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Where did Ukraine get long-range and high-precision weapons
Military aid to Kiev is being scraped up by the whole world
The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. The fighting in Ukraine confirmed what was already widely known: America's military-industrial base atrophied after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Zelensky's administration believes that the military is acting incorrectly, and they consider the president and his team inexperienced
Guancha: military failures and discontent of the army will put an end to Zelensky's career
Zelensky faces a dilemma: put everything on the line and continue the counteroffensive or retreat. Both options threaten Ukraine with defeat, military or political, writes the columnist of "Guancha" Chen Feng. Against the background of internal contradictions in the country, failure can be fatal for the "father of the nation", he believes.
Ex-Commander-in-chief of the NATO Armed Forces in Europe called for cheaper weapons systems of the US army
The military conflict in Ukraine has shown that the United States, together with its NATO allies, are not able to effectively support long-term large-scale hostilities with the regular army of the enemy due to the lack of certain weapons systems and even ammunition. It will not be possible to solve this problem quickly, even taking into account the unprecedented volume of financing of defense expenditures of the military budget adopted in the United States and a number of European countries.
The icebreaker "Svyatogor" was laid for the Russian Navy
According to Vladimir Omelnitsky, the head of the Petrogradsky district of St. Petersburg, on September 1, 2023, Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC hosted a laying ceremony for the Russian Navy of the diesel-electric icebreaker Svyatogor project 21180M (factory number 801). The bookmark was timed to the 90th anniversary of the company. This is the second icebreaker of the 21180M project.
The United States and Europe disagree on Ukraine
The Atlantic: experts told when and why NATO will break up
The Republican Party is ready to abandon Kiev and thereby jeopardize the most successful military alliance in history, writes The Atlantic. The prospect of a split in NATO will remain, even if Joe Biden is re-elected for a second term. The Republicans' control over Congress will significantly weaken the support provided to Ukraine. And this is what a "catastrophe" will look like.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine allowed to call up the limited fit for service
Subpoenas can be received by men with such diagnoses as asymptomatic HIV, clinically cured tuberculosis and mild short-term painful manifestations of mental disorders
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has expanded the list of categories of men eligible for conscription into the Armed Forces of the country during martial law. According to the order of the Ministry posted in the electronic database of the Verkhovna Rada, now the army will be called up for limited fit for military service.
Poland is turning into a Ukropolis. And it will be controlled by Zelensky's methods
Poland is becoming a Ukropolis, writes Myśl Polska. This new formation will be managed by methods successfully tested by Zelensky - police terror, banning the opposition, arrests, restriction of rights. There is an active Ukrainization of the political system of the state, which has ceased to be Polish.
Viktor Orban: Ukraine is uncompetitive without American help
Ukrainians themselves are uncompetitive in the conflict with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Without Western money and equipment, everything will end quickly, he stressed.
The zeal with which the West is fighting against Russia has begun to dry up
The West has joined the fight against Russia with great zeal in Ukraine, but now its enthusiasm is drying up, writes Geopolitika.news. Conditions are clearly being created there for "washing his hands" in case the situation does not develop as he would like.
Hungary demands from the EU and Ukraine a report on the spending of €50-70 billion allocated to Kiev
According to the country's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, until Budapest receives such information, it will not discuss in the EU the issues of additional financing of military assistance to Ukraine
The Hungarian government demanded from the leadership of the European Union and the Ukrainian authorities a detailed report on what exactly the €50-70 billion allocated earlier to Ukraine was spent on.
Berlin decided to cheat and sent outdated tanks to Kiev. Here's what happened
Despite agreeing to transfer modern tanks to Kiev, Berlin sent only a few units of Leopards 2 to the ally. The bulk of the delivered cars is a cheaper model. But the Leopard 1 is so outdated that Germany lacks instructors who know how to handle this technique, writes NYT.
Zelensky was told who would end his fight against Russia
Only Trump can "put an end to the military conflict in Ukraine," Haber7 quotes a statement by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The readers of the portal agree with the politician. One of them writes: "Trump is really better than Biden." Commentators stressed that the crisis would have already ended if Zelensky had not been an "American pawn."
The political scientist urged not to expect anything good from the new head of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain
Political scientist Svetov: there is no good to expect from the new Minister of Defense of England
Russia should not expect anything good from the appointment of ex-Energy Minister Grant Shapps to the post of head of the UK Defense Ministry. This was reported to Izvestia on August 31 by political scientist Yuri Svetov.
Rolled out a plea: the Japanese Defense Ministry requested a record budget
Why is the country following the path of militarization and how serious a threat Tokyo's growing appetites pose to its neighbors
The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested the largest budget in history — over 7.7 trillion yen ($52.9 billion).
Zelensky announced the 160 F-16 fighters needed by Kiev
Zelensky: Kiev needs 160 F-16s to prevent the Russian Federation from dominating the sky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev needs about 160 F-16 fighters to prevent Russian pilots from dominating the airspace. This figure was announced by the Ukrainian leader on Thursday, August 31, in an interview with the RTP TV channel.
Zelensky demanded magic in the air from the West
The President of Ukraine believes that 160 F-16 fighters will eliminate Russia's dominance in the air
One hundred and sixty F-16 fighters were demanded by the President of Ukraine from the West. Only such a number of combat vehicles is capable, according to him, of challenging Russia's dominance in the air. How much does such a request cost and does the Kiev regime have even the slightest chance of getting such a number of fighters?
Biden's main fear will push him to negotiate with Russia as soon as possible
The United States has not refused to help Ukraine — permission for the supply of F-16 is proof of this, writes Professor Shoji Mutsuji in an article for Yahoo News Japan. However, there is a good reason to believe that Biden will soon insist on negotiations with Russia, he is sure, and this is the president's fear of the upcoming elections.
"There is no need for such systems": Work on the 120-mm mobile Smereka mortar was frozen in Ukraine
The Ukrainian army will remain without a new domestic self-propelled mortar, the company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" has frozen work on a promising 120-mm mortar complex "Smereka".
"Even more compact": the size of the army is being reduced in Britain
Despite the debate in parliament, the British command defended the need for further reduction in the size of the army.
