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Kirill Danilchenko
military columnist for The Page
On July 20, an online meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, or Rammstein-4, was held involving Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov. What did the military and politicians deem appropriate to say in the aftermath of the meeting and what weapons will Kyiv receive?
As the full-scale war is ongoing in Ukraine, Russian depots and anti-aircraft systems are getting destroyed. In the battle for the South, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have inflicted a number of successful blows on the enemy during the last three days. What targets did the military hit?
What weapons France gives Ukraine and how it helps in the battle for Donbas
How does France help Ukraine rearm and why is military aid from Paris very important to Kyiv?
Twardy tanks from Poland. How they will help to fight the Russians’ old Soviet equipment
Ukraine receives hundreds of tanks from Poland. How will they help the AFU and why are they coming right on time?
Cold War 2.0 unfolding: how the EU is gradually moving away from Russia
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the EU becomes more and more separated from Russia and Belarus.
Invader’s depots are burning. When will the effect be seen in the battle for Donbas
The extermination of Russian rocket artillery depots using high-precision Western weaponry is underway. How is Ukraine striking Russians’ stocks, and when will we be able to launch a serious counteroffensive?
М142 HIMARS have been put into combat operation in Ukraine, instantly giving the invaders a "heartwarming" experience of detonating depots, flaming headquarters, and blown up fuel tanks.
"Goodwill gesture": How AFU put invaders on Zmiinyi Island to flight
The four-month epic around Zmiinyi Island is over — the Black Sea Fleet and the Russian garrison suffered a tangible defeat near the island. How did this happen and why was the Russians’ idea to dig in on the island doomed from the start?
Ramstein-3 outcomes: Why West cannot give Ukraine all the weapons at once
After yesterday's Ramstein-3, where NATO countries agreed to provide Ukraine with additional weapons, two topics are being actively discussed in the Ukrainian media.
Polish Krabs: How they are useful in battle and how Warsaw has been arming Kyiv since February
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the supply of 56 Krab self-propelled gun-howitzers (SPG) to Kyiv worth $700 million a historical and largest Polish arms export in 20 years.
Harpoons for Ukraine: Will missiles help unblock the Black Sea?
The news that the Harpoon anti-ship missiles, as a result of cooperation between Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and the USA, are already in Ukraine, caused a flurry of doctored pictures on the subject of the Moskva submarine cruiser and maps on which we reach from Odesa to Sevastopol with missiles.
Three months of fierce war in Ukraine. Why Russia fails to cosplay U.S. in Iraq
The ninth year of protracted and bloody hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. And 90 days of the most fierce war in Europe since World War II.
American infantry workhorse in Ukraine: How Vietnam-era APCs to help in battle for Donbas
M113 armored personnel carriers (APC) are going to Ukraine from the USA. How does Russian propaganda choke on squealing about old equipment and why, and how exactly will these vehicles help us in the battle for Donbas and the South?
Death from the sky: How US Phoenixes to change rules of battle for Donbas
The Pentagon continues to increase the supplies of drones to Ukraine and train the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to work with them. This refers, at the moment, to Switchblade-600 and Phoenix Ghost, or Phoenixes, specially modernized for the battle for Donbas and capable of hitting armored vehicles with the infantry’s hands.
Zmiinyi Island — Russian Raptor, so, have you made it?
In the last few days, April 26 — May 2, a series of attacks were carried out against the Russian occupation troops on Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island). The Russians, of course, deny everything and come up with their own propaganda tales about the destroyed Bayraktars and the Ukrainian fleet.