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The head frigate of the French type FDI for the Greek Navy has been laid down
According to the French shipbuilding group Naval Group, on October 21, 2022, in its arsenal in Loriana, the ceremony of the official laying and exhibition of the first block of the hull of the head frigate of the FDI HN project of the French type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention), called F 601 Kimon (ΚΙΜΩΝ), was held.
Which "eurosoldats" will Ukraine receive
The West has pledged to train 15 thousand fighters for the AFU according to NATO programs
Within the framework of the EU training mission EUMAM Ukraine, which started this week, it is planned to train about 15 thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To implement the program, two headquarters will be created - in Germany and Belgium, the tactical command will be located in Poland.
Greece has begun transferring Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
They were in service with the GDR army
Greece has begun transferring Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine, which were in service with the GDR army and transferred to Athens by Germany. This was stated on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba at a press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Kiev.
Spain will send generator sets to Ukraine
We are talking about four generator sets with a capacity of 400 kilowatts and one generator set with a capacity of 150 kilowatts
The Spanish Government will send generator sets to Ukraine in response to a request for appropriate assistance. This was announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Defense of the kingdom.
Polish satellites indicate Russian targets to Ukrainians
Onet: in cloudy weather, Ukrainians watch Russians from satellites with Polish radars
Optical satellites are unsuitable for observing the enemy when the sky is covered with clouds, writes Onet. In Poland, this problem was solved and a mini-satellite with radar was sold to Ukraine. It was used in the attack on the Saki airport in Crimea and in the attack on the Crimean Bridge, the author of the article claims.
Polyansky called the accusations of the export of drones by Iran to Russia disinformation
The UN Security Council has never been presented with any evidence, said the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the organization
The accusations of Western countries in Iran's export of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia represent another disinformation. This was stated on Wednesday by the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky.
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister: If we send weapons to Ukraine, it may turn against us
New faces are getting involved in the increasingly heavily exaggerated topic of Israeli arms supplies to Ukraine in the media. This time, the former head of the Israeli government, the leader of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his opinion on this issue.
The United States and Ukraine will create a joint working group on infrastructure restoration
The joint statement was signed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttejaj and Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov
Representatives of the United States and Ukraine signed a statement on Wednesday of their intention to create a joint working group to restore Ukrainian infrastructure and ensure the "critical needs" of Kiev in the conditions of combat operations. This was reported by the press service of the US Department of Commerce.
BMP-1 of the Greek army began to be transferred to Ukrainian neo-Nazis
In the near future, the Greek army may begin to supply Ukrainian armed formations with parts of the BMP-1 that it has in service.
Israel offers Ukraine assistance in creating an early warning system of air defense and missile defense
The Israeli newspaper "The Jerusalem Post" in Anna Ahronheim's article "Israel won't give Ukraine weapons, will help make missile warning system - Gantz" ("Israel will not give Ukraine weapons, but will help develop a missile attack warning system - Gantz") reported that on October 19, 2022, Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz Referring to "a number of operational considerations" and "restrictions", he said that Israel would not supply Ukraine with any weapons systems.
El País: Spain can train 400 out of 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers as part of the EU mission
The newspaper reported that the budget of the initiative, under which it is planned to train 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers in two years and which will be led directly from Brussels, will amount to €106.7 million
The Spanish authorities are ready to take over the training of 400 military personnel as part of the EU training mission for the Ukrainian army. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper El País .
Hanwha Defense handed over the first 155-mm K9 "Thunder" howitzers to the Polish Armed Forces
Hanwha Defense Company announced on October 19 the ceremony of rolling out and subsequent shipment to Poland of the first batch of 24 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers K9A1 "Thunder".
Scholz confirmed the G7's readiness to support Ukraine for as long as necessary
According to the German Chancellor, Ukraine's financial needs are practically satisfied by the end of the year
Peace in Ukraine should not be imposed, the territorial integrity of the country is required, the "seven" confirms its readiness to make promises in the field of security. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking on Thursday with a government statement in the Bundestag.
European shipbuilding companies have formed a consortium to develop a new European corvette
As part of the MMPC (Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette) Modular Multipurpose European Corvette development program, the European Commission selected a proposal submitted by a consortium led by Naviris, which included Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia.
Maria Zakharova: Moscow urged Lisbon to refrain from transferring Russian helicopters to Kiev
Moscow calls on Portugal to refrain from transferring Russian fire-fighting helicopters to Kiev, this discredits Lisbon as a contractual partner, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Zakharova: the EU military assistance mission to Kiev makes the EU a party to the conflict in Ukraine
The mission will be deployed in a month, and in two years it will train more than 15 thousand military commanders of various levels, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed
The decision of the European Union to create a military assistance mission to the Kiev regime increases the involvement of the EU and turns it towards the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Thursday at a briefing.
Starlink satellite Internet launched in airplanes
SpaceX has launched a satellite Internet service in airplanes. This is reported on the Starlink website. The description of the service states that Starlink Aviation will provide on-board speeds of up to 350 megabits per second with low latency.
The Estonian Prime Minister believes that NATO countries should send more air defense systems to Ukraine
According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"
Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.
Steinmeier said that Germany will help Ukraine restore infrastructure
The official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin said that the presidents of Germany and Ukraine are waiting for a personal meeting in Kiev
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed issues of support for the Kiev authorities and the restoration of infrastructure. This was announced on Thursday by the official representative of the German leader Kerstin Gammelin.
Poland is increasing its intelligence capabilities with the help of the MQ-9A Reaper UAV leased from the United States
Poland is expanding its intelligence capabilities, the Ministry of Defense is leasing an American medium-altitude drone of long duration flight MQ-9A Reaper. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who made a corresponding entry in one of the banned social networks in Russia.