The American-made HAWK surface-to-air missile system is more than 60 years old. But if reports are true, it’s about to become Ukraine’s main SAM. The backbone of the country’s air-defense network.
Svitolina still has her own targets to aim for. Above all, she is desperate to send good vibes back to Ukraine as it braces for the next wave of missile attacks....
Changing Places: Europeans Grow More Assertive on Ukraine as Washington Shows Caution (www.wsj.com) Ukrainian
Kerch Bridge Collapse Following Explosions (theatlasnews.co) Ukrainian
It appears that at least one side of the bridge involving two lanes has been completely separated.
Just Drive Around the Minefields: What German Instructors Trained Ukrainians on Leopard 2 | Defense Express (en.defence-ua.com) Ukrainian
Components from Germany and other western countries were found in Russian Kinzhal and Iskander missiles. (mstdn.social) Ukrainian
Russia receives western components for its missiles to bypass sanctions. The list of spare parts suppliers includes 16 German companies, FAZ reports.
A Hundred Ex-Taiwanese Missile Launchers Could Transform Ukraine’s Air-Defenses (www.forbes.com) Ukrainian
The American-made HAWK surface-to-air missile system is more than 60 years old. But if reports are true, it’s about to become Ukraine’s main SAM. The backbone of the country’s air-defense network.
The biggest obstacle to Ukraine’s counteroffensive? Minefields. (www.washingtonpost.com) Ukrainian
Areas in front of Russian defensive strongholds in the south and east have been densely mined.
Defense forces destroy S-400 Triumf system from which Russians hit pizzeria in Kramatorsk (www.ukrinform.net) Ukrainian
South Korea to offer $52 billion for Ukraine's reconstruction projects (kyivindependent.com) Ukrainian
Russia is sending 'disposable' soldiers to fight Ukraine high on amphetamines to ensure they 'still run at machine guns,' military expert says (www.businessinsider.com) Ukrainian
Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more (apnews.com) Ukrainian
Ukraine Situation Report: Antonovsky Bridgehead Holds (www.thedrive.com) Ukrainian
Elina Svitolina dedicates shock Wimbledon victory over Iga Swiatek to Ukraine soldiers (www.telegraph.co.uk) Ukrainian
Svitolina still has her own targets to aim for. Above all, she is desperate to send good vibes back to Ukraine as it braces for the next wave of missile attacks....
Zelensky says agreement reached with Germany on additional Patriot launchers, missiles (www.ukrinform.net) Ukrainian
Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery War—By Destroying Four Russian Howitzers for Every Howitzer It Loses (www.forbes.com)
Exclusive: The CIA's blind spot about the Ukraine war - Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)
On clandestine agreements of CIA director William Burns with Putin
Sappers risk their lives to win Ukraine back, inch by inch - Economist (www.economist.com)
Venturing at dawn to demine frontline terrain, small groups of combat engineers try to break through Russian lines
How can an offensive have "failed" if more than 90% of forces are still training for the offensive? - Thomas Theiner (threadreaderapp.com)
(My first post here at Lemmy, IDK what to place in the “body”)