In German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD party, voices began to be heard for Western troops to take part in the defense against Russian airstrikes in Ukraine.
"In the current military situation, I consider it necessary and responsible to deploy German anti-aircraft missile forces on NATO territory on the border with Ukraine in order to protect the airspace over Western Ukraine - for example, with the help of Patriot systems," SPD defense expert Joe Weingarten said.
Before a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation launched into space a device with components of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon
Sources claim that it is the Cosmos-2553 satellite. It does not carry nuclear weapons, but US officials say it carries non-nuclear components of a new Russian weapons system.
From sunrise to 11pm on May 16, 114 combat engagements took place on the battlefront where fascist russia is invading Europe. Five of these battles are ongoing. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at 23:00 on 16 May 2024.
Day 814 of Full Scale Russian Invasion/ Day 3,740 Since Russia’s Invasion of Crimea Ukraine.
After 10 years of Russia’s war criminals bombing of Ukraine and hundreds of billions of dollars spent destroying Ukraine's power plants, hydroelectric dams and energy infrastructure, tonight putin's Russian war criminals have finally succeeded in cutting electricity to almost all of #Ukraine, blackouts across whole country.
Please, speak up for Ukrainians. #EU and #Nato must close the sky over Ukraine. We must stop Putin's war of aggression.
❗️Update from #Kyiv Friday night-Saturday early:
Blackouts here last for four hours each day.
We're having blackouts every day here. Putin bydlo. B Y D L O.
Patria contemplating resuming production of the 155GH52 towed howitzer. Compared to the American M777, it is a significantly longer caliber (= longer range) and equipped with an auxiliary power unit enabling it to be moved on the field without a tow vehicle. Current users: Finland and Egypt (latter without the APU). https://defence-blog.com/patria-ready-to-restart-155mm-artillery-production/ #patria#artillery#finland#nato
#I know #Russia doesn't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough,” Christopher #Cavoli told reporters after a meeting of the alliance’s defense chiefs at #NATO headquarters in #Brussels
“They don't have the skill and the capability to do it, to operate at the scale necessary to exploit any breakthrough to strategic advantage," said the #US general, but added: "They do have the ability to make local advances and they have done some of that”