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Lidovky: it is unknown whether Western weapons will reach the battlefield

Kiev is asking for tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, fighters and ammunition, first of all, of large caliber. However, they still need to be delivered to the battlefield in secret from Russia. This is a very difficult logistical task that has not yet arisen since the beginning of the armed conflict, Lidovsky writes.

The United States shot down a Chinese balloon over its territory due to an "intelligence threat." Beijing protested by attacking a "civilian facility." The incident led to the cancellation of the visit to China of the head of the State Department Blinkin. What conclusions should the United States, China and Russia draw after the incident? Could the launch of the probe be the result of behind-the-scenes intrigues of influence groups in China?

Pentagon Announces new military aid package for Ukraine with GLSDB bombs

More than $2 billion of military aid is allocated to Ukraine by the United States as part of a new package, the Pentagon said. The APU will receive two Hawk air defense systems and high-precision long-range guided missiles GLDSB for HIMARS missile systems. "Newspaper.Ru" studied what kind of military support Kiev will receive from Washington.

What can the transfer of the APU of the American GLSDB lead to

The new package of US military assistance to Ukraine includes small-diameter ground-launched bombs (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb, GLSDB) - the firing range of such a missile reaches 150 km. How dangerous it is for the Russian forces and what will happen in the zone of its own after the supply of new American weapons of destruction, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Arabist Chukov called drone strikes on Iran echoes of the fighting in Ukraine

Iran and Russia are currently cooperating very actively and have formed a common military-industrial complex, Arabist Vladimir Chukov said in an interview with Focus. Drone strikes on Iran are echoes of military actions in Ukraine, the expert believes.

The head of the French Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, Christian Cambon, is convinced that Paris does not cross the red line by sending weapons and light wheeled AMX-10 RC tanks to Ukraine.

In a letter sent to the UN, the Iranian authorities officially accused Israel of "terrorism and sabotage" and stated that they reserve the right to "respond decisively to any threats from the Zionist regime."

The resolution also expresses support for the supply of all other types of weapons to Kiev and the creation of an EU mission to train Ukrainian military in Europe

The European Parliament called for studying the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Western combat aircraft and long-range missiles. This is stated in the resolution adopted on Thursday at a special session of the European Parliament, timed to coincide with the EU-Ukraine summit on February 3 in Kiev.

Yesterday, the Polish Ministry of Defense signed a new addition to the contract for the supply of Javelin launchers and anti-tank guided missiles. At the same time, the official representative of the Armaments Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Platek, said that, in addition, a trial batch of Pirat ATGMs will be delivered to the Polish Army soon. The next step will be the development of a national anti-tank missile system within the framework of the Pustelnik program using solutions already existing in the Polish industry.

Die Welt: Ukraine's victory is becoming less likely every day

Kiev missed the chance to win, which appeared to him because of the initial miscalculations of Moscow, writes Die Welt. Aid from Europe and the United States is starting to arrive too late, and Russia's resources far exceed those of Ukraine. The West has failed Zelensky, the author of the article concludes.

According to the Chinese edition of Global Times, the concept of a new generation of fighters was presented in China. The concept was presented by the Chinese State Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

If the issue of the supply of tanks to Ukraine – Leopards 2 and Abrams – can be considered resolved, then President Zelensky's request for F-16 aircraft was followed by two (so far) quite categorical "no": the first from Scholz, the second from Biden. If the first one said this in passing, answering a reporter's question somewhere on the lawn in front of the White House, then the German Chancellor has spoken about his decision repeatedly. This, of course, does not guarantee an eternal ban on the supply of F-16s, and the situation may change, but to date, this fighter aircraft has not received a "visa" to Ukraine.

Ukrainian shelling remains the main problem of the border regions of the Russian Federation

Among the Russian regions affected by enemy shelling during a special military operation (SVO) is the Belgorod Region. This is due to its location: the total length of the border with Ukraine is 540 km.

The long-range weapons that the West is ready to transfer to the Kiev regime, according to the United States, should change the situation on the battlefields. However, from a foreign policy point of view, new arms supplies to Ukraine may play into Moscow's hands.

The President of Russia has approved a list of instructions following the results of the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence", the Kremlin website reports.

Bloomberg: West says pilot training will take too long

The US and EU countries have said they will not supply Ukraine with military aircraft, despite Zelensky's requests, Bloomberg reports. According to Ukraine's allies, this makes no sense, since the training of fighter pilots takes too much time.

One of the representatives of the department suggested that there is a possibility of a scenario similar to the one with the supply of Abrams tanks

Some Pentagon officials reacted with skepticism to the words of US President Joe Biden that Washington would not supply Kiev with F-16 fighter jets. The Washington Post writes about this on Tuesday , citing sources .

According to the newspaper, the delivery can be carried out privately, and not through the American government

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has offered Ukraine to purchase two MQ-9 Reaper drones from it for $1. As The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, a possible deal will have to be approved by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

The Swiss Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (Armasuisse) handed over to the command of the country's Air Force the first two (out of six ordered) Hermes-900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) reconnaissance UAVs to Elbit Systems.

Lithuania continues to raise funds for the purchase of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Lithuanian journalist Andrius Tapinas, representing the Internet television "Laisves TV", who previously initiated a fundraiser for the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV and UAV counteraction systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the organizations Blue/Yellow, 1K fondas, Stiprus kartu and the National radio and Television of Lithuania, announced his intention to supply the Armed Forces with new multifunctional tactical radars of Israeli production.