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After long debates in Germany, Berlin has finally agreed that they should support the provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine by sending 7 Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH) Howitzers to repel advancing troops in the Donbas region effectively. Portugal is also reportedly sending its own howitzers to Ukraine to help repel Russian forces. Through Twitter, the German […]
The United Kingdom is supplying Ukraine with Brimstone precision-guided missiles to help repel the Russian advance in the Donbas region, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey confirmed. According to James Heappey, the UK will be sending “hundreds” of these Brimstone precision-guided missiles within the “next few weeks.” However, he declined to confirm exactly how many […]
Following the US-led defense meeting held in Ramstein Air Base last Tuesday, Germany has announced that it will be supplying Ukraine with 50 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks. This is a major shift in its foreign policy for Ukraine as it refused to send heavy weapons to Kyiv due to its dependence on Russian oil and a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]