Mosfilm studio transfers its T-55, PT-76 tanks from 1950s to Russian army amid equipment shortage
Russia's state-owned film studio used this armor as movie props
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine ran out of missiles to protect Trypilska station
President Zelenskyy attributed the destruction of Trypilska power station to Ukraine having exhausted its missile supply for defending the facility.
ISW: Russian ‘threatening gains’ likely west of Bakhmut without US aid for Ukraine
Ukrainian officials are sounding alarms about an impending Russian offensive and the need for US military aid to fend it off.
Germany suspends production of Taurus missiles
Thomas Gottschild, head of German Taurus manufacturer, says production halted due to laws prohibiting "weapons in reserve"
France to send European equivalent of American Patriot Aster 30 missiles to Ukraine
The military aid France is to send to Ukraine is not new, but "still operational." According to French Defense Minister Lecornu "transfer of weapons to Ukraine does not affect France's national security, as they are decommissioned."
German media reveal possible ‘secret reason’ for not transferring Taurus to Ukraine
The German t-online reports, after a closed-door Bundeswehr defense committee meeting, that effectively using Taurus allegedly requires a huge amount of data & a special computer system that only the Bundeswehr has.
ISW: Ammunition shortage could enable Russian breakthrough on ‘not stable’ Ukraine front
Russian forces retain the initiative and could destabilize previously stable sectors of Ukraine's front line in a short period of time if Ukrainian ammunition shortages persist, ISW reports.
ISW: Russia’s defense industrial base not sustainable in long term
Labor shortages, decreased weapons and equipment stockpiles, and an inability to compensate for sanctioned military and dual-use items are hampering Russia's defense industrial base, reports indicate.
Nearly 500 intellectuals ask to supply more weapons to Ukraine
The appeal, signed by professors, researchers, writers, and former officials from EU states and the US, states that the debate between providing aid "for as long as it takes" and supplying Ukraine with what it needs "to win quickly" is obsolete.
Borrell to EU: “Doing nothing is not an option” for Ukraine’s ammunition shortage
In a letter to EU foreign and defense ministers, Borrell emphasized the urgent need for ammunition, stating, "Ukrainian soldiers are hampered in their fight against the aggressor – because they lack ammunition."
Zelenskyy: Ukraine slowly pushing Russia out, but weapon shortage poses difficulties
President Zelenskyy emphasizes the difficulties Ukraine faces against Russia: weapon and ammunition shortages, mined territories, and potential intensified aggression in winter.