Wars 2022 02/24 Monitoring Russian and Ukraine War.

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Bewquff jungli khotay! they think F-sola goin turn the tide?......Iss-toopid people, do mint k ander rhusshian nay in ko tabah ker dena hae:

Ukraine will acquire F-16 fighter jets ‘very soon’: Defense minister

Defense Minister Umerov said some half of its desperately-needed foreign military aid is arriving late.

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It will be ‘difficult’ to attend Ukraine peace talks without Russia: China

China said Friday it would be ‘difficult’ for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend...

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It will be 'difficult' to attend Ukraine peace talks without Russia: China
Agence France-Presse . Beijing/ Prague 31 May, 2024, 21:57

| AFP file photo.

China said Friday it would be 'difficult' for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend.

While China says it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict, it has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow for its offensive.

Ukraine is trying to whip up attendance at the June peace conference in Switzerland, where it hopes to win broad international backing for its vision of the terms needed to end Russia's war.

While President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged China to take part, Beijing insisted on Friday that any summit would need the participation of Russia, which Ukraine has rejected.

Beijing believes the conference 'should have the recognition of Russia and Ukraine, equal participation of all parties and fair discussion of all peace plans,' foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

'Otherwise, it is difficult for the conference to play a substantive role in restoring peace,' she added.

'The arrangement of the meeting still falls short of China's requirements and the expectations of the international community, making it difficult for China to attend,' Mao said.

Moscow has dismissed the idea of a peace summit without Russia as 'absurd'.

On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Friday, China's top defence official reiterated Beijing's 'objective, impartial position' on the war, according to a spokesman.

'We have honoured our commitment not to provide weapons to either side of the conflict,' spokesman Wu Qian said, following the rare meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China's Dong Jun.

'We have implemented strict controls on exports of military items,' Wu said.

'China will continue resolutely to promote peace talks and play a constructive role, but we firmly oppose the United States shifting blame onto us,' he added.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called on members to commit to keeping annual military aid for Ukraine at a minimum of 40 billion euros ($43 billion), after alliance foreign ministers debated long-term support for Kyiv.

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Turkey opposes NATO takes part in Ukraine war

Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that his country did not want NATO to ‘take part’ in the Ukraine war as other alliance members allow Kyiv to strike...

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Turkey opposes NATO takes part in Ukraine war
Agence France-Presse . Ankara 02 June, 2024, 02:03

Sympathisers and members of Hungarian parties FIDESZ and Christian Democratic Party march in Budapest on Saturday during their Peace March to demonstrate for the peace in Ukraine one week before the EU election. | AFP photo
Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that his country did not want NATO to 'take part' in the Ukraine war as other alliance members allow Kyiv to strike Russia with their weapons.

'We support the continuation of aid to Ukraine and Ukraine's capacity for dissuasion (against Russia), but we do not want NATO to take part in this war,' Hakan Fidan said after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague.

'We think a balance must be maintained between these two things, both by the member states and by NATO' overall, he added, warning that the conflict could spread regionally and spark worse crises.

Turkey has managed to tread a fine diplomatic line by maintaining ties with both Russia and Ukraine since Moscow invaded its pro-Western neighbour in February 2022.

Washington on Thursday gave the green light for Ukraine to use US weapons to defend its Kharkiv region on the border with Russia, overcoming previous concerns that authorising such strikes could drag NATO into a direct conflict with Russia.

Germany on Friday said it too had given Ukraine permission to fire German-delivered weapons at targets in Russia.

Italy's foreign minister repeated his opposition Saturday to Ukraine using Italian weapons inside Russia, warning of a 'delicate' situation where 'rash' moves must be avoided.

Support is growing among NATO allies for allowing Ukraine to use Western-donated weapons to strike inside Russian territory—but Rome, a founding member of the alliance, remains opposed.

'It is a very delicate moment, we must not make false steps' and must avoid 'rash steps and declarations', Antonio Tajani told a meeting in Rapallo, northwest Italy, according to the AGI and ANSA news agencies.

He added that 'even the US has not authorised the indiscriminate use of its weapons against Russia, but only to strike a base from where the drones depart. They too are very cautious', AGI reported.

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A good roundup of armored warfare situation. Just incredible claims on equipment destroyed:

Abrams, Leopard, Challenger – Ukraine Becomes Graveyard For Main Battle Tanks; But MBTs Are Evolving To Avoid Obsolescence

Is the dominance of tanks in modern wars coming to an end? This question is increasingly attracting the attention of military experts as the ongoing war in Ukraine and the second Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan not long before have witnessed staggering numbers of tanks being...

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Russian forces kill one in east Ukraine

Russian forces killed one person and wounded five more in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which is suffering the most intense assaults from Moscow’s army, regional authorities said on Wednesday...

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Russian forces kill one in east Ukraine
Agence France-Presse . Kyiv, Ukraine 06 June, 2024, 00:47

Russian forces killed one person and wounded five more in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which is suffering the most intense assaults from Moscow's army, regional authorities said on Wednesday.

The Kremlin claimed to have annexed the Donetsk region along with three other regions in 2022, despite not fully controlling them and Russian-backed separatists have held the region's main city of Donetsk since 2014.

'One person was killed and five were wounded. These are the consequences of bombardments this morning in the Donetsk region,' it's governor Vadym Filashkin said on social media.

He said one civilian was killed and four others wounded near the town of Toretsk and that another person was wounded by a separate aerial attack on the frontline town of Selydove.

The Kremlin says its forces only target military infrastructure in Ukraine and AFP was unable to independently confirm details of the attack.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that Russian forces were focusing their main firepower on the Donetsk region and not the northeastern Kharkiv region where they launched a new offensive last month.​

 

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Russia destroyed half of Ukraine’s power generation

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities have destroyed half of its electricity generation capacity since winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.

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Russia destroyed half of Ukraine's power generation
Says Zelensky, urges allies to supply more air defence systems

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities have destroyed half of its electricity generation capacity since winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.

Months of Russian strikes have caused severe energy shortages in Ukraine, leading to scheduled power outages and blackouts.

"As a result of the strikes of Russian missiles and drones, nine gigawatts of capacity have already been destroyed. The peak of electricity consumption last winter was 18 gigawatts. So half now doesn't exist," Zelensky told a conference in Berlin.

Zelensky also urged allies to supply more air defence systems, saying: "It is missile and bomb terror that helps Russian troops advance on the ground."

"Air defence is the answer," he said. Ukraine's state power operator said it was extending scheduled outages around the country because of increased consumption.

"Today... the period of application of hourly outage schedules throughout Ukraine has been extended -- restrictions will be imposed from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm," Ukrenergo said in a statement.
The company had announced outages on Monday between 4:00pm-10:00 pm and had said outages would continue between 2:00pm-7:00pm yesterday.

"The reason is that consumption continues to grow. At the same time, due to extensive damage, Ukrainian power plants cannot produce as much electricity as before the attacks," the company said.

Zelensky said the strikes showed Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to "hone the practice of destroying energy facilities" including connections between the Ukrainian and European energy systems.

Ukrenergo chairman Volodymyr Kudrytsky said last week that it could take "years" for Ukraine to restore its full generating capacity.​

 

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US unveils sweeping sanctions on Russia

The United States announced a raft of sanctions on Wednesday aimed at constraining Moscow’s war in Ukraine while raising the stakes for foreign banks that still deal with Russia, ahead of G7 leaders’ talks this week...

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US unveils sweeping sanctions on Russia
Agence France-Presse . Washington 13 June, 2024, 00:06

The United States announced a raft of sanctions on Wednesday aimed at constraining Moscow's war in Ukraine while raising the stakes for foreign banks that still deal with Russia, ahead of G7 leaders' talks this week.

The Treasury Department and State Department's sanctions hit more than 300 targets, including entities in Russia and in countries like China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Those designated include the Moscow Exchange and several subsidiaries, a move set to complicate billions of dollars in transactions, as well as entities involved in three liquefied natural gas projects.

'Today's actions strike at their remaining avenues for international materials and equipment, including their reliance on critical supplies from third countries,' said treasury secretary Janet Yellen.

'We are increasing the risk for financial institutions dealing with Russia's war economy and eliminating paths for evasion, and diminishing Russia's ability to benefit from access to foreign technology, equipment, software, and IT services,' she added.

Secretary of state Antony Blinken said separately that the United States 'remains concerned by the scale and breadth of exports' from China to Russia, supplying Moscow's military industry.

Besides fresh sanctions, the Treasury is broadening its definition of Russia's 'military-industrial base.'

Until now, foreign banks could be sanctioned for supporting Russia's defence industry. The latest step expands the reach of so-called secondary sanctions to all Russian individuals and entities that have already been impacted by US sanctions.

This means foreign financial institutions could be hit for conducting transactions involving any blocked person or designated Russian banks like VTB or Sberbank — with the list of exposed targets growing from over 1,000 to about 4,500.

Washington is also restricting the supply of IT services and certain software support to people in Russia.

The latest sanctions impact transnational networks, hitting more than 90 people and entities in places like China, South Africa, Turkey and the UAE, the Treasury said.

The United States charges that goods and services from these foreign networks helped Russia to sustain its war and avoid sanctions.

A senior US official told reporters Wednesday that efforts to restrict Russia's ability to sustain the war in Ukraine have had a 'significant impact.'

'Global exports to Russia have fallen by almost $90 billion, and US exports to Russia have essentially halted for everything but certain medical items like vaccines,' the official added.

The Treasury also expanded its list of information for five sanctioned Russian financial institutions to include addresses and aliases of their foreign locations.

In a separate statement, the Commerce Department said it was adding eight Hong Kong addresses to a blacklist, in a move targeting shell companies.

The addresses listed will impact almost $100 million in high-priority items including semiconductors, the US official said, adding that much of the circumvention appears to be going through entities in China.

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Damn! Even if it’s half this figure of daily production, it it just a devastating number being produced. I wonder how many Russians firing on Ukraine daily. This level of production is truly off the scale. And with the laser guidance kits these rounds become guided bhai, that means one shot, something gets destroyed. Totally ridiculous: