Finland will provide Ukraine with ammunition sourced from frozen Russian assets, following a €90M agreement. Finland has been selected as one of the implementing nations in an initiative in which the EU will aid Ukraine with defense resources derived from these frozen assets. Helsinki plans to acquire heavy ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #AnttiHäkkanen #EuropeanPeaceFund #Finland #MilitaryAid #RussianAssetsArrested
France and Italy have blocked EU approval of €5B in aid for Ukraine. During a Brussels summit, the EU was not able to reach an agreement on the allocation of €5B for Ukraine’s ammunition supplies this year, as EU members, including France and Italy, were hesitant... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #EUsummit #France #Italy #SupportUkraine
The EU aims to secure €5B for Ukrainian munitions. EU officials are developing a strategy to allocate €5B for ammunition, as an agreement on the €40B Ukrainian military aid package remains pending, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Securi... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #KajaKallas #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The EC presents a White Paper for defense; Ukraine will receive two million rounds of ammunition per year. The European Commission and the EU High Representative have introduced the White Paper on European Defense – Readiness 2030. As part of the ReArm Europe plan, an ambitious defense package has al... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseInvestments #EUdefense #KajaKallas #ReArmEurope #SAFE #UrsulavonderLeyen #WhitePaper
What will Ukraine receive as part of Germany’s €3B military aid package? The €3B military aid package to Ukraine, which was approved by the Bundestag, provides for the supply of equipment and materials in both the short and long term, said Steffen Hebestreit, spokesperson ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #Bundestag #Germany #IRIS-T #MilitaryAid
Ukraine received 1.6 million rounds of ammunition through the Czech initiative, and Ukroboronprom is broadening its list of European partners. The Czech Republic will continue its initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition, through which Kyiv has already received 1.6 million shells. This initiative is funded at least until April,... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #FriedrichMerz #Thales #ukroboronprom #WarinUkraine #WeibelScientific
The US, Australia, Norway, and Canada are sending Ukraine hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid. US President Joe Biden announced a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, which is the eighth since the signing of the supplemental appropriations act in support of Ukraine, Israel, and other... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Canada #F16 #IRIS-T #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #PatriotSystems #SupportUkraine
The first F-16s will arrive this summer, together with more ammunition and armored vehicles from our allies. The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, said that Ukraine will receive the first F-16 fighter jets from its Western allies this summer. Moreover, Ukraine will have the... #AmmunitionForUkraine #F16 #KajsaOllongren #M113 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine needs €7-10B annually for basic ammunition supplies. Czech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Tomasz Kopechny said, Ukraine’s basic need for large-caliber projectiles, and this is not only 120-155 mm but also mortar caliber 81 mm... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #TomaszKopechny #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The artillery initiative for Ukraine: How many countries have provided funds, when will deliveries begin, and why are they delayed? So far, only four countries have contributed funds: Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Luxembourg promised to contribute €5M yesterday. The Czech Republic is now calling on the allies who... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MichalStrnad #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Through the Czech artillery initiative, 180,000 rounds of artillery ammunitions has been sourced for Ukraine, with more than 20 countries participating. Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, stated: “We are working to obtain another 300,000 shells for Ukraine and have already concluded contracts for the first 180,000. The ammunition ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #CzechMilitaryAid #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrFiala #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy admits that Ukraine is not ready to deter Russia’s new summer offensive and asks for more aid. The Ukrainian Defense Forces have managed to contain the Russian offensive during the harsh winter months. But they are not ready to hold back a new offensive from the Russian Federation, which is exp... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #RussianOffensive #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
By summer, the EU will have trained 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers and delivered 500,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, and Iceland has joined the Czech initiative. The European Union, in cooperation with individual bloc member countries, has provided Ukraine with €31B worth of military equipment since the start of the full-scale war. “But this is not enoug... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #JosepBorrell #UkrainianSoldiersTraining #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Czech Republic has already handed over 300,000 shells to Ukraine, and Lithuania has joined the initiative and is providing €35M. The Czech Republic has delivered 300,000 shells to Ukraine, which should provide a vital “rest for a few months” on the front line, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said. He added that ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #IngridŠimonite #JanLipavsky #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Czech Republic has sourced 1.5 million shells worth €3.3B for Ukraine through Cold War contacts. The Czech Republic received about 800,000 artillery shells from various suppliers worldwide and found another 700,000 shells that could be bought with additional funds. The cost for all 1.5 million pr... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #CzechMilitaryAid #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Denmark will send $337M in aid, and the Czech Republic has found money to purchase an additional 200,000 artillery shells for Ukraine; what else are Ukraine’s allies preparing? The Danish government announced a new $337M (DKK 2.3B) military aid package for Ukraine. The package contains CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems and ammunition. Meanwhile, Poland announced the 45... #AmmunitionForUkraine #CaesarHowitzers #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrFiala #RadosławSikorski #TaurusMissile
Russia produces 200% more artillery shells than the US and EU combined for Ukraine. According to NATO intelligence data, Russia produces about 250,000 artillery munitions per month, or about three million per year. Together, the US and Europe can produce only about 1.2 million rounds... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianMilitary #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The Czech Republic has completed fundraising and will purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. Ukraine’s allies have collected all the financing needed for the Czech-initiated purchase, said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel. The necessary amount was reached after Norwegian authoritie... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrPavel #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
France convenes a meeting of Ukraine’s allies on March 7 and joins the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition. France invited the ministers of foreign affairs and defense from Ukraine and its primary allies, as well as the Secretary General of NATO and the head of EU diplomacy, to participate in a video call o... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #EmmanuelMacron #PetrPavel #SupportUkraine
Germany joins the projectile coalition and will buy ammunition worth hundreds of millions of euros. Germany will take part in the Franco-Czech initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine’s armed forces, said Steffen Hebestreit, a representative of the German go... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #Bundestag #SteffenHebestreit #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Netherlands signed a security agreement with Ukraine and will send €2B in military aid in 2024. Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, came to Kharkiv on March 1 to sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine. The agreement provides for €2B in military aid in 2024 and further defens... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MarkRutte #NetherlandsAid #SecurityAgreement #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Belgium provides €200M to the Czech munition initiative, and Britain allows Ukraine to use the Storm Shadow at its discretion. Belgium will allocate €200M to the Czech Republic’s initiative to quickly deliver hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine, Belgian PM Alexander De Croo said. He specified that more ... #AlexanderDeCroo #AmmunitionForUkraine #LongRangeMissiles #StormShadow #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
A new defense aid package from Germany includes munitions and drones, and Norway has begun talks on bilateral security guarantees. Germany handed over a new package of military aid; notably, 14,000 155 mm shells were delivered to Ukraine. Germany also has provided four WISENT 1 demining tanks, three mobile remotely controlled and... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GripenAircraft #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SecurityGuarantees #VectorDrones #Zelenskyy
European leaders are seeking weapons from outside the EU to help Ukraine while Russia makes advances. EU leaders will meet in Paris to discuss a proposal to buy ammunition from countries outside the region, giving momentum to an idea to help procure much-needed military equipment for Ukraine. Accordin... #AmmunitionForUkraine #EmmanuelMacron #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrFiala #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU and Britain will buy shells worth billions of euros for Ukraine, and Spain is preparing a new aid package. Britain will invest £245M (€286M) over a year to provide artillery shells for Ukraine. The signing of a series of million-dollar contracts has also been reported; the contracts are with the British Co... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DmytroKuleba #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU’s new strategy will provide two million artillery shells for Ukraine and a new defense innovation office in Kyiv. In a few weeks, the EU should present a plan for the defense industry, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said at the Munich Security Conference. The new strategy will focus on... #AmmunitionForUkraine #JohannesHahn #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MunichSecurityConference #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsforUkraine
One million drones and increased supply of shells: the results of the 19th Ramstein. The UK has announced that it is transferring thousands of drones to Ukraine as part of its £200M ($251M) package. In addition, the Netherlands, Germany, and Estonia joined the drone coalition, which a... #AirDefenseSystems #AmmunitionForUkraine #DronesCoalition #JensStoltenberg #M113 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramstein #WarinUkraine
Drone manufacturer Bayraktar launches plant construction near Kyiv, the US is doubling its ammunition production, and Ukraine will buy Swedish infantry fighting vehicles. The Turkish defense company Baykar has started constructing a factory near Kyiv, where TB2 or TB3 drones will be manufactured, said the company’s director, Haluk Bayraktar. The facility’s production c... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Bayraktar #Bayraktarproduction #CV90IFV #DouglasBush #HalukBayraktar #WeaponsProduction
GLSDBs from the US, 100 Soviet tanks, and Skynex from Germany: defensive support from Ukraine’s partners is gaining momentum. The Pentagon will transfer American high-precision ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, but the terms are not specified. The GLSDB will allow the Ukrainian military to hit targets ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GLSDB #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Skynex #T72 #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany provides new military aid, and the EU promises to provide Ukraine with shells. A new support package from Germany includes 24 armored personnel carriers, three minesweeping tanks, and more than 1,000 155mm artillery pieces. Moreover, four Bandvagn 206 (BV206) vehicles and a BIBE... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Bandvagn #HannoPevkur #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The heads of five EU states call on the allies to increase military support for Ukraine. The leaders of Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and the Netherlands wrote a joint letter of appeal to Ukraine’s allies and partners, urging them to strengthen their support for Kyi... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Rheinmetall will build a new defense plant in Germany, and a German company will donate 100 drones. The Rheinmetall concern will build a new factory in Germany to increase its ammunition production. The new production capacity is planned to be constructed in what would be a record short time, said t... #AmmunitionForUkraine #dronestoUkraine #QuantumSystems #Rheinmetall #TrinityDrones #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is betting on joint weapons production in its territory, and the EU promises to produce 1.3 million shells by the end of the year. Ukraine is interested in creating joint production facilities with Western defense companies and its defense industry, said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Gavryliuk. “Now our private... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
Norway will allocate $95M to produce ammunition, including ammunition for Ukraine, and Estonia has found a way to gather at least €120B in aid. Norway will allocate two billion kroner ($190M) to increase ammunition production and develop the country’s defense industry potential. Half of this amount ($95M) will be received by Norwegian p... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BjornArildGram #KajaKallas #Nammo #UkraineFund #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
France, Latvia, and Sweden are arming Ukraine, and Italy is calling for a transition to diplomacy. Paris is determined to work with Kyiv’s to strengthen Ukraine’s capabilities to produce weapons systems domestically, said French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne during his visit to Kyiv on J... #AmmunitionForUkraine #StephaneSejourne #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The European Commission proposes the creation of a €100B defense fund. European Commissioner for Internal Trade Thierry Breton called on EU member states to create a €100B defense fund and to increase arms production to match the output of the Russian Federation, writes ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryEU #EuropeanDefenseFund #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
Eighteen F-16s from the Netherlands and three Gepards from Germany will soon arrive, what else will Ukraine receive this year? The Dutch government will prepare 18 F-16 fighter jets for transfer to Ukraine, but first, it is necessary to prepare permits from the US for export and to fulfill several other criteria, such as pers... #AmmunitionForUkraine #F16 #Gepard #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Germany hands over the second Patriot missile system and is buying €258M worth of ammunition; what other weapons did Ukraine get? The second Patriot air defense system with spare parts and missiles from Germany was delivered to Ukraine. Also in the assistance package are all-terrain vehicles, Bandvagn 206 (BV206) military vehicl... #AmmunitionForUkraine #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU will send ammunition by the end of the year, and the US has $1B left for Ukraine. By the end of the year, the EU will provide Ukraine with half a million rounds of ammunition, and in 2024 it will deliver the promised million shells, a high-ranking European official told journalists... #AmmunitionForUkraine #KarineJeanPierre #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
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... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Netherlands promises €500M worth of ammunition, Sweden has already delivered eight Archers, and Ukraine is strengthening its production. The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, promised to allocate €500M for Ukrainian ammunition supplies by the middle of next year. Meanwhile, Sweden officially confirmed the transfe... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DmytroKuleba #KajsaOllongren #MilitaryAidforUkraine
The EU plan to produce 1 million shells for Ukraine may fall short. The EU is falling behind in its pledge to deliver a million artillery shells to Ukraine by March, potentially giving Russian forces an advantage, Bloomberg writes. At the beginning of the year, the EU... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GabrieliusLandsbergis #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
