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What hope does Ukraine have to hold out against Russia if the US keeps struggling to send weapons?
9 months ago

What hope does Ukraine have to hold out against Russia if the US keeps struggling to send weapons?

ABC  

Starved of ammunition and losing ground, Ukraine has gone months without receiving weapons from the United States. Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has said troops are in a state of "shell hunger" and reports have emerged of forces rationing as few as 15 artillery shells per day. Matthew Sussex from the ANU'S Strategic and Defence Studies Centre says there is …

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What's next for Ukraine air defence as Russia ramps-up civilian strikes and its fight for the skies?
2 years ago

What's next for Ukraine air defence as Russia ramps-up civilian strikes and its fight for the skies?

ABC  

Eyes are on the skies in Ukraine, with the country's air defences becoming all the more critical as Russia continues to hammer cities and energy infrastructure with a barrage of missile strikes. "Ukraine is a huge country — you need an awful lot of those kinds of systems," Professor Fruehling said. 'A whole potpourri' of systems Ukraine still needs S-300s …

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US trying to speed up delivery of key air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s Iranian-supplied drone attacks
2 years, 2 months ago

US trying to speed up delivery of key air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s Iranian-supplied drone attacks

CNN  

CNN — The US Defense Department is trying to speed up the delivery of two advanced surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine as Russia has increasingly used Iranian-supplied drones that explode on impact to pummel Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. “They’re essentially using these drones as sort of a poor man’s precision guided weapon against Ukrainian infrastructure.” A US defense official told …

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US announces $820M in Ukraine aid, including missile systems
2 years, 5 months ago

US announces $820M in Ukraine aid, including missile systems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia’s heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war. All told, the U.S. has committed more than $8.8 billion in weapons and military training to Ukraine, whose leaders have sought …

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U.S. sending advanced missile systems to Ukraine, say officials
2 years, 5 months ago

U.S. sending advanced missile systems to Ukraine, say officials

The Hindu  

The US is planning to buy and send more medium- to long-range missile systems to Ukraine, a move officials hope will help Ukrainian forces hold onto the last remaining segments of land in the eastern Donbas that Russia has not yet been able to capture. A senior defence official said Monday that Ukrainian forces are already effectively using advanced rocket …

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Officials: US sending advanced missile systems to Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Officials: US sending advanced missile systems to Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to buy and send more medium- to long-range missile systems to Ukraine, a move officials hope will help Ukrainian forces hold onto the last remaining segments of land in the eastern Donbas that Russia has not yet been able to capture. A senior defense official said Monday that Ukrainian forces are already effectively using …

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