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The Dutch government will not limit the number of weapons supplied to Ukraine
The Dutch government will not limit the number of weapons supplied to Ukraine, but there are problems with suppliers of military equipment.
The Pentagon said that Ukraine keeps records of arms supplies from the United States on paper
According to acting geninspektor Sean O'Donnell, as soon as weapons and equipment arrive on the territory of the country, the Ukrainian side can hardly be "sure" where all this will turn out to be later.
Rosatom said that Paks-2 will become the guarantor of Hungary's energy sovereignty
The project will bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said
The construction of the Paks-2 NPP will guarantee Hungary's energy sovereignty and bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals. This was announced on Friday by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
Poland will purchase 250 Abrams tanks from an American company and another 1,000 K2 tanks from South Korea
It is reported about a major deal for the supply of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks of the latest modification, which Poland concluded with the American military-industrial corporation General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The company said that the contract worth $ 1.148 billion was concluded at the end of July, the deal was approved by the Pentagon. The first batches of vehicles will be delivered to the Polish army in early 2025.
The Turkish company Baykar has completely excluded the supply of Bayraktar attack drones to Russia
There will be no Turkish Bayraktar attack drones in Russia, the Turkish company Baykar has completely excluded the supply of drones to the Russian army, preferring to do business with Ukraine. This was stated by the company's CEO Haluk Bayraktar in an interview with the BBC Russian service.
Lukashenko reminded the West about the conversation with Putin and threatened a nuclear strike
Lukashenko: do you remember that Putin and I discussed the possibility of carrying nuclear charges on our planes? Everything is ready!
Belarus is ready to respond instantly to threats from the West. This was stated to journalists by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA correspondent reports.
Pentagon: weapons transferred to Kiev end up on the black market
The flow of cash for arms supplies to Ukraine puts the Pentagon's supervisory authority on alert
Billions of dollars spent on arming Ukraine have caused concern to Pentagon Inspector General Sean O'Donnell, Bloomberg reports. He did not rule out the leakage of systems and ammunition supplied to Kiev to the black market.
In the US press: Washington will hand over to Kiev six NASAMS air defense batteries capable of operating in the network
Washington will hand over to Kiev six NASAMS air defense batteries capable of operating in a single network among themselves and with other means of air and missile defense. Earlier, the APU has already received two such batteries.
Lithuania will transfer 37 Warmate attack drones to Ukraine
Defense Minister of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas announced that Lithuania will purchase kamikaze drones from Poland
Lithuania will purchase 37 Warmate kamikaze attack drones from Poland for their further transfer to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas.
The Economist: sanctions against Russia have not worked as well as we would like
The West needs to learn from this, the magazine notes
Sanctions against Russia have not worked as well as we would like, and the West should learn from this. This is stated in an article published in The Economist magazine, published in print on Friday.
Poland has finalized contracts for the purchase of South Korean K2 tanks and K9A1 self-propelled howitzers
On August 26, 2022, at a ceremony in the Polish city of Morong near the border with the Kaliningrad region of Russia, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the executive contracts signed on the same day by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with South Korean companies for the supply of large batches of military equipment for the Polish Army - with Hyundai Rotem for the supply of 180 K2 Black main tanks Panther under the Wilk program, and with Hanwha Defense - for the supply of 212 K9A1 Thunder self-propelled howitzers of 155-mm/52 caliber.
Britain sends underwater drones to Ukraine
As part of the military assistance, Britain is sending underwater drones to Ukraine. It is not yet known which specific model the drones transferred to the APU belong to.
Borrel stated the failure of the policy of international intervention in order to stabilize the crisis countries
This should be taken into account in the future military construction of the EU
The failures of international forces in Afghanistan and the Sahel had a sobering effect for those who participated in "stabilization interventions" abroad, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel wrote in his blog.
The list of "friends of Ukraine" has been published
Against the background of the disastrous voting for the Kiev regime at the UN General Assembly (only a third of the organization's members supported the independence), Western observers began to study the issue of the amount of assistance provided to Kiev by various countries of the world.
"British "Black Hornets" will harm the DPR and the LPR, but will not help Kiev"
Colonel Khodarenok explained why the APU will not be able to effectively use the Black Hornet UAV
The UK will provide Ukraine with an additional package of military assistance. The list of transferred weapons and military equipment includes microdrones-designators. This was stated by the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson during his visit to Kiev. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into whether these drones would help the APU.
Australia's planned purchase of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
On August 25, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 40 Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) UH-60M Black Hawk multi-purpose helicopters to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $1.95 billion, including training and technical support packages.
From the ground to the air: will the American—Norwegian anti-aircraft gun save Kiev
What are the NASAMS complexes that cover Washington
At the end of August, the Pentagon announced that six NASAMS mobile anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) and other weapons will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming months.
Slovakia takes MiG-29 fighters out of service before transferring them to Ukraine
Slovakia is withdrawing Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from combat, and F-16 fighters of the Czech and Polish Air Forces will patrol the airspace of the republic. The corresponding agreement was signed by the premiers of the three countries on the eve.
Kazakhstan has imposed a temporary embargo on the supply of weapons and ammunition to foreign states
Kazakhstan suspends the export of military products, the ban on the supply of military equipment, weapons and ammunition to foreign states will be in effect for a year, until the end of August 2023. The relevant decision was made by the Government of the Republic.
The West is rapidly losing the will to support Ukraine militarily
The EU and the UK predicted the imminent refusal of military assistance to Ukraine due to growing economic problems. These are the forecasts of American and European analysts. At the same time, a call was made in the US Congress not to give "a single dollar" to the Ukrainian conflict. How likely is the curtailment of Western aid to Kiev?
