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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2024 18:45:57 GMT
The F-16 delivery was touted with much fanfare at this week's NATO summit, but has been beset by numerous obstacles, including delays, problems with spare parts and a language barrier between Ukrainian military pilots and foreign instructors. A person familiar with the matter said. Planning officials are also concerned that Ukraine lacks sufficient airstrips and is vulnerable to Russian attack.
According to one of the people, Ukraine is likely to be able to deploy only 15 to 24 F-16s, far fewer than the 300 that Ukraine's leaders had requested. Another official said Ukraine would receive six F-16s in the summer and up to 20 by the end of the year.
The problem with F-16 supplies is so serious that questions are being raised about whether it is wise to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, and whether it is now just an extremely expensive show to show support for Mr. Zelenskiy. The battlefield has changed in the months since Ukrainian military pilots began training in the United States and elsewhere. Both sides have come to rely on cheap drones, and Russia has strengthened its air defenses.
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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2024 20:57:00 GMT
“We need a decision about long-distance weapons, long range, to use it,” Zelenskyy said. “We need it very much. They’re targeting our hospitals, schools. We just want to answer exactly to the point where from they target us.”
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said Ukraine already has permission to use the missiles against Russia, but the rules for exactly what can be targeted and under what circumstances are “complex questions” that are the subject of intense negotiations.
“We’re providing weapons to Ukraine for their defense of their sovereign country, and that does not preclude them hitting targets in Russia, but that must be done by the Ukrainians. It must be done within the parameters and the bounds of international humanitarian law,” Healey told the BBC.
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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2024 23:34:54 GMT
On the 19th, President Zelenskiy of Ukraine, who is visiting the UK, attended a special cabinet meeting of the Starmer government at the Prime Minister's Office. Zelenskiy appealed to the Starmer government to "show leadership" in order to lift restrictions on targets, etc. regarding cross-border attacks into Russian territory using long-range attack weapons provided by Western countries.
According to the British government, this is the first time a foreign leader has been invited to a British Cabinet meeting since then US President Bill Clinton in 1997. Mr. Zelenskiy hopes to use cruise missiles and other equipment provided by Britain to neutralize air bases and missile launch sites in Russia that are being used to attack Ukraine, thereby mitigating damage to Ukrainian citizens and at the same time breaking the war. .
According to British media reports, Mr. Zelenskiy thanked Britain for its support for Ukraine, but said that he had "not received an answer" regarding the acceptance of cross-border attacks using long-range weapons, and urged Mr. Starmer and others to lift restrictions on their use. He requested that other Western countries be persuaded.
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Post by Admin on Jul 20, 2024 10:54:27 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2024 11:59:10 GMT
It has been learned that a Japanese man in his 20s died while participating in the Russian military's invasion of Ukraine as a volunteer soldier.
[Image] Japanese volunteer soldiers in Ukraine - A 26-year-old man goes to the fierce battleground with no combat experience. There are shells falling every day and gun battles... 7 months of ``almost death''
According to multiple government officials, a Japanese man in his 20s died last month after participating in the Russian military's invasion of Ukraine as a volunteer soldier. This information was reportedly conveyed to the Japanese Embassy by the Russian side.
The details of how this man came to participate in the battle are unknown. It is expected that the body will be handed over to the deceased's family in Japan.
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