Kyiv’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrsky, added that Ukrainian troops are currently holding back one of Russia’s “most powerful” offensives since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion nearly three years ago. Meanwhile, North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Sun Hui, was in Moscow to reaffirm Pyongyang’s commitment to the strategic partnership signed in … Read more
POLITICO has not been able to independently verify the veracity of the videos or their content. The videos appeared online as NATO chief Mark Rutte told journalists on Friday that he could not “confirm reports that North Koreans are actively now as soldiers engaged in the war effort.” Citing OSINT experts, Agentstvo reports the video … Read more
Russia and North Korea have deepened their ties following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, culminating in a defense pact signed between the two countries in June when President Vladimir Putin visited the Asian country for the first time in 25 years. The pact, which represents a sign of the strongest partnership between the two since … Read more
The ammunition total incudes shipments from EU countries that have been submitted to the European Peace Facility, as well as reimbursements for rounds bought on world markets under a Czech initiative, an EU official said. The ammunition is part of a much larger flow of military aid to Ukraine, which Borrell said now “exceeds €43 … Read more
Paris has in recent months ramped up military cooperation with Yerevan with contracts and training. Arms sales include Thales-made GM200 air surveillance radars, while talks are underway on contracts for MBDA-made Mistral missiles. Earlier on Tuesday, Azerbaijan accused France of undermining the stability of the turbulent region, less than a year since Baku itself launched … Read more
Neither the Azerbaijani nor Belarusian governments responded to requests for comment. “With friends like these“ Artillery and drones were used extensively in combat between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in recent years. This included during a 2020 war between the two sides over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies inside Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized borders but … Read more
Kamyshin said his country’s arms industry can produce about $20 billion worth of weapons. The Ukrainian government plans to issue contracts for $6 billion, while another $4 billion would come from local partners; Ukraine’s allies could supply the missing $10 billion. Denmark is leading the way, announcing last month that it will allocate 200 million … Read more
“We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons,” said defense chief Shoigu, according to Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti. Following Saturday’s approval of a $60 billion U.S aid package by the House of Representatives after months of stalling, the Biden administration is preparing a larger-than-normal dispatch … Read more
Earlier this year, with Ukraine’s counteroffensive falling flat, Russia asserting dominance in artillery fire and U.S. aid to Kyiv mired in Washington politics, the Czech government set up a platform to gather donations from allied countries to co-finance the purchase of ammunition from producers around the world. In doing so, the aim was to side-step … Read more
The German defense ministry said that Denmark and the Netherlands are in discussions over financial support for IAAD. “Several other partners have also agreed to intensively examine whether they can also supply systems or provide resources,” the ministry added. While the German government has come under fire for refusing to donate Taurus cruise missiles to … Read more
