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 […]
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Latvia announces new aid for Kyiv, including artillery, munitions, helicopters
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 […]
‘To confuse & locate air defenses’ – Why Russia throws so many munitions at sleeping Ukrainian cities
While Russia attacked Ukraine in a mass multi-wave missile and drone attack for the third time in 10 days on Jan. 8, they did not use any novel tactics, military analyst Denys Popovych explained to Radio NV. Explosions were heard in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv, and Khmelnytsky Oblasts, leaving at least four dead and 33 injured. One oblast […]
Russia plans to equip cruise missiles with cluster munitions – National Resistance Centre
The National Resistance Centre of Ukraine reports that it has obtained proof of the Russians’ intent to equip Kh-32 cruise missiles with cluster munitions. Source: website of the National Resistance Centre Details: Reportedly, the documents of the OKB Chyetverikov plant where the Russians produce missiles for further attacks on civilian infrastructure of Ukraine were leaked […]
Defence Ministry comments on embezzlement during munitions procurement: funds will be recovered
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence is working to recover funds that were transferred to an ammunition manufacturer as a result of a corrupt scheme. Lawyers are examining how to terminate the contract. Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Ilarion Pavliuk, head of the Defence Ministry’s Press and Information Department, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote from Pavliuk: “We […]