The capabilities of Ukraine’s defense industry are insufficient to combat Russia. Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavrylyuk said that “We do not have enough developed capabilities in our defense-industrial complex to win this war with our weapons. For a long time, under corru... #ArtilleryShells #CzechRepublic #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Pistorius expects the German government to allocate an additional €500M to supply weapons to Ukraine this year. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that negotiations to increase the current Ukrainian aid budget for this year, which currently stands at €7.5B, are “very promising” and are lik... #BorisPistorius #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Due to the Pentagon’s concerns about its weapons stockpiles, military aid packages for Ukraine from the US have decreased. The stockpile of weapons and other military equipment in the Pentagon is decreasing, and because of this, the volumes of military aid packages to Ukraine have become smaller in recent months. American... #AmmunitionFactory #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will not lose the remaining $6B in aid from the US, as it is a funding mechanism, not a source of funds. With the end of the US fiscal year on September 30 approaching, Ukraine will not lose the opportunity to receive aid supplied through the Presidential Drawdown Authority mechanism, as in practice, the... #PDA #Pentagon #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU will spend €300M of revenues from frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine from French manufacturers. As reported by the French Ministry of Defense, France has joined Ukraine’s new defense support program, established within the framework of the European Peace Fund. The program will allocate €1.4B in ... #EuropeanPeaceFund #France #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Britain is buying tens of thousands of shells for Ukraine, and Germany will deliver the promised IRIS-T air defense systems on time. The British Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a £300M contract to purchase 152-mm shells for Ukraine. London plans to deliver 120,000 shells over the next 18 months, stimulating the develop... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #GreatBritain #IRIS-T #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukrainian diplomacy calls on the country’s allies to provide weapons and opportunities to win the war. Since the beginning of the war with Russia, Kyiv has been fighting the West’s reluctance to transfer new weapons to Ukraine, as it was feared that this would lead to an escalation of the conflic... #ArmUkraine #Kuleba #WeaponsforUkraine
The US will allocate a new $1.7B military aid package to Ukraine. Washington will send $1.7B in military aid to Ukraine, including munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars, as well as anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. The package includes $1.5B in fundi... #HIMARSartillery #HimarsForUkraine #NASAMS #NATO #Pentagon #USAI #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Billions in aid arrives as the EU transfers the first €1.5B, and the US unexpectedly finds another $2B for military support. The EU announced the transfer of the first €1.5B tranche of frozen Russian asset profits to Ukraine. The money will be directed through the European Peace Fund to support Ukraine’s military and ... #EuropeanPeaceFund #Pentagon #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Slovakia maintains a stance against providing military aid to Ukraine, but its shells still end up on the frontlines. Slovakia’s defense minister is pushing for a major increase in ammunition production to boost the country’s economic growth. According to Bloomberg, while Fico’s government steadfastly ref... #ArtilleryShells #RobertFico #RobertKaliňák #Slovakia #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
While its partners are providing promised military aid, Ukraine is expanding its drone use. Ukraine’s allies plan to provide Kyiv with nearly 500,000 artillery shells by the end of the year through the Czech artillery initiative. Other munitions are available and could be supplied to U... #ArtilleryShells #CaesarHowitzers #MetteFrederiksen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UkrainianDrone #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The German Ministry of Defense is asking the Ministry of Finance to allocate an additional €4B for the supply of weapons to Ukraine. The head of the German Ministry of Defense, Boris Pistorius, is convinced that an additional €4B should be allocated from the budget to support Ukraine this year. About €7B has been allocated this yea... #BorisPistorius #ChristianLindner #DefenseSpending #Germany #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU severely overestimated its ability to produce 155-mm projectiles for Ukraine. A study shows that as of June, the EU has provided Ukraine with 50% fewer shells than promised, and those have seen significant delays. In the spring of this year, the European Commission announced th... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #ThierryBreton #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The US is preparing to announce a $150M military aid package to Ukraine, and Prague and Madrid deliver weapons. The new package from the US will include anti-tank weapons, grenades, and critically needed 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells; it is also expected to contain ammunition for HIMARS artillery rocket sy... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #HIMARSartillery #LeopardBattleTanks #PatriotSystems #USmilitaryAid #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU will start arming Ukraine with money earned from Russian assets. On June 24, EU countries approved the first tranche of military aid to Ukraine, about €1.4B, which will come from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. The funds will be used to purchase equipment su... #G7 #HungaryVeto #JosepBorrell #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #WeaponsforUkraine
The US and Ukraine have signed a security agreement in Italy, sending a strong signal to Russia. The bilateral security agreement signed between the US and Ukraine guarantees military support for Ukrainian forces both now and in the future and serves as a signal to Putin that America is ready to ... #JakeSullivan #ReformsinUkraine #SecurityAgreement #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
NATO moves to mandate the provision of weapons to Ukraine by member countries. Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels said the supply of weapons to Ukraine will become mandatory for NATO countries. These supplies will be coordinated by the military bloc’s command... #ChristopherCavoli #JensStoltenberg #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Sweden will provide Ukraine with €6.5B under a security agreement and consider transferring Gripen aircraft. A security agreement signed on May 31 between Ukraine and Sweden will provide Kyiv with SEK 75B (€6.5B) in military aid, and it also stipulates the prospect of transferring JAS 39 Gripen aircraft to U... #ASC890 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #GripenAircraft #SecurityAgreement #SupportUkraine #Sweden #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
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
Portugal will provide Ukraine with €126M in aid under a new security agreement, and the EU will deliver 500,000 artillery shells. On May 28, Ukraine signed a security agreement with Portugal, which includes the provision of €126M in military aid by the end of the year and support in defense sector reforms, demining, and reconstr... #ArtilleryShells #CzechRepublic #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Portugal #SecurityAgreement #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU has identified aid to Ukraine as a key security priority: The bloc will supply weapons and sign a security agreement. The EU Council approved five main EU security and defense priorities in the context of a combination of challenges, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine and increasing tensions in the Middle Eas... #EUMAM #EuropeanPeaceFund #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Zelenskyy signs a €1B military aid deal in Spain, a €1.1M arms package, and a security agreement. During a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, an agreement was concluded that will supply military equipment, ranging from Patriot missiles to ... #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #PedroSanchez #Spain #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
Britain will provide Ukraine with 100 missiles for air defense during May, and Germany will increase its military aid funding by €3.8B. British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said that Ukraine will receive 100 missiles from Britain for air defense in May. “Warm words are not enough. Every state that values its freedom should in... #AirDefenseSystems #GermanyMilitaryAid #GrantShapps #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine predicts a “critical phase” at the front in May-June, but the White House does not expect a Russian breakthrough. According to the Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, Oleksandr Pavliuk, the next two months are a critical phase at the front. Military aid from the US has only just begun to arrive on the contact line... #F16 #OleksandrPavliuk #RussianOffensive #Vovchansk #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
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
The EU will direct 90% of the revenue from frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian assets frozen in the EU should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine to boost its defensive capabilities. ... #Euroclear #JosepBorrell #OlafScholz #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsProfits #WeaponsforUkraine
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
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
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 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
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
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
Denmark provides a defense support package worth $313.6M, of which $28.5M is to be invested in the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. Denmark has allocated a new military aid package for Ukraine, from which DKK 200 million ($28.5 million) will be directed to support Ukrainian weapon manufacturers. Almost another DKK two billion ($28... #DenmarkSupportUkraine #dronestoUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #YuliyaSvyridenko
Ukraine has only $6B of budget funds for defense purchases. In 2024, Ukraine has $6B to purchase weapons, particularly from domestic manufacturers, said Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries. As he clarified, the entire defense budget for the cu... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkraineDefensePurchases #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsUkraine
South Korea will allocate $2.3B in aid to Ukraine, Lithuania has sent armored personnel carriers and drones, and Estonia has found another million shells. Seoul will provide Kyiv with a medium- and long-term $2.3B aid package starting this year and will also offer $12M to rehabilitate wounded Ukrainian soldiers through the NATO Trust Fund for Aid to Ukr... #ArtilleryShells #IngridaŠimonyte #M577 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SouthKoreaAid #WeaponsforUkraine
Latvia will transfer €1M worth of drones, launch joint production of shells and drones, and prepare a security agreement for Ukraine. Latvia will soon hand over €1M worth of domestically produced drones to Ukraine. As part of the drone coalition, it plans to allocate at least €10M this year. The Latvian government announced another ... #ArtilleryShells #dronestoUkraine #LatviasupportsUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SecurityAgreement #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Denmark is working on a new aid package for Ukraine, and Estonia wants to create a joint defense enterprise and a €20M support package. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in Brussels to discuss Ukraine’s priorities in defense support. “We discussed Ukraine’s priority ... #AlarKaris #DenmarkSupportUkraine #DmytroKuleba #LarsLückeRasmussen #MargusTsahkna #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Military aid to Ukraine: one million shells, €1B in loans from Poland, and €100M from Belgium. The participants of the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for the needs of Ukraine signed an agreement under which our country will receive one million rounds of ammunition. Initially,... #ArtilleryShells #dronestoUkraine #EvolveDynamics #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany has provided Ukraine with a large package of military aid, and hundreds of thousands more shells are being prepared. Germany handed over a package of military aid to Ukraine, which included nine Carrier Warthog tracked command all-terrain vehicles, 18,000 155 mm shells, six WISENT 1 demining tanks, trucks, engineeri... #ArtilleryShells #GermanyMilitaryAid #Marder #PatriotMissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Allies are working to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles and ammunition. The Coalition of Armored Vehicles in Support of Ukraine was inaugurated in Warsaw. During the meeting, representatives from the participating countries developed a consolidated position on strengtheni... #armoredvehicles #ArtilleryShells #Rheinmetall #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
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
Rotorcraft, drones, ammunition, and air defense: Allies continue to support Ukraine. A new £60M military aid package from the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine includes new reconnaissance drones to support the armed forces. The package will also include £20M for the supply of air ... #AirDefenseSystems #dronestoUkraine #MarkRutte #MI24 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Australia joins the drone coalition, Spain provides 19 Leopard 2 tanks, and Estonia will provide €20M in aid. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has announced that his country has joined the Ukrainian drone coalition. Meanwhile, Spain is preparing a new batch of battle tanks for transfer to Ukraine. T... #ArtilleryShells #DronesCoalition #HannoPevkur #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RichardMarles #WeaponsforUkraine
The results of 20 Ramstein: the US promises victory to Ukraine, and Germany provides €500M in aid. US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said at the opening of the 20th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine that Washington and the Ramstein coalition of countries will not allow Ukraine to be... #ArtilleryShells #BorisPistorius #LloydAustin #Ramstein #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Greece will give Ukraine a package of military aid with American howitzers. Greece is preparing a new military aid package to Ukraine, but will pass it through the Czech Republic, which will purchase the equipment and send it to Ukraine. Currently, Czech and Greek officials a... #DeminingUkraine #GreeceWeapons #M114a1 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NikosDendias #WeaponsforUkraine
The Weimar Triangle leaders have agreed to buy weapons for Ukraine with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. France, Germany, and Poland will create a coalition to provide Kyiv with long-range artillery and will use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets for this purpose, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz annou... #DonaldTusk #EmmanuelMacron #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #RussianAssetsArrested #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeimarTriangle
Borrell supports issuing bonds for the defense of the EU and using Russian asset revenues for Ukraine. The EU can issue bonds to finance defense needs, as Russia threatens the bloc’s security, said the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell. Debates have recently begun on the prospect of the EU assu... #DefenseIndustryEU #JosepBorrell #militarybonds #RussianAssets #WeaponsforUkraine
