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☆ Russia seizes Bakhmutka River's west bank, says UK defence ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

April 7 (Reuters) - Russia has seized the west bank of the Bakhmutka River, endangering a key Ukraine supply route, in its push to regain control of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, the British defence ministry said on Friday. "Russia has made further gains and has now highly likely advanced into the town centre ... Ukraine's key 0506 supply route to the west of the town is likely severely threatened," the ministry said on Twitter in a regular bulletin. loadingReporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru Editing by David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Putin claimed the UK is ramping up nuclear tensions by sending Ukraine depleted uranium armor-piercing shells. The UK says that's nonsense.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The component: depleted uranium armor-piercing shells, which have no role in nuclear weaponry. Depleted uranium, a by-product of the nuclear enrichment process, is used in making penetrating tank shells because it is extremely dense. "There is no way that you could create a nuclear reaction or a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium." The UK MOD also cited research that it says shows the health risk of depleted uranium munitions is "likely to be low." Depleted uranium is much less radioactive than the original fuel.

☆ US taps its munitions stockpile in Israel to send 300,000 artillery shells to Ukraine, says report, as Russia announce new offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US stockpile in Israel has been tapped for 155mm shells destined for Ukraine, the New York Times reported. The US is also buying 100,000 155 mm shells from South Korea that will be sent to Ukraine, Insider reported. Photo by IHOR THACHEV/AFP via Getty ImagesIn addition, Pakistan is sending 159 containers of artillery ammunition to Ukraine, according to India's Economic Times. The US scrambles for more ammunition to send to Ukraine comes as Russia and Ukraine gear up for expected renewed fighting in the spring. In November, the Pentagon estimated that Russia fired 20,000 shells daily, while Ukraine fired 4,000 to 7,000.

TOKYO/LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a bridge between Europe and Asia that marks Japan's first major industrial defence collaboration beyond the United States since World War Two. Britain also wants Japan to improve how it provides security clearances to contractors, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. The two new platforms would compete head-on with each other and the United States in the global fighter market. "There is going to be a Battle Royal in the next 10-15 years in positioning the various players," said UK defence analyst Francis Tusa. The United States, which has pledged to defend all three countries through NATO and a separate security pact with Japan, welcomed the new Europe-Japan agreement.

☆ Russian aircraft missile launch not deliberate escalation - UK defence minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday that he did not consider the release of a missile by a Russian aircraft near a British aircraft patrolling in international airspace to be a deliberate escalation. "We don't consider this a deliberate escalation by the Russians, our analysis would concur it was a malfunction," Wallace told parliament. "However, it is a reminder of quite how dangerous things can be when you choose to use your fighters in the manner that the Russians have done over many periods of time." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by Farouq Suleiman; editing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ No need for alarm, says UK defence minister about his U.S. visit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace told parliament on Thursday there was no cause for alarm over his urgent trip to meet allies in the United States. Asked about the visit to Washington, D.C., Wallace said: "I went to the Pentagon, the State Department, the National Security Adviser and other meetings, and made sure that we are all understanding our planning processes about what we would do in the event of a whole range of things." "I don't think people should be alarmed by it ... I would hope they would take comfort that my priority is if necessary getting on a plane to go and do that." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by Farouq Suleiman; editing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

He said Russia acknowledged that the incident took place in international airspace, adding that patrols have now resumed, and British aircraft were now being accompanied by fighter aircraft escorts. Wallace visited Washington earlier this week, prompting speculation as to whether a specific threat or piece of intelligence had prompted the trip. Ukraine has retaken territory in eastern Ukraine, leading President Vladimir Putin to order a partial Russian mobilisation and also step up nuclear rhetoric. Wallace repeated that there would be "severe consequences" for Russia if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine, adding that he discussed Ukraine's battlefield successes and the possible Russian response to them on the trip. He emphasised that the incident with the Russian fighter and the UK "Rivet Joint" plane highlighted the risks of miscalculation in interacting with Russia.

☆ N.Korea fires artillery shells off east, west coasts -S.Korea military
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) - North Korea fired artillery shells off its east and west coasts on Tuesday, the South Korean military said. The North fired some 100 shells into the sea off its west coast around 10 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) and shot a further 150 rounds off its east coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement on Wednesday. North Korea's latest military activity came after South Korean troops kicked off their annual Hoguk defence drills on Monday, designed to boost their ability to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. read moreThe drills, due to end on Saturday, are the latest in a series of military exercises by South Korea in recent weeks, including joint activities with the United States and Japan. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Heekyong Yang and Joori Roh; Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UK Defence Ministry: Russian logistical issues intensify after Crimea bridge blast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Logistical issues faced by Russian forces in southern Ukraine have become more acute following damage to a key bridge to Crimea on Oct. 8, a British intelligence update said on Monday. "With the Russian presence in Kherson strained, and the supply routes through Crimea degraded, the ground line of communication through Zaporizhzhia Oblast is becoming more important to the sustainability of Russia’s occupation," the UK Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin. Russian forces in southern Ukraine are likely increasing logistical supply flow via Mariupol in an attempt to compensate for the reduced capacity of the bridge, the update said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ South Korea kicks off military drills amid talk of North Korean nuclear test
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's troops kicked off their annual Hoguk defence drills on Monday, designed to boost their ability to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats amid simmering tension over both sides' military activities. The drills, due to end on Saturday, are the latest in a series of military exercises by South Korea in recent weeks, including joint activities with the United States and Japan. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPyongyang has angrily reacted to the South Korean and joint military activities, calling them provocations and threatening countermeasures. Joined by some U.S. forces, the South Korean troops will focus on maintaining readiness and improving the troops' ability to execute joint operations during the Hoguk drills, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. But the North accused the South's military of escalating tension with its own artillery firing.

☆ Russia will run out of arms before Ukraine does because it has isolated itself so much, UK defence secretary says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK said on Thursday that Russia will run out of weapons before the West does in Ukraine. Defence Minister Ben Wallace said Russia is isolated and its supply chain broken. "They need a supply chain, and large parts of their supply chain were not in Russia, they came from all over the world including in Europe and including, indeed, even in Ukraine," he said. An assessment in September by the Center for Strategic and International Studies listed the stockpile status of five key weapons — including the famed HIMARS — as "limited." Russia has turned to to such pariah states for weapons supplies, with US intelligence claiming that North Korea had supplied it weapons.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told reporters that Pyongyang has been "indiscriminately carrying out provocations", vowing to devise "watertight countermeasures". North Korea's military issued a statement via state media KCNA early on Friday saying that it took "strong military countermeasures", over artillery fire by South Korea on Thursday. The unprecedented frequency of North Korea's missile launches has raised concerns it may be preparing to resume testing of nuclear bombs for the first time since 2017. It said the South Korean air force "conducted an emergency sortie with its superior air force, including the F-35A". "The KPA sends a stern warning to the South Korean military inciting military tension in the frontline area with reckless action," its spokesman said, according to KCNA.

☆ How the Russian officer elite was decimated in Ukraine – 29 generals and commanders who were killed in action
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-01 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Vitaly GerasimovMaj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov became the second senior Russian commander reported to be killed after Ukrainian military intelligence claimed he was shot dead in Kharkiv. Ivan GrishinColonel Ivan Grishin, commander of Russia's 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, died in Ukraine, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Vyacheslav SavinovLieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov, who headed Russian artillery intelligence, was killed in Ukraine, a Russian artillery school confirmed. A damaged Russian military vehicle is seen after Russian Forces withdrawal as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 14, 2022. The Ukrainian military said that Botashev was killed when a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down over the Lugansk region.

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