there war in Ukraine enters phase two and the Pentagon sends new ones weapons to Kyiv. As the Russian military pulls out of the north and moves east to concentrate in Donbass, Ukrainians are preparing to resist with USbacked missiles, drones and armored vehicles already sent from Australia Afford. “In the north, Russian forces have completely withdrawn from Ukraine towards Belarus and Russia,” the British Ministry of Defense said in the latest intelligence bulletin, adding that “at least some of these forces will be transferred to eastern Ukraine to fight in Donbass ». The Pentagon also believes that Putin has now given up on conquering Kiev, but is not slowing down his arms deliveries to Ukraine, but on the contrary is working to increase deliveries.
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For US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine very quickly, but he was wrong, and now “he may have abandoned his efforts to capture the capital and focused on the south and east of the country.” In view of Moscow’s offensive in the southeast, the Pentagon is preparing to send more than 1,400 Stinger missiles, more than 5,000 antitank spears and hundreds of drones to Kyiv. And EU Council President Charles Michel expects the EU to propose increasing the fund for military support to Ukraine by a further 500 million to 1.5 billion euros. At the same time, Australia announced that it would send the 20 armored vehicles requested by President Zelensky himself to Kyiv. Australia will become one of the first countries to supply special combat vehicles for the threatened counteroffensive in Ukraine against the incursion of Russian troops with the delivery of 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles worth 50 million Australian dollars (34 million euros).
The first convoy of four Bushmasters has already departed Brisbane aboard an Australian Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster, as part of a total of €79 million in military and humanitarian assistance already pledged to Ukraine. The Australiandesigned vehicles with improved armor and a Vshaped subframe are used to protect the Ukrainian military from mines and improvised explosive devices, artillery fragments and small arms fire. The 20 vehicles were repainted in olive green to match the operational environment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the colors of the flag on either side and the words “United with Ukraine” next to the flags. Britain, meanwhile, is considering the possibility of providing armored personnel carriers.
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More than 1,400 Stinger missiles, more than 5,000 antitank spears and over 50 million ammunition are some of the items on the updated list of weapons that the United States is obliged to supply to Ukraine, some of which have already arrived in the country. The list, CNN reports, includes night vision goggles, 45,000 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets, and another 7,000 antitank systems in addition to stingers and javelins. But the United States also sent 100 folding drones, called “kamikaze,” as part of a recent US military aid package. Finally, Estonia secured another batch of military aid, consisting in particular of antitank systems and howitzers. This was reported by the Estonian broadcaster Err, citing data from the Estonian embassy in Ukraine. “The weapons sent according to the statement include antitank missiles, antitank mines, grenade launchers, hand grenades, howitzers and ammunition. Helmets, bulletproof vests, communications gear, drones, night vision goggles, laser range finders, and medical supplies were also included.
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