Ukraine sounded alarms across the country on Thursday after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone strikes, officials said. Air sirens were also heard in the country’s capital city of Kyiv, where missile defense systems successfully struck down 15 targets. There
The US and Germany pledged to send 31 Abrams M1 and 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks respectively on Wednesday.
Ukraine is expected to retrieve its new tanks from these NATO countries rather than wait for a direct delivery. This is because of concerns over provoking Russia who could strike a convoy of weapons. A Kremlin spokesman today said all the allied
NATO countries are showing increasing signs of “nervousness” over supplying Ukraine with weapons, the Kremlin claimed. The comments from Moscow come in the wake of Germany’s refusal to commit to supplying Kyiv with its much sought after Leopard 2 tanks. At a
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech Friday to 50 of the world’s top defense officials and warned them he can’t use “words instead of guns” as they failed to secure an agreement on sending Kyiv German-made tanks. “Terror does not
A shambolic £5.5billion tank that deafened troops and could not fire on the move is set to enter service after it underwent serious development and was given the green light yesterday. The Ajax light tank, which is already six years late, passed
The UK Government is agonizing over whether to give the green light for the British Army to send Challenger-2s to Ukraine. The move follows months of lobbying from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Western countries to supply his soldiers with heavy tanks.
Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish gender recognition bill could apply across the UK, a think tank has warned. The conservative Policy Exchange has warned that neighbouring authorities may need to recognise any gender alterations made in Scotland. They claimed results of a study would
Ukraine is now using high-tech artillery known as Bonus projectiles to destroy multiple targets with just one shell. According to the Russian Telegram channel TankersU, these missiles are now being used in eastern Donetsk in combat. The munitions use advanced sensors and
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a visit to a factory tasked with building tanks for the war in Ukraine at the last minute. The industrial city of Nizhny Tagil in western Russia had been cleared of snow ahead of Putin’s visit,