By Anna Voitenko DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops trying to hold their ground on the eastern front in Donetsk region may still be outnumbered by Russian forces, but the “shell hunger” that plagued them for months as ammunitions started to run out is now behind them. One unit in Donetsk region, the focus […]
A funeral has been held for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in south-western Cambodia in a huge explosion of stored munitions that also injured several others and damaged nearby houses. There has been no public explanation of what caused the blast at the base in Kompong Speu province on Saturday, though there […]
Security was tight around a military base in south-western Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses. Guards sought to keep media away from the site in Kompong Speu province. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a Facebook post on Saturday that he […]
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to build a new plant in Lithuania for the production of 155-millimetre artillery shells. The German defence contractor and the government of the Baltic EU and NATO member state signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday in the presence of the Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Economy Minister Aušrinė […]
The Rheinmetall AG logo can be seen on the facade of an administration building. Henning Kaiser/dpa The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to build a new plant in Lithuania for the production of 155-millimetre artillery shells. The German defence contractor and the government of the Baltic EU and NATO member state signed a memorandum of […]
The US transferred thousands of machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket launchers and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine last week, US Central Command announced on Tuesday. Ukraine has been suffering from shortages of weapons and munitions on the battlefield in its war against Russia, with the US unable to […]
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that the lack of funding for weapons for Ukraine stems from a misperception of Russian aggression on the part of some European leaders. Source: Kuleba at a panel discussion in Munich on what is known as “Ukraine fatigue”, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent Details: Summing up the […]
On Friday, 16 February, the German government reported on another batch of military aid sent to Ukraine over the past week. Source: European Pravda with reference to the German government website Details: The list released by the German government mentions the transfer of 18 armoured personnel carriers, about 4,000 rounds of 155-mm artillery shells, a […]
The Russian Federation has already used some of the North Korean munitions and continues to use them at the front against the Ukrainian Defence Forces. Source: Andrii Yusov, representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in a comment to Ukrinform Quote: “Yes, we can confirm that when it comes to artillery shells, such cooperation between […]
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Tuesday, January 16, 2024. ● Ukraine confirms destruction of Russian A-50 and Il-22 warplanesThe Ukrainian Air Force is responsible for downing a Russian airborne early warning and control A-50 aircraft, as well as an Il-22M11 airborne command post, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, […]
A new FPV drone munition has been developed in Ukraine; it can damage armoured vehicles. Source: Army of Drones Details: Army of Drones reported that the new munitions will be an effective weapon against lightly armoured vehicles (self-propelled artillery systems, infantry fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers), which are protected by anti-munitions and anti-drone systems. The […]
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics announced on Jan. 11 a new military aid package for Ukraine, including howitzers, drones, munitions, and more. He said this during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s head of state arrived in Latvia earlier on Jan. 11 as the final step in his tour of the […]