Rheinmetall Company offers Ukraine Leopard 1 Tanks
German defence company Rheinmetall offers brand new Marder Armoured Personnel Carriers and 50 second-hand Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine.
Ukraine News
Land
Bilateral Relations
Bilateral Relations
Czechia Donates T-72 tanks to Ukraine
The Czech government began sending T-72 tanks and BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles out of storage for transfer to Ukraine.
Country
Turkish Embassy Returned to Kyiv
The Turkish Embassy in Ukraine has announced that it has been returned to Kyiv on its social media account.
Weapon / Missile
Did Neptune hit the Russian frigate RFS Admirál Essen
Ukrainian forces claim to have hit the Russian frigate RFS Admirál Essen with the Neptune Р-360 anti-ship missile.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Australia to send Bushmaster MRAPs to Ukraine
Australian Government would be sending Bushmaster armoured vehicles and other military equipment and supplies to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Lists Weapons Needed
The Ukrainian military seeks foreign assistance in obtaining reconnaissance and attack drones, tactical radars, electronic warfare anti-drone systems and close-air support aircraft. The list reached Congress, according to CNN.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Biden Orders Military aid to Ukraine to Prepare Country for Urban Warfare
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the shipment of 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 2,000 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, 1,000 light anti-armour weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. The content of the order states that Ukraine is preparing for urban warfare.
Air
Ukraine Shot Downs two Russian Su-30 SM Fighter Jets
According to the Ukrainian Defence Ministry, on Wednesday evening, Ukrainian air defence systems shot down two Russian Su-30SM aircraft.
Land
Several British soldiers left service to fight in Ukraine
The British Army admits that a number of its soldiers have left service to fight in Ukraine. They departed in a personal capacity because there was no order from the service to do so.
Bilateral Relations
Japan sends military equipment to Ukraine
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) sent a KC-767 transport aircraft carrying military equipment to Poland on Tuesday.
Country
Ukraine Prepares for Urban Warfare
The United Kingdom plans to supply Ukraine with Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and “a small consignment” of Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Defence Politics
Zelensky: Ukraine no longer insists on NATO Alliance
Ukrainian President Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership as the alliance was worried about a confrontation with Russia.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Claims Killing Senior Russian General Gerasimov
Ukraine's Defence Ministry claims that a senior Russian military commander has been killed in a battle on the edge of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to Ukraine’s claims, Maj-Gen Vitaly Gerasimov, 41st Army chief of staff, died along with other Russian officers. Russia has not commented on claims. The Ukrainian defence ministry statement said Maj-Gen Gerasimov was a veteran of the second Chechen war in 1999-2000, the Russian military campaign in Syria and the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The claim is based on a purported intercept of expletive-ridden phone conversations between Russian security officials, which has not been verified.
Unmanned Systems
Stoltenberg Counts TB2 as the Key Capability for Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg counted TB2s in Ukraine as key capabilities that Turkey has provided to Ukraine. Stoltenberg held a press conference following the emergency meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with counterparts ahead of his visits to Moldova, Poland and the Baltic states to discuss Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
