Ukraines
Ukraine has “expressed readiness” to accept a US proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia.The US will resume the flow of arms and intelligence to Ukraine.The next challenge for the Trump administration will be getting Russia to agree.KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv is open to a cease-fire with Moscow, but that’s…
A US government agency cut off Ukraine from high-resolution satellite imagery.A drone operator told BI that Maxar’s images are essential to flying in GPS-jammed areas.Maxar’s imagery, in particular, helps his unit find and hit Russian targets.The commercial satellite imaging company Maxar confirmed that it is suspending the sharing of US…
Ukrainian companies are increasing the production of fiber-optic drones.The drones can’t be jammed with traditional electronic warfare, making them a huge threat in combat.BI spoke with several people involved in the effort to scale up production to keep pace with Russia.Drones radically changed the Ukraine war. Soldiers then learned to…
Ukraine took a huge risk attacking into Russia and taking territory last year.It has had positives and negatives for both countries.But if it still holds enough of the territory as Trump pushes for negotiations it could pay off.Ukraine’s risky gamble to seize Russian territory could ultimately pay off, if for…
North Korea is set to send another tranche of artillery systems to Russia, Kyrylo Budanov said.The Ukrainian intel chief said Pyongyang already has about 240 artillery systems in Russia.These are chiefly homegrown self-propelled howitzers and multiple-launch rocket systems.North Korea looks like it’s ready to double down on Russia’s war, per…
The ex-commander of the 155th Mechanized Brigade has been arrested, with bail set at $2.1 million.Col. Dmytro Ryumshin led the “Anne of Kyiv” brigade until stepping down abruptly in December.The unit was hyped as French-trained but has faced reports of mass desertion before deploying.A court in Kyiv has set bail…
A top analyst said Ukraine’s decision to create new brigades instead of bolstering existing ones isn’t working.Many of the new units are now being divided up and sent to existing brigades that need replenishment.It’s turning out to be “one of the more puzzling force management choices” Kyiv has made, the…
By Jan Lopatka (Reuters) -Slovakia’s coalition government will discuss retaliatory measures to take against Ukraine after it halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory to Slovakia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday. Fico said in a video message posted on Facebook (NASDAQ:) that his Smer party…
Zelenskyy said 30% of the military equipment Ukraine used in 2024 was domestically made.Ukraine is manufacturing more and more of its own weapons to fight back against Russia.Western weapons companies have also opened facilities in the country to feed its war efforts.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 30% of the…
Ukraine is facing critical manpower challenges on the battlefield.An analyst recently back from Ukraine said Russia is trying to exploit this challenge by using small assault waves.”It’s death by a thousand cuts. It’s very stressful to units who are undermanned,” she said.Ukraine is facing increasingly serious manpower challenges all along…
