20 March, 2024 Ukrainian artilleryman as part of the 2S22 Bohdana crew carries a projectile, October 2023
The Government of Finland will provide €30 million to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine as part of a Czech initiative.
Finnish Defense Minis…
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched a defense procurement review, which will contribute to the reform of the system and its coordination with NATO practices.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Dmytro Klimenkov, stated this during his on…
The first conference on the establishment of Ukraine’s Strategic Defence Procurement Review has been held.
Source: Office of Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda
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18 March, 2024 155mm artillery shells. Photo from open sources
The Czech Republic has found an opportunity to purchase additional ammunition as part of an initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine.
The Wall Street Journal reported on this.
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18 March, 2024 155mm artillery rounds. Photo credits: Brian E. Christiansen/Flickr
Slovenia will join the Czech Republic’s initiative to purchase and supply artillery shells for the Ukrainian Defense Forces outside the European Union.
The Ministry of…
NATO members in Europe must find an additional €56 billion per year to meet their defence spending targets.
Source: Financial Times
Details: According to a German Ifo Institute study published in the Financial Times, EU countries such as Italy, Spain, …
Driving cars registered in Russia in Finland is no longer possible without a special permit as from Saturday, 16 March.
Source: Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat citing Finnish Customs, as reported by European Pravda
Details: A car with Russian registration…
The European Commission has announced the allocation of €500 million to European companies for extending their ammunition production capacities under a scheme that will allow increasing ammunition supplies to Ukraine and replenishing the stocks of EU c…
The Lithuanian Customs Department confiscated the first car with Russian number plates at the Medininkai checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border on 11 March.
Source: European Pravda, with reference to the Lithuanian customs office
Details: A Mol…
The New York Times reported that twelve Ukrainian pilots will be ready to fly F-16 fighter jets in combat this summer, but by the time they come back home from training, Ukraine will have received only six aircraft.
Source: NYT
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