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☆ Russia sees window of opportunity to expand attacks as Ukraine awaits further US aid, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jim Sciutto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian authorities say Russia fired more than 50 missiles and 20 drones, targeting energy infrastructure around the country. But months of inaction has resulted in real costs for Ukrainian forces on the battlefield in both territory and casualties, these officials say. Russian forces are expected to attempt to make further progress and consolidate earlier gains, before this window of opportunity closes. Western and Ukrainian officials view the near-term threat of stepped-up attacks as tied to Russian plans for a larger offensive early this summer. US and Ukrainian officials remain concerned about a further partial mobilization by Russia to send more manpower to the frontlines, as Ukraine is struggling with its own manpower shortage.

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☆ Ukraine aid will kill Russian momentum, but won't win it the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A $61 billion package of US military aid for Ukraine is being signed off. AdvertisementRelief swept the front line in Ukraine on Saturday after the US voted to release a long-delayed $61 billion package of military aid to help defend against Russia's invasion. But while it's likely to help kill Russia's momentum and give Ukraine much-needed support in the coming months, experts are cautioning that it doesn't ensure victory for Ukraine. Analysts said the aid bill will bolster Ukraine's defenses against a possible planned Russian offensive this summer. AdvertisementFor Ukraine to feel confident in winning the war against Russia, it will need more military aid beyond 2024.

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☆ New UK laser weapon could be used against Russian drones in Ukraine, British defense secretary says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK's new laser weapon could be used in Ukraine, the UK defense secretary said. Grant Shapps hopes to speed up the roll out so it could be put to use on Ukraine's frontlines. AdvertisementA new high-tech laser weapon developed by the UK that is capable of shooting down enemy drones and missiles could be sent to Ukraine. AdvertisementFollowing the release of a video showing it in action in March, Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko told Newsweek his country was "ready to test" DragonFire on the battlefield . Britain's Ministry of Defense has shown footage from tests of the DragonFire long-range laser weapon.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Lethal attacks in Zaporizhzhia while Xi praises China-Russia relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine fired long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time after they were delivered by the U.S., Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday. "Today, special thanks to the United States. They are executed very accurately, ATACMS have proven themselves," he said, according to a Google translation of a transcript. The Wall Street Journal reported the news earlier Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Ukraine has repeatedly said ATACMS are important to advance its difficult counteroffensive in Russian-occupied areas.

Persons: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden, Oleksiy Goncharenko, — Jenni Reid Organizations: Street Journal, U.S . State Department, CNBC Locations: Ukraine, U.S, United States, Berdyansk

Ukraine’s forces struck two air bases in Russian-held territory on Tuesday with American-supplied long-range missiles that were one of the last major weapons systems that Kyiv had sought from the United States, according to two American officials and a Ukrainian parliamentarian who posted about the attack on social media. They were the first strikes with a weapon known as ATACMS — for advanced, long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems — that President Biden was long reluctant to provide for fear it could escalate the conflict with Russia. But Mr. Biden told President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a visit to the White House in September that he had agreed to provide the missiles, albeit a version limited in range, according to officials familiar with the conversation. “ATACMS is already with us,” a Ukrainian lawmaker, Oleksiy Goncharenko, wrote Tuesday on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He said that an airfield in the Russian-controlled city of Berdiansk “was hit by them.”

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☆ Ukraine says it struck Russian airfields, taking out enemy helicopters, and it looks like it did it with ATACMS it secretly got from the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine says it carried out a series of strikes on Russian airbases, damaging multiple helicopters. Multiple reports and a source familiar with the matter said Kyiv used ATACMS in the attack. In the aftermath of the strikes, open-source intelligence (OSINT) accounts, Russian military bloggers, and analysts began suggesting on social media that Ukraine used ATACMS to carry out the attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementA person familiar with the matter told Insider that Ukraine used ATACMS missiles, confirming multiple reports that Kyiv's forces secretly acquired ATACMS from the US. Every day, every week, Ukraine needs such results.

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☆ Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“These would undoubtedly have a significant battlefield impact,” a US official told CNN. Changing battlefield conditions inside Ukraine over the last two weeks have prompted US officials to give the cluster munitions renewed and serious consideration, officials told CNN. Administration officials also believe they have managed to alleviate some allies’ concerns about the US transferring the munitions, officials said. DPICMs stands for dual-purpose improved conventional munitions, the official name for the type of cluster munitions that the US has in its stockpile. He previously told CNN that with the cluster munitions, “Ukraine will finish this war much faster, to the benefit of everybody.”“Russia is extensively using the old styles, the most barbaric styles, of cluster munitions against Ukraine,” Goncharenko told CNN in December.

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☆ 'Tough duel' ahead for Ukraine as Russia mounts fierce resistance to counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian officials are the first to admit that the country's armed forces face a "tough duel" with Russia in the weeks and months ahead. Nonetheless, there is mounting pressure on Ukraine to produce solid results — and analysts told CNBC that expectations could be far too high. Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker, told CNBC Tuesday that it was too early in the counteroffensive to make a judgment call. Urging patience, Ukraine defense advisor Yuriy Sak told CNBC: "We understand that everybody — and us more than anybody else — wants [the counteroffensive] to be progressing faster." Anders Fogh Rasmussen, chair of Rasmussen Global and former Secretary General of NATO, told CNBC Tuesday that "we are much too slow."

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☆ It's too early to judge the counteroffensive, says Ukrainian politician
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's too early to judge the counteroffensive, says Ukrainian politicianUkrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko discusses Ukraine's attempts to gain ground in its counteroffensive against Russia, and the need for the supply and delivery of more weaponry.

Persons: Oleksiy Goncharenko Organizations: Ukrainian Locations: Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Videos show Ukrainians celebrating with troops and chanting 'Ukraine above all!' as Russian forces are driven out of Kherson
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Videos show Ukrainian citizens and troops celebrating in the streets following Russia's retreat in Kherson. "Kherson is Ukraine! On Friday morning, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson, a crucial city that fell to Russia in the early days of the war. Ukrainian troops entered Kherson Friday morning, a crucial city that fell to Russia in the early days of the war but is being retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces. In one video from Kherson, Ukrainians can be heard chanting "Glory to Ukraine!

☆ Ukraine has begun to retake a prized city after Russian occupation, another battlefield humiliation for Putin
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian troops entered Kherson on Friday after Russian forces retreated in the night. It followed a public declaration of retreat from Russian officials, who left the city after steady advances by the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian officials shared pictures that they said showed Ukrainian flags raised in downtown Kherson, where Russian flags had been flying earlier in the war. Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that its withdrawal from the city was complete, saying all Russian soldiers and weapons had been taken across the river. Multiple reports also said that some Russian soldiers stayed behind in plain clothes.

☆ Zelenskyy says Russia used Shahed 'suicide drones' it got from Iran in its barrage of attacks on Ukrainian cities
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said Russia used Iran-supplied drones in a blitz of attacks on cities on Monday. He said that the number of missiles used was in the "dozens." A screenshot from a video of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, uploaded October 10 2022, after multiple cities in Ukraine were attacked. Iran has supplied Russia with several Shahed-series drones, colloquially known as "suicide" or "kamikaze" drones that have a payload of around 5-30 kg. Russia first took delivery of Shahed drones, as well as the larger Mojaher-6, from Iran in August, as The Washington Post reported.

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