Ukraine War Update NEWS: Military Aid & Geopolitics News
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"Nothing would make autocrats like Putin or Xi happier right now than to see the United States waver in our support for the Ukrainian people and its military."
Hello Team!
- It's International Respect Canada Day today (only in Jonathan's room!)
- Jonathan is wearing his 1974 Canadian football jersey sent by Michael from Canada
Corrections
- The Russian media reported a Raptor-class patrol vessel broke up in a storm in the Black Sea, but the photo used was of a cargo ship that broke up almost a year ago
- It's unclear if the entire story about the Raptor-class ship is nonsense or just the wrong image was used
- Ukraine hit another military target overnight despite Russia claiming to have downed all the drones
- The Kantamirovsky division barracks in the Moscow region was hit by a drone on the night of the 26th, causing a fire
Military Aid
- Ukraine's strikes against Russia are strategic, not revenge
- National Guard Reserve Major Oleksii Hetman said Ukraine has the ability to launch 300 drones and Ukroboronprom estimates they can produce up to 30,000 drones per month
- If true, this would be insanely impressive and Ukraine could overwhelm Russian facilities with drones
- Sweden pledged €8.7 million to the Grain from Ukraine initiative which should help make the grain corridor safer and increase export capacity
- The Czech Republic has started issuing licenses for the supply of military equipment to Ukraine as they don't have much left in state warehouses
- Private companies and donors are transferring equipment through the Czech Republic, some paid for by Denmark
- In 2023, over 4,000 Ukrainian servicemen underwent military training with Czech instructors in Poland and the Czech Republic
- Slovakia and the Czech Republic raised €400,000 in 7 days for a Black Hawk helicopter for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (total cost €4.3 million)
Geopolitics
- Turkish exports to Russia of goods Moscow uses for military production have spiked in 2023, raising concerns about sanctions circumvention
- Turkey talks out of both sides, taking money from Russia while also providing military equipment to Ukraine
- Russian servicemen are complaining about mortar bombs lacking enough charges to fire to necessary distances
- They are stockpiling bombs that can only fire 3-4km instead of 9km, putting them in danger
- The UK and other countries have yet to sanction some Russian manufacturers of radio-electronic warfare who are allegedly still importing electronic components
- Hungarian President Viktor Orban is threatening to disturb the December EU summit, demanding a strategic discussion on financial aid to Ukraine and the impact of Russian sanctions before discussing more Ukraine aid
- Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who recently joined the board of Ukraine's largest mobile provider Kyivstar, says the US will back Ukraine no matter who wins the 2024 presidential election
- While clever to appoint a Republican to Kyivstar's board to lobby for Ukraine support, there are questions over whether he will lobby more for Kyivstar's financial interests
- US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to hold a vote on billions in assistance to Ukraine and Israel in early December
- Senate Republicans are seeking border security changes as part of the spending bill, using Ukraine aid as leverage
- A Russian war correspondent wrote that Putin's opposition in Russia believes the government is not massacring Ukrainians brutally enough
- The real choice in Russia may be between Putin and this "war party" as liberal opposition has been quashed
- Anton Herashchenko believes Putin's death would lead to turmoil in Russia and eventually end the war
- Putin has built a narrow vertical of power, surrounding himself with weak people like Shoigu and Gerasimov who pose no threat to his rule
Wrap up
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