WSJ: Ukraine may start using F-16s in combat this winter
Ukrainian pilots could start using F-16 fighter jets in combat in five months if they start training in September this year.
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 561: New Russian mine tactics aim to slow Ukraine counteroffensive
Blinken visits Ukraine, tours underground bunker. Ukraine has raised its flag in two villages near the Russian border. Multiple Russian counterattacks failed near Robotyne.
US announces new $600 million military aid package for Ukraine
On 7 September, the US Department of Defense announced a new military aid package worth $600 million for…
Blinken visits Yahidne, where Russian troops held hundreds of Ukrainians captive
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv Oblast (northern Ukraine), where…
Brink: US to supply Ukraine with 190 mine-resistant vehicles
The United States will provide Ukraine with 190 MRAP mine-resistant wheeled armored vehicles with enhanced mine protection, the…
NYT: US to provide Ukraine with more cluster munitions
The US plans to provide Ukraine with a new batch of cluster munitions that help Ukraine’s Armed Forces…
CNN: Elon Musk shut down Starlink in Crimea to stop Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian Navy
Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX, secretly ordered his engineers…
US new $175 million security package for Ukraine includes depleted uranium tank ammunition
The US Department of Defense unveiled today a significant $175 million security assistance package for Ukraine, marking the…
US denies Ukraine’s request for ATACMS missiles due to concerns over future conflict with China
Pentagon fears ATACMS missile supply to Ukraine could undercut US readiness for future conflict with China, according to…
Milley: Ukrainians break through Russian defense line on southern front
Ukraine’s Armed Forces widened breach of the first line of Russian defense in the south, particularly in the…
Netherlands to hand over all its F-16 fighters to Ukraine, Dutch Defense Minister says
The Netherlands will hand Ukraine all of its F-16 fighter jets, except for a few aircraft that will…
Japan-US-S. Korea summit might show way for security in Europe
President Biden's trilateral meeting with Japan and South Korea exemplified his goal of unifying democracies to counter rising autocracies. The summit provides a potential model for Ukraine and other European partners to strengthen security cooperation with the US against Russian aggression.
Ukrainian pilots start training on F-16s in Denmark
Denmark has begun training eight Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets as part of its commitment to…
Denmark, Netherlands confirm US approval to transfer F-16 jets to Ukraine
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra have confirmed that the US has…
WSJ: Egypt scrapped plans to give Russia missiles but still won’t arm Ukraine
After stopping planned missile shipments to Russia, Egypt is still refusing U.S. requests to instead arm Ukraine with artillery shells, antitank missiles, air defense systems and small arms, a WSJ report says.
Bloomberg: US banks profit from ruble trading amid sanctions and Russian market exodus
Amid the withdrawal of investors from Russia, the world’s largest banks tripled their revenue from trading in the…
US offered Russia “fair” elections in occupied Ukraine in secret talks – Moscow Times
New details have emerged of the US-Russia backchannel talks about Ukraine, which are intended to breach the "severe lack of sustained U.S.-Russia dialogue on European security"
U.S. aims to deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September – Politico
The initial batch will be 6-8 tanks; in total, the US intends to deliver 31. They are older vehicles being stripped of their most sensitive technology
US announces new military aid package for Ukraine
On 25 July 2023, the US Department of Defense announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine. This is…
Counteroffensive advancing slowly but Ukraine will succeed – experts at Aspen Forum
The Ukrainian counteroffensive is far from over and that Russia will inevitably lose the war, experts said at the Aspen Security Forum 2023