After Putin’s inauguration on the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with missiles and drones. On May 8, the Russian military attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities in six regions. There is also damage to gas infrastructure in the western part of Ukraine. Private energy company DTE... #DTEK #EnergyInfrastructure #Kherson #MissileAttackOnUkraine #RussianAggression #WarinUkraine #WarLosses
Lithuania is ready to send its troops to Ukraine for training, and Latvia has handed over communication equipment. According to the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonyte, her country is ready to send its troops to Ukraine to conduct exercises, but Kyiv has not sent a request. According to Šimonyte, she has... #IngridaŠimonyte #Latvia #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATOsoldiers #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU will buy weapons for Ukraine’s military from Ukrainian manufacturers. EU states will purchase weapons for the Defense Forces of Ukraine from Ukrainian manufacturers through the European Peace Facility, said Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin after the Ukr... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EDIP #EuropeanPeaceFund #Kosovo #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Poland proposes to spend €422B from the EU’s Covid fund for defense. Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said at the Defence24 Days conference, “You can’t get used to war.” He believes the arms industry should become the foundation of the EU’s efforts ove... #DefenseIndustryEU #DonaldTusk #EUdefense #RussianAggression #WarinUkraine #WładysławKosiniakKamysz
The US is considering the transfer of urgently needed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Ukraine. As Politico points out, it is now a priority for Ukraine to acquire MQ-9 Reaper spy drones from the US. However, Washington is still debating whether to hand them over, fearing that the Russian occupi... #dronestoUkraine #MilitaryOperationsUkraine #MQ9Reaper #USweapons #WarinUkraine
Ukraine and Britain: 100-year partnership, $3.7B in annual military support and permission to strike targets in the Russian Federation. During his visit to Kyiv, the head of the British Foreign Ministry, David Cameron, started negotiations with Ukraine regarding a 100-year partnership. This completely new agreement would deepen relati... #DavidCameron #NATOsoldiers #SupportUkraine #UKaidforUkraine #UkraineBritainPartnership #WarinUkraine
What other defense support from its partners can Ukraine count on in the near future? Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba discussed the progress of the Czech initiative to purchase shells for Ukraine with his Czech colleague Jan Lipavský. The first shells from the Czech initiativ... #ArtilleryShells #DmytroKuleba #FighterBombers #JanLipavsky #SAMP/T #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
US aid will help Ukraine to launch a counteroffensive in 2025, but for now, Ukraine continues to lose settlements. The White House is convinced that the military aid recently provided by the US will contribute to Ukraine’s transition to a counteroffensive, which will be possible in 2025. US National Security... #JakeSullivan #RussianAggression #UkraineCounteroffensive #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Despite US warnings, Ukraine continues attacking Russian refineries, disrupting the export of oil products and increasing its price. As Politico writes, a wave of strikes by Ukrainian drones on oil refineries in the Russian Federation have led the world’s largest oil country to begin to run out of fuel. As a result, diesel fu... #DroneAttacksOnRussia #OilRefineryRussia #RussianFuel #RussiaOilRefineryDamages #UkrainianDrone #WarinUkraine
Norway allocates an additional $600M in military aid to Ukraine, and F-16s will arrive after Easter. Norway will allocate an additional NOK 7B (over $600M) to support Ukraine in 2024. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that NOK 6B would go primarily to air defense assets and NOK 1B to other su... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #IlyaYevlash #JonasGahrStore #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #WarinUkraine
Ukraine has already received weapons from the new US aid package and negotiations for long-term security guarantees are ongoing. The administration of US President Joe Biden has reported that Ukraine is already receiving weapons from the new aid package announced last week following its approval by Congress. However, White Hous... #KarineJeanPierre #SecurityAgreement #SecurityGuarantees #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Russia is producing weapons at a record pace, and Ukraine’s partners are trying to increase support. Over the past year, Russia has learned to develop new weapons and ammunition faster than at any time in its modern history, including during the Cold War, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Ac... #AnthonyBlinken #DefenseIndustryRussia #Russianweapons #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine is increasing long-range drone production to 500 units per month, and the state is increasing funding by ₴15.5B. Ukraine is increasing its production of long-range drones, which should help the Armed Forces bypass restrictions on the use of weapons obtained from Western countries for strikes on Russian territory... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #UkrainianDrone #UkrainianWeapons #WarinUkraine
Stoltenberg announces the creation of a €100B fund for Ukraine’s financial support and dispels Ukraine’s expectations regarding NATO membership. During his visit to Kyiv, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg initiated the creation of a special €100B fund for the support of Ukraine’s military over five years, said President Volodymyr Zelensk... #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATOsummit #NATOUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The confiscation of Russian assets will help Ukraine to finance the war at least until the end of 2028. Despite the support from the US, Ukraine needs a medium-term financing plan to repel Russian aggression, and the main source of this financing must be Russia’s frozen assets. There is a high chance th... #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineDefensePurchases #WarinUkraine
The US will provide Ukraine with another $1B defense package and will order another $6B worth of weapons. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced at the beginning of a virtual meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine that another $1B military aid package will be allocated to Ukraine. It will... #LloydAustin #PatrickRyder #PatriotSystems #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will be allowed to use US-supplied long-range missiles at targets in Crimea, but experts do not believe the recent US aid package will change the war. According to the Pentagon, the US approved the Armed Forces of Ukraine striking targets in Crimea with ATACMS missiles, which Kyiv received recently. Currently, occupied Crimea is the center of Russia... #ATACMS #Crimea #LongRangeMissiles #Pentagon #RussianMilitaryBase #RussianMilitaryTargets #WarinUkraine
Britain transfers Paveway guided aerial bombs to Ukraine as it continues to purchase oil products produced from Russian raw materials. As part of its largest package of military aid, the UK will hand over Paveway IV high-precision to Ukraine. These aerial bombs are guided to their target with increased accuracy by using a laser guida... #GreatBritain #GuidedAerialBombs #PavewayIV #RussianOilExport #UKmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
How is Russia able to earn billions to fund its war through oil, gas, and metal? Russia’s revenues from the sale of oil and gas in April will almost double compared to the previous year and amount to $14B, thanks to rising prices. According to Reuters, revenues from the sale... #Rosneft #RussiaMilitaryExpenditures #RussianEconomy #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarinUkraine
Ukraine secretly received long-range ATACMS and used them last week, while Scholz once again has refused to provide Taurus missiles. A few weeks ago, the US secretly supplied Kyiv with long-range ATACMS, and last week, Ukraine used them for the first time, the AP writes. The missiles were included in the $300M military aid package ... #ATACMS #CrimeaAttack #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US president signed the $61B Ukraine bill, and the Pentagon has announced a $1B weapon package. Both houses of the US Congress have approved a bill that will provide almost $61B in aid to Ukraine. US President Joe Biden welcomed the Senate’s decision and, with his signature, cleared the wa... #ATACMS #Bradley #HimarsForUkraine #Javelin #JoeBiden #Stinger #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Scholz is under pressure to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine after the approval of US aid. The head of the defense committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, is calling on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles following the approval... #ATACMS #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #RadosławSikorski #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Britain will provide a record military aid package with Storm Shadow missiles and other munitions, Norway will increase support, and the Czech shells will arrive at the end of May. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Poland on April 23, where he announced Britain’s largest package of military aid to Ukraine yet, valued at £500M ($617M). It contains: 60 boats and na... #ArtilleryShells #JosepBorrell #M577 #RishiSunak #StormShadow #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
EU support may fade against the backdrop of US aid to Ukraine. European diplomats believe renewed support from Washington risks weakening the EU’s urgency to provide aid, particularly in strengthening Ukraine’s air defense system. So far, only a few EU coun... #AirDefenseSystems #EUmilitaryAid #PatriotSystems #UrsulavonderLeyen #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
The Ukrainian government predicts the improvement of key macroeconomic indicators and economic growth, whether the war ends in 2024 or drags on longer. The Ministry of Economy notes that, despite all the difficulties caused by the war, the positive dynamics of key macroeconomic indicators are evidence of the economy’s adaptation to wartime cond... #GDPinUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineReconstruction #WarinUkraine
The US is preparing a strategy for Ukraine’s victory. The US wants Ukraine to win the war, said US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien. O’Brien anticipates that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon... #AnthonyBlinken #JamesO'Brien #LloydAustin #NATOUkraine #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine
The Pentagon Is already working on Ukraine’s aid package; ATACMS could be sent by the end of the week. The US may supply long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as soon as key formalities required for the approval of the aid package are completed. CBS News notes that this may happen as early as the end o... #ATACMS #LongRangeMissiles #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Russian Federation can support an offensive war in Ukraine for another two years. Russia is ramping up military production, stockpiling standard weapons and ammunition, and is likely to be able to sustain an offensive in Ukraine for the next two years. By transitioning its economy ... #DefenseIndustryRussia #MilitaryProduction #RussianEconomy #RussianOffensive #Russianweapons #WarinUkraine
Norway joins the air defense system initiative, Sweden assumes the provision of Patriot systems, and Germany promises urgent delivery. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that his country will contribute financially to the initiative that provides Ukraine with additional air defense systems. He clarified that for this cont... #AirDefenseSystems #Germany #JonasGahrStore #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #PatriotSystems #WarinUkraine
Sufficient help from the West will allow Ukraine to improve the situation at the front by June. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, having received additional assistance, will probably be able to improve their operational situation by June, ISW analysts believe. It is noted that Ukrainian forces will m... #Kremlin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATOsoldiers #RussianOffensive #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Ukraine attacks energy infrastructure in eight Russian regions, and the aggressor strikes Ukrainian ports. On the night of April 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on eight Russian regions. The target of these attacks was the enemy’s energy infrastructure, which suppl... #AttackOnRussia #OilRefineryRussia #PivdennyiSeaPort #PortInfrastructureUkraine #SevastopolAttacks #WarinUkraine
A German company will open a second defense plant in Ukraine, and the Netherlands is allocating €200M for air defense and artillery shells. German UAV manufacturer Quantum-Systems will open a second drone production facility in Ukraine with a capacity of up to 1,000 UAVs per year, including the production of spare parts. The manufacturer ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #MilitaryAidforUkraine #QuantumSystems #WarinUkraine
The G7 and NATO promise to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, Scholz is convinced that NATO will provide seven more Patriots. A joint communique from the heads of foreign affairs of the G7 countries and the head of the EU diplomacy states: “We are increasing our defense and security assistance to Ukraine and increasing... #AirDefenseSystems #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #PatriotSystems #SAMP/T #WarinUkraine
The White House positively reacted to Speaker Johnson’s idea to split aid to Ukraine and Israel. US President Joe Biden’s administration is ready to consider the initiative from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, that would divide international aid from the US into f... #IsraelWar #JohnKirby #MikeJohnson #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #WarinUkraine
Chinese analysts explain why Russia will lose the war against Ukraine. Russia will lose the war against Ukraine owing to four factors, according to Peking University professor Feng Yujun. The first is the high level of resistance and national unity displayed by Ukrainian... #FengYujun #NATOexpansion #Putin #RussianAggression #VictoryUkraine #WarinUkraine
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
The US has finally agreed on aid to Ukraine and Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that during a Sunday call between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders, there was “consensus” that Congress needs to act quickly to send ... #ChuckSchumer #IsraelWar #SteveScalise #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USsenate #WarinUkraine
Partners strengthen Ukraine’s defense with drones and new financial commitments. As the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported, following a Drone Coalition meeting, Canada decided to transfer 450 SkyRanger multi-purpose unmanned aerial systems this summer. Lithuania will also all... #dronestoUkraine #F16 #FPVdrones #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SkyRanger #VectorDrones #WarinUkraine
The US reminds Ukraine that they do not approve of their strikes in Russian Federation territory, but Canada and France disagree. The representative of the US State Department, Matthew Miller, reemphasized that the US does not encourage or facilitate Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory. At the same time, he admitted that Kyiv... #AttackOnRussia #GabrielAttal #IEA #JustinTrudeau #OilRefineryRussia #WarinUkraine
Speaker Johnson discusses aid for Ukraine with the White House and Donald Trump. US House Speaker Mike Johnson is in talks with the White House as he prepares to push aid for Ukraine and Israel through the House, Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise said. Johnson negotiated a ... #DonaldTrump #FumioKishida #MikeJohnson #RadosławSikorski #USaidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WhiteHouse
Donald Tusk: The EU must use the frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. During a news conference in Warsaw on April 11, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the European Union should tap Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine because the windfall profits alone are insuf... #DonaldTusk #Euroclear #KajaKallas #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #WarinUkraine
Russia is destroying Ukraine’s power generation to prepare its path for a future offensive. This recent focus is intended not only to destroy civilian infrastructure but also to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses. According to the WSJ, by the beginning of summer the situation with Ukraine’s air ... #AirDefenseSystems #MissileAttackOnUkraine #PatriotSystems #RussianAggression #UkraineInfrastructureDestruction #WarinUkraine
Russia’s attacks on Odesa will reduce grain exports by three million tons. The attacks on the area’s infrastructure, particularly near the port, may reduce the export of Ukrainian grain in April from eight to five million tons. “During the first 10 days of April, Ukrai... #agroexportukraine #AttackOnOdesa #ChornomorskSeaPort #OdesaSeaport #RussianAggression #UkraineMaritimeCorridor #WarinUkraine
Sitting on two chairs: The US criticizes Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries over fear of rising global fuel prices. US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin criticized Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in Russia. He stated that these strikes could negatively affect the availability of energy resources globally. “It... #EnergyCrisis #GlobalEconomy #GlobalFuelPrices #LloydAustin #OilRefineryRussia #RussianOil #WarinUkraine
The US approves the emergency sale of Hawk air defense systems equipment to Ukraine for $138M. On April 9, the US State Department authorized the emergency sale of $138M worth of military products to Ukraine to maintain and repair Hawk air defense systems to help defend against attacks by Russi... #AirDefenseSystems #Hawk #MilitaryAidforUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Britain and France seek to deprive Russia of victory and discuss increasing the supply of ammunition and drones to Ukraine. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed over the phone priorities for the coming months, including increasing the supply of ammunition, drones, and air defens... #AirDefenseSystems #AnnalenaBaerbock #EmmanuelMacron #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RishiSunak #WarinUkraine
Kurt Volker is convinced that the US will approve the Ukrainian aid package in April. $61B in US aid to Ukraine will be approved in April, according to American diplomat and former special representative of the US State Department for Ukraine Kurt Volker. He noted that the Speaker of t... #KurtVolker #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
If Ukraine loses, we all lose: The West is trying to increase military aid to Ukraine. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne jointly called on allies to do more to ensure Ukraine’s victory over Russia. Cameron and Sejourne emphasized ... #DavidCameron #DmytroKuleba #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #Ramstein #StephaneSejourne #WarinUkraine
NATO is informally discussing ending the war and Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance in exchange for territorial concessions. According to La Republica, experts are considering such a scenario and so far, it has not been evaluated from a political point of view. At the same time, all decisions related to the war in Ukraine a... #DonaldTrump #JensStoltenberg #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #TerritorialConcessions #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine destroyed six military aircraft of the Russian Federation and had some success at the front last week. Another eight aircraft were seriously damaged, and 20 Russian servicemen were killed or wounded. On the night of April 5, SBU drones attacked an airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region, where Su-34 front... #AirfieldRussia #MissileAttackOnUkraine #Morozovsk #OleksandrSyrskyy #RussianAircraft #WarinUkraine
