War in Ukraine
- Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukrainewww.straitstimes.com Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukraine
Poland has tens of thousands of Ukrainian men of military age on its territory, according to UN figures. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyivwww.bbc.com Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv
Kyiv has long been pressing for hi-tech Patriot systems to defend against deadly Russian attacks.
- Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world warwww.noahpinion.blog Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world war
In which I try to be Gandalf instead of Cassandra.
- France to provide new missiles, used armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister sayswww.politico.eu France to provide new missiles, used armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister says
Paris would send ‘hundreds’ of vehicles over the next year, Sébastien Lecornu tells La Tribune Dimanche.
- Poland activates air force as western Ukraine and Kyiv come under ‘massive’ Russian attackwww.theguardian.com Poland activates air force as western Ukraine and Kyiv come under ‘massive’ Russian attack
Poland says Russian missile targeting Ukraine’s Lviv region violated its airspace while Kyiv suffers third pre-dawn attack in four days
- Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and alliesabcnews.go.com Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and allies
Ukrainian and allied officials have criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia
- Catching spiders: Russia’s drone companies and sanctions evasiontheins.press Catching spiders: Russia’s drone companies and sanctions evasion
Unsanctioned entities are helping Russia’s drone manufacturers procure the components they need to keep the Kremlin’s war machine running, even as its losses in Ukraine continue to mount. Two primary offenders, Special Technology Centre (STC) and Zala Aero, receive components from more than 70 unsan...
Companies that seemingly find workarounds for sanctions
- Why Zelensky Replaced Ukraine’s Top General and What It Means for the Warwww.lawfaremedia.org Why Zelensky Replaced Ukraine’s Top General and What It Means for the War
The civil-military rift became untenable, but the way ahead is not going to be easy.
- Denmark to transfer entire artillery arsenal to Ukrainewww.uawire.org Denmark to transfer entire artillery arsenal to Ukraine
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that the Danish government intends to transfer the country's entire artillery arsenal to Ukraine. During her address at the 7th Ukrainian Lunch in Munich, she emphasized the significance of such support and called on other European nations to...
- Russians are using Starlink in their war on Ukraineboingboing.net Russians are using Starlink in their war on Ukraine
After playing games with providing Starlink services to the Ukrainian armed forces, it appears Russia is showing off new Starlink terminals on the battlefield.
- Why Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhnyiengelsbergideas.com Why Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhnyi
The Ukrainian president has turned to new military leadership in the hope that it will end the stalemate in the war against Russia.
- Russia’s Mass Air Attackmickryan.substack.com Russia’s Mass Air Attack
The Objectives and Implications of the 29 December Attacks
- Ukraine to change conscription policies in drive to sustain fighting capacitywww.theguardian.com Ukraine to change conscription policies in drive to sustain fighting capacity
Changes to include use of commercial recruitment firms to carry out more targeted conscription, say officials
- Ukraine security services involved in hack of Russia’s largest private banktherecord.media Ukraine security services involved in hack of Russia’s largest private bank
Ukrainian hackers collaborated with the country's security services, the SBU, to breach Russia's Alfa-Bank.
- Missiles and Momentum in Ukraineplus.thebulwark.com Missiles and Momentum in Ukraine
Recent successes in the war to defeat the Russian invasion.
- Moral and Psychological Preparationmickryan.substack.com Moral and Psychological Preparation
An Important Component of the Ukrainian Way of War
- First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Saywww.nytimes.com First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, Zelensky Says
U.S. officials said that an initial batch of the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised to Ukraine by the Biden administration had been delivered, months ahead of estimates.
- Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washingtonabcnews.go.com Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washington
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Koreawww.theguardian.com Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea
Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decades
- Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia.www.forbes.com Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia.
Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4428644
> Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action. > > Videos that appeared online on Sunday depict the 1,500-pound, propeller-driven drones—which can range hundreds of miles—striking a Russian patrol boat and supply truck in occupied southern Ukraine. > > That TB-2s are venturing south into nominally Russian-controlled air space implies two things: that Kyiv has managed to rebuild its TB-2 force, nine months after Russian air-defenses badly attrited the 70-drone force. > > The TB-2’s dramatic reappearance also points to the steady degradation of Russian air-defenses across swathes of southern Ukraine as Kyiv’s 2023 counteroffensive grinds into its fourth month—and Ukrainian brigades make slow but steady progress along two main axes in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts.
- Ukrainians exceed expectations again - NATO Secretary General on counter-offensivewww.pravda.com.ua Ukrainians exceed expectations again � NATO Secretary General on counteroffensive
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, assessing the counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, has said that the Ukrainians are exceeding expectations.
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/Ukraine_UA/t/410496
> NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, assessing the counter-offensive of the Defence Forces, has said that the Ukrainians are exceeding expectations.
- The pope’s praise for Russia’s historic empire draws sharp criticism.www.nytimes.com The pope’s praise for Russia’s historic empire draws sharp criticism.
“Never forget the legacy,” Francis said in a video speech on Friday to young Catholics in St. Petersburg. “You are the heirs of Great Russia: Great Russia of saints, rulers, Great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire.”
h/t - @NatalieDavis@universeodon.com
- U.S., Allies Seek Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine to Show West’s Resolvewww.wsj.com U.S., Allies Seek Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine to Show West’s Resolve
The pledges have been made, but weapons shortages and domestic political pressures are hampering the Western efforts.
- Why Russia's Cyber War Against Ukraine Failedsrslyriskybiz.substack.com Why Russia's Cyber War Against Ukraine Failed
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- Prigozhin is dead. But Putin is now weaker.www.forkingpaths.co Prigozhin is dead. But Putin is now weaker.
Russia's dictator may have eliminated one threat to his power, but he just created fresh ones. And the cracks in his regime are starting to show.
