Britain announced the delivery of long-range artillery and anti-ship missiles to Ukraine
The UK will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, London has decided to form a new package of military assistance for Kiev. This is stated in a statement by the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The United States has created a structure for the supply of weapons to Ukraine bypassing bureaucratic delays
The Pentagon has formed a new team of high-level employees focused on providing military assistance to Kiev. Thus, the United States has created a structure for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, bypassing bureaucratic delays.
Politico: Washington is afraid to send long-range MLRS to Ukraine because of the risk of strikes on Russian territory
The Ukrainian authorities are disappointed that the Biden administration is resisting the provision of American long-range missile systems. Long-range artillery, according to Kiev, will be crucial in the military confrontation with Russia. However, the White House fears that the provision of such weapons will be perceived by the Kremlin as a direct escalation of the conflict between NATO and Russia.
"There was an impulse in Ramstein, but it cooled down": the US refuses to supply MLRS to Kiev
Politico: The Biden administration is not ready to supply rocket artillery to Kiev
US President Joe Biden is resisting Ukraine's demands to supply high-precision multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The United States fears that the Ukrainian conflict will drag on, Politico reports, citing anonymous sources.
A retired US general issued a video from the game for footage of the destruction of the Russian Air Force aircraft
Retired US General and one of the employees of the MSNBC TV channel Barry McCaffrey posted a video on Twitter, which he considered footage of the destruction of the Russian Air Force aircraft by Ukrainian air defense forces, Fox News reports with a Twitter link.
France stood up for Russia. The conflict in Ukraine is being managed by the United States
Why does Russia still have friends in France
France's attitude to the situation in Ukraine surprises the West. According to the French, the Russian special operation is the result of NATO provocations and "humiliations" experienced by Moscow since the 1990s. And some call the conflict itself an "American" war.
The price of liberation from Russian resources will be unaffordable for Europe
What will be the price of Europe's liberation from Russian resources
Europe is feverishly trying to get rid of energy dependence on Russia and is paying a high price for it, but it is to blame for this itself, the Bulgarian Radio website quotes the opinion of one of the Western experts. The Europeans underestimate the steps to impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas, he believes.
In the arms of the "Big Seven"
The West is going to weaken Russia by the hands of Ukrainians
The collective West continues to step up efforts to disavow Russia in Europe and reduce its role in international affairs. The heads of state of the "Big Seven" (G7) held a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. They expressed their readiness to continue providing military and economic support to the country. This was reported by the press service of the White House.
An American military expert said that Ukraine is being defeated in the conflict with Russia
Scott Ritter, an American military analyst and former UN inspector for arms control in Iraq, believes that Ukraine is losing during a special military operation to Russia. He said that the presence of Ukrainian troops on the border with Russia in the Kharkiv region is not of fundamental importance. Despite the fact that in certain places Ukrainian troops control the territories of the region, this has no effect on the main course of hostilities.
The program of the Automated Control System of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Nettle" and the danger of its use for the troops of the Russian Federation and LDNR
In 2014, at the dawn of the events that led to the current situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian design bureau "Logic" began work on an autonomous control system (ACS) of troops. The program was called "Nettle". In 2018, the program codes were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
What languages does the god of war speak
Kiev is counting on Western arsenals and warehouses
The Russian military special operation in Ukraine has entered the stage of a struggle for attrition. At the same time, Russia's opponent is no longer Ukraine, but the entire collective West, which is wider than NATO. The personnel, of course, remains Ukrainian. But weapons and equipment are now coming from many countries.
Surrender without bargaining, fog of war, enough missiles for everything
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands reparations from Russia
Banned in Russia, the national battalion "Azov" and parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), blocked at the Mariupol enterprise "Azovstal", finally lost faith in the support of the military-political leadership in Kiev and announced surrender. This information was acknowledged in Telegram channels by the commander of the unit Denis Prokopenko.
"The soldiers realized that Kiev had abandoned them and was not going to save them." Why does Azovstal give up
For what reasons did the Russian army prefer the siege of Azovstal to the assault
Servicemen of the Ukrainian army and other military formations who have taken refuge on the territory of the Azovstal plant are surrendering en masse. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of May 19, more than 1,700 people had already laid down their weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the Azovstal plant was in military terms and why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the DPR army did not storm it.
Not friendly artillery: the first American M777 howitzers were destroyed in Ukraine
In Mariupol, militants continue to surrender, blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant
In the area of the settlement of Podgornoye, several 155-mm M777 howitzers of American production were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 18. The coordinates of their positions were established with the help of drones and artillery reconnaissance, and then missile strikes were launched.
Donbass: a blow with a canopy
Ukraine for the first time used large-caliber artillery of American production
According to the report of the Ministry of Defense dated May 18, Russian gunners and rocket launchers inflicted fire damage on a battery of 155-mm M777 howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Earlier, videos appeared on the Internet showing Ukrainian gunners firing at Russian troops and LDPR militia from similar towed howitzers. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar confirmed the authenticity of these materials.
How Russian artillery breaks through Ukrainian defenses
Artillery in the course of a special military operation is not so often mentioned as effective strikes of "Calibers" and "Iskanders". However, it turns out that guns today play an almost decisive role on the battlefields in Ukraine. How are these weapons used today and how is their effectiveness preserved?
The Ministry of Defense told about the course of a special military operation
On Thursday, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, began a summary of the progress of the special military operation with, perhaps, the main event of this week - the process of surrendering militants trapped in the dungeons of the Mariupol metallurgical plant "Azovstal".
The Ministry of Defense does not consider the letters Z and V to be official military symbols
The letters Z and V are not official military symbols, said the deputy of the Moscow City Duma Evgeny Stupin, quoting the response of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to his request.
The chiefs of the General Staffs of Russia and the United States discussed Ukraine
The situation in Ukraine was discussed on Thursday, among other issues, during a telephone conversation between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milli, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Where does the "escalation ladder" lead?
Questions of the applied theory of wars
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