Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Relic]

7 additional NATO countries will announce contributions to the PURL program tomorrow, in which they'll purchase American weapons for Ukraine through the initiative. 6 countries have already contributed to the program, bringing the total tomorrow to 13. PURL packages come in increments valued at $500 million usd. Tomorrow we'll find out if each of the 7 new contributors are purchasing their own packages, or contributing to one or more of them.

The mid term goal is to get as many as 20 countries involved in purchasing PURL packages, at a rate of $1 Billion usd worth of weapons on a monthly basis. Split proportionately, larger, wealthier countries could donate $75 million usd per month to the initiative, while smaller countries could donate as little as $10 million per month in some cases.

Ukraine expects new announcements as allies increase funding for PURL program

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newsukraine.rbc.ua

 

[Soldier30]

An episode of a battle between Russian reconnaissance troops from the "West" group of forces. During a mission, a camouflaged Ukrainian army observation post was discovered, which led to a firefight. The video was filmed in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region. As a result of the battle, according to the video, one Ukrainian serviceman from an unknown unit was killed. The video has been condensed.

 

[Soldier30]

A combat sequence involving two Russian T-72B3M tanks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. The video was filmed in the Krasnoarmiisk sector. In the video, two T-72B3M tanks fire at Ukrainian army strongholds located in a forest belt. It's worth noting that tank battles no longer exist in Ukraine. Modernized T-72B3M tanks began to be produced in 2022.

 

[Soldier30]

Ukrainian military personnel filmed a Russian FPV drone attacking a Mitsubishi pickup truck used by the Ukrainian army for military purposes. The location of the footage was not disclosed. It's worth noting that the pickup truck is equipped with electronic warfare systems. Despite Ukrainian soldiers' attempts to shoot down the FPV drone, the drone ultimately destroyed the truck.

 

[Relic]

Germany announced a new $2.3 Billion usd military aid package for Ukraine today. The package consists of the following....

- $500 Million usd for a U.S. PURL Package.
- 2 Additional IRIS-T Air Defense Systems
- PAC 2/3 Air Defense Missiles
- Air Defense Radars
- Precision Guided Rockets
- Shoulder Mounted Air Defense Systems
- Anti-Tank Weapons
- Small Arms Weapons
- Small Arms Ammunition

Germany pledges big military aid package to Ukraine as Kyiv puts 2026 defense needs at $120 billion

Germany plans to send more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine amid concerns about dwindling Western support.

apnews.com

 

[Spitfire9]

UK, France and Germany unite to turn Russian assets into Ukraine aid​

The G7 plan could unlock up to £250 billion for Kyiv by converting frozen Russian...

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russian-assets-ukraine-aid-eu-uk-v06vdbgcv

I don't approve of sequestering assets in bank accounts that do not belong to you but it looks like the G7 countries are going down this path. 250 billion GBP (300+ billion USD) is roughly 2 times what Russia spends on defence and security each year - so more than 2 times what is spends on the war. If the G7 countries grab the Russian funds held in G7 bank accounts and the US agrees to sell to Europe the weapons needed by Ukraine to continue fighting for its existence, the chances of Russia 'succeeding' in Ukraine look bleaker and bleaker.

 

[Soldier30]

Russian Geranium drones struck a Ukrainian brewery and a Nova Poshta warehouse in the city of Nizhyn in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, Ukrainian media reported.

 

[Soldier30]

A combat mission in Ukraine featuring the Russian Zemledeliye remote-controlled mining system of the Center Forces Group. The video was filmed in the Pokrovsk sector, showing the Zemledeliye mining vehicle remotely laying mines in the area.

 

[Soldier30]

The 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army demonstrated the use of M114A1 field howitzers. The 155mm M114 howitzer was developed in the United States from 1939 to 1941. Ukraine received 70 howitzers from Greece and five from Portugal. Greece received its first howitzers in 1951 as part of US aid; they are currently in storage. The howitzer has a firing range of up to 14,600 meters.

 

[Soldier30]

The use of Russian FPV interceptor drones in combat in Ukraine and the Donbas. Russian FPV drones, including VT-40, Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky, and other models, are being used in combat. The exact location of the footage is not disclosed. The video shows the interception of Ukrainian reconnaissance and conventional drones, both Ukrainian and foreign-made. The video features Ukrainian Vector drones, Furia drones, LF-240 drones, Baton drones, Domakha drones, Leleka-100 drones, Mara-2M drones, Shark-M drones, FlyEye drones, Sky Whale Mini drones, Bliskavka drones, DARTS drones, and Taras-P drones.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of a Russian Lancet-51 kamikaze drone strike on a rare Ukrainian FrankenSAM air defense system. The FrankenSAM system is a Soviet-era Buk-M1 air defense system modified to fire Western-made missiles. The video was filmed 47 kilometers from the front line; the exact location is not disclosed. The strike by the Russian Lancet drone caused a fire in the Ukrainian FrankenSAM air defense system.

 

[MaciekRS]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957302587578810721

 

[Iskander]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1957302587578810721

Putin wanted to revive the dead USSR and restore Russia's global influence. But the opposite happened: the Russian army in Ukraine once again demonstrated its astonishing ineffectiveness, and Russia lost the last vestiges of its influence even in neighboring countries—former Soviet republics.
By unleashing the war in Ukraine, Putin has already made a strategic mistake. No tactical successes by the Russian army will correct it.

 

[Lool]

🔺️The same guy, who 4 months ago, said that Russian casualities are too great and that they wont be able to sustain the war any longer is now asking for a ceasefire
🔺️The same guy who stated that the war WILL NEVER END until he regains all of Ukraine since the constitution forbids him from doing otherwise now asks for a ceasefire while maintaining the current status quo

As I and many said before, Ukraine is losing the war horribly; certainly, they may be winning the propaganda warfare, but on the ground, Ukraine is being decimated. The rate of Russian advance this year is more than the last 2 years combined with Russia set to gain control of AT LEAST 2 CITIES before this year's end.

Many former Ukrainian officials are also stating that Ukraine's main problem isnt Tomahawk missiles or F16 jets just doesnt have any men to wield such weapons anymore. This reminds me of an old Tucker Carlson podcast in which he inquired to a US official during the Biden administration about Ukraine's losses, as they were always only talking about Russia's losses, and he replied: "its better if you didnt know"

Now we see what abysmal state Ukraine is in rn. Zelensky should have taken that peace deal brockered by Erdogan long ago

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1979293649193308618

 

[contricusc]

🔺️The same guy, who 4 months ago, said that Russian casualities are too great and that they wont be able to sustain the war any longer is now asking for a ceasefire
🔺️The same guy who stated that the war WILL NEVER END until he regains all of Ukraine since the constitution forbids him from doing otherwise now asks for a ceasefire while maintaining the current status quo

You are interpreting Zelensky in the wrong way. He has learned to never contradict Trump, and go along with what he says. If Trump says the war must end now and there should be a ceasfire, Zalensky cannot say anything else, because he doesn’t want to anger Trump and look like he is against peace.

What Zelensky says when he tries to appease Trump has nothing to do with his real position. He is just forced by the circumstances of having to deal with a lunatic US president to say things that he would not say otherwise.

 

[Lool]

You are interpreting Zelensky in the wrong way. He has learned to never contradict Trump, and go along with what he says. If Trump says the war must end now and there should be a ceasfire, Zalensky cannot say anything else, because he doesn’t want to anger Trump and look like he is against peace.

What Zelensky says when he tries to appease Trump has nothing to do with his real position. He is just forced by the circumstances of having to deal with a lunatic US president to say things that he would not say otherwise.

You may be right on this
I truly didnt consider it from that point of view
Probably because of all the bad news around it recently

 

[Relic]

Norway has announced that it will contribute $170 million usd to help fund their second PURL package from USA. This time Norway will combine with other countries (believed to be Sweden and Finland ) to collectively purchase the $500 million usd package.

USA has the manufacturing capacity to provide Ukraine with up to $1 Billion usd per month in weapons funded through the PURL mechanism. Each package is valued at $500 million usd, which means as many as 24 packages can be funded each year. The catch is that Ukraine does not have the funds to independently fund these purchases totaling $12 Billion usd. In order for Ukraine to receive maximum weapons volume they need the European Union , Britain, Canada , Norway , Australia and others to collectively fund the packages.

Realiscally, in order to maximize the impact of PURL, it would likely require the funding similar to the following for 24 PURL packages to be delivered over the next year.

: 3 ($1.5 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1.0 Billion usd)
: 2 ($1 Billion usd)
: 1 ($500 Million usd)
: 1 ($500 Million usd)
: 1 ($500 Million usd)
++: 1 ($500 Million usd)
++: 1 ($500 Million usd)
+++: 1 ($500 Million usd)
+++: 1 ($500 Million usd)