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How F-16s Will Change the Battlefield in Ukraine (wesodonnell.medium.com)

After months of debate in Washington, Ukraine looks set to be getting its hands on this lethal Western fighter very soon. The first batch of F-16s will be arriving in Ukraine in late September, and NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said that the training of Ukrainian personnel has already started.

First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)

If Ukraine joins NATO while Ukraine is at war, will NATO declare war on Russia?

I know if a country declares war on a NATO country, all NATO countries will declare war on the axis country. How does this work when a new country joins NATO that is currently in a conflict?

Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv (www.bbc.com)

France to provide new missiles, used armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister says (www.politico.eu)

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 20.06.2023 (www.mil.gov.ua)

https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/06/20/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-20-06-2023/

Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and allies (abcnews.go.com)

Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea (www.theguardian.com)

Official: Ukraine expects to kick out Russians who illegally moved to Crimea after annexation (kyivindependent.com)

Zelensky Pushes Medical Cannabis Legalization To Aid Ukrainians Suffering ‘Trauma of War’ (hightimes.com)

Can't pop its top if there's no top to pop (lemmy.world)

Nighttime lights have changed in Ukraine (i.imgur.com)

Russian officials appear to be ignoring Putin's orders (www.newsweek.com)

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Situation for the Ruzzian Army gets Worse - No ammunition no supplies (www.youtube.com)

Ukrainians exceed expectations again - NATO Secretary General on counter-offensive (www.pravda.com.ua)

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/Ukraine_UA/t/410496...

‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander (www.kyivpost.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/4630592...

Multiple UAV strikes in downtown Moscow (streamable.com)

cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/1726069...

Russian units in Kherson Oblast and Crimea, stricken in cholera outbreak, ‘losing combat effectiveness’ (english.nv.ua)

Russian MOD released footage of "captured" Bradley and Leopard 2 (twitter.com)

Missiles and Momentum in Ukraine (plus.thebulwark.com)

Russia accuses Romania at the UN of “violating the rights of minorities” (www.romaniajournal.ro) Romanian

romaniajournal.ro/politics/rus…

'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin (www.reuters.com) Romanian

reuters.com/world/europe/theyr…

The Wagner Group is reported to have effectively been kicked out of Belarus, with thousands of its remaining fighters being bussed back into Russia. (river.group.lt)

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