Bradley vehicles will be sent to Ukraine as part of the aid package
Defense Forces in Ukraine: Arms, Supply Chains, and Mechanicise Role of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
The U.S. and Germany each announced they would send tanks to Ukraine, after months of resistance to the Ukrainian government’s repeated requests. Germany stated that other countries, like Poland, may be able to give Ukraine German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
On their phone call, Biden and Scholz “expressed their common determination to continue to provide the necessary financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine for as long as needed,” a joint statement read.
During Zelensky’s visit to the White House last month, Biden announced the US would provide Ukraine a Patriot missile system, along with the required training. It was the first system of its kind pledged to Ukraine.
Zelensky wanted the systems because they would allow his military to target missiles flying higher up in the air.
Reznikov says that Ukraine needs time to establish supply chains for fuel, spare parts, and train mechanics in order to maintain and repair its new tanks. But he adds that these new tanks will be a “game changer” as Ukraine tries to reclaim occupied territory, just as HIMARs (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) helped Ukrainian forces reclaim the southern city of Kherson in November.
But if not sent in large numbers, the recent armored additions will likely change little on the broader battlefield and add to Ukraines growing logistics burden, as Ukrainian mechanics struggle with a diverse fleet of vehicles that each have their own parts and ammunition requirements.
The Times reveals Ukraine’s invasion of Soledar, Ukraine, in a final push through the cracks in the Russia-Ukraine war
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The AMX10 has a cannon. The M2 Bradley can have both a cannon and missile. The Marder is typically fitted with a 20-millimeter gun. The three different vehicles use different ammunition types, meaning more of a logistics headache for the Ukrainian troops using them. The French one runs on large tires while the others use treads.
He says that the normal training courses can take 10 months, but that Ukrainian troops could be training in the US for up to 10 weeks.
The International Monetary Fund releases its latest World Economic Outlook (Tuesday morning in Singapore, Monday night ET). The IMF has stressed that the Russia-Ukraine war is a big factor causing economic slowdown and recession in some countries.
A group of European Commission leaders is expected to visit Ukraine on Thursday and European Union leaders plan to hold a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the following day.
Ukraine’s military acknowledged the Russian takeover of Soledar, retreating from the eastern town after a tough battle. Russian forces continued their offensive in eastern Ukraine.
New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy arrived in Moscow, at a time of strong tensions between the two governments over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, Tracy was reportedly heckled by protesters as she entered the Russian Foreign Ministry to present her credentials.
The ambassadors of Russia in the Baltic countries were told to leave by the Estonian and Latvian governments after the Kremlin accused them of being anti-Semitic.
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He tells NPR that he wants fast track training for the missiles, which was promised to him by the U.S. The U.S. started training Ukrainians on them at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, this month.
“My understanding is that we can do some courses in Europe,” he said. It’s easier to use a similar landscape and have the same weather conditions.
“For the Leopard tanks, for example, [training] normally could be half a year. He says he hopes it will be done within a month or two months.
He said that the F-16s are realistic and that Ukrainians have gotten other weapons in the past, including the air defense missiles.
The question of combat aircraft does not arise at all, the German Chancellor told the Tagespiegel newspaper on Sunday, after President Biden suggested that the US wouldn’t donate F-16s to Ukraine.
Russia, meanwhile, has accused the West of taking a more direct role in the war by sending more sophisticated weapons to Ukraine. There is tension between NATO and the European Union. Croatia’s President Zoran Milanovic told reporters that supplying arms to Kyiv will only prolong the war and that it’s “mad” to expect Russia’s defeat. And Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine’s Western backers had “drifted into war.”
Western allies are scrutinizing the government of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalists recently reported that Reznikov’s own ministry was sometimes purchasing food and other supplies for troops at inflated prices.
Before the Russian invasion, most defense ministry expenses were public. Most of them are classified for security reasons. He is working with parliament to make sure defense expenditures are “semi transparent” in a time of war.
Ukrainian tanks are going to be defining months in the war: Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov
“It’s not a piece of cake, but I will do it,” he says. “Because my principle is zero tolerance with corruption. The old-fashioned Soviet Ukraine has a history of corruption, and we have to be a new one with the European standard.
Following Danilov’s comments, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said Wednesday that there are signs Russia is preparing for a renewed offensive in southern Ukraine.
“These will be defining months in the war,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told Sky News in an interview broadcast Tuesday.
The United Coordinating Press Center of Security and Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine’s head said on national television that it was not only on land but also on the sea and in the air.
Military representatives from the two countries will conduct joint planning of troops based on the experience of armed conflicts in the past, according to the ministry.
During a news conference in Rotterdam with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, he said that they delivered Leopard tanks as they said they would.
Some background: The Western main battle tanks bring greater firepower and survivability at a time when tank warfare has become an important part of the conflict.
The T 72 tanks the Russians have are inferior to the Challengers the UK is sending, according to a former commanding officer of the British Army.
The Leopard 2 has another advantage, given the incredible rate at which ammunition is being used in Ukraine. The ammunition for its 120 mm gun is widely available among NATO armies.
