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[ Kyiv Front ] Ukraine retakes Antonov Airport, Russia takes Vorzel
Antonov Airport is reportedly recaptured by the Ukrainian forces. However, the Russian had taken Vorzel, south of the airport, in a possible encirclement of the airport.
Ukrainian president announces general mobilization of all conscripts and reservists within 90 days
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had ordered a general military mobilization through out Ukraine. The mobilization will be carried out within 90 days, and expect to provide the government with personnel, vehicles, infrastructure and land use for the defense operations. All male citizens between 18-60 will be banned from leaving the country. Local government officials would…
Ukraine-Russia War Day 1 SITREP – Russia attacking on 5 fronts
If you missed the “actions” from Day 1 of the #Ukraine-#Russia war; or you are confused what actually happened and what is the situation on the ground now… Watch this quick SITREP that sums up the situation on the ground in Ukraine: (pls subscribe!)
[ Crimea Front ] Mykolaiv is likely to have fallen to the Russian
We have good reasons to believe that Mykolaiv had fallen to the Russia in the past few hours as there are social media footage that show Russian forces inside of Mykolaiv. All LIVE camera feed of Mykolaiv had also went down. We can safely assume that Russian had taken Mykolaiv as a result.
[ Suny Front ] Konotop encircled; Okhtyrka repelled Russian offensive twice
Based on the update by Suny Regional State Admin Chairman, Russia had encircled Konotop and Okhtyrka repelled Russian offensive twice. He also reported Russian forces are from this front is heading towards Kiev. OSINT UKRAINE@OSINT_Ukraine????⚡️Chairman of the Regional State Administration of Sumy Dmitry Zhivitsky has released a video stating that Russia has encircled Konotop (see…
Belarus denied claims that Belarus took part in the attack on Ukraine
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has denied claims that his nation is taking part in a Russian attack on Ukraine, Belarusian state media reported on Thursday. Ukrainian border guards had made the accusation against Minsk earlier in the day. The Ukrainian statement asserted that some of the Russian troops entering Ukraine came from the territory of neighboring Belarus,…
Zelenskyy calls on all citizens with military experience to “join the defence of Ukraine”
Sky News@SkyNews·15m Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on all citizens with military experience to “join the defence of Ukraine”, and asks for people to donate blood as there are “wounded soldiers in hospitals”. I thought he said his military was stronger than it was 8 years ago? Now he is asking civilians to suicide. And…
[ Aerotime ] Ukrainian Su-27 fighter intercepted in Romania
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the Romanian Air Force were scrambled to intercept an unauthorized flight approaching the national airspace on February 24, 2022. The jets carried out a visual identification of the aircraft, which appeared to be a Sukhoi 27 belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force. The fighter was escorted to the RoAF…
General Staff of Ukraine Armed Forces: Russia did not land in Odessa
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the information about the landing of the Russian troops in Odessa is false. The information is part of the press statement on UNIAN as they report on the Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “Today, February 24, at 5:00, the armed forces of the Russian Federation began intensive…
Biden reimposed sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline after lifting it 9 months prior
“Yesterday, after further close consultations between our two governments, Germany announced that it would halt certification of the pipeline. Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers,” “These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. As…
Putin announces “Special Operation” – multiple Ukrainian cities reported explosions
Explosions were reported across multiple cities in Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Mariupol. There are also unverified reports that amphibious assault on Mariupol and Odessa. Mariupol is in Donetsk oblast. But if Russian troops lands in Odessa (which is west of Crimea), it would invalidate our assessment that this would just be a limited…
Donbas is the final warning from Putin
As the world buzzes with the news of Putin recognizing the independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic + the decreed to OFFICIALLY deploy the Russian military into the 2 regions as “peacekeepers” – the headline calling this an invasion is actually a bit of a misnomer. You can’t invade what you…
Russia will not invade Ukraine… unless…
There are so much media hype and perhaps, even misinformation, on the “Ukraine Crisis” – as the western media narrative of an impending invasion of Ukraine by the Russia – the layman on the streets are not going to realise how far it is from the reality. Yes, Russia had massed a lot of forces…
[ CNA ] RSAF to fly F-16 fighter jets for ‘at least’ another decade, following F-35 developments ‘closely’: Air force chief
“We will continue to operate these (F-16) fighter aircraft for at least another decade and are working towards replacing the F-16s at the end of their operational life,” MG Khong said in written responses to questions posed in conjunction with this year’s Singapore Airshow. MG Khong said the RSAF’s fleet of F-16C/Ds is being upgraded in phases,…
[ GovCon Wire ] State Department OKs $14B Boeing F-15 Aircraft Sale to Indonesia
The State Department has approved a potential sale to Indonesia of F-15 fighter aircraft built by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and associated equipment through an estimated $13.9 billion government-to-government agreement with the U.S. Indonesia’s foreign military sales request includes 36 F-15ID jets, 87 F110-GE-129 or F100-PW-229 engines, 92 embedded GPS security devices and 40 M61A Vulcan gun systems, the…
Indonesia signs 8.1 billion USD deal to buy 42 Rafale fighter jets from France
Indonesia had just confirmed and signed the 8.1 billion US dollar contract to buy 42, Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation SA. This is another big coup for Dassault after United Arab Emirates confirmed their purchase of 80 Rafales last December, following other earlier deals with Greece, Croatia and Egypt. The order comes with…
Video of F-35 crashing over South China Sea going viral – Watch it here
A video of the final approach of the F-35 that crashed and fallen into the South China Sea had went viral across the internet and had been reproduced and shared on social media platforms. DPA had acquired the footage and reproduced the clip in slow motion. From the short clip, it seems like the fighter…
[ MEMO ] Israel rejects selling Iron Dome defence system to UAE
Israeli security agencies have rejected selling the Iron Dome and David’s Sling Weapons System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel Hayom and Maariv reported military analysts revealing on Friday. According to Maariv, military analyst Alon Ben David said that the Israeli security agencies rejected the potentiality to sell developed technologies to its new partners, referring to…
[ Sputnik ] Russia Offers India to Develop New Tank Based on Armata, Military Agency Says
Moscow has offered New Delhi to develop a new Indian combat tank on the basis of the Russian Armata platform, the spokeswoman for Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Valeria Reshetnikova, told Sputnik. “Taking into account Indian military plans on starting the development of a new combat tank, in the framework of a recently held Russian-Indian…
Philippines signs 369.3 million USD deal with India to buy the BrahMos shore-based anti-ship cruise missiles
The Philippines’ Department of National Defense announced on the Philippines government news agency, that they had officially signed the contract for the acquisition of India’s BrahMos medum-range ramjet supersonic cruise missiles. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and BrahMos Aerospace director general Atul Dinkar Rane signed the contract worth PHP18.9 billion (estimated 369.3 million USD) in a…
[ Express ] Global tensions grow as Chinese rocket scientist defects to the West
Described as a rocket technician, the Chinese national was attached to the stateowned Aviation Industry Corp of China, where he helped develop a mid-range hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capable of carrying DF-17 missiles to a range of up to 2,000 miles. Sources say the scientist, in his 30s, is connected with a more recent hypersonic missile…
NATO doubled down as the alliance demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
NATO had officially replied to Russia and provided NATO’s own proposals to Russia. In short, NATO basically doubled down on their position and further demanded Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Russia was waiting for a reply from the United States, and the reply had instead came from NATO, and in General Jens Stoltenberg…
[ AP ] Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
Russia warned Wednesday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands and continue their “aggressive” policies, ratcheting up pressure on the West amid concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied it has any such designs, but the United States and its NATO…
Are small and medium states ready to stop terrorists with cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency, or “crypto” as some prefer to call it, is slated to be the future of financial transactions. While the further development of crypto is widely celebrated, with mild speculations, traceability remains the most important issue surrounding the digital currency that requires abject focus. Often, acute discussions about the pros and cons of cryptocurrency assume…
[ AP ] Indonesia, Singapore sign key defense, extradition treaties
The agreement on defense cooperation — along with separate treaties on extradition and airspace rights — were signed in the presence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The defense cooperation agreement will significantly boost Singapore’s ability to carry out naval and military exercises amid regional tensions over…
