Ukraine
Ukraine to receive an additional $600 million in military equipment
In the aftermath of America’s pledging $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an additional $600 million worth of military equipment will also be sent to Ukraine. This security assistance package includes demolition munitions, mine-clearing equipment, artillery shells, etc. Depleted uranium ammunition is included in this aid. From Al Jazeera: The latest $600m will “support […]
NATO versus Russia, Romania avoids close call
Given the Russian attacks on the main Ukrainian ports from which they export their goods, the Ukrainians relied on ports further to the west. These ports were close to the Romanian border. During a recent Russian drone attack on these ports, Romanian territory was hit. Romania is a NATO country. After initially denying the hit, […]
Ukrainian politician worried about Republican comments regarding Ukraine aid
Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian lawmaker, is worried about comments that came from the Republican debate. Vivek Ramaswamy argued that he would not support additional aid to Ukraine, given the neglected domestic issues occurring in the United States. Not all Republicans were in favor of this approach. For example, Nikki Haley was in favor of providing equipment […]
The Ukrainian prosecutor, that Joe Biden had fired, is interviewed
Viktor Shokin, the Ukrainian prosecutor that got fired in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s threat to withhold Ukrainian aid, participated in a Fox News interview. Shokin answered questions from Brian Kilmeade regarding the circumstances surrounding his firing. He said that Poroshenko fired him based on Joe Biden’s insistence, and that both Poroshenko and Biden understood […]
Wagner Group boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on passenger list of crashed airplane
Russian media is reporting that an airplane, that Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on, crashed north of Moscow. No survivors were reported. The aircraft was transiting from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, an investigation of the incident has been initiated. However, NBC news was not able to […]
Russian Army finds out, a second time, that regular open formations during hostilities is not a good idea
Russian officers felt safe enough to have regularly scheduled open formations. They were in the Kherson area. The Russian leaders in charge of this area went garrison mode, holding troop formations in plain view of Ukrainian aerial drones. Then, one day, the Ukrainians worked with their drone operators to coordinate HIMARS strikes, taking out the […]
Hazard Pay for US troops in Ukraine
There is an element of US military personnel at the embassy in Kyiv. They have recently been authorized to receive hazardous duty pay in addition to the hardship duty pay that they had been receiving. The Pentagon described these individuals as assisting with embassy related security as well as with overseeing the billions of dollars […]
Senators Kelly and Duckworth on the need to continue to support Ukraine
Senator Mark Kelly, and Senator Tammy Duckworth, provided an opinion article in the New York Times detailing their argument for continued support for Ukraine. One point they made was the need for cluster munitions on the front lines. The Russians, anticipating that the Ukrainians would go on the offensive, had months to prepare their fortifications. […]
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