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What happened to the Kremlin’s ‘wunderwaffe’? Russia quietly shelves Oreshnik – report

The Oreshnik missile system, presented by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the end of 2024 as a response to Western long-range weapons targeting Russian territory, has gradually disappeared from the Kremlin’s narrative.

17 January 2025, 06:06 PM

Ex-defense official suspected of supplying faulty machine guns to Ukrainian military

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation pressed charges against a former director of a Defense Ministry department and two managers of a state enterprise for supplying defective large-caliber machine guns to combat units, the SBI reported on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 06:29 PM

Dnipro officer stabbed in altercation over ID check refusal

A dispute in Dnipro involving Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC) and SP representatives and a 45-year-old man who refused to show personal documents for verification was reported by police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 04:48 PM

North Korea's Pukguksong-2 missiles spotted in Russia

Russia may have acquired Pukguksong-2 missiles from North Korea, Defense Express reported on Dec. 22. The missiles, which have a range of at least 1,200 kilometers, were allegedly spotted in a video filmed in Russia’s Tyumen Oblast.

23 December 2024, 11:04 AM

Russia pulls troops from Syria to airfields in Nizhny Novgorod and Makhachkala

Russia continues a large-scale troop withdrawal from Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, with Il-76MD and An-124-100 aircraft transporting weapons, military equipment, and personnel, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 01:52 PM

Russia buys rifles and ammunition from the EU and US despite sanctions

Russia continues to receive thousands of Western-made sniper rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition despite sanctions and a ban on direct arms exports since 2014, The Insider reported on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 06:19 PM

Possible aid cuts drive Ukraine to fast-track long-range weapons development

Ukraine is preparing for a potential reduction in Western military aid next year by ramping up its production of weapons, particularly those capable of striking deep into Russian territory, The Washington Post reports on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 10:54 AM

Ukraine reports record Russian equipment and manpower losses in November 2024

The Russian army suffered its highest irrecoverable and sanitary losses in November 2024, with 45,720 military personnel killed or injured, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2024, 05:55 PM

Europe funds weapon production in Ukraine, including long-range missiles and drones

European partners, facing challenges in producing enough weaponry to counter Russian aggression, have developed a new strategy to fund Ukraine’s domestic arms production, the Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 10:54 AM

South Korea absent from Czech-backed artillery supply to Ukraine

South Korea has not participated in the "Czech initiative" to supply shells for the Ukrainian forces, Tomáš Kopečný, the Czech government’s envoy for Ukraine’s recovery said in an interview with Radio Liberty on Nov. 19.

19 November 2024, 12:36 PM

White House plans appeal to Congress for more Ukraine aid in coming months

The Biden administration will ask Congress within two months for more Ukraine funding in 2025 to strengthen its position in future negotiations with Russia, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Nov. 13.

14 November 2024, 10:55 AM

Iran is dangerously near nuclear weapons — former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein

Iran is close to obtaining nuclear weapons, which is extremely dangerous, former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein warned at the Fifth Kyiv Jewish Forum on Nov. 13.

13 November 2024, 06:59 PM

Russia's missile and drone production reliant on Western components, says HUR chief

Russia continues to use Western technology to produce its weapons, including missiles and drones, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) head, Kyrylo Budanov, said in an interview with Bloomberg published on Oct. 2.

3 October 2024, 02:58 PM

Tehran denies recent missile deliveries to Russia

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied allegations of arms shipments to Russia after he took office in late July, Radio Liberty reported, citing his first press conference on Sept. 16.

17 September 2024, 07:42 AM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces final chance to persuade Joe Biden on U.S. weapons for Russia strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will soon have one final opportunity to persuade President Joe Biden to lift restrictions on using U.S. weapons for deep strikes into Russia, The Economist reports on Sept. 2.

3 September 2024, 12:28 PM

F-16s can use any Ukrainian airfield with new weapons, says aviation expert

With the weapons for the F-16 that Ukraine received, they will be able to operate from any airfield in the country, aviation expert and leading researcher of the State Aviation Museum Valeriy Romanenko said in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 03:45 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces debunk reports of North Korean Bulsae-4 system in Ukraine

As of July 30, there is no confirmation that the Russian army received a Bulsae-4 self-propelled anti-tank system from North Korea, said Vitaliy Sarantsev, spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Military Command, in an interview with Suspilne on July 30.

30 July 2024, 11:43 PM

NATO welcomes South Korea's decision to transfer lethal military aid to Ukraine — Stoltenberg

NATO will welcome any lethal aid from South Korea for Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with South Korean news agency Yonhap published on June 28.

28 June 2024, 05:55 PM

U.S. to do everything to halt weapons supplies from Iran and North Korea to Russia — Blinken

The United States will take all necessary actions to halt the supply of weapons from Iran and North Korea to Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on June 18.

19 June 2024, 02:50 PM

Ukraine ranks fourth in the world ranking of arms importers

In 2019-2023, Ukraine became the largest importer of weapons in Europe and ranked fourth in the world, reported Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its latest research on June 17.

18 June 2024, 05:01 PM

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