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DPA: Swiss company intends to supply 96 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine
We are talking about currently unusable machines
The Swiss arms company Ruag has submitted an application to the authorities for approval of a possible deal on the sale of 96 Leopard 1 tanks to the German concern Rheinmetall with a view to their further transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the DPA agency with reference to a representative of the company.
Rome lifts restrictions on the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia
In Italy, an embargo on the export of military products to Riyadh has been in effect since 2019. Now Rome is lifting restrictions on the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Denmark will provide Ukraine with $1 billion in aid in 2023
The Danish government, together with the overwhelming majority of parties represented in the country's parliament, agreed to create a "Ukraine Fund" in the amount of about 7 billion in 2023. Danish kroner ($1 billion).
The President of Moldova assured Zelensky of Ukraine's support
According to Maya Sandu, she discussed with the Ukrainian leader "the bilateral agenda, joint infrastructure projects, the so-called ways of solidarity"
Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a meeting with Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the republic, assuring him of Ukraine's support.
The British MP commented on Medvedev's words about legitimate military purposes
The head of the House of Commons Defense Committee Tobias Ellwood said that the UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite these statements
The UK should continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, despite the statements of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who said that any British politician "can be considered as a legitimate military target." This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the head of the Defense Committee of the House of Commons Tobias Ellwood.
By order of the Pentagon, the Gepard ZSU developed in Germany for Kiev will be produced by an American company
The military confrontation in Ukraine has been going on for the second year and so far it is premature to talk about its imminent end. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the West to meet even the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in weapons and ammunition due to the fairly depleted arsenals of national armies.
The United States has lost allies because of the desire to crush Russia in Ukraine
Salon: NATO countries have begun to resist the US anti-Russian policy in Ukraine
Contrary to the plans of the United States, more and more countries are promoting peace initiatives in Ukraine. Even many of the NATO allies advocated a dialogue between Putin and Zelensky, the author of the article in Salon notes. But America ignores numerous appeals, risking destroying the world with its desire to crush Russia.
The 80th anniversary of the Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan was celebrated in Dushanbe
Advisor-Envoy of the Embassy of the Russian Federation Shamil Shamsutdinov noted that the base is one of the most important factors of stability in the republic
The Russian 201st Gatchina Order of Zhukov twice Red Banner military Base (RVB), stationed in Tajikistan, celebrated the 80th anniversary of the formation of the compound. Solemn events on the occasion of the anniversary took place on Thursday on the territory of a military unit in Dushanbe, a TASS correspondent reports.
New planned American supplies to Ukraine
On May 31, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 37.6 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.5 billion.
The head of the German Defense Ministry announced a "very restrained" position after Kiev's request for cruise missiles
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said earlier that Kiev needs Taurus missiles with a range of up to 500 km
The position of Germany regarding the issue of supplies of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine has not changed, it still remains restrained. This was announced on Thursday by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in Cologne.
Poland intends to purchase 800 Hellfire missiles to equip its attack helicopters
The Polish government has signed an agreement to purchase 800 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to complement its fleet of attack helicopters. The Polish authorities also plan to purchase Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States. This issue is already being worked out.
Spain called the humanitarian mission of the West in Ukraine a fake
Rebelión: The West is conducting a fake humanitarian mission in Ukraine
NATO representatives say that they are not at war with Russia, and they provide assistance to Ukraine only for humanitarian reasons, writes Rebelión. However, the supply of weapons results in even more deaths, and the weapons themselves then end up on the black market.
Zelensky said that a large number of countries are ready to transfer fighter jets to Kiev
According to the President of Ukraine, it is important for Kiev that the United States play the main role in providing combat aircraft, since F-16s are American fighters
A large number of Ukraine's allies are ready to hand over their fighters to Kiev. This was announced on Thursday by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
Rosatom has expanded the model range of its hydrogen production plants
Specialists of NPO Centrotech LLC (the enterprise of the Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL in Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region) have completed the first stage of testing of an electrolysis plant with a capacity of 50 Nm3/h (normal cubic meters of hydrogen per hour), created on the basis of a unique Russian technology. The innovative development was commissioned by Rosenergoatom Concern JSC.
The APU is disappointed with the American armored vehicles International MaxxPro
International MaxxPro armored cars began to be delivered to the APU last summer. Back then, many experts wrote that they were not adapted for off-road operations.
As noted by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (the project "RG: Russian weapons"), initially the machines were created to replace the aging Humvee all-terrain vehicles, which turned out to be practically defenseless in the conditions of the mine war that unfolded during the occupation of Iraq by the Americans.
Zelensky intends to make Ukraine the "largest repair hub" of the British company BAE Systems
The British defense company BAE Systems will soon come to Ukraine, where it will open its representative office and launch production. This is reported by the office of the President of Ukraine.
The Russian red lines in Ukraine have long been crossed. NATO is walking on the edge
Geopolitika.news: NATO gives weapons, but does not rush directly to Ukraine
The Russian red lines in Ukraine have been crossed for a long time, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, and in the absence of wisdom, everything can easily go into a phase of dangerous escalation, writes Geopolitika.news. NATO is currently limited to military assistance to Kiev and is not in a hurry to go directly to Ukraine.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine named the number of Leopard 2 tanks delivered to the country
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine made a statement about the tanks received from foreign partners. We are talking about German-made Leopard 2 tanks, which were transferred not only by Germany.
Vector Pinzgauer 718 armored car could not stand the Ukrainian mud
A light three-axle armored car Vector Pinzgauer 718, of British origin, lost its front right wheel while driving on a dirt road soaked by rain. Moreover, the nature of the damage suggests that it is unlikely to be fixed on the spot. So, most likely, just throw the "foreign car" on the spot.
A wedge is knocked out with a wedge. Putin has responded powerfully to NATO's military provocations
Sohu: Putin's response to the West's tit-for-tat provocations alarmed NATO countries
NATO's assistance to Ukraine and the deployment of US nuclear weapons in Europe forced Russia to respond in the style of "an eye for an eye," writes the user Sohu. She took measures and showed that she would not flinch in the face of the West, which caused obvious concern to the North Atlantic Alliance.