Sweden agree to create 2024-2026 framework for military support to Ukraine totaling ~€7 billion.
“Ukraine need to be able to fight back and us trying to micro manage that effort there is not a good policy”, — Speaker Johnson.
Russia wants to change maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland unilaterally, — Moscow Times.
“Kyiv does not want to invite Russia to the peace summit so that it does not disrupt it”, — Zelenskyy.
Grant Shapps accused China of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow, — Reuters.
Yesterday, 5 ATACMS missiles struck the positions of the Russian air defence in Mospino, Donetsk region: 2 S-300/400 launchers destroyed, 1 S-300/400 launcher damaged, Radar “96L6E” destroyed, 1 S-300/400 control point destroyed.
US is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday, — AP. The package includes: HIMARS, 155 and 105 mm artillery rounds.
In Pokrovsk direction of Donetsk region, units of the Defense Forces shot down Russian Su-25, — General Staff.
110th brigade shot down another Russian Su-25.
Zelenskyy will go to France to ask NATO to shoot down Russian missiles like in Israel, — Politico.
“Congress got them [Ukraine] the equipment, but Congress did not put restriction on the use of these weapons. It is Jake Sullivan and your administration that has put the restrictions on them,” — Michael McCaul.
Propelled by the State Department, there is now a vigorous debate inside the administration over relaxing the ban to allow the Ukrainians to hit missile and artillery launch sites just over the border in Russia, — NYT.
Telecommunication cabinet used by 49th anti aircraft regiment of the Russian Federation was destroyed in the Smolensk region, — ATESH.
Germany responded to Ukraine’s call for more air defenses by promising to send some of its own systems and marshalling help from other allies — but almost no one else is following Berlin’s lead, — Politico.
“Air defence umbrellas in Crimea are being methodically destroyed. The losses of air defence systems in Crimea today are large, but not yet as critical as we would like”, — speaker of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army “South” Serhiy Bratchuk.
Military package worth £150million to boost air and sea defences is being sent to Ukraine from UK. Air defence radars, decoys and electronic warfare systems worth £70million and £80million for small boats, reconnaissance drones and uncrewed surface vessels, — Grant Shapps.
33 Chinese aircraft and 31 ships are approaching Taiwan, — AFP. China says that these exercises are aimed at sending a “serious warning”. In response, anti-ship missiles were deployed on the island.
