Patria contemplating resuming production of the 155GH52 towed howitzer. Compared to the American M777, it is a significantly longer caliber (= longer range) and equipped with an auxiliary power unit enabling it to be moved on the field without a tow vehicle. Current users: Finland and Egypt (latter without the APU). https://defence-blog.com/patria-ready-to-restart-155mm-artillery-production/ #patria#artillery#finland#nato
An extremely brutal Russian attack on Kharkiv and Lyubotyn. According to preliminary data, Russia launched 15 missiles at once. Unfortunately, there are casualties. Emergency services have already arrived at the scene of the attacks, and all those injured will receive the necessary assistance.
Russian terrorists are taking advantage of Ukraine's lack of sufficient air defense protection and reliable capability to destroy terrorist launchers at their exact locations, which are close to our borders. And this weakness is not ours, but the world's, which has not dared to deal with terrorists in the way they deserve for three years.
Terror must lose everywhere, under any conditions, and on all continents. This is our shared responsibility—that of everyone in the world who has the ability to protect life from terror. Ukraine is doing everything it can. I am grateful to everyone who is helping us. But we need more determination, especially from world leaders.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 22, 2024
"The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) proposed on May 21 that the Russian government reassess Russia’s maritime borders in the Baltic Sea so that these borders “correspond to the modern geographical situation.”
The US has flown four B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to the UK, which began a planned bomber task force deployment to the US European Command's area of responsibility this week.
How #Russia understands Western #deescalation? Margarita Simonyan’s husband Tigran Keosayan explains to his colleagues:
Everything we wanted to know about NATO is now quite clear: we can start a war with any NATO country, almost any, and US will not intervene. As long as US doesn’t intervene, they are just a bunch of paper tigers.
🤷🏻♀️ I don't think a source is necessary in this case, because what that man is saying is clear and very close to the truth
It could be any Russian telling this, because unfortunately that is the situation in Europe nowadays 🙈 It is only surprising that Western Europe and the US still do not understand how the Russians think and act
#UK CLAIMS #CHINA SENDING WEAPONS TO #RUSSIA: In a break with the U.S., the British defense secretary has said that China has sent "lethal aid" to Russia, calling on #NATO to "wake up."
According to unconfirmed official information, law enforcement officers have detained Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja #Kallas says #Russia is conducting a “shadow war” against the West.
Kallas cited a warning from an intelligence agency to a European country that one of its warehouses was targeted by Russian military intelligence. When a fire occurred at the warehouse two weeks later, officials in the country suggested that “we don’t know it is the Russians,” she said. Kallas did not identify the country.
Was würde eigentlich passieren, wenn die #NATO mal einfach #Kaliningrad zusperren würde: Kein russischer Zugang mehr zum Hafen, alle Grenzen und den Korridor schliessen.
#Russia alarmed #NATO allies by proposing to unilaterally redraw its border in the #Baltic Sea, before withdrawing the bombshell text without offering an explanation.