Ukraine

The War Zone Beyond GLSDB’s Fall debut, a official says cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine, but no decision to send them has been made. Saab Recent long-range attacks made by Ukraine – like the one today on the Chongar Bridge in Crimea – have spurred speculation as to what weapons are being employed. […]

The War Zone Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that regardless of what happens in the counteroffensive, he won’t negotiate until Russia leaves. DONBAS, UKRAINE – JUNE 19: A view of the mine warning sign in Donbas, Ukraine on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Regardless of what happens with his

The War Zone Russian and Ukrainian sources both agree that Moscow’s forces are on the move in the Donbas, a possible challenge to Kyiv’s counteroffensive. Russian Defense Ministry There are indications that Russian forces have launched offensive operations of their own around in eastern Luhansk Oblast. While it is unclear at the moment how successful

The War Zone U.S. officials immediately condemned the move, but said they did not believe Putin was preparing to use the tactical nuclear weapons. Russian MOD Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed for the first time that tactical nuclear weapons have already been deployed to his vassal state of Belarus. That makes good a

The War Zone Ukraine is battling “strong enemy resistance and superiority in numbers of men and weapons,” said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar. Via Twitter Screencap “Over the course of the day, the enemy increased the number of missile and air strikes and artillery and mortar attacks,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Thursday

The War Zone Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia tells us Kyiv is in the process of checking out the Australian Hornets to see if they will fit its needs. Commonwealth of Australia – Department of Defence (DoD)/Sgt David Gibbs In a follow-up to our feature on how Australia’s surplus upgraded F/A-18 Hornets could be well suited

The War Zone Despite fighting through minefields and being attacked by Russian artillery, drones and ATGMs, Ukraine appears to be making some progress. Ukraine MoD screencap As the Ukrainian counteroffensive grinds on, the most intense fighting appears to be taking place in Donetsk Oblast in the so-called Vremenvka Salient, along the Mokri Yaly River near

The War Zone The Ukrainians have lost at least 16 Bradleys so far, but there will soon be more on the way under the latest U.S. aid package. via Ukrainian Ministry of Defense/Twitter “I can confirm that the next Presidential Drawdown Package (expected tomorrow) contains roughly two dozen Bradleys and Strykers,” a U.S. official said

The War Zone Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on Ukraine’s major counteroffensive days after it was launched in force. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) “We can safely state that the offensive has begun. We know this from the fact that the Ukrainian Army tapped its strategic reserves. This is my first point,” Putin said in response

The War Zone The first images of destroyed Bradley Fighting Vehicles have emerged as Ukraine’s full-on counteroffensive continues to face heavy opposition. Twitter One image shows that Ukrainian forces apparently abandoned four M2 Bradleys as well as one Leopard 2A6 tank and one BMR-2 Mine-Clearing vehicle during an attack in the Zaporizhzia region, according to