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NEW: "Not a whole lot of changes" on the ground by #Russia forces in #Ukraine, per a senior US defense official
"We have seen some increased naval activity in the #BlackSea" per official, who says it may be linked to some of the shelling in & around #Odesa
"We have seen some increased naval activity in the #BlackSea" per official, who says it may be linked to some of the shelling in & around #Odesa
More: #Russia has now launched +1,100 missile at #Ukraine
Use of #hypersonics?
"It's certainly possible" per a senior US defense official, calling use of such a missile a "head scratcher"
"There's not a whole lot of if practicality to it"
Use of #hypersonics?
"It's certainly possible" per a senior US defense official, calling use of such a missile a "head scratcher"
"There's not a whole lot of if practicality to it"
#Russia|n use of a hypersonic missile - "It could be they're running low on precision guided munitions...it could be they're trying to send a message to the West" per a senior US defense official
Says US cannot confirm or refute the Russian claims
Says US cannot confirm or refute the Russian claims
Happening now: US @SecDef Lloyd Austin news conference w/#Slovakia Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' in #Bratislava 
NEW: NO progress for #Russia advance elements NW of #Kyiv - still about 15km from city center, per senior US defense official
BUT official says support elements are moving closer
BUT official says support elements are moving closer
#Chernihiv "is isolated & under increasing pressure" per senior US defense official
NEW: US readout of call between @SecDef Lloyd Austin and #Poland's Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak re #Ukraine
No specific mention of #MiGs but they discussed "how the United States and Poland could effectively provide assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces"
No specific mention of #MiGs but they discussed "how the United States and Poland could effectively provide assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces"
Earlier @PentagonPresSec said @SecDef told #Poland's Błaszczak, "We do not support the transfer of additional fighter aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force at this time & therefore have no desire to see them in our custody either"
re #MiG29s
re #MiG29s
"We believe the best way to support #Ukrainian defense is by providing them the weapons & the systems that they need most to defeat #Russia|n aggression, in particular anti armor & air defense" per @PentagonPresSec, adding such systems being used by #Ukraine to "great effect"
.@SecBlinken refuses #Polish proposal that the #US should transfer 🇵🇱 #Mig29s to #Ukraine.
In light of the #Fulcrum limbo of the past days I would like to reiterate that it is possible to reinforce Ukrainian #airdefence in another ways. @gmfus
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In light of the #Fulcrum limbo of the past days I would like to reiterate that it is possible to reinforce Ukrainian #airdefence in another ways. @gmfus
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As I argued a couple of days ago, the transfer of Soviet-era air superiority fighters from #NATO stocks could be an important symbolic move, but they are not the ideal #airdefence assets under the given circumstances. Arguments below 👇
As I argued a couple of days ago, the transfer of Soviet-era air superiority fighters from #NATO stocks could be an important symbolic move, but they are not the ideal #airdefence assets under the given circumstances. Arguments below 👇
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#Ukrainian ground based #airdefence systems have been really successful over the past 13 days. Even if the transfer of fighter planes is a no go, SAM systems with #Russian origin still in service in NATO countries could be potentially delivered to #Ukraine.
@ukraine_world
#Ukrainian ground based #airdefence systems have been really successful over the past 13 days. Even if the transfer of fighter planes is a no go, SAM systems with #Russian origin still in service in NATO countries could be potentially delivered to #Ukraine.
@ukraine_world
