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Norway allocates $53M for Drones and Air Defense Systems for Ukraine

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Norway has allocated NOK 570 million (approximately $53.23 million) to the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), led by the United Kingdom.

The Norwegian government announced this on its website.

It is reported that Ukraine will receive more drones and more air defense systems to protect the Ukrainian population and critical infrastructure from Russian attacks.

“Ukraine has an urgent need for more military equipment to protect itself from Russian aggression. Together with other countries, Norway will do its best to contribute,” stated Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram.

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German couple accused of killing Ukrainian refugee to kidnap her newborn and "pass her off as their own child"
A German couple were charged on Tuesday with the murder of a Ukrainian woman and the kidnapping of her newborn daughter, who they allegedly planned to pass off as their own.

The 44-year-old German woman and her 43-year-old husband were accused of killing the 27-year-old Ukrainian refugee in March, as well as her 51-year-old mother.

The couple's motive for the double murder was a "long-unfulfilled wish to have a daughter," Mannheim prosecutors said in a statement.

The pair "had been planning to kidnap a newborn female infant and pass her off as their own child," the prosecutors said.

To that end, the 44-year-old woman is said to have joined a group chat on the Telegram messaging app intended to organize support for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion.

Through the group, the couple came in contact with the young Ukrainian woman, who was seeking help with translation ahead of the birth of her child earlier this year.

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine Plans to Hold Russian Territory Until the War Is Over
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is planning to hold the captured Russian territories indefinitely, as this is part of the plan to win the war.

This was stated by Zelenskyy in an interview with NBC.

"We don’t need their land. We don’t want to bring our Ukrainian way of life there," said Zelenskyy.

He noted that Ukraine will keep this territory under control, as it is important for implementing the Ukrainian plan to win the war, which will soon be presented to international partners, including the US.

“For now, we need it,” he said of the Russian territory that Ukraine is now holding.

Zelenskyy noted that he is not ready to speak about whether Ukraine is planning on seizing more Russian territories.

“I will not tell, I’m sorry, I can’t speak about it. It’s like the beginning of our, this, Kursk operation," he said. "With all respect, I can’t speak about it, I think the success is very close to surprise."

Ukraine’s President then elaborated on why Ukraine’s Kursk operation was kept a secret.

“Yes, we did not inform anyone. And it’s not the question of lack of trust,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Kyiv’s counteroffensive last summer failed in many ways because of how much it was advertised and talked about, giving Russians time to prepare.

Ukraine officially announced carrying out an operation in the Kursk region on August 12. Since the beginning of the operation in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has captured at least 594 Russian soldiers and now controls over 100 settlements, covering an area of 1,294 square kilometers, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on August 27.

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Op dinsdag 3 september 2024 22:54 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Weten we al wat voor raket? En hoe veel doden in die militaire school versus een ziekenhuis?

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Syrskyi on Poltava attack: Russia used Iskanders, military police involved in investigation
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported 51 dead and over 200 injured from Russian strike

Russian forces struck an educational institution and a medical facility in Poltava with two Iskander missiles, and the Military Law Enforcement Service is involved in the investigation, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.

"This morning, Russian terrorists attacked an educational institution in the city of Poltava. A neighboring medical facility was also hit. According to available information, the Russians used two Iskander missiles. Unfortunately, there are many dead and wounded. Dozens of people are trapped under the rubble," he wrote.

The Commander-in-Chief stated that the military police is "maximally involved" in the operational investigation of the strike.

As of 6:19 PM, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported 51 people killed and over 200 injured due to the Russian strike. Preliminary information suggests the attack was carried out using Iskander-M ballistic missiles.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the strike partially destroyed one of the Poltava Military Institute of Communications buildings.

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The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kuleba is planned to be fired - sources

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba is going to resign.

Source: interlocutors of "Ukrainian Pravda" in the presidential team

Details: According to their information, the candidate for his place is still being determined, but the most likely replacement is Andrii Sybiga, the first deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sources say that other layoffs are in the pipeline in the government.

At the same time, it is reported that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal remains in office.

What preceded: On Tuesday , the heads of three ministries and Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna submitted applications for dismissal to the Verkhovna Rada.

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Op dinsdag 3 september 2024 23:38 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Zou mij niks verbazen als wij binnenkort horen dat de pijpleiding naar China er gewoon gaat komen door Mongools grondgebied. En dat uiteindelijk Putin/Xi ook wel overstag gaan en een deal weten te sluiten. Als dit het geval is hoop ik dat Putin een poot wordt uitgedraaid.

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Another ROC priest suspended from service for refusing to read a prayer about war

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Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) priest Pyotr Ustinov was banned from serving for refusing to read a prayer about the war and to use the Russian language in worship.

"Today, the bishop, for the sake of expediency, banned me from serving. I was charged with three "crimes." One is the main one, the other two are just for the heck of it. The first is not reading the prayer for the victory of Holy Russia. Yes, I really did not read this prayer. Why? Because I do not understand who "Holy Russia" is," Ustinov wrote on his page on the VK social network.

He specified that he refused to read the prayer because the church cannot call on "some of its children to destroy other children." Ustinov was also accused of using the Russian language in the service. According to him, he read many religious texts to parishioners in Russian, although the Russian Orthodox Church uses Church Slavonic for services.

"My third 'crime' is using disposable spoons for the sacrament of Communion. During the COVID pandemic, for safety reasons, I began using disposable spoons for Communion. The pandemic has passed, but COVID has not gone away, and people continue to die from it," Ustinov explained.

The priest served in the Church of the Holy Martyr Peter Krutitsky in Chelyabinsk.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces kill 650 Russian soldiers on 12 November
Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have killed 650 Russian soldiers and destroyed 12 Russian armoured vehicles.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February and 13 November 2022 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.]:

• Approximately 80,860 (+650) military personnel;
• 2,840 (+2) tanks;
• 5,742 (+12) armoured combat vehicles;
• 1,837 (+8) artillery systems;
• 393 (+0) multiple-launch rocket systems;
• 206 (+1) air defence systems;
• 278 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft;
• 261 (+0) helicopters;
• 1,507 (+1) operational-tactical UAVs;
• 399 (+0) cruise missiles;
• 16 (+0) ships/boats;
• 4,295 (+16) vehicles and tankers;
• 160 (+0) special vehicles and other equipment.

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Russians strike university building in Sumy
The consequences of the occupiers' attack are being clarified

On the evening of September 3, Russian forces struck a university building in the city of Sumy, according to the regional administration.

Preliminary reports suggest that the Russians used guided aerial bombs. Emergency services are currently working at the scene.

The consequences of the attack are currently being clarified. No further details are available at this time.

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Defence Secretary welcomes Ukrainian counterpart to UK and confirms £1bn milestone in UK-administered fund
The milestone comes as the International Fund for Ukraine's largest support package will start delivering this year

Urgent work to accelerate the delivery of the UK’s military support for Ukraine will be discussed between the Defence Secretary and his counterpart, Rustem Umerov, during a visit to London today.

The visit comes during a milestone moment in international support for Ukraine, with eight countries from across the world having now joined the UK to provide more than £1 billion to the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), in a significant show of unity from Ukraine’s allies.

It comes after the Prime Minister announced the IFU’s largest ever support package at the NATO Summit in July, with a £300m contract to supply 152mm artillery shells to supply Ukraine’s Soviet-era guns. He also confirmed £3bn of UK aid for Ukraine per year for as long as it takes.

The Defence Secretary confirmed today the £300m contract has now been signed and is expected to deliver thousands of shells before the end of the year – providing a significant boost for Ukraine’s stockpiles and aligning with the Government’s acceleration of military support deliveries.

Denmark, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Norway all confirmed their intent this summer to invest additional money in the Fund to purchase more drones to help on the frontline, as well as vital air defence capabilities to help shield Ukraine’s people and key infrastructure from relentless Russian bombardment.

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Former MP preparing an assassination attempt on Dmytro Gordon: details

An agent network of the Russian FSB’s elite unit, the Department of Counterintelligence Operations, was exposed in Kyiv. Its activities were coordinated by a former MP from the banned Party of Regions. One of the group’s goals was to eliminate journalist Dmitry Gordon. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyiKomersant.Info with reference to the SBU press service.

The special service has identified the activities of four enemy agents: a former MP curator, a saboteur, a supplier of explosive devices and an agent involved in surveillance.

To disrupt the logistics of the defence forces, the agents planned a series of explosions on the tracks of Ukrzaliznytsia. In particular, the Russian secret service set them a task: to blow up one of the tracks in Kyiv region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine use it to transport equipment and personnel to the frontline regions. However, the SBU managed to prevent the sabotage, the statement said.

According to the investigation, in case of successful completion of hostile tasks, the former MP planned to expand his network and carry out sabotage virtually throughout Ukraine.

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Krijgsmacht krijgt moderne antitankwapens met lange schootsafstand
De krijgsmacht moet in staat zijn vijandelijke doelen op grote afstand uit te schakelen. Denk aan gevechtsvoertuigen, bunkers, gevechtsopstellingen en helikopters. Daarom schaft Defensie antitankwapens aan die op lange afstand doel kunnen treffen. Ze vervangen naar verwachting vanaf 2026 de systemen voor de middellange afstand. Staatssecretaris Gijs Tuinman meldt dit vandaag aan de Tweede Kamer.

De vervanging is nodig vanwege de snel verslechterende veiligheidssituatie in Europa. Het draagt verder bij aan de veiligheid van de militairen.

De huidige antitankwapens hebben na 25 jaar het einde bereikt van zowel hun technische als operationele levensduur. Hierdoor kent het systeem in toenemende mate technische uitval. Daarnaast is het moeilijk ze in stand te houden en is het niet mogelijk ze verder te ontwikkelen. Bovendien zijn de optische middelen voor doeldetectie en raketgeleiding verouderd.

Defensie kiest nu voor moderne lanceersystemen. Die maken het mogelijk vijandelijke gevechtsvoertuigen tot een afstand van 5.000 meter uit te schakelen. Daarnaast zijn ze in staat om doelen zonder een directe zichtlijn via een coördinaat onder vuur te nemen. De raket wordt daarbij tijdens de vlucht bijgestuurd. Deze gemoderniseerde antitankwapens worden alleen geleverd door de Israëlische leverancier Rafael.

Met de nieuwe lanceerinstallatie zijn ook raketten van andere Europese landen te verschieten. Duitsland bijvoorbeeld vervangt sinds 2020 ook de antitankcapaciteit voor de middellange afstand. De oosterbuur heeft dezelfde lanceerinstallaties en antitankraketten aangeschaft. Bovendien maken onder meer België, Denemarken, Estland, Finland, Hongarije, Italië, Litouwen, Polen, Roemenië, Spanje, Tsjechië en Zwitserland hier gebruik van. Daarnaast krijgt NAVO-bondgenoot Canada deze antitankwapens. Deze zogeheten standaardisatie vormt een belangrijke overweging bij de aanschaf van militair materieel.

Defensie wil alle oude lanceerinstallaties in 4 jaar vervangen. De organisatie streeft er naar het contract voor levering van nieuwe antitankwapens in oktober dit jaar te tekenen. De laatste systemen stromen naar verwachting in de eerste helft van 2028

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Op dinsdag 3 september 2024 18:59 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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