Andrew Perpetua's visually confirmed and geolocated losses for Russia and Ukraine, Thursday, May 9th.
Of note, Russia has started trying to use their coveted T-90s near the front again. They lost 3 of them today, as has been the case anytime they try to use them as the front. Expect the see the...
Germany 🇩🇪 will purchase 3 M142 HIMARS systems for from USA 🇺🇸 for Ukraine, at a cost of $30 million usd.
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/ukraine-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems
Canada 🇨🇦 is donating $55.5 million usd to the German 🇩🇪 led initiative to immediately procure additional air defense systems for Ukraine. The money was announced today by Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair...
USA 🇺🇸 just announced a new $400 million usd military aid package for Ukraine. The package will come from Presidential Drawdown Authority and will be shipped to Ukraine immediately.
Full contents of the package:
- M142 HIMARS
- Bradley IFVs
- M113 APCs
- MRAPS (undisclosed type)
- AIM-9M...
Germany 🇩🇪 has agreed to buy 3 M142 HIMARS from USA existing inventories, for transfer to Ukraine.
This makes complete sense given that it has been visually confirmed that Russia has destroyed / severely damaged 3 of Ukraine's M142 HIMARS units. This transfer will bring Ukraine back to a full...
There has been a lot of misinformation and a lack of clarity surrounding what's happening in witht the Czech 🇨🇿 led initiative to procure at least 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, to be delivered in 2024.
Here is an update. Today Czech President Petr Pavel announced that the first 180,000...
This is a genuine issue that is being worked on, but takes time to rectify...
On the M777 front, BAE has restarted a parts line for the M777, with barrels being at the top of the list. They signed an initial $50 million usd contract with the U.S. military for the production of parts and they...
France 🇫🇷 is quietly refurbishing SCALP-EG cruise missiles and sending them to Ukraine. The refurbishment process takes approximately 3 months, and costs about 25% of the price of producing a new missile. Simultaneously, they are buying back SCALP-EG cruise missiles previously sold to...
After a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Romanian 🇷🇴 officials are considering sending one of their Patriot Missile batteries to Ukraine 🇺🇦 to support Ukrainian air defense. Germany 🇩🇪 Recently agreed to send another of their Patriot batteries and Italy 🇮🇹 recently agreed to send one of...
It will be interesting to see what route the West ultimately takes, but this info serves as a follow up to the previously iniative I mentioned recently.
The European Union 🇪🇺 is looking to confiscate all of the interest earned on Russian foreign assets frozen in their banks, and send that...
Ukraine's most pressing needs are artillery shells and air defense systems and both Europe 🇪🇺 and USA 🇺🇸 are actively working to solve those problems in the short, intermediate and long terms. Simultaneously, Ukraine is working on its personnel problem through additional conscription.
What's...
I believe their stated goal is to conscript approximately 200,000 additional soldiers to replaces losses. However, they are cracking down on draft dodgers from other age groups, as well as introducing women (on a volunteer basis) that want to serve in support roles such as logistics specialists...
USA 🇺🇸 is working closely with NATO Allies to front Ukraine $50 Billion usd in direct aid that they can then use however they see fit. The partners in the initiative would then have their fronted funds paid back using the more than $5 Billion usd in annual windfall profits generated from the...
Germany 🇩🇪 will send an additional 6 TRML-4D air defense radars to Ukraine. The units work in conjunction with IRIS-T SLM / SLS air defense systems, or as standalone units that can be integrated into the overall air defense picture. They have range up to 250km and can track up to 1500 targets...
Italy 🇮🇹 will send an additional SAMP/T air defense battery to Ukraine. SAMP/T is considered a tier 1 one air defense system along with Patriot.
Italy's newest defense package will also include 155mm artillery shells and Stinger MANPADS among other weaponry. The Italians are also considering...
Footage of the M39 ATACMS strike on a Russian 🇷🇺 training area in Luhansk that reportedly killed more than 100 Russian soldiers that had gathered for drills.
The footage shows 4 M39s being used in the attack, however, one appears to have been a dud. Newsweek reported that USA 🇺🇸 has provided...
Keep in mind that these are only medium / long range strike weapons. They do not induced other capable medium range weapons such as JDAMs, AASMs, GMLRS, Grad rockets, Brimstone missiles, etc... Nor do they account for Ukrainian domestic missile production of Neptune and the revamping of S-200...
Norway 🇳🇴 Australia 🇦🇺 and Latvia 🇱🇻 have jumped on board the string of countries announcing new military aid packages for Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Today Norway 🇳🇴 announced that they will send Ukraine $600 million usd worth of air defense support in 2024, along with $30 million usd in humanitarian aid. The...
This is pure cope and disinformation.
1. The recent U.S. aid package literally included funding specifically for an auditor general to oversee the weapons transfers to Ukraine to ensure they were being procured and used appropriately.
2. The claim from the American Right is that approximately...
