAttackOnUkraine #MissileAttackOnUkraine #UkraineENergySystem #WarinUkraine
Over the past two weeks, the Russian Federation has suffered enormous losses. British intelligence has calculated the average Russian losses for each month of the invasion. It is clear that Russian losses increased significantly in January and February of this year. The Russian... #RussianLosses #WarinUkraine
Even a nuclear strike would not deter 89% of Ukrainians from their willingness to continue the war. Even if Russia launches a nuclear attack on Ukraine, 89% of Ukrainians want to continue the fight, reported Tagesspiegel. As well, for 85% of respondents, the possible withdrawal of Russia to the Feb... #PeaceInUkraine #SociologicalSurvey #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
Britain will provide Ukraine with long-range weapons. Ukraine needs substantial amounts of equipment and weapons to thwart a Russian offensive and expel Russian forces from the state, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the Bovington Camp military bas... #LongRangeWeapons #UKmilitaryAid #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Russian Federation started their offensive and will advance only in Donbas. The representative of the Ministry of Defense Intelligence, Andriy Yusov, stated that the escalation of hostilities should be expected in the east, namely in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Informati... #AndriyYusov #RussianOffensive #WarinUkraine
British PM: The UK must arm Ukraine in the short term but also bolster Ukraine for the long term. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Ukraine “cannot be left vulnerable for attack ever again” in his opening remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wed... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RishiSunak #UKsupportforUkraine #WarinUkraine
In Britain, Zelenskyy calls for long-range missiles and aircraft supplies for Ukraine. During a speech before the British Parliament, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a coalition of long-range missiles will force “evil to retreat” from Ukraine. In addition,... #UKsupportforUkraine #Zelenskyy #ZelenskyyInBritain
The Ukrainian air force says it needs squadrons of Western jets. Ukraine’s air force spokesperson, Yurii Ihnat, welcomed the UK’s offer of training for air force pilots and said that Ukraine will need dozens of Western combat aircraft to prevail in the war ag... #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine #YuriyIgnat
Ukraine is working on receiving the first squadron of Western combat aircraft. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, it does not matter whether it will be the American F-16, a Swedish Grippen, a French Mirage or Rafale, or a Eurofighter. It is... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine
Germany will supply 187 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. The German government plans to issue a permit to Rheinmetall and Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) to supply Ukraine with 187 Leopard 1 tanks, writes Business Insider. It is noted that Rheinm... #GermanyMilitaryAid #LeopardBattleTanks #tanksforUkraine
Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands will send more than 100 tanks to Ukraine by spring. Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands will send more than 100 Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine by spring 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced during an unannounced visit to Kyiv. A... #BorisPistorius #LeopardBattleTanks #tanksforUkraine
Russia is trying to resume an offensive movement, but cannot ensure their troops’ combat effectiveness. Since January, the Russian Federation has been trying to resume major offensive operations in Ukraine to seize the remaining Ukrainian-controlled portions of the Donetsk region. However, Russian troop... #RussianOffensive #WarinUkraine
Russian bloggers do not believe in the new offensive’s success. Ukraine is actively discussing a potential new Russian offensive dedicated to the invasion’s first anniversary. One of Putin’s goals is to achieve gains on the front before Ukraine receives Western ta... #IgorGirkin #RussianOffensive #ValeryGerasimov #WarinUkraine
Through intermediaries, Moscow is “begging” for negotiations: Ukraine has put forward four conditions. According to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the Russians have attracted a pool of negotiators, including Brazil and other countries. In its turn, Ukrai... #OleksiyDanilov #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Josep Borrell spoke about the EU’s red lines in helping Ukraine. Sending EU troops to the territory of Ukraine was never on the agenda. This is not planned because the EU is not a party to the conflict, said the head of the European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. At the... #JosepBorrell #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
New US $2.1B military aid package includes new hybrid rockets. The US is sending Ukraine a new $2.1B weapons package, according to Defense Press Secretary Patrick S. Ryder, including a new ground-launched, bomb-tipped missile. The latest aid includes $425M in equ... #HybridRockets #PatrickRyder #USmilitaryairforUkraine
The UN counts the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe. According to the UN, the number of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status in Europe reached 4.8 million as of January 31, 2023. In the last two months there has been a significant outflow... #RefugeesFromUkraine #UkrainiansInEurope
The EU Council approves €500M in military aid to Ukraine. On the eve of the Ukraine-EU summit, the Council of the European Union adopted aid measures within the European Peace Fund (EPF) framework, providing further military assistance to the Armed Forces of... #EUaidforUkraine #EUMAM #MilitaryAidforUkraine
February’s Ramstein meeting inspires cautious optimism about long-range missiles and aircraft for Ukraine. According to Deputy Chairman of National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Yehor Chernev, Ukraine’s partners have realized that the future of the EU depends on the number of weapons they trans... #F16 #Ramsteinmeeting #WeaponsforUkraine #YehorChernev
Poland is ready for negotiations with its allies regarding the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda, commenting on the issue of providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, said that his country is ready to negotiate and reach an agreement with the other allies regarding f... #AndrzejDuda #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #PolandAidforUkraine
The US’ new $2B aid package will include long-range artillery and ammunition. According to US government officials, the new military aid package will consist mainly of artillery and shells. Bloomberg claims it will not contain the certain requested weapons, such as long-range m... #GLSDBartilleryAmmunition #USmilitaryairforUkraine #USweaponsforUkraine
In Paris, Reznikov will ask for jet fighters and surface-to-air defense systems. Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Paris and ask for fighter jets for the Ukrainian military, The Guardian suggests. Macro... #EmmanuelMacron #FranceAId #OleksiyReznikov
Ukraine needs about 200 fighter jets to protect the sky. According to Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fighter jets should be multi-purpose. In general, Ukraine needs to carry out an aviation rearmament, to replace ... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #YuriyIgnat
Poland is ready to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine after an agreement with NATO countries. “We coordinate all measures related to strengthening the defense forces of Ukraine with our NATO partners,” said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. He clarified that, as of a few months ago, in... #FighterJetsToUkraine #MateuszMorawiecki #MilitaryAidforUkraine
Russia attacked Kharkiv and Kherson, damaged ships, and caused oil leaks into the Dnipro river. After the Russian shelling of the port of Kherson, oil products leaked into the Dnipro waters from one of the affected ships. According to local authorities, Russian shells damaged the fuel storage of... #Kharkiv #KhersonPort #RussianAttackonUkraine #WarinUkraine
Delays in the provision to Ukraine of Western weapons prevented it from continuing its counteroffensives. The West did not comply with Ukraine’s request to transition from Soviet to Western weapons, which was voiced as soon as the West undertook action to aid Ukraine in defending itself against the ... #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Stoltenberg says the Russian Federation is preparing for a new attack on Ukraine. According to NATO’s secretary general, “We see that they are preparing for a new offensive, that they are mobilizing more soldiers, over 200,000, and even more. Furthermore, they actively buy new weap... #JensStoltenberg #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #RussianWarinUkraine
Ukraine is accelerating negotiations for the provision of aviation and long-range missiles, according to an adviser to the head of the President’s Office, Mykhailo Podolyak. He added that the Ukraine’s partners understand the logic behind the requests and their potential impact on the ... #AviationForUkraine #LongRangeMissiles #MykhailoPodolyak #WeaponsforUkraine
The NSDC predicts a new Russian offensive campaign in the Donbas on February 24. The Russian army’s second offensive may begin on February 24 in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov. There are signs that ... #OleksiyDanilov #RussianOffensive #WarinUkraine
The Western allies will provide Ukraine with 321 tanks. According to Ukrainian Ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, several countries have already officially agreed to supply Ukraine with a total of 321 heavy tanks. Omelchenko did not specify which coun... #BattleTanks #tanksforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany will provide additional military aid to Ukraine. After approving the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany is preparing another package of military assistance. According to the Federal Government, the package will include missiles for the IR... #GermanyMilitaryAid #IRISTdefensesystem #LeopardBattleTanks #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine is the first country to form combat UAV units to hunt Shahed drones. The most experienced servicemen have already been selected to lead the new units. Each unit will receive drones and ammunition, a Starlink system, and other necessary equipment to detect and destroy ... #DronesDestruction #HuntShahedDrones #MykhailoFedorov
Ukrainian business losses from the war are estimated at $13B. As well, $24.9B will be needed to restore damaged or destroyed enterprises, KSE Institute experts calculated. About $9B of the mentioned amount are from large and medium-sized enterprises. At least 10... #UkraineBusinessDuringWar #UkraineDamages #UkraineLossesDuringWar
US senators call on Biden to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and ATACMS. Republican Lindsey Graham, as well as Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse, welcomed the announcement that the US and Germany will send tanks to Ukraine. In their opinion, German tanks ... #ATACMS #F16 #USweaponsforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Russia’s latest missile attack has killed 11 people and damaged energy infrastructure. As a result of a massive missile strike on January 26, several energy infrastructure facilities were hit and damaged in Odesa, Kyiv, and other regions of Ukraine. Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko s... #IranianDrones #MissileAttackOnUkraine #WarinUkraine
France will send its first tanks to Ukraine in early February, Britain and Germany will follow suit in March. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced the pending delivery but did not specify how many tanks his country plans to provide to Ukraine for security reasons. German Defense Minister Boris ... #BorisPistorius #tanksforUkraine #trainingforUAF
Ukraine needs more support after the tank transfers. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden for their decisions regarding tank supply for Ukraine. Now, the speed of training of the Ukrainian milita... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Council of Europe calls for a special tribunal for Russian and Belarusian crimes in Ukraine. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has voted unanimously to demand the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute Russian and Belarusian political and military l... #PACE #PutinTribunal #RussiaWarCrimes #WarinUkraine
Israel refuses to provide Ukraine with old Hawk air defense systems. Two weeks ago, the Pentagon asked the Ministry of Defense of Israel to hand over to Ukraine the old American-made Hawk air defense systems that have been removed from the state’s arsenal and are... #Hawk #IsraelandUkraine #IsraelWeapons
Joe Biden announces plans to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and outlines additional military equipment from the Western allies. President Biden announced Wednesday that he plans to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine worth $400M, reversing the administration’s longstanding resistance to requests from Kyiv for the highly sophist... #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #TanksAbrams #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany officially approves the provision of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and will allow Ukraine’s allies to do the same. Germany will transfer 14 modern Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and will enable its partners to do the same under the re-export procedure, the country’s government said in a statement. These vehicles... #LeopardBattleTanks #OlafScholz #WeaponsforUkraine
The tank coalition will transfer about 90 Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine. European countries want to create two battalions of Leopard tanks for Ukraine as soon as possible, writes Spiegel. Germany will deliver 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks. Tanks from Germany will join the... #LeopardBattleTanks #tanksforUkraine
Germany has decided to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Germany is set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, reported the newspaper Der Spiegel. According to the exclusive Der Spiegel report, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to deliver battle tanks ... #LeopardBattleTanks #OlafScholz #tanksforUkraine
