[red3]

Yip man?

[Tee tiong huat]

14 Challenger 2 tanks on their own are not going to win a war, but it’s the shift in direction that’s important. Earlier this month, France, Germany and the United States respectively promised so-called “+ French heavy tanks” – unspecified number 

+40 German Marder, and 50 Bradley fighting vehicles. Just for a start.

Latest reports indicate that Washington is considering arming Kyiv with the most advanced system, the PAC-3 Patriot.
The Patriot PAC-3 is one of the options that US govt is now considering sending to Ukraine so that Kyiv can intercept ballistic missiles that hit its territory, Politico reported. 

US’ Most Advanced PAC-3 Missile Could Change The Trend.

Another alternative for US defense officials is hiring Raytheon Technologies, a major player in the country’s defense sector, to develop new equipment.

United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, Reuters on Tuesday (31 January).

Soon as this week, It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons.

The funds would go purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The United States has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

[Tee tiong huat]

Russia’s military keeps running short of trucks, and truck drivers. Many were killed in huge numbers during Russia’s early offensive deep inside Ukraine. According to the open source project Oryx documenting Russian war losses, the Russian military has lost at least 1,254 supply trucks and fuel tankers.

Even if they are eventually relocated farther away from the front line, Russian depots would still be threatened by Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles, which have already swept off some of Russia’s most giant ammo dumps in Donbas, such as the one in the city of Khrustalniy (formerly Krasniy Luch) in Luhansk Oblast on June 18.

Should Ukraine be finally provided with 300-kilometer ATACMS missiles??.

The situation will become even more complicated for Russi. Russian air defense little time to notice them and react.

This means Ukrainian-operated HIMARSs continue delivering strikes anywhere they can reach.

Especially when the Ukrainian military overcharges Russian air defenses with barrages of Tochka-U, Uragan, or Smerch rounds — and then shoots a full salvo of HIMARS to get a guaranteed hit

US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons
EURACTIV.com with Reuters

1 Feb 2023
The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made jointly by Boeing Co and SAAB, have a range of 94 miles (150 km). [Twitter]
     
The US$2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons it is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons,.

The USAI funds would go toward the purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The US has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

Reuters first reported on Boeing’s proposal to field GLSDB for Ukraine in November. At the time it was expected GLSDB could be in Ukraine by spring.

GLSDB is made jointly by SAAB AB and Boeing. It combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in US inventories.

GLSDB is GPS-guided, can defeat some electronic jamming, is usable in all weather conditions, and can be used against armored vehicles, according to SAAB’s website. The GBU-39 – which would function as the GLSDB’s warhead – has small, folding wings that allow it to glide more than 100km if dropped from an aircraft and hit targets as small as 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-...e-weapons/

[Notdumb]

US trying to force Russia use nuke.
Ukraine will be turn to dust.

[Tee tiong huat]

United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, Reuters on Tuesday (31 January).

Soon as this week, It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons.

The funds would go purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The United States has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

WASHINGTON: A US maker of advanced military surveillance drones announced Wednesday that it was willing to sell two to Ukraine for just US$1, and called on the US government to approve the deal.

General Atomic Aeronautical Systems said it had been urging Washington for months to provide Ukraine its powerful Grey Eagle and Reaper drones, which US forces have used to great effect in surveillance and targeted attacks over Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones.

It said the drones, which can fly long distances at mid-altitudes, are one of the most obvious, force-enhancing technologies that Ukraine needs in its war against Russian forces.

The US military has provided Ukraine with a number of small attack and surveillance drones, but nothing with the advanced technologies and long-range abilities like General Atomic’s unmanned aircraft.

From our products, including MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle,” General Atomics chief executive Linden Blue said. the company has offered to train Ukrainian operators at no cost to the US or Ukrainian governments. And was ready to hand over two of its own training aircraft, along with a ground control station and other hardware, for a symbolic US$1.

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Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.

Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could "try something" to mark the anniversary of the initial invasion last year.

The attack would also mark Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February, which celebrates the army.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

[Tee tiong huat]

Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.

Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could "try something" to mark the anniversary of the initial invasion last year.

The attack would also mark Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February, which celebrates the army.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

US sending new 150 Km long-range indirect fire artillery to Ukraine.

https://youtu.be/PD81deXXUdo

[debono]

US sending new 150 Km long-range indirect fire artillery to Ukraine.

https://youtu.be/PD81deXXUdo

The anniversary of Russia's invasion on Ukraine is approaching, but the support from US and NATO is forthcoming to the rescue............

[Tee tiong huat]

Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.

Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could "try something" to mark the anniversary of the initial invasion last year.

The attack would also mark Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February, which celebrates the army.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

The Ukraine Defense Minister has played a key role in securing weapons from Ukraine’s Western partners, most recently the pledge of heavy tanks from countries including Germany and the U.S. Kyiv is now pushing for longer-range missiles and fighter jets.

In his statement to Kyiv Post, he added: “There are still planes on my wish list to Santa. I believe in the victory of Ukraine. And I will do everything for this. Regardless of status or position.”

Reports of Reznikov’s desire to step down circulated on Ukrainian media on Thursday morning. Reznikov added, “My main task at this time is the maximum of modern weapons for Ukraine in order to win. I have something to tell my grandchildren.”

According to LIGA.net, Reznikov expressed a desire to resign back in the summer, but he was not allowed to because of the upcoming Ramstein meeting.

[watchfirst9]

The anniversary of Russia's invasion on Ukraine is approaching, but the support from US and NATO is forthcoming to the rescue............

Yes, Ukr need help.
According to Isr intelligence, Ukr military personnel death is 158K to Rus 18K.
8.7 times greater.

[debono]

Yes, Ukr need help.
According to Isr intelligence, Ukr military personnel death is 158K to Rus 18K.
8.7 times greater.

But the Ukraine's fighting spirit is strong........................

[watchfirst9]

But the Ukraine's fighting spirit is strong........................

You mean Zelen
Heard they into 10th mobilization, catching youths.

[Tee tiong huat]

The anniversary of Russia's invasion on Ukraine is approaching, but the support from US and NATO is forthcoming to the rescue............

Today 03/02/2023 later update on west arms to Ukraine.war be Putin.

https://youtu.be/zn74oWPjEFk

[Tee tiong huat]

US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons
EURACTIV.com with Reuters

1 Feb 2023
The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made jointly by Boeing Co and SAAB, have a range of 94 miles (150 km). 
     
The US$2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons it is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons,.

The USAI funds would go toward the purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The US has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

Reuters first reported on Boeing’s proposal to field GLSDB for Ukraine in November. At the time it was expected GLSDB could be in Ukraine by spring.

GLSDB is made jointly by SAAB AB and Boeing. It combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in US inventories.

GLSDB is GPS-guided, can defeat some electronic jamming, is usable in all weather conditions, and can be used against armored vehicles, according to SAAB’s website. The GBU-39 – which would function as the GLSDB’s warhead – has small, folding wings that allow it to glide more than 100km if dropped from an aircraft and hit targets as small as 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-...e-weapons/

Russia’s war in Ukraine is predominantly an artillery war, with 90% of casualties caused by cannon, howitzer or rocket fire. Victories and defeats – on both sides – are largely determined by the weight and accuracy of steel and explosives dropped on top of the enemy. By most measures, the war’s single most powerful weapon is the U.S.-designed M270 rocket artillery system.

In a exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post on January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers & officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Putin army troop concentrations, headquarters and their ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11446

[Tee tiong huat]

Russia’s war in Ukraine is predominantly an artillery war, with 90% of casualties caused by cannon, howitzer or rocket fire. Victories and defeats – on both sides – are largely determined by the weight and accuracy of steel and explosives dropped on top of the enemy. By most measures, the war’s single most powerful weapon is the U.S.-designed M270 rocket artillery system.

In a exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post on January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers & officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Putin army troop concentrations, headquarters and their ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11446

Men in the communications bunker exchange messages about refueling and rearming following the morning’s mission – a strike against a building near Soledar, possibly containing a lot of Russian infantry.

Zelensky Warns of Russia ‘Revenge’ as EU Chief Visits: The Ukrainian President called on Europe to implement sanctions on the “terrorist state” more quickly and said “a free Europe and the free world” should do more.

The exact number of M270s operated by Ukraine is a military secret. According to open sources, the count is probably 13 in total across the entire AFU, with systems donated by Britain, France and Germany.

[kelhot2001]

From 2 days become One Year, Winnie’s papa desperate liao.

Wumaos! Better buck up! LNY over liao, cannot slack!

[Tee tiong huat]

Russia’s war in Ukraine is predominantly an artillery war, with 90% of casualties caused by cannon, howitzer or rocket fire. Victories and defeats – on both sides – are largely determined by the weight and accuracy of steel and explosives dropped on top of the enemy. By most measures, the war’s single most powerful weapon is the U.S.-designed M270 rocket artillery system.

In a exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post on January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers & officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Putin army troop concentrations, headquarters and their ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11446

Since Russia launched its bloody, full-scale invasion almost one year ago, West is sending weapons and aid to govt in Kyiv.

Putin was speaking in Volgograd -  modern name for Stalingrad - Mr Putin hinted that he could seek to move beyond conventional weapons.

Ukraine war: 80 years on, we are facing German tanks again - Putin. He compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazi Germany, in a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad. Citing Germany's decision to send tanks to Ukraine, the Russian president said history was repeating itself.

"It's unbelievable but true," he said. "We are again being threatened by German Leopard tanks."...

Zelensky Warns of Russia ‘Revenge’ as EU Chief Visits: The Ukrainian President called on Europe to send more new arms.

[watchfirst9]

those on the ground tell different from msm
“Ukraine is losing” Foreign Volunteer admits in INTERVIEW with Willy OAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8i6Jix5uw

[Tee tiong huat]

US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons
EURACTIV.com with Reuters

1 Feb 2023
The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made jointly by Boeing Co and SAAB, have a range of 94 miles (150 km). 
     
The US$2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons it is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons,.

The USAI funds would go toward the purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The US has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

Reuters first reported on Boeing’s proposal to field GLSDB for Ukraine in November. At the time it was expected GLSDB could be in Ukraine by spring.

GLSDB is made jointly by SAAB AB and Boeing. It combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in US inventories.

GLSDB is GPS-guided, can defeat some electronic jamming, is usable in all weather conditions, and can be used against armored vehicles, according to SAAB’s website. The GBU-39 – which would function as the GLSDB’s warhead – has small, folding wings that allow it to glide more than 100km if dropped from an aircraft and hit targets as small as 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-...e-weapons/

"We will fight as long as we can," he said According to Zelensky, Russia will soon launch a major offensive in the east and northeast, targeting cities like Bakhmut and Lyman. Ukrainian intelligence on Feb. 2 issued a stark warning. Putin redeploying additional assault groups and military equipment to capture Donbas – comprised of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts – by March.

"Russia wants revenge, this revenge exactly where they really need it," Zelensky said. "Our task is not to give them all opportunity until our army is strengthened with appropriate weapons. I think we have a chance." this war again to test Ukraine folks well into year to come. 

Russian forces appeared to be picking up pace in the northern part of Donetsk Oblast after capturing the salt-mining town of Soledar, which sits roughly 15 kilometers northeast of Bakhmut.Moscow claimed to be inching closer to encircling Bakhmut, a largely-destroyed city that it has sought to capture since Summer despite heavy casualties.

"If there is a long-range weapon, the most long-range weapon, we will not only not leave Bakhmut, we will begin to liberate the Donbas (including areas) which have been occupied since 2014," Zelensky said.

[Tee tiong huat]

Fresh Russian assaults coming in as soon as a few weeks. Kyiv has been pressing allies for more sophisticated weapons to fend off Moscow, over fears that Russian forces are using winter to regroup before launching a new offensive in spring.

US, German tanks ‘critical and timely’ for Ukraine ahead of expected Russian spring offensive: Analysts. The conscription of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops is going to mean that late winter or early spring, they probably going to try to break the holding Ukrainian lines,” said Mr William Alberque, director of strategy, technology, and arms control at think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).


Ukraine’s military intelligence warned earlier this month that Russian President Putin is planning for a second wave of mobilisation, in addition to the 300,000 conscripts Moscow enlisted in October last year.

“This is why the supply of battle tanks to Ukraine, to be able to stop any Russian offensive and to provide Ukraine with the opportunity to also go on the offensive, is so critical and timely right now,” Mr Alberque told CNA’s World.


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/uk...ny-3233381

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Fresh Russian assaults coming in as soon as a few weeks. Kyiv has been pressing allies for more sophisticated weapons to fend off Moscow, over fears that Russian forces are using winter to regroup before launching a new offensive in spring.

US, German tanks ‘critical and timely’ for Ukraine ahead of expected Russian spring offensive: Analysts. The conscription of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops is going to mean that late winter or early spring, they probably going to try to break the holding Ukrainian lines,” said Mr William Alberque, director of strategy, technology, and arms control at think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).


Ukraine’s military intelligence warned earlier this month that Russian President Putin is planning for a second wave of mobilisation, in addition to the 300,000 conscripts Moscow enlisted in October last year.

“This is why the supply of battle tanks to Ukraine, to be able to stop any Russian offensive and to provide Ukraine with the opportunity to also go on the offensive, is so critical and timely right now,” Mr Alberque told CNA’s World.


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/uk...ny-3233381

Germany to send 88 Leopard I tanks to Ukraine Berlin OKs German arms-maker Rheinmetall’s. Germany also announced last week it would approve the delivery of about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany considering buying back 15 Gepard tanks it had sold to Qatar — but also face some issues, since ammunition for these is made in Switzerland, refused to approve re-exports to Ukraine. However, some Swiss lawmakers are pushing to reconsider its position. 

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-...einmetall/

[Tee tiong huat]

There is no doubt that it was a Kh-22 missile," He emphasized that the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have weapons capable of shooting down this type of missile.

According to the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than 210 missiles of this type have been fired at the territory of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's military aggression. None of them were shot down by air defense systems.

The weight of a Kh-22 warhead is about 950 kg. The maximum range is up to 600 km. When used from long distances, the deviation from the target can be hundreds of meters.

"Only anti-aircraft missile systems that may be provided to Ukraine by Western partners in the future (such as Patriot PAC-3 or SAMP-T) are capable of intercepting these air targets.


https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/365...nipro.html

Below is what uS is included in the $425 million Presidential Drawdown Authority, the 31st such package:

Add mmunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), add 155mm artillery rounds, add 120mm mortar rounds
Add 190 heavy machine guns with thermal imagery sights and associated ammunition to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, add
181 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, add 250 Javelin anti-armor systems, add 2,000 anti-armor rockets, add
Claymore anti-personnel munitions, add
Demolitions munition add cold weather gear, helmets, and other field equipment.

The Pentagon also seek following items from U.S. defense industry for Ukraine:

Two HAWK air defense units Anti-aircraft guns and ammunition. Equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine's air defense systems. Equipment to sustain Ukraine's existing air defense capabilities
Air defense generators. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems. Four air surveillance radars
20 counter-mortar radars. Spare parts for counter-artillery radars. Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems. Precision-guided rockets
Secure communications equipment
Medical supplies

Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.

[Tee tiong huat]

Ukraine's defence minister has said putin is preparing a major new offensive, he warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.

Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could "try to mark the anniversary of the initial invasion to last year 24/02/2022 invasion on Ukraine. The attack would also mark Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February, which celebrates the army.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

Last month, Russian mercenaries and regular putin's soldiers seized the town of Soledar. While Russian-appointed official, Yan Gagin, said Bakhmut was "operationally surrounded". US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) recently said that Moscow could seek to "undertake a decisive action" and launch a big offensive.

Mr Reznikov said Ukraine's commanders would seek to "stabilise the front and prepare for a counter-offensive" ahead of the rumoured of the Russian advance. "I have faith 2023 can be the year of military victory," he said, adding that Ukraine's forces "cannot lose the initiative" they have achieved in recent months.

The defence minister was in France to strike a deal, to add MG-200 air defence radars, which would "significantly increase capacity of the armed forces to detect air targets, including winged and ballistic missiles, and drones of various types". He comments come as Ukrainian intelligence alleges that President Putin has ordered his forces to seize the Donbas before the end of spring.

But on Monday, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that there were no indications Putin had limited his military goals to seizing eastern regions. They are actively acquiring weapons & ammunition, ramping up their own production, also Putin is acquiring more weapons from other authoritarian states like Iran and North Korea," Mr Stoltenberg said.

"And most of all, we have seen no sign that Putin has changed his goal of this invasion - that is to control a neighbour, to control Ukraine. So as long as this is the case, we need to be prepared for the long haul."

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said intense fighting was continuing in the Donbas region, where Russian forces and Wagner mercenaries have been trying to take town of Bakhmut.
She added Moscow's troops were also try to seize Lyman - the Russian logistics hub that Ukrainian troops retook in October 2022.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

[Tee tiong huat]

Last month, Russian mercenaries and regular putin's soldiers seized the town of Soledar. While Russian-appointed official, Yan Gagin, said Bakhmut was "operationally surrounded". US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) recently said that Moscow could seek to "undertake a decisive action" and launch a big offensive.

Mr Reznikov said Ukraine's commanders would seek to "stabilise the front and prepare for a counter-offensive" ahead of the rumoured of the Russian advance. "I have faith 2023 can be the year of military victory," he said, adding that Ukraine's forces "cannot lose the initiative" they have achieved in recent months.

The defence minister was in France to strike a deal, to add MG-200 air defence radars, which would "significantly increase capacity of the armed forces to detect air targets, including winged and ballistic missiles, and drones of various types". He comments come as Ukrainian intelligence alleges that President Putin has ordered his forces to seize the Donbas before the end of spring.

But on Monday, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that there were no indications Putin had limited his military goals to seizing eastern regions. They are actively acquiring weapons & ammunition, ramping up their own production, also Putin is acquiring more weapons from other authoritarian states like Iran and North Korea," Mr Stoltenberg said.

"And most of all, we have seen no sign that Putin has changed his goal of this invasion - that is to control a neighbour, to control Ukraine. So as long as this is the case, we need to be prepared for the long haul."

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said intense fighting was continuing in the Donbas region, where Russian forces and Wagner mercenaries have been trying to take town of Bakhmut.
She added Moscow's troops were also try to seize Lyman - the Russian logistics hub that Ukrainian troops retook in October 2022.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64492938

Russian troops are actively trying to reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions," she wrote on the Telegram messaging app. 

Speaking on Wednesday night, Mr Zelensky warned that the situation on the front lines of the conflict was testing his forces. "There is a certain increase in the occupiers' offensive actions at the front - in the east of our country, Mr Zelensky said. "The situation is becoming even more severe."

While the Wagner group has claimed it has been heavily involved in Russia's recent advances in the east, a former commander who fled to Norway has told Reuters that he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners taken to Ukraine to fight for the group. Andrei Medvedev unverified claim that in the four months was Wagner, 

He saw two prison soldier who didn't want to fight was being shot. About 80% of Wagner's prison soldier in Ukraine have been drawn from prisons, according to the US National Security Council.

https://kyivindependent.com/national/ukr...ances-near

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ABC News: 12 countries ready to give about 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if Germany approves...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-po...67572.html

Russian offensive could include Kharkiv or Zaporizhzhia - Kyiv. Both sides report relentless fighting in Ukraine's east
Russia says Western allies seek to prolong conflict.Moscow wants to show results by Feb. 24 - Danilov

Russian forces ramped up a winter assault in eastern Ukraine, bringing tens of thousands of freshly mobilised troops to the battlefield, Putin trying to take town of Bakhmut.

Moscow's troops were also try to seize Lyman - the Russian logistics hub that Ukrainian troops retook in October 2022..

[Tee tiong huat]

Russian troops are actively trying to reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions," she wrote on the Telegram messaging app. 

Speaking on Wednesday night, Mr Zelensky warned that the situation on the front lines of the conflict was testing his forces. "There is a certain increase in the occupiers' offensive actions at the front - in the east of our country, Mr Zelensky said. "The situation is becoming even more severe."

While the Wagner group has claimed it has been heavily involved in Russia's recent advances in the east, a former commander who fled to Norway has told Reuters that he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners taken to Ukraine to fight for the group. Andrei Medvedev unverified claim that in the four months was Wagner, 

He saw two prison soldier who didn't want to fight was being shot. About 80% of Wagner's prison soldier in Ukraine have been drawn from prisons, according to the US National Security Council.

https://kyivindependent.com/national/ukr...ances-near

How Ukraine can stop the war. Fiight

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zel...023-02-06/

[cheekopekman]

How Ukraine can stop the war. Fiight

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zel...023-02-06/

Ukraine wants the whole world to join in lah!  ALL die together lah!

[Tee tiong huat]

Russian forces are “terrorising” Ukrainian civilians.

“The Russians are trying to attack critical infrastructure and destroying life. “This is terrorism be Putin and everyone who is involved in this senseless war [on the Russian side] must be held responsible [for it],”...

RCH155 is manned by two servicemen in contrast to a Panzerhaubitze 2000’s five-strong crew.

Panzerhaubitze 2000 is already one of the most powerful artillery weapons in the world, used by the Bundeswehr since 1998. Germany, together with the Netherlands, has already delivered 14 units of such self-propelled guns to Ukraine.

Back in July 2022, Ukraine asked Berlin to send in a modern howitzer. In December, the German government approved the sale. This makes Ukraine the first customer of one of the most modern German weapons. The publication writes that the contract is worth nearly EUR 216 million, which will be financed by the Federal Fund for Assistance to Ukraine.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/366...media.html

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United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, Reuters on Tuesday (31 January).

Soon as this week, It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons.

The funds would go purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co, which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The United States has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.

The longer range of the GLSDB glide bomb could allow Ukraine to hit targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russia further behind its lines.

Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, February 7:

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands say they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks.
Russian forces are suffering heavy losses as they press an eastern offensive with at least 1,030 troops killed in a day, Ukraine’s army says.

Ukraine’s governor of the mainly Russian-occupied Luhansk region says Moscow is pouring in reinforcements for an assault that could begin after February 15.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for an end to speculation after reports that his defence minister will be sacked.

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Russia’s war in Ukraine is predominantly an artillery war, with 90% of casualties caused by cannon, howitzer or rocket fire. Victories and defeats – on both sides – are largely determined by the weight and accuracy of steel and explosives dropped on top of the enemy. By most measures, the war’s single most powerful weapon is the U.S.-designed M270 rocket artillery system.

In a exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post on January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers & officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Putin army troop concentrations, headquarters and their ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

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In a series of exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post during January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers and officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate the M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Russian army troop concentrations, headquarters and ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

As the interview takes place, Suprunyuk and other Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) service personnel are in a clandestine position in a forest in the Bakhmut sector. Most soldiers remain out of sight in underground hides covered with pine needles. Meanwhile, supply vehicles come and go quickly,