Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

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An episode of combat work in Ukraine, the Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S". The self-propelled howitzer "Giatsint-S" is located in a semi-underground camouflaged shelter. The artillery unit fires at a stronghold of the Ukrainian army in one of the villages. At the end of the video, the crew of the 2S5 artillery unit reports what targets they managed to hit in Ukraine. The self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S" was developed in the USSR and accepted into service in 1976. The firing range of the self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S" is up to 41 km. Currently, Russia has 120 units of 2S5 howitzers in service and 750 units of 2S5 in storage.

 

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Small talk between Foreign Minister of Poland , Elon Musk and Marco Rubio about Starlink

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1898772306857517342

 

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France announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $211 million usd. The package will be funded using proceeds from frozen Russian assets and will consist of the following:

- Additional AMX10-RC AFVs
- Additional VAB APCs
- 155mm Artillery Shells
- AASM Precision Guided Munitions
- Drones

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-tap-russian-assets-195-million-euros-this-year-minister-says-2025-03-09/

France will allocate almost €200 million from Russian assets to Ukraine

France will create a fund of €195 million taken from the interest generated by frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine militarily.

www.brusselstimes.com

France Will Speed Up AMX-10RC, VAB Supplies to Ukraine and Send €200 mln Worth of Shells and Airbombs in the New Aid Package | Defense Express

Paris is stepping up its support to the embattled country by replenishing its arsenals of 155mm artillery ammunition and AASM Hammer smart bombs

en.defence-ua.com

 

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Ukraine announced the signing of a new contract with Germany's Diehl Defense, the maker of IRIS-T SLS and IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, which Ukraine has been using extensively. Ukraine has noted that the systems have a 95% success rate of shooting down Russian drones and cruise missiles.

Germany has commited 17 IRIS-T batteries to Ukraine and has already delivered 11 of those systems. The remaining 6 systems are scheduled to be delivered throughout 2025, as additional funding comes online in Germany.

Today's announcement is set to TRIPLE the number of IRIS-T batteries that Ukraine will receive, to a total of 50 batteries. It will also TRIPLE the number of interceptor missiles that Ukraine will receive.

This is a massive purchase and will be delivered over several years. Each battery is valued at nearly $500 million usd. IRIS-T will slowly overtake the U.S. NASAMS systems as the most readily used "Tier 2" air defense system in Ukraine.

Ukraine signs agreement with IRIS-T manufacturer to triple air defense system and missile supplies

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with German defense company Diehl Defence, the manufacturer of the IRIS-T air defense system, to triple the supply of these systems and their missiles. — Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

 

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The Scandanavian Countries and the Baltic Countries are teaming up to train and fully equip a new Ukrainian mechanized brigade of volunteers. This was decided after after a meeting between Scandanavian and Baltic leadership, and Ukrainian officials.

The news of a new brigade comes approximately 1 week after Norway announced that it will double it's military aid to Ukraine in Ukraine in 2025 to $8 Billion usd. Meanwhile, Finland just announced a new major military aid package for Ukraine, the contents of which have not yet been revealed. Today we learned that Sweden is also preparing another significant military aid package that will be announced in the coming days.

The countries involved in this initiative are:

Ukraine, Nordic, and Baltic Nations Launch Joint Military Training for New Brigade

The Baltic and Scandinavian nations have launched joint training for a Ukrainian brigade as part of the “Nordic-Baltic Brigade” project

mil.in.ua

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