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But Ukrainian forces have struggled to breach layers of Russian defenses as tank traps and minefields slow their advance. The Ukrainian military said one Russian position in the Zaporizhzhia sector had been eliminated, along with an ammunition depot. Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukrainian Land Forces, posted on Telegram that a “gradual advance continues” in the Bakhmut area. At the same time, Russian military bloggers have posted video of Ukrainian infantry vehicles being struck. They are complex, difficult, and depend on many factors.”Danilov echoed what other Ukrainian officials have said recently.

Persons: ”, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Danilov, ” ISW Organizations: CNN, Russian, Ukrainian Land Forces, Russian Defense Ministry, National Security and Defense Locations: Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Slovakia, Russian, Klishchiivka, ”, Bakhmut

☆ Ukraine has 14 kinds of howitzers to batter Russian forces, but each gun brings a new problem for Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine has 14," Patrick Hinton, a British Army captain, wrote in a recent article on Ukrainian artillery for the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank. Ukraine's arsenal of towed 155 mm howitzers includes the US M777, British AS-90, France's TRF1, and the British-German-Italian FH-70. For armored self-propelled 155 mm howitzers, Ukraine has received three variants of the American-made M109, plus Germany's PzH 2000, Poland's Krab, and Slovakia's Zuzana 2. To add to the mix, there is France's truck-mounted 155 mm Caesar gun and Lithuania has sent old US-made M101 towed 105 mm howitzers that were designed in 1941. Crash coursesA Ukrainian serviceman in a PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer near Bakhmut in June.

Persons: Patrick Hinton, Muhammed Enes Yildirim, France's TRF1, Poland's Krab, ANATOLII STEPANOV, Cannon, Mykhaylo Palinchak, Hinton, Diego Herrera Carcedo, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Artillery, Russia, British Army, Royal United Services Institute, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Anadolu Agency, Getty, British AS, NATO, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, British, US, Bakhmut, Italian, Lithuania, Czech, AFP, Soviet, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Europe, Forbes

☆ NATO makes membership pledge to Ukraine as Zelenskiy drums up support
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Robert Muller | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visit the Velvet Revolution Memorial in Prague, Czech Republic, July 7, 2023. In Prague, he won a pledge of support for Ukraine to join NATO "as soon as the war (with Russia) is over", and in Sofia secured backing for membership "as soon as conditions allow". "There is strength in unity of NATO," he said, adding that undecided questions over Ukraine's future in NATO and Sweden's pending membership were "a threat to the alliance's strength". Zelenskiy has acknowledged that Kyiv is unlikely to be able to join NATO while at war with Russia. TALKS DUE IN TURKEYDespite Russia's anger, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told a news conference with Zelenskiy in Prague that he expected all NATO allies to support Ukraine in its membership aspirations.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Petr Fiala, Zelenskiy, Jens Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg, Zuzana Caputova, Vladimir Putin, Fiala, Tayyip Erdogan, Jason Hovet, Pavel Polityuk, Timothy Heritage, Gareth Jones, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Presidential Press Service, NATO, EU Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, European Union, Thomson Locations: Czech, Prague, Czech Republic, Ukraine, PRAGUE, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia, Sofia, Bratislava, Vilnius, Lithuanian, Brussels, Russian, Russia's, TURKEY, Europe, Kyiv, United States, Istanbul

☆ Biden has given Ukraine over 200,000,000 bullets to fight Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The latest package of military aid to Kyiv is all about replenishing their military's dwindling munitions. As such, the U.S. Department of Defense announced another package of military aid to Ukraine worth more than $2 billion. However, the Ukrainian air defense system took out the incoming munitions in short succession. The Ukrainian military continues to rely on its Western air defense systems to fend off incoming Russian missile and drone attacks. Western air defense systems were able to minimize the damage from the incoming Russian munitions.

Persons: —, Jacob Bradford, military's Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, U.S . Department of Defense, Ukraine Worth, Air, Puma, Ukraine's Armed Forces, Pentagon, NATO, European Union, Forces, US Army, Jacob Bradford Military, Russian Locations: U.S, Ukraine, Poland, Russian, Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ Slovak's caretaker PM quits after political wrangling
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 7 (Reuters) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Sunday he had asked the president to relieve him of his duties, after ministers' resignations weakened his cabinet that is serving in a caretaker capacity before elections in September. Heger is due to meet President Zuzana Caputova, who has the power to appoint a new caretaker prime minister, later on Sunday. Heger has faced calls from the opposition to make way for a technocrat administration to lead the central European country until early elections to take place in September. In common with other European states, Slovakia has provided households and companies with payments to mitigate the impact of high energy costs and wider inflation. Reporting by Jason Hovet in Prague Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Slovak caretaker PM quits months before early elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Heger is due to meet President Zuzana Caputova, who has the power to appoint a new caretaker prime minister, later on Sunday. Heger has faced opposition calls to make way for a technocrat administration to lead the central European country until early elections to take place in September. Polls find the public favours the biggest opposition party, which is led by former prime minister Robert Fico and has opposed increasing military aid to neighbouring Ukraine. Heger lost a no-confidence vote in December last year and in January he agreed to early elections as the best solution, leaving him in a caretaker role. It was not certain whether Caputova would name a new prime minister on Sunday.

☆ Slovak foreign minister quits in fresh blow to ailing cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 5 (Reuters) - Slovakia's foreign minister offered his resignation on Friday, the president said, dealing a fresh blow to the centre-right cabinet which has already been serving in a caretaker capacity ahead of elections in September. Rastislav Kacer's departure follows a string of other ministerial resignations and piles pressure on Prime Minister Eduard Heger, who had been facing mounting opposition calls to quit and make way for a technocrat government. Caputova, whose role gives her the power to appoint a new prime minister, said she would discuss the situation with Heger and parliament speaker Boris Kollar on her return. SaS joined a leftist opposition party in voting through a no-confidence motion in December, accusing the government of not helping people cope with the higher energy costs. The prime minister said he would not comment until he meets the president.

☆ How weapons from Western allies are strengthening Ukraine's defence
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +15 min

In the months after, artillery ammunition came, then Western artillery and vehicles. Ground-Launched Small Diameter BombAdd a description of the graphic for screen readers. Add a description of the graphic for screen readers. Although it uses a NATO-standard calibre for its main gun--120mm--the Challenger 2's barrel is rifled, unlike the smoothbore weapons used in other Western tanks. Air defense Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including power plants and residential buildings, have come under increasing attack from Russian missiles and one-way drones, often launched from outside Ukraine's territory.

☆ Biden, Putin display their alliances with Ukraine war backdrop
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Washington is concerned Beijing could provide material support for Moscow's war in Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24 last year and has become the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two. Not just for Ukraine, but for the freedom of democracies throughout Europe and around the world," Biden said. In two speeches last September Putin indicated that he would, if needed, use nuclear weapons to defend Russia. "We have heard implicit threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called tactical use of nuclear weapons is utterly unacceptable.

[1/9] Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlova react at his headquarters, after results are announced for the country's presidential election, in Prague, Czech Republic January 28, 2023. Pavel, a 61-year-old retired general running for office for the first time, won 58.3% of the vote with all voting districts reporting final results, defeating billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis, a dominant but polarising force in Czech politics for a decade. Pavel has also fully backed continued support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia's invasion. Babis, 68, a combative business magnate who heads the biggest opposition party in parliament, had attacked Pavel as the government's candidate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy congratulated Pavel on his election on Twitter and said he looked forward to close cooperation.

☆ Referendum in Slovakia fails to bring early vote closer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 22 (Reuters) - A referendum in Slovakia failed to open a path to early elections after most voters avoided the polling stations on Saturday, quashing the opposition's plan to bring the contest forward. Only one popular vote - on joining the European Union - has passed the threshold since Slovakia's independence in 1993. An early election can be held in Slovakia if the constitution is changed to permit parliament's four-year term to be shortened. Such a change of constitution would need approval by a referendum or by at least 90 votes in the 150-seat parliament. Political parties are due to hold another round of talks on Sunday evening, where they will discuss prospects for holding early elections which could take place before the summer or in autumn.

☆ Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

THE UNITED STATES:Bradley Fighting Vehicle: a tracked, armoured vehicle with a turret-mounted 25-mm gun that can carry up to seven soldiers in addition to three crew. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer: a tracked, armoured vehicle with a 155 mm gun. Stryker armoured personnel carrier: a wheeled armoured vehicle that can be configured to handle anything from carrying infantry to medical evacuations. M1117 armoured security vehicle: a wheeled vehicle with a mine-resistant hull. SWEDENArcher Artillery System: a wheeled, self-propelled gun.

President Caputova will dismiss the cabinet but ask it to stay on until she at some point appoints a new one. SaS joined a leftist opposition party in bringing the no-confidence vote, accusing the government of not helping people cope with the higher energy costs. The political clash has prevented support for Heger's 2023 budget plan, which includes spending to offset energy prices. Sulik told a televised briefing SaS wanted to back the creation of a new government and did not support calling early elections. The poll-leading opposition party Hlas, though, called early elections the only option.

☆ The Ukraine war has often been a grinding artillery battle. These are the big guns being sent in to pound Russian forces.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Its array of 122 mm, 152 mm and 203 mm cannon mirrored those used by Russia's military. Denice LopezGermany and the Netherlands have already delivered 10 of the German-designed Panzerhaubitze 2000 armored self-propelled 155 mm howitzers to Ukraine. 1st Class Mikki SprenkleFrance's Caesar is a 155 mm howitzer mounted on a six-wheeled truck. Jacob BradfordThe Zusana-2 is a Slovakian wheeled 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. RCH-155The turret of the RCH 155, armed with a 155 mm gun, is unmanned and controlled from the drive module.

☆ ‘Radicalized teenager’ killed two outside Slovakia gay bar, prime minister says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A “radicalized teenager” shot dead two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. The gunman killed two people and wounded another near the Teplaren bar in the city center Wednesday evening, police said. “I strongly condemn a murder of two young people shot dead in Bratislava last night by a radicalized teenager,” Heger wrote on Twitter. Jaroslav Novak / APSlovak media reported the main suspect had posted messages with the phrases “hate crime” and “gay bar” hashtagged on Twitter. It is hate that does not belong in Slovakia,” she told reporters after visiting the scene of the attack.

☆ 'Radicalised teenager' killed two outside Slovakia gay bar - PM
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People embrace one another near the site of a shooting in Bratislava, Slovakia October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Radovan StoklasaBRATISLAVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A "radicalised teenager" shot dead two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. A gunman killed two people and wounded another near the Teplaren bar in the city centre on Wednesday evening, police said. "I strongly condemn a murder of two young people shot dead in Bratislava last night by a radicalised teenager," Heger wrote on Twitter. Slovak media reported the main suspect had posted messages with the phrases "hate crime" and "gay bar" hashtagged on Twitter.

☆ Relațiile bilaterale și situația regională, discutate de către Maia Sandu și Zuzana Čaputová.
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Aprofundarea dialogului bilateral și a cooperării economice, gestionarea pandemiei și situația politică din țară și din regiune au fost principalele subiecte pe care le-a discutat astăzi, în format de videoconferință, Președintele Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, cu Președintele Republicii Slovace, Zuzana Čaputová. „Am mulțumit Slovaciei pentru sprijinul consecvent acordat țării noastre pentru programele de dezvoltare, precum și pentru susținerea financiară a spitalelor din Republica Moldova. Datorită acesteia, instituțiile sanitare de la noi au putut cumpăra echipamente performante în combaterea Covid-19”, a spus doamna Maia Sandu. Șefa statului a apreciat importanța atribuită de Slovacia, în calitate de membru al Grupului de la Visegrád, consolidării relațiilor cu statele Parteneriatului Estic. De asemenea, Președintele Maia Sandu a invitat-o pe doamna Čaputová să efectueze o vizită în Republica Moldova, atunci când situația pandemică o va permite.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Președintele Maia Sandu, Čaputová Organizations: Parteneriatului Locations: Republicii Moldova, Republicii Slovace, Slovaciei, Republica Moldova, Slovacia, Parteneriatului Estic

☆ Vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 a început oficial în toate ţările Uniunii Europene
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Femeia a declarat că nu a simţit nimic atunci când a fost vaccinată. Leif Hasselberg, 79 de ani, a fost prima persoană care a fost vaccinată în această ţară, relatează dpa. Rachel Grech, angajată la unitatea de boli infecţioase a spitalului Mater Dei, a fost vaccinată sub privirile premierului Robert Abela şi ale ministrului sănătăţii Chris Fearne. „Cred că acesta este suflul libertăţii”, a declarat Caputova, imediat după ce a primit vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech. „Nu a durut”, a declarat ea, citată de agenţia de presă PAP.

Persons: Domenico, René, Portugalia Antonio Sarmento, EFE, Marta Temido, ., Leif Hasselberg, dpa ., Rachel Grech, Robert Abela, Chris Fearne, Tihon, Andrej Babis, Babis, Caputova, intervenţia, PAP Organizations: ORF, DR, Mater, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Roma, Italia, coronavirus, ţara, Europa, Germania, Berlin, Franţa, Sevran, Seine - Saint - Denis, pariziană, Paris, AP, HP, Spania, Rosario Hidalgo Sanchez, Guadalajara, Porto, vaccinată, Portugalia, Suedia Suedia, Stockholm, Göteborg, Austria, Danemarca, Malta, Bulgaria, dimineaţa, Praga, Brno, Cehia, Slovacia, Slovaciei, Polonia, Varşovia

☆ Președinți a șapte state o felicită și își exprimă sprijinul pentru Maia Sandu cu ocazia învestirii în funcția de președinte
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Președinții celor șapte state își exprimă sprijinul președintelui Maia Sandu în eforturile sale de a consolida și implementa reformele bazate pe valori democratice, și libertăți fundamentale . „Maia Sandu a primit un mandat ferm de la cetățenii Republicii Moldova, care așteaptă schimbări, o agendă de reforme mai ambițioasă, democrație și legături mai strânse cu Uniunea Europeană. În acest sens, ne exprimăm sprijinul nostru deplin pentru Maia Sandu și eforturile sale de a consolida implementarea reformelor, pe baza valorilor democratice, libertăților fundamentale și a statului de drept. O susținem pe doamna Președinte Maia Sandu în demersurile sale de a dezvolta în Republica Moldova un sistem democratic funcțional, care să reflecte voința cetățenilor Republicii Moldova. Scrisoarea este semnată de Klaus Iohannis, președintele României; Gitanas Nausėda, președintele Lituaniei; Kersti Kaljulaid, președintele Estoniei, Egils Levits, președintele Letoniei; Miloš Zeman, președintele Republicii Cehia; Andrzej Duda, președintele Poloniei; și Zuzana Čaputová, președintele Republlicii Slovacia.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Klaus Iohannis, Miloš Zeman, Andrzej Duda Organizations: Uniunea Europeană Locations: Republicii Moldova, Republica Moldova, României, Lituaniei, Estoniei, Letoniei, Republicii Cehia, Poloniei, Slovacia

☆ Președinți a șapte state europene au felicitat-o pe Maia Sandu cu ocazia învestirii
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

Președinți a șapte state europene au felicitat-o pe Maia Sandu cu ocazia învestiriiPreședinții Lituaniei, Cehiei, Estoniei, Letoniei, Poloniei, României și Slovaciei o felicită pe Maia Sandu cu ocazia învestirii în funcția de președinte al Republicii Moldova. Președinții își exprimă sprijinul deplin Maiei Sandu în eforturile sale de consolidare și implementare a reformelor bazate pe valori democratice, libertăți fundamentale și regula legii. „Suntem alături de președintele Maia Sandu în eforturile sale de a stabili un sistem democratic funcțional în Republica Moldova, care reflectă voința cetățenilor Republicii Moldova. Șefii de state și-au exprimat sprijinul pentru independență, suveranitate și integritate teritorială a Republicii Moldova și calea europeană aleasă de cetățenii țării. Scrisoarea a fost semnată de: Gitanas Nausėda, președintele Lituaniei; Kersti Kaljulaid, președintele Estoniei, Egils Levits, președintele Letoniei; Miloš Zeman, președintele Republicii Cehia; Andrzej Duda, președintele Poloniei; Klaus Iohannis, președintele României și Zuzana Čaputová, președintele Republlicii Slovacia.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Sandu, Miloš Zeman, Andrzej Duda, Klaus Iohannis Organizations: Uniunea Europeană Locations: Cehiei, Estoniei, Letoniei, Poloniei, României, Slovaciei, Republicii Moldova, Republica Moldova, Lituaniei, Republicii Cehia, Slovacia

Maia Sandu este cea mai proaspătă președintă aleasăIeri, s-a desfășurat turul II al alegerilor prezidențiale în Republica Moldova, iar potrivit rezultatelor preliminare, Maia Sandu a câștigat alegerile. Iată cine sunt cele 11 doamne care își exercită funcția de președintă a țării, cu excepția Maiei Sandu care deocamdată nu a depus jurământul. Bidhya Devi Bhandari (59 de ani), NepalA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 29 octombrie 2015, iar mandatul ei durează cinci ani și 18 zile. Vjosa Osmani (38 de ani) KosovoA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 5 noiembrie 2020, iar mandatul ei durează 11 zile. Maia Sandu (48 de ani), Republica MoldovaA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 16 noiembrie 2020, dar încă nu a depus jurământul.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Ieri, Bidhya Devi, Kersti, Halimah, Paula, Mae Weekes, Salome, Zuzana, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Vjosa, Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu . Locations: Republica Moldova, Nepal, Taiwanului, China, Estonia, Singapore, Trinidad și Tobago, Etiopia, Georgia, Slovacia, Grecia, Kosovo, Republicii Moldova

☆ Slovacia, prima din Europa care a testat întreaga populație pentru COVID-19. De ce și cum? — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-07 | by ( Diana Preașcă | Georgeta Carasiucenco | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +9 min

Timp de două zile – sâmbătă și duminică, 31 octombrie și 1 noiembrie 2020 – Slovacia a testat la COVID-19 două treimi din populația țării: peste 3,5 milioane de persoane din 5,5 milioane. „În opinia mea, testarea a fost făcută bine, având în vedere cât de repede a fost organizată”, spune Elena Jarinova, care lucrează ca producător și locuiește în Slovacia de 5 ani citată de Curenttime.tv. A fost greu atât pentru oameni, cât și pentru buget: stat a plătit indemnizații celor care au suferit de carantină”. Acolo a fost posibil să faci testul fără a părăsi mașina – au fost testați aproximativ 15 mii de persoane. „Am încercat să testăm masiv și testarea masivă nu este altceva decât teste irosite și potențial de laborator sufocat și supraîncărcat.

Persons: Zuzana, Elena, Elena Jarinova, Nicolae Furtună Organizations: Guvernului, Universitatea de Medicină, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății Locations: Slovacia, Coreea de Sud, Ucraina, Slovaciei, Universitatea de Medicină Slovacă, Bratislava, morbiditate, Nord, Rusia, Islanda, Republica Moldova

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