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The United States military is sending Ukraine another $600 million in rockets, radars, and supplies—including cold-weather apparel in advance of the harsh winter months ahead, the Pentagon announced Thursday evening. More artillery rounds for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems are coming; another ​​36,000 rounds of 105mm artillery and a thousand precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds are inbound as well. Unspecified counter-drone systems are included, along with claymore mines and mine-clearing equipment. Four counter-artillery radars are included; and so are more night vision devices, small arms, and trucks and trailers to help transport it all. “In total, the United States has committed…

US leader warns any response will depend ‘on the extent of what they do’ in Ukraine. Ukraine’s military drove back Russian forces in a lightning rout in the northeast of the country last week, putting Putin under pressure from nationalists at home to regain the initiative. Putin has warned that Moscow would respond more forcefully if its troops were put under further pressure, raising concerns he could at some point use unconventional means such as small nuclear or chemical weapons. Biden said the US response would be “consequential” – but declined to give details. “[Russia] would become more of a…

TALLINN, Estonia–While top U.S. administration and military officials praise Ukraine’s use of Western missiles, officials are showing no sign of fulfilling Kyiv’s requests for longer-range precision fires. The reason has to do with the Biden administration’s approach to escalation and even Russian threats. Ukraine has captured the “strategic initiative” in its effort to retake key terrain and turn the tide of war, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters traveling with him to Europe and the Middle East on Friday. Last week in Germany, Milley highlighted how well Ukraine was using U.S.-supplied HIMARS launchers…

ZYUM, Ukraine — About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook the city of Izyum last weekend, Russian troops stationed here were so demoralized that they drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles. The 10 handwritten letters, dated Aug. 30, were left behind in a two-story residential house where Russians were squatting. Ukrainian soldiers later found the letters and provided them to The Washington Post for review. They paint a portrait of dejected troops desperate for rest and concerned about their health and morale after months of fighting. “I refuse to complete my duty in the special…

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell believes that the strategy chosen by the allies to respond to the Russian war against Ukraine is working and should be pursued. He writes about this in an article published in Project Syndicate, Borrel notes that the war has entered a new phase - the Ukrainian army has made a striking counteroffensive, and although it is not definitively clear how large it will be next, it is already clear that the strategic balance of power has shifted. The diplomat notes that the EU has fully mobilized to solve the…

US senators introduced a bill to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism The bill has already been submitted to the upper house of Congress. "The need for this measure is more urgent than ever before," Blumenthal said at the press conference. Republican Senator Graham added that recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism would send a powerful signal of Ukraine's support to Kyiv, a US ally. If it is adopted, it will be possible to file lawsuits against the Russian Federation in US courts for Moscow's actions in Ukraine. The bill also includes a provision that would allow…

HIMARS alone has been used to hit more than 400 targets, Gen. Milley said at a meeting of Kyiv’s international supporters. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—The Ukrainian military has performed well with the weapons that the United States and other nations have provided for them, the top U.S. military officer said Thursday. Using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the United States and other countries have provided, Ukrainian forces have done “significant damage” to “Russian supply lines and ammunition supply points and command and control nodes as they as they continue to shape the battlefield to be able…

The visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP did not bring the desired results. The world continues to ignore the threat of taking over the station. The Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksii Danilov told about this in an interview for Wirtualna Polska. According to Danilov, the most desirable result of the IAEA visit would be if Russia took away its weapons, explosives and left the power plant. "At first, the mission was supposed to go to Energodar through Russia, but we protested. In the end, it went through Ukraine, but we agreed that it would be accompanied…

As a result of the counterattack in the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured hundreds of tanks and trucks, tons of ammunition, and captured thousands of captured soldiers of the Russian army. This was reported by German publication Die Welt. As noted, the Ukrainian army achieved significant success within the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. According to the publication, there are high-ranking officers among the prisoners. The authors of the material concluded that Russia was not ready for a large-scale offensive against Ukraine in the Kharkiv region. Moscow moved troops to the south of Ukraine to prepare for a Ukrainian…

Following a stunning Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv -- and for the first time since his February invasion -- Putin is facing mounting criticism from his own side. Loyal commentators have asked whether he miscalculated or was misinformed. Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and elsewhere are now calling on Putin to resign. https://youtu.be/9SmmsApGw48?t=2