Ukraine will receive the first batch of heavy weapons from Germany around June 22, Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andrey Melnyk told Ukraine’s Novoye Vremya newspaper on Friday. The delivery is expected to include seven PzH 2000 howitzers promised by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht in early May, he added. “We …
Read More »More heavy weapons promised to Ukraine
Kiev will receive more heavy weapon systems from France, President Emmanuel Macron said during a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. French media reports that Paris is to send more CAESAR howitzers to Kiev. According to a readout of the call released by Macron’s office, the …
Read More »EU member ready to supply heavy arms to Ukraine – El Pais
Spain is preparing to deliver its first batch of heavy weaponry to Ukraine, which may include surface-to-air missiles and battle tanks, El Pais reported on Sunday, citing government sources. According to the Spanish media outlet, the Ministry of Defense is currently finalizing the shipment of a battery of Aspide anti-aircraft …
Read More »US confirms new heavy weapons for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden formally confirmed on Wednesday that Washington will be sending HIMARS rocket artillery systems to Ukraine, as part of the latest “security assistance package” to Kiev. The launchers will come with “battlefield munitions,” as Biden and multiple officials in his administration have insisted that the US doesn’t …
Read More »Germany gives update on heavy weapons for Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed during a visit to Kiev that her country, along with the Netherlands, will provide Ukraine with state-of-the-art heavy weapons, including the Panzerhaubitze 2000, and will begin training for the Ukrainian military “over the next few days.” Accompanied by her Dutch counterpart, Wopke Hoekstra for …
Read More »Ukraine’s ‘senseless PR action’ at Snake Island led to heavy losses – Russia
Kiev has so far lost 30 drones, 10 helicopters, four jets, three ships, and upwards of 50 troops in failed attempts to take Snake Island, the Russian Ministry of Defense has revealed. Urged on by British advisers, President Volodymyr Zelensky personally ordered the attack and wanted to see a victory …
Read More »Germany to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry
The German government has given the green light for the delivery of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Tuesday. Speaking at US-hosted defense talks at the American airbase Ramstein in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state, Lambrecht said that the leadership in Berlin made the decision …
Read More »Heavy shelling reported in eastern Ukraine (VIDEOS)
Territory controlled by the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the neighboring Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) has reportedly been subjected to heavy artillery fire during the day. The source for the information is local officials, and RT is unable to independently corroborate their assertions. The attacks have allegedly intensified in …
Read More »Ukraine and Donbass leaders accuse each other of heavy shelling
Heavy fire and explosions have been reported on the contact line in Ukraine’s war-torn Donbass region, with Kiev’s forces and those loyal to the two breakaway self-declared republics accusing each other of aggression hours after the Kremlin warned fresh fighting could be on the cards. Leaders from the separatist Donetsk …
Read More »Entire families die stranded in heavy snowstorm
Nearly two dozen people, including families with children who were on their way to a Murree ski resort in Punjab, Pakistan, have frozen to death or suffocated in their cars after being trapped by unusually heavy snowstorm. In the majority of cases the death was caused by hypothermia, while some …
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