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They will come in the form of a soft loan against the €9 billion promised in June

The EU Council approved the allocation of €5 billion of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of a soft loan against the €9 billion promised in June. This was reported to journalists on Friday by a European source in Brussels.

Denis Shmygal believes that more than $349 billion is needed to restore Ukraine, although this amount, according to the minister, "does not reflect the full scale of destruction"

Ukraine needs Western donors to provide it with $3.4 billion in the next three months out of a total amount of $349 billion, which was estimated at the restoration of its infrastructure. This was stated on Friday by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal.

As reported in Washington, we are talking about the allocation of more than $11 billion

The US administration will continue to seek Congressional approval of a new budget request from the White House, involving the allocation of more than $ 11 billion to support Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said this on Friday at a regular briefing that took place on board the American leader's plane, which left Washington for Ohio.

As noted by Bill Laplante, Deputy Head of the Pentagon for Procurement and Technical Support, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year

US funds for military assistance to Ukraine are designed for two years, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year (ends September 30).

The new US military budget provides for the allocation of funds to replenish the weapons of allies in the North Atlantic Alliance in Eastern Europe. Politico writes about this.

The US Department of Defense has signed contracts with a number of arms manufacturers for $ 1.2 billion to replenish stocks of weapons and equipment seized from US military units for shipment to Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ) named after Yu.A. Gagarin in 2022 plans to transfer to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation multifunctional Su-35S fighters and fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) reported.

The shortage of energy resources will be the last straw for Europe, overflowing the cup

The ongoing energy crisis is causing enormous damage to Europe, writes Global Times. The share of household spending on heating and electricity is reaching record highs. Protests are taking place in European countries. Won't this lead to a socio-political crisis?

Mark Rutte and Liz Truss discussed the situation in Ukraine in a telephone conversation

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Liz Truss, the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and recognized the need to strengthen military assistance to Kiev.

Ukraine is actively conducting terrorist work on the Russian Federation with the full support and sponsorship of Washington

The American leadership is considering the supply of weapons systems to Ukraine that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to use on the territory of the Russian Federation. These can be long-range ATACMS missiles for HIMARS complexes, as well as aviation weapons of destruction. In Ukraine, they no longer hide their intentions

As reported on September 10, 2022, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), the Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is part of it, manufactured and handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces a batch of new Su-35S aircraft. The planes flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the home airfield. These 4++ generation fighters, built at KnAAZ, are completing the third contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense for delivery to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The first batch of combat winged vehicles was delivered in the fall of 2021.

From October 1, Ukrainian citizens who have entered the military register will be prohibited from leaving the country. The same restrictions begin to apply to them as for conscripted men. This was stated by the lawyer of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Smelka.

In the near future, the Polish authorities are going to sign another major defense procurement deal. This is reported by the publication Defence24.pl , referring to unofficial sources. We are talking about the acquisition of equipment for the formation of 21 new Pilica air defense batteries. These systems are mainly manufactured by ZM Tarnów, the new version will also use the CAMM rocket from MBDA.

The US Navy calls the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers "workhorses", given their number and service life. The first ship of this type was launched more than 30 years ago, last year the 73rd destroyer of this class entered service.

The project to build a new large-tonnage shipyard in Kronstadt is an interesting and timely initiative, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on the sidelines of the WEF.

As Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted, the next package of military assistance to Ukraine for $675 million will "include additional weapons, ammunition and equipment from the reserves of the US Department of Defense"

The US administration will provide $2.2 billion to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors in the form of long-term investments under the US foreign military financing program.

India has strict restrictions on purchases of defense products abroad. They were introduced to create favorable conditions for the development of the domestic defense industry, but now they prevent the replacement of obsolete military equipment with modern models.

As noted by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the US authorities believe that the AFU needs primarily artillery, ammunition, air defense and coastal defense

Western countries are setting up to provide military assistance to Kiev in the long term, as well as to search for "innovative ways" to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on Thursday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking in Germany at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

Russia intends to completely rebuild air transportation. And the first important step on this path is to transfer Russian airlines from foreign planes to exclusively domestic ones. Western sanctions have pushed our carriers to form the largest package of orders for domestic trunk aircraft in modern history. Is the domestic industry ready for such a challenge?

The command of the US armed Forces said that in July 2022 it faced the most difficult period in terms of recruiting recruits in recent decades. Young Americans do not want to be hired for military service under a contract. Therefore, the Pentagon has no choice but to increase financial incentives for signing the contract.