Source link The White House has reiterated its call for Congress to approve additional funds for Kiev The military aid Washington has been providing Kiev has come to a halt, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. His remarks came amid the resurgence of debate in Congress about the importance of continuing […]
Source link Nearly 40,000 pieces of highly sensitive military equipment sent to Ukraine were poorly tracked, a new report concludes You can share this story on social media: Follow RT on
Source link The American Embassy in Manila has confirmed a shipment from a naval base in Hawaii to a commercial site in the Philippines The US has confirmed that it has transferred large amounts of fuel from a military base in Hawaii to storage facilities across Southeast Asia. The announcement came after a Philippines senator […]
Source link Additional funding of Ukraine’s military will only lead to more deaths, Lt. Colonel David Davis says Further military aid to Ukraine will prolong the conflict with Russia without yielding a positive result, a retired US Army officer has argued, amid a rift in Congress over whether to release funds for Kiev. The US […]
Source link Those seeking to reside in the country must sign up within a week of arriving, the consulate warns Ukrainians living abroad must register for military service, according to a recently adopted government decree, the consulate in the UK has said. In a statement released on Wednesday, it explained that the move is in […]
Source link A Ukrainian Defense Ministry audit has exposed over $262 million in improper expenditures The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has claimed that an internal probe of the country’s military procurement practices revealed $262 million in theft-related costs; the alleged perpetrators may be criminally prosecuted amid a crackdown on corruption. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on […]
Source link Ukrainian enlistment officers are now apparently using new tactics to bolster the ranks of the country’s military, stopping public transportation in the streets and detaining service-aged men, local media reports. Disturbing videos emerged from the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Tuesday, showing enlistment officers boarding a trolleybus and a tram, detaining […]
Source link Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said Kiev lost more than 215,000 troops last year Ukraine lost over 215,000 troops and 28,000 units of military hardware in 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has estimated. He also claimed that Russian forces continue to hold the “strategic initiative” along the entire front line. Last month, […]
Source link The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has announced the purchase amid a struggle to mobilize enough men for the front The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says it has purchased 50,000 sets of women’s uniforms for the first time since the start of the conflict. The announcement by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov comes a day […]
Source link One of the members of the Ukrainian defense industry’s new governing board has floated the idea of using the American-style “lottery” as a solution to Kiev’s conscription troubles. Former Economy Minister Timofey Milovanov brought up the issue on Wednesday. “Most of my readers write that the right approach to mobilization is through lottery […]
Source link According to average salary statistics, only 15% of Ukrainians would have qualified in 2023 Ukrainian authorities are entertaining the idea of exempting high earners from the draft if they pay their dues in taxes, Forbes has alleged, citing anonymous sources from President Vladimir Zelensky’s office. The monthly income threshold reportedly under consideration would […]
Source link American troops will remain in the Gulf state for at least another decade, sources told the broadcaster Washington and Doha have quietly signed a deal to extend the presence of American troops at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, CNN has reported, citing unnamed US officials. The Americans will remain at the base, located […]
Source link Russian air defenses in the Belgorod Region shot down nine missiles launched from Ukraine on Tuesday evening, according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. The interceptions included two Tochka-U tactical ballistic missiles, as well as seven rockets from the ‘Olkha’ long-range artillery launchers, according to the Russian MoD. “On January 2 of […]
Source link At least two armored vehicles have been hit by high-precision strikes in Donetsk, according to a video released by the Defense Ministry The Russian military has knocked out several of Ukraine’s German-made Leopard 2 tanks in the northern section of the front, the Defense Ministry has said, releasing a video of the strikes. […]
Source link Crimea will become the conflict’s “center of gravity,” the Ukrainian leader told the Economist President Vladimir Zelensky has blamed information “leaks” for the failure of Kiev’s much-touted counteroffensive, but nevertheless shared fresh insight on the Ukrainian military’s top priorities, saying in an interview with the Economist that isolating Crimea was “extremely important.” Zelensky reiterated […]