NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the alliance’s procurement chief, Stacy Cummings, concluded on Jan. 23 contracts for the purchase of around 220,000 155mm artillery shells worth around $1.2 billion.These munitions play a crucial in the Russi…
Few people have heard of the Makove wetlands in Ukraine’s northwest; they don’t even have their own Wikipedia entry. Only those who know the forests, bogs and marshes in Rivne Oblast like the back of their hand, or perhaps those who follow environmenta…
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov postponed his planned trip to France and participated in the “artillery coalition” virtually, the Defense Ministry announced on Jan. 18. Umerov had planned to come to Paris on Jan. 18 to launch the event, which aims to st…
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov said at the opening of the artillery coalition in Paris that the Armed Forces on the battlefield are short of ammunition and artillery capabilities for Ukraine must be increased.
Source: press service of Ukrain…
French arms manufacturers will produce 78 Caesar howitzers by the beginning of 2025 to supply them to Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Jan. 18 in an interview for Le Parisien.The news came amid the announcement of sever…
France can produce 78 Caesar self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine by early 2025.
Source: European Pravda; French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu in an interview with France Inter
Details: Lecornu noted that in the coming weeks, Paris will supply six…
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has cancelled his trip to France at the last moment, citing “security considerations,” and will participate in the planned events online.
Source: Le Monde, citing the French Defence Ministry’s official statemen…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Jan 16. in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden said that Berlin will unilaterally provide Ukraine with over seven billion euro in security assistance and humanitarian support in 2024. Ukraine is highly dependent …
France will send Ukraine 40 new long-range SCALP-EG missiles in addition to “hundreds of bombs,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in a press conference on Jan. 16. SCALP missiles are the equivalent of the British Storm Shadows, with a range of up …
Key developments on Jan. 13-14:Russia targets regions across Ukraine in mass missile attackUmerov proposes international working group to withdraw Russian troops from UkraineFrench foreign minister visits KyivSwiss diplomat says China needs to help end…