The U.S. has announced a $200 million military aid package for Ukraine, including munitions for Patriot air defense systems and HIMARS, as well as other support, the Pentagon said on Aug. 14.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, directly threatens to use nuclear weapons in case the Ukrainian counteroffensive succeeds.
Why would you think so? Even though Turkey is being a dick towards Sweden I can see them supporting Ukraine to join NATO (Ukraine and Turkey are having pretty good, relationships, and they'd want more allies in NATO?). It's bad towards Sweden, but Turkey usually only cares about their own interests.
“To those rightly raising questions about the US decision to send cluster munitions to 🇺🇦, your concerns about “war crimes” & international law today would have had a lot more credibility if you raised similar concerns the previous 499 days about 🇷🇺 using such weapons against 🇺🇦.” Michael McFaul...
I'm sorry to be that man, but I'll remind you that russia was using CBs basically from day one. Having a moral high ground is cool, but we need to protect ourselves. We need to do that any way possible. It's weird that you think Ukraine should be able to endanger itself, but not the enemy's territory.
Russia will move eight warships, including three Karakurt class corvettes capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles, to the Azov Sea, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on July 7.
As a Ukrainian I actually agree. Russia has been blaming everything they've done on Ukraine, there's no reason to blame it on Prig instead of Ukraine, and it doesn't matter that it makes no sense
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces will be carried out in the same way as in autumn, when it seemed that the process had slowed down and then the Armed Forces began to advance rapidly....
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pledged to finish forming military reserves as part of a separate army by the end of June and complete an army corps "in the nearest future," as cited by Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti....
US announces $200 million military aid package for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. has announced a $200 million military aid package for Ukraine, including munitions for Patriot air defense systems and HIMARS, as well as other support, the Pentagon said on Aug. 14.
Medvedev threatens nuclear weapons in case of success of Ukraine's counteroffensive (www.pravda.com.ua)
Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, directly threatens to use nuclear weapons in case the Ukrainian counteroffensive succeeds.
Turkey's Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy, says Ukraine deserves membership in NATO (www.washingtonpost.com)
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“To those rightly raising questions about the US decision to send cluster munitions to 🇺🇦, your concerns about “war crimes” & international law today would have had a lot more credibility if you raised similar concerns the previous 499 days... (twitter.com)
“To those rightly raising questions about the US decision to send cluster munitions to 🇺🇦, your concerns about “war crimes” & international law today would have had a lot more credibility if you raised similar concerns the previous 499 days about 🇷🇺 using such weapons against 🇺🇦.” Michael McFaul...
UK Defense Ministry: Russia to move cruise missile-carrying ships to Azov Sea (kyivindependent.com)
Russia will move eight warships, including three Karakurt class corvettes capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles, to the Azov Sea, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on July 7.
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‘He lived by the troll, he dies by the troll’: Putin takes on Prigozhin’s business empire (www.theguardian.com)
Kremlin appears to gain control of Wagner warlord’s troll farms as Patriot media operations shut down
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow has removed 700,000 children from Ukraine, says Russian MP (www.theguardian.com)
Grigory Karasin says number involves children ‘fleeing the bombing and shelling’ in Ukraine in recent years...
Putin claim that Russia funds Wagner group may make it easier to try him for war crimes (www.theguardian.com)
Admission that Russia paid 86bn roubles to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenaries this year is potentially significant, say legal experts
‘Yevgeny Prigozhin will never be discussed again’: Russian media to erase all traces of mutinous warlord (www.theguardian.com)
The Wagner mercenary group boss who marched on Moscow has had his internet outlets blocked and troll factory closed down
Counteroffensive will be the same as in autumn Zelenskyy (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces will be carried out in the same way as in autumn, when it seemed that the process had slowed down and then the Armed Forces began to advance rapidly....
Russian defense minister says 'reserve army' will be formed before July (kyivindependent.com)
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pledged to finish forming military reserves as part of a separate army by the end of June and complete an army corps "in the nearest future," as cited by Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti....
[Video] Ukrainian Bradley launching TOW (streamable.com)
Watch "[Video] Ukrainian Bradley launching TOW" on Streamable.