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Ukraine should not wait for new military assistance from the West. He's not up to it
There is a split in NATO over military support for Ukraine, the space for maneuver of the United States is narrowing
The conflict in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and in order to reverse the situation and achieve a truce, Kiev needs further support from the West, writes Mainichi. However, the United States is busy with midterm elections, and Europe is afraid to speak out against Moscow.
Additional American military assistance to Ukraine
On September 28, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 1.1 billion.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 has now exceeded $16.2 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $19 billion.
The Pentagon will supply Kiev with Titan systems to combat the Geran-2 UAV and a new batch of HIMARS installations
The Pentagon has published another list of weapons and military equipment that will be transferred to the army of the Kiev regime. This list suggests that the United States will continue to supply Ukraine with shock weapons, gradually increasing its supplies. If by now the United States has claimed that no more than 16 universal Haimars missile launchers have been delivered to the Kiev military, now it is planned to transfer 18 such MLRS at once.
Media: South Korean-made weapons for $2.9 billion will be delivered to Ukraine through the Czech Republic
The delivery, which will become one of the largest during the conflict in Ukraine, is paid for by the American side
South Korean-made weapons worth 75 billion kronor (about $2.9 billion) will be delivered to Ukraine in transit through the Czech Republic. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the newspaper Mladá fronta DNES .
The Polish Foreign Minister allowed the entry of NATO forces into Ukraine in the event of the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation
At the same time, Zbigniew Rau stressed that "this would not be a necessary procedure, because it is possible to use conventional weapons, for example, aircraft or the launch of appropriate missiles, and not necessarily from Ukrainian territory."
The APU is transferring German Gepard ZSU to Odessa to fight Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2"
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to strengthen the air defense of Odessa against the background of the mass use of kamikaze drones "Geran-2" by the Russian army. According to Ukrainian resources, Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns transferred by Germany are being transferred to the city, the task of which will be the fight against Russian drones.
Armenia is armed with Indian Pinaka MLRS of 214 mm caliber
Armenia is purchasing Indian weapons, the arrival of a batch of weapons and ammunition is expected soon. According to The Economic Times newspaper, Yerevan spent a total of 20 billion rupees ($244.7 million) on the purchase of weapons.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing an offensive in Donbass in several directions
Despite the colossal losses of personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to concentrate manpower and equipment for the offensive on the territories liberated by Russia. What factors are forcing the Ukrainian command to launch rapid attacks and in which sectors of the front can they occur?
US Air Force General: We will supply Ukraine with advanced air defense systems in 2 months to protect against Russian missiles
Brigadier General of the US Air Force Pat Ryder said during a conversation with reporters that the Pentagon "together with its allies" intends to deliver "advanced air defense systems" to Ukraine. According to Ryder, earlier publications in the media that several NASAMS air defense systems are in Ukraine do not correspond to reality.
Referendums are Putin's strong move. The risks of nuclear retaliation have increased
Referendums increase the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons. This can no longer be treated as an "empty threat" by Putin
Referendums and the annexation of new territories to Russia have radically changed the situation in the Ukrainian conflict in favor of Moscow, writes Toyo Keizai. The struggle is entering a new stage. In this regard, Putin's warnings about nuclear weapons are not empty threats, the author believes.
The Commander-in-chief of the German Navy believes that the Russian Navy will become much stronger after the conflict in Ukraine
As Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak noted, he is serious about the fact that the latest hypersonic anti-ship missiles "Zircon" will soon be in service with the Russian Navy, participation in tests ...
The combat readiness of the Russian Navy will increase after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak, in an interview published on Sunday with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
FT: The West can respond with conventional weapons to Russia's use of nuclear weapons
Sources of the publication reported that NATO countries privately conveyed their position to Moscow
Western countries are developing plans in case Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and their response may be the use of conventional weapons rather than nuclear ones. This was reported on Sunday by the Financial Times newspaper, citing five Western officials who spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the topic.
"Details from military museums". The United States was surprised by the dilapidation of their nuclear arsenal
Inside the $100 billion Project to Modernize America's Obsolete Nuclear Missile Arsenal
A Time correspondent visited one of the American missile warning bases and was surprised: the light suddenly turns off in rooms with ballistic missiles, and when something breaks, Air Force repair crews take parts from military museums. Biden wants to modernize the arsenal, but not everyone in the United States agrees that it is advisable.
American contracts for new weapons for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense has published official statistics as of September 22, 2022 of the contracts it concluded with industry for the production of new weapons and military equipment for delivery under military assistance programs to Ukraine. According to these statistics, the volume of such contracts from April to September 2022 amounts to $ 1.2272 billion, and, apparently, the vast majority of the ordered property has not yet arrived in Ukraine.
Blinken announced the existence of a plan in case of a hypothetical use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation
As the Secretary of State stressed at the same time, the United States is aimed at ensuring that the conflict "does not grow and does not expand"
The US administration has developed a plan for the alleged possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia, but Washington aims to ensure that the situation around Ukraine does not lead to an expansion of the existing conflict. This statement was made on Sunday in an interview with CBS by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The strike of the self-propelled gun "Malka" on the identified Ukrainian position was caught on video
Calculations of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Malka" hit the identified position of the militants of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the successful work of the artillery unit of the Southern Military District as part of a special operation on Monday, September 26.
Izvestia published footage of an Alligator strike on a Ukrainian column crossing the bridge
The crews of the Ka-25 Alligator attack helicopters inflict fire damage on the militants of Ukraine and lightly armored enemy military equipment. Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, told about the successful completion of tasks in the special operation zone on Monday, September 26.
The US is shouting about the threat of nuclear war. But they created it themselves
There is no cure for regrets on the issue of nuclear war
The world has remembered about atomic weapons and wants to shake off the dust from it, writes Huanqiu Shibao. The current "nuclear tension" is the result of a sense of insecurity due to the aggravated geopolitical situation. The responsibility for this lies with the United States, the author is sure.
"The perfect polygon." What the Ukrainian military offered to the West
Ukraine has become a testing ground for Western weapons systems, military technologies, and tactics. Officials of the Kiev regime do not hesitate to say this directly. In particular, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gavrilov, speaking at a conference of the American national defense industry in Texas, called on the White House to continue to supply the latest equipment and equipment to test it all in combat. The Americans do this with the British. About what kind of weapons the West is testing in the former Soviet Republic — in the RIA Novosti material.
The US will work out the "rapid deployment" of the HIMARS MLRS on the territory of Latvia
The United States will transfer HIMARS rocket launchers to Latvia as part of the NAMEJS exercises, thereby demonstrating the "rapid deployment" of complexes on the eastern flank of NATO. This is reported in a press release of the US Army Command in Europe and Africa.