Things are not looking good for France and Germany. It was recently discovered that the two countries who are also supporting figures in Ukraine’s war against Russia had exploited a loophole in the EU-wide embargo on arms shipments to Russia implemented in 2014. Germany and France’s exploitation of the loopholes was exposed by The Telegraph […]
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Slovenia Sending Tanks to Ukraine, Ukrainian Tank Brigades on the Roll
Following the Czech Republic’s donation of 56 Pbv-501 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine with the approval of Germany, Slovenia is now stepping up to the plate and donating its own set of tanks to Ukraine. This is to help the country defend its territory against the Russian advance in Donbas. It is rumored that Slovenia’s […]
Germany’s Rheinmetall Ready to Supply Ukraine With up to 50 Leopard 1 Tanks
Ukraine can get their hands on some German Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks as Rheinmetall’s chief executive Armin Papperger expressed that the company was ready to provide 50 Leopard 1 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. If approved by the German Government, it could take just 6 weeks before it would be delivered. According to […]
China Delivers Anti-aircraft Missiles to Serbia
China has delivered three anti-aircraft missile systems in a covert delivery to Serbia over the weekend in what is believed to be the biggest overseas airlift using the Chinese Y-20 transport planes. This is reportedly part of Serbia’s efforts of bolstering its military capabilities through a purchase deal that also includes drones. Serbia, a Russian […]
Oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian Peace Negotiators May Have Been Poisoned
Following being shuttled between Moscow, Belarus, and other negotiating venues, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian lawmaker Rustem Umerov and another peace negotiator developed symptoms of being poisoned after a meeting in Kyiv on March 3. According to the Wall Street Journal, which was one of the first news outlets to break the story, Abramovich, Umerov, […]
Russian Tank Manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, Halts Production Due to Low Supply of Parts
As fully functional Russian tanks and armored vehicles are left abandoned or stuck in the mud, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Uralvagonzavod, Russia’s primary tank manufacturer, has allegedly halted production as it appears that they have run out of parts to make and repair tanks. According to the […]
Russia’s Prototype T-80UM2 Tank Has Been Destroyed In Ukraine
In the latest addition of Russian experimental weapons making their respective debuts in Ukraine, the Oryx blog, which specializes in tracking destroyed military vehicles, aircraft, and other equipment, has identified a unique new Russian casualty on Ukrainian soil, the T-80UM2 main battle tank. Their research team had identified that an experimental T-80UM2 main battle tank […]
Russia Threatens To Attack Patriot Air Defense Systems Being Sent To Slovakia
Following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Slovakia last March 17, the Patriot air defense systems from Germany and the Netherlands have started to arrive in Slovakia to bolster the alliance’s eastern flank amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Deployment of these systems will continue throughout the coming days. Germany 🇩🇪 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 […]
US Sending Patriot Missile Defense Systems To Poland As VP Harris Meets With Duda
Two Patriot missile defense systems from the US military are being sent to Poland as Western European states are preparing their defenses if Russia decides to move further west in the case that it successfully takes Ukraine. The deployment is said to be defensive to protect the US’ NATO allies as Russia has reportedly fired […]
Ukraine’s St. Javelin vs Russia’s Improvised Armor On Its Tanks
The venerable Javelin anti-tank guided missile system (FGM-148 Javelin), the man-portable, anti-armor, guided munition system created by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, is reportedly one of the weapons that have been a game-changer for Ukrainian forces. The Ukraine Armed Forces reportedly destroyed 251 Russian tanks and armored vehicles in just a few days of fighting, possibly […]