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Sanctions against Russia – Casualties in the Ukraine war remain high
Latvia wants to train Ukrainian soldiers. The Ukrainian Air Force spokesman fears daily attacks by Russian drones. News Ticker.
- after Republican siege: The Ukrainian army complains of a shortage of ammunition
- Ukraine requests F-16 aircraft: Air Force spokesman emphasizes “air superiority”
- The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties in Russia And Ukraine Beside Their allies. In particular, information on losses suffered by the armies participating in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from December 18, 10:02 p.m.: As additional support in the Ukraine war, the EU wants to decide on new financial aid worth billions by February 1 at the latest. European Union Council President Charles Michel announced that a special summit of heads of state and government will be organized on this day. That reports tv n.
Arms shipments in Ukraine war: US has money available for Kiev
Update from December 18, 7:31 p.m.: The United States is hinting at the possibility of delivering more weapons in the Ukraine war. According to the US government, there will still be money for this year’s aid package. “But once this is done… Congress must act immediately,” John Kirby, communications director for the National Security Council, said Monday in Washington. Only then can the country attacked by Russia continue its struggle for freedom. Kirby did not give an exact figure on the amount of money still available for military support to Ukraine.
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the United States has been considered Ukraine’s most important ally. Since the war began in February 2022, the United States, under the leadership of Democratic President Joe Biden, has provided or promised billions of dollars in military aid to Kiev.
Because of the losses in the Ukraine war: an expert sees a war of attrition
Update from December 18, 6:42 p.m.: According to political scientist Gerhard Mangot, the war in Ukraine will become the most exhausting war in the coming weeks. Russia and Ukraine’s losses have been high for months, and the counterattack in the summer of 2023 is now considered a failure. Mangot currently sees no way out of the war in Ukraine. He told NTV in an interview that Kiev will have an advantage this winter, but no major attacks are expected at the moment.
At the moment, only a few moves can be made on the Ukrainian war front; If that happens, the initiative will fall on the Russian forces. Manjot expects strong attacks from Russia in the coming months. Putin’s soldiers have recently increased drone attacks and repeatedly attacked targets in the Ukrainian war.
Casualties in the Ukraine war: Russia loses more than 1,000 soldiers in one day
Update from December 18, 5:44 p.m.: The Ukrainian General Staff published new figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war. As well as the Ukrainian news site Ukrainian Pravda Reports on developments in the war in Ukraine. The information cannot be independently verified. Here is an overview of Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war:
- Soldiers: 34.7160 (+1090 the previous day)
- tank: 5783 (+44)
- Armored vehicles: 10.7521 (+60)
- Artillery systems: 8175 (+38)
- Multiple rocket launchers: 926 (+3)
- Anti-aircraft guns: 610 (+1)
- Planes: 324
- helicopter: 324
- Drones: 6290 (+12)
- Ships: 22
Russian soldiers are said to be fighting wounded in Ukraine war – report reveals details
Update from December 18, 5:10 p.m.: Soldiers from Russia will be sent back to the Ukrainian war with unhealed wounds and even amputations, the British Ministry of Defense announced on Monday afternoon. His daily update on the situation in the war in Ukraine also said that Putin’s infantry forces in Storm Z were receiving minimal or no treatment at all. as Daily news He writes that the troops are penal battalions made up of former prisoners and disgraced soldiers.
New sanctions due to the war in Ukraine: Diamonds coming from Russia are subject to an import ban
Update from December 18, 4:50 p.m.: European Union countries decided to impose a new package of sanctions against Russia due to the war in Ukraine. This also includes a ban on the import of Russian diamonds, as announced by the Council of Member States in Brussels on Monday.
The package also stipulates a tightening of the maximum price for Russian oil exports to third countries, which has had little effect recently. Trade restrictions and punitive measures are also planned against people and organizations that support Russia’s war of aggression on other goods. These include, for example, lithium batteries, thermostats and some chemicals.
Supporting soldiers in the Ukrainian war: Latvia wants to train 1,500 Ukrainians
Update from December 18 at 3:40 p.m.: Latvia, a NATO member, appears to have agreed to expand the training of Ukrainian forces due to the war in Ukraine. This reported Ukrainian Pravda Quoted from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The corresponding decision was taken during a meeting between Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustam Umgirov and his Latvian counterpart Andris Sprudis. Latvia is expected to train about 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of the year.
Ammunition shortages in the Ukraine war: the US blockade is noticeable on the front
Update from December 18, 2:15 p.m.: According to Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavsky, Ukrainian forces are currently suffering from a shortage of ammunition on all front lines in the Ukrainian war. Republicans in the US Congress are currently blocking a $60 billion aid package. Tarnavsky told the news agency ReutersThere are particular difficulties with 122 and 152 mm howitzer shells, which is why operations on all front lines had to be reduced in size. The ammunition we have is not enough. The dean explained that they would reschedule accordingly.
Drone strikes against Ukraine: A warning about Russia’s arsenal in the Ukraine war
First report from December 18: KIEV – In the Ukraine war, Kremlin President Vladimir Putin’s army repeatedly attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, especially at night. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Yuri Ignat, fears that the frequency of these attacks will increase more than usual. This was reported by news agencies Union And ocrinform. “It is not easy to know their plans, but the enemy has accumulated certain capabilities,” Ignat said.
Russia now uses several ballistic missiles such as the Kh-101 or Kh-555 in the winter. But the threat posed by drones is still the greatest. “They are still drones, and they have enough drones to attack Ukraine from different directions every day,” the Air Force spokesman warned in response to a question about whether the Russian military was preparing for new major attacks.
Ukraine demands F-16s in war: Air Force spokesman insists on 'superiority in the air’
However, the spokesman said that using Western F-16 fighter jets instead of Soviet aircraft would significantly improve the effectiveness of the defense. He claimed that the effectiveness of the missiles in the Ukrainian Air Force’s inventory will increase several times once they are used with F-16 aircraft.
However, in response to a related question, Ignat admitted that Ukraine could not shoot down Russian missiles in the air with F-16s: “These aircraft are unlikely to help one way or another in the fight against launched ballistic missiles, they” cannot combat Ballistic missiles. „The missiles are working.”
It is difficult to switch from Soviet aircraft to Western aircraft anyway. He admitted, „We want to do this in record time, and we need the advantage in the air, otherwise it will be difficult for the ground forces.” In any case, it is expected that the F-16s will be used to repel Russian aircraft. (bb/nak with agencies)
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
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Ukrainian kamikaze drones are increasing casualties among Russian forces in a particularly brutal way. The soldiers turn to Putin pleadingly.
Donbass – They came on the orders of Kremlin autocrat Vladimir Putin. Many of them remain in Ukraine as other victims of Russia. As of early May 2024, more than 450,000 Russian Army soldiers have been killed or wounded in the Ukraine war. This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense in London, which is closely monitoring the situation. According to French estimates, at least 150,000 of these soldiers are no longer alive.
Russia’s losses: Drones wreak havoc on Putin’s army in Ukraine war
One of the reasons for the heavy losses suffered by the Russian Armed Forces in the Ukraine war: the treacherous drones used by the Ukrainians. Russian soldiers have now literally turned to the Kremlin regime and demanded an ancient weapon.
Casualties in the Ukraine war: Russian soldiers demand anti-drone rifles
A video is circulating on X (formerly Twitter) showing two Russian soldiers fighting a Ukrainian drone. Finally one of the soldiers destroys the drone with a rifle blast. Its model looks quite modern, but rifles are also available in older versions – from the 17th century.
“We need rifles, we need rifles!” “These drones are a real problem for us and we are struggling to find an effective way to control them to ward them off,” a Russian soldier recently declared in a video that went viral on social media. “We are tired of them, these damn drones! The gun saves the lives of ten people, „If not more. They’re just shooting at us.” The soldier’s photo looks like a cry for help in the Ukraine war, as if he were asking civil society to raise money to buy rifles because the Russian army is abandoning its soldiers again?
Vladimir Putin’s losses: Russian soldiers fear Ukrainian drones
Another Russian soldier appears in an American news magazine Newsweek “Drones are a constant nuisance and we have no ways to deal with them,” he was quoted as saying. Will rifles be a decisive factor for us on the ground to minimize casualties against Ukrainian forces? Ukrainian military bloggers frequently post videos on social networks about how Russian soldiers are directly attacked by suicide drones, or how drones drop grenades on them. In such cases there is often no escape for them.
Why guns? In the modern defense industry, the so-called air burst ammunition is based on this. In this case, the ammunition is exploded in the air by a detonation charge and releases many small fragments over a large radius. This creates a veritable cloud of shrapnel or submunitions. Shotguns work similarly, and also fire ammunition that disperses through the air over a large radius, greatly increasing the likelihood of hitting flying targets – such as drones.
Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war: Kamikaze drones have become dangerous for tanks
Since the T-72, T-80 and T-90 battle tanks on the Russian side, as well as Ukrainian Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks, have proven vulnerable to suicide drones, the Western arms industry is at least pushing to develop protection systems. Remotely active such as Trophy. These also fire shrapnel at lightning speed in order to neutralize an approaching projectile with a sort of ammunition cloud. Which again resembles the traditional single soldier rifle.
As the Russian army advances towards Chasiv Yar in the Donbass region west of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian soldier, among others, called for more reactive armor for Abrams tanks due to the threat of drones – just to name a few. Both sides often link the old but powerful RPG-7 anti-tank grenade to drones for tank combat. Or, as harsh as it may sound, using it to hunt down individual soldiers. (evening)
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France recycles missiles for Ukraine. A process that makes the use of old inventories possible. The state also benefits economically.
Paris – Transforming the old into the new: It is clear that France also discovered this strategy and thus turned its arms shipments to Ukraine into a profitable deal for both sides. The so-called Operation Chrysalis, named after the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, allows support to be provided to Ukraine without emptying its strategic reserve.
According to, they will be used in Operation Chrysalis Radio France International (RFI) Scalp cruise missiles stored in “cocoons” in French arsenals. There are two types of them: The first: intact missiles that have reached the end of their lifespan. The second is the “disassembled” missiles, parts of which have been removed for use in other Scalp missiles.
Four times cheaper than new cruise missiles: reprocessed scalp missiles for Ukraine
The missiles are scheduled to be used in… Ukraine war It was returned to French production sites to be commissioned and tested within approximately three months. Tests were simplified due to their timely use against Russia. “It is a very economical approach, as the scalps pulled from the cocoons become ‘scrap’ anyway. [Vernichtung] It has been identified,” he said Radio frequency source.
In January, the President of France. Emmanuel MacronHe announced the delivery of „forty Scalp missiles” to Kiev. Process Chrysalis is said to have begun around this time. Sources revealed to Radio frequency This procedure indicates that the costs of one missile can be divided into a quarter compared to newly produced missiles. Chrysalis aims to be loud Radio frequency It will be completed this year, so the stocks will likely be used.
Scalp and Storm Shadow missiles are valuable for Ukraine – France wants to maintain strategy with export versions
French authorities are also searching for other ammunition, such as artillery shells or surface-to-air weapons. Another approach is to purchase Scalp missiles in the „export version” and then reprogram them so that the mission preparation can also be done via French computers.
According to the Polish news site Bolon Scalp missiles of the export version have been imported from India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Greece, for example. A source said the best scenario was “a direct sale to Ukraine with a new missile buyback behind it.” Radio frequency. „This is amazing!”
Scalp cruise missiles, also known as Storm Shadows, are the British-French equivalent of the Taurus missiles. However, these missiles have a range of only 250 kilometers, about half the range of the Taurus missiles. However, the Kremlin has seen a surge in Scalp missile supplies. For example, Ukraine used missiles to strike the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Crimea or the Russian vehicle fleet in Crimea. (word)
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China is angry: The US destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters „without permission.” The US Navy waves it off.
BEIJING – Against the backdrop of increasing tensions in the South China Sea China On Friday, the United States responded with sharp words to the passage of a US Navy ship near a group of disputed islands. Military spokesman Tian Junli said on Friday that “the US actions seriously violate China’s sovereignty and security.” Thus, the United States creates “security risks in the South China Sea” and is “the greatest destroyer of peace and stability in the region.”
According to military spokesman Tian, the missile destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters near the Xisha Islands “illegally and without permission from the Chinese authorities.” „Xisha Islands” is the Chinese term for the Paracel Islands. China sent naval and air forces to „track and monitor” the ship „in accordance with laws and regulations” and „issued an alert to redirect it away.”
Tensions in the South China Sea: US confirms passage of USS Halsey
The US Navy confirmed the ship’s passage, saying it „asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.” “Unlawful and extensive maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to freedom of the seas,” she said.
China has established a number of military bases on the Paracel Islands, although Vietnam and Taiwan also claim sovereignty over the island chain. The United States and its allies frequently send warships to the region to bolster their claim to freedom of passage.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s air force conducted a military exercise in the Penghu Islands, which are located a few kilometers from the Chinese coast and are administered by Taiwan. Several fighter jets fired live ammunition, including missiles and US-made laser-guided bombs, according to video footage distributed by Taiwan’s military news agency. These were „routine training” for fighter pilots in which they practiced their „skills in precision strikes in air combat.”
The exercises come ten days before the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, who won the elections last January and whom Beijing describes as a „dangerous separatist.”
China increases its pressure on Taiwan
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that should be reunited with the mainland – by military force if necessary. In recent years, China has increased its pressure on Taiwan, regularly sending fighter jets and warships near the island.
Meanwhile, the Philippines and the United States concluded joint military exercises in areas near disputed maritime areas. Exercises Balikatan („Shoulder to Shoulder” in the language widely spoken in the Philippines, Tagalog) began on 22 April and also involved one hundred Australian soldiers. (AFP)
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
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