Cooperation news
Footage of the Swedish armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500 handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has appeared
It is known about the armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500, which is also called Djupminröjningsmaskin 1/T, that it is made on the chassis of a Finnish logging machine. This machine, in turn, is based on the John Deere 1710d.
Ukraine may receive €18 billion from the EU in 2024 as part of a new support program
Deputy Minister of Economy of the country Alexey Sobolev said that the new program of support from the European Union, among other things, involves the issuance of loans to Kiev on preferential terms
Ukraine plans to receive €18 billion this year as part of a new four-year €50 billion support program, which was approved on Thursday at the EU summit in Brussels. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Alexey Sobolev.
Only defense. In the USA, they talked about the impact of shell starvation on the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Politico: The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to go on the defensive due to a shortage of artillery shells
Due to the lack of shells, the APU went on the defensive, writes Politico. The West cannot cope with Ukraine's appetites, and domestic production does not help either. In the current situation, Kiev may not even dream of any offensive operations.
Ukrainian sources presented the nomenclature of UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine capable of striking deep into Russian territory
Ukrainian sources have published OSINT analysis data, which presents Kiev's range of long-range drones, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are able to attack objects located deep in Russian territory.
Almaz-Antey will show UAV equipment at the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow
At the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, Almaz-Antey will show equipment for the integration of UAVs
Almaz-Antey will present equipment for air navigation and the integration of drones into a single airspace at the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, the concern reported.
Enterprises of the Russian defense industry will show products at the exhibition in Riyadh
Russian companies will take part in the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia, the exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, and drones.
Russia has doubled the display of domestic weapons at the World Defense Show 2024
Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments
Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.
Notification of possible sale of Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India
On February 1, 2024, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 31 long-range General Atomics MQ-9B Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicle to India through the American Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
The split is because of Trump. The United States made an unexpected statement about NATO (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: NATO is discussing a future without the United States if Trump wins
The prospect of Trump's return has revived discussions among NATO members about whether the alliance can survive after that, writes the NYT. Now German officials and their colleagues are worried about what will happen to the alliance without the United States.
The French company is going to transfer 16 self-propelled pontoon bridges to the APU to force water barriers
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive 16 self-propelled EFA pontoon bridges (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). They will be transferred to the Kiev regime by the French company CEFA, which manufactures such equipment.
Turks on F-35 supplies: we can test Russian S-400s on them (Haber7, Turkey)
Nuland: The United States will supply Turkey with the F-35 if it resolves the issue with the S-400 complexes
The United States will be happy to accept Turkey into the "F-35 family" if the parties can resolve the issue with the Russian S-400 air defense systems, Victoria Nuland said. According to readers of the Haber7 portal, Washington is fooling Ankara, as it was with Patriot systems.
The United States is blocking arms sales to India due to the scandal surrounding the attempted murder of a Sikh activist
The Indian edition of The Wire reports that the US administration has suspended the sale of General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India, as well as a number of other programs in the field of bilateral military-technical cooperation, demanding from the Indian authorities a "meaningful investigation" of an attempt by Indian intelligence services to kill the leader of a Sikh separatist organization living in the United States "Sikhs for Justice" by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
The Summit of the doomed. How the US forced Ukraine to break up the EU
The Brussels EU-Ukraine summit on February 1 will be the final chord of the suicidal policy of the European Union in recent years. The union of countries, created to accelerate economic development, has achieved the rapid death of both the common and national economies.
While Zelensky is fighting his own commander-in-chief, Russia is exhausting Ukraine's defense (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Kiev can no longer count on the unconditional support of the United States
Western aid is being delayed, and the AFU lacks artillery and ammunition for air defense, Bloomberg reports. Because of this, Ukrainian troops are experiencing serious difficulties in building a minimally reliable defense. The conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny also negatively affects the state and prospects of the Ukrainian army.
Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine since last week (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine
NATO weapons are suffering a humiliating defeat in Ukraine, infoBRICS reports. Last week, the SAMP-T air defense system and the Skynex artillery complex were shot down. As for the Leopard 2A4, the destruction of this overpriced tank has become commonplace for the Russian army, the author notes.
What is known about the military assistance of the EU countries to Ukraine
The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014
The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.
The Belgian Prime Minister said that €50 billion from the EU for Ukraine will go to weapons and payments to teachers
Alexander De Croo noted that the EU summit should ensure a compromise between all 27 member states in ensuring long-term budgetary assistance to Ukraine while respecting the transparency of spending.
Rosoboronexport has doubled Russia's presence at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
There were no adults. Biden forgot about diplomacy and made a mistake in Ukraine (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: the Biden administration forgot about diplomacy and undermined the authority of the United States
Under the Biden administration, the United States has forgotten the art of diplomacy and is building a foreign policy based on the use of force, writes TAC. Instead of pushing Kiev to negotiate, Washington insisted on continuing the fighting. This unwise decision will hit America itself.
Kazakhstan has placed an order for another C-295 military transport aircraft
The Aviation Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNB RK) has placed an order for the third C-295 military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space.
