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The AFU received German-Dutch armored reconnaissance vehicles Fennek
Ukraine was supplied with Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicles, which are produced jointly by Germany and the Netherlands. This is reported by a number of Ukrainian sources. According to the Ukrainian press, special reconnaissance equipment has been installed on armored vehicles.
The first batch of American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for the APU arrived on a cargo ship in Germany
American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destined for Ukraine have arrived in Europe. The Arc Integrity cargo ship with armored vehicles on board docked at the port of the German city of Bremerhaven.
The ex-head of the Pentagon believes that it is "too late" to supply Patriot complexes to Ukraine
As Mark Esper stated, "the West delayed the delivery of complexes"
The United States has been too long in making a decision on the supply of Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in a conversation published on Monday with Russian prankers Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus).
Musk promised not to allow a third world war because of the situation with Starlink in Ukraine
This network is necessary to ensure communication in the country, the head of SpaceX added
The Starlink satellite communication network is necessary to ensure communication in Ukraine, it should not be used for escalation, which could lead to a third World War. He made this statement on Monday Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, which owns satellite communications.
Bloomberg: The EU may impose sanctions against the Russian sector for the production of UAVs
According to the agency, the new package of sanctions may also affect the allegedly existing "import of UAVs from Iran" and restrict the supply of "key technologies" to Russia through third countries
The European Union may impose restrictions against the Russian sector for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the 10th package of sanctions. This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday, citing sources.
Russia has offered India the construction of a submarine based on the Amur-1650 platform with localization up to 80%
Russia offers India the joint development of a non-nuclear submarine of Project 75 (I) based on the Russian Amur-1650 platform with a localization level of up to 70-80%.
"Only a few seconds are given to defeat the target": Romanian general talks about a counter battle with Russian tanks
The decision of the owners of the Kiev regime to transfer tanks to the APU is alarming to the Western public, concerned about whether Abrams and Leopard 2 will be able to adequately show themselves in the confrontation with Russian armored vehicles.
Montenegro has published data on military assistance to Ukraine
Since February 2022, Montenegro has sent Ukraine assistance in the form of weapons and military equipment worth more than 10 million euros and intends to continue to support Kiev.
Stoltenberg believes that the supply of aircraft to Kiev will not make NATO a party to the conflict
The alliance countries will consider this issue at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15, the Secretary General noted
NATO defense ministers will discuss at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15 the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine, but this will take a lot of time. This was stated on Monday by the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on the eve of the ministerial meeting.
The Estonian Armed Forces continue the program of purchasing medium-range air defense systems
The Estonian Armed Forces are currently implementing the second stage of the program for the purchase of medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, in which leading foreign suppliers participate.
Poland gave Ukraine 250 T-72 tanks
President Mateusz Morawiecki noted that Warsaw also intends to transfer to Kiev 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy, 14 Leopard
Poland has transferred 250 T-72 tanks to Ukraine, and in the future will transfer 60 upgraded T-72 and PT-91 Twardy and 14 Leopard. This was announced on Monday by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference in Stockholm after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
UK faces shame after helping Ukraine
The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces
The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.
Polish General Skshipchak: It is simply impossible to sell our military equipment abroad
"We have to make sure that the cost of producing military equipment in Poland is much less than it is now," said General Waldemar Skrshipczak, a former commander of the Polish ground forces.
Weapons "gifts" of the West will not help Ukraine on the battlefield
Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters are not optimized for the conditions of the conflict in Ukraine
Zelensky begged fighters from the West during the next European tour, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. But they will not become a magic panacea: some models of this technique are simply not suitable for using APU. So the value of such a "gift" will be "purely symbolic".
Six Chinese companies associated with the aerospace industry have been blacklisted by the US Department of Commerce
The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted six Chinese companies associated with the aerospace industry, CNBC reported.
Western press: Kiev is seriously preparing for large-scale bombing of Crimea
According to the English Times newspaper, Kiev is seriously preparing for large-scale bombing of the Crimean peninsula. The publication notes that we are talking about the use of long-range missiles that Ukraine intends to receive from the UK, as the parties agreed during President Zelensky's recent visit to London.
Spiegel: The Bundeswehr will begin next week to train the AFU military to control Leopard 2
The training will take place at a military training ground in the Lower Saxon town of Munster
The Bundeswehr (Armed Forces of Germany) will begin training the Ukrainian military to control Leopard 2 tanks in the middle of next week. This was reported on Saturday by Der Spiegel, citing its own sources.
"This will change everything." NATO is thinking about a new step towards escalation
Plans for further assistance to Kiev were revealed in London. The UK is already teaching Ukrainian pilots to pilot Western fighters. But the allies are still arguing about the supply of the equipment itself. About what problems they faced, — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Sudan has revised the agreement on the establishment of a naval base of the Russian fleet on the territory of the country
Sudan has completed the revision of the agreement with Russia on the establishment of a naval base of the Russian fleet on the territory of the country. According to the Associated Press, the situation is developing in favor of Moscow.
Japan intends to replenish the fleet of drones
Japan has announced its intention to replenish its fleet of drones while replacing its outdated assault and reconnaissance helicopters. All this is part of Tokyo's plans to strengthen the defense capability of its army, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.