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Center / right wing leader Friderich Merz has won the election in Germany 🇩🇪. Merz is no fan of Trump's actions regarding Russia and Ukraine. The new Chancellor is staunchly in support of not only increasing aid to Ukraine, but also ramping up the militsry side of the EU, so as not to have to...

Significant news today as multiple outlets are now reporting that the EU's 🇪🇺 previously announced new military aid package for Ukraine has now grown to approximately $21 Billion usd, after initially being reported in the $6-$10 Billion usd. The package will continue to be negotiated during a...

Italy 🇮🇹 recently agreed to increase their military commitment to Ukraine in 2025 as part of a European effort to increase support in some areas and sustain it in others. That said, the Italians have kept most of their military donations quiet throughout the conflict, in similar fashion as...

Update on my post earlier today. The EU 🇪🇺 military aid package for Ukraine will actually be worth a minimum of $6.2 Billion usd and might wind up being worth more than $10.5 billion usd, depending on what can be sourced from existing inventories and / or contracted in short order for quick...

Multiple reports are surfacing that the European Union 🇪🇺 is planning to announce a new $733 Billion usd comprehensive, joint spending package, aimed at deterring Russian aggression towards Europe at a time when U.S. partnership on defense in Europe seems to be falling off. As a part of the...

Germany 🇩🇪 announced the delivery of another significant military aid package to Ukraine today. Per usual, Germany doesn't update their deliveries until they've happened. The most recent one included the following: - 4 Zuzana 2 155mm Howitzers - 2 WISENT-1 Mine Clearing Tanks - 56 MRAPS - 18...

New military aid pledged for Ukraine today by a variety countries that attended the Ramstein summit. Britain 🇬🇧 announced a new military aid package valued at $190 million usd. The package consists of the following... - 25x T-72 MBTs (modernized) - 30x Armored Personnel Carriers - 15x...

Ukraine has officially received it's first batch of Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets from France 🇫🇷. While the number delivered has not yet been disclosed, France previously stated that Ukraine would receive at least 6 units before March, so it's assumed that's what has arrived. The Mirage 2000-F5...

Just wanted to drop in and post this before it's taken out of context and posted as if it's true by Blackjack or any of the other Russian supporters. Zelensky has come out and said that only half of military aid that was committed to Ukraine by the Biden Administration has reached Kyiv. People...

The Netherlands 🇳🇱 announced that it will send a new batch of F-16s to Ukraine in the coming weeks / months. How many aircraft will be delivered in this batch is unknown at this point. Ukrainian pilots continue to train on the platform in Denmark 🇩🇰, Romania 🇷🇴, USA 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦, with...

Britain 🇬🇧 announced a new military commitment to Ukraine, valued at $2.5 billion usd. It comes in the form of a 15 year, 0% interest, loan to be used for the purchase of air defense systems and interceptors, as well as the repair of Western made equioment that has been donated / sold to...

Italian 🇮🇹 Parliament approved $1.8 Billion usd worth of military aid to Ukraine in 2025. Furthermore, the Italians will pay their part of the EU's portion of the $50 Billion usd loan for Ukraine. Italy does not publicize it's military aid packages to Ukraine, however, donations have been known...

Lithuania 🇱🇹 announced a new military aid package for Ukraine and in keeping with their commitments, did not disclose the value of the package, but did disclose the contents. They are as follows: - MANPAD Air Defense Systems - Unnamed Air Defense Systems - Anti-Drone systems - Observation and...

Sweden 🇸🇪 announced it's largest military aid package of the war for Ukraine today, valued at $1.23 billion usd. The comprehensive package helps in a variety of areas and is another example of Europe stepping up in case Trump decides to curtail American military support in thr coming months. The...

Another day, another blow to Russia's oil industry (and the key to their funding the war in Ukraine). After a significant drone strike that caused a large fire, the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery has indefinitely suspended operations. The facilitiy processed 3 million tons of oil in 2024 and has /...

Good news for Ukraine. Less than 1 month before the Federal election in Germany 🇩🇪, it looks like Friedrich Merz will be the next Chancellor in Germany. Although there isn't likely going to be a majority, Merz's center right party is heavily in favour of not only continuing, but increasing...

Another massive blow to Russia. Ukraine struck the Lukoil Refinery in Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod with a significant swarm of drones. The result is a fire that engulfed the facility. This is Russia's 3rd largest refining facility in the entire country. It processes 15 millions tons of oil each...

Approximately 150 Polish 🇵🇱 BTR-70DI APCs of Ukranian origin were quietly upgraded and refurbished by a subsidiary of Huta Stalowa Wola in 2024. The large batch of vehicles was subsequently delivered to a "mysterious customer" in recent weeks... That customer, of course, is believed to be...

Just to add to this story, these 90'ish Patriot interceptors were in storage, used previously for Israel's now retired Patriot systems. The Americans are refurbishing the interceptors to bring them up to current standards, so they can be used sparingly, to intercept Russian ballistic missiles...

You still don't realize, or don't care to realize that there is a difference between the USAID mechanism that falls under the state department's purview and Presidential Drawdown Authority and USAI that falls under the Pentagon. The only funds currently frozen for Ukraine are those that come...