Developments in Ukraine Admitting Russia’s ability to advance on Kharkov

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” The New York Times wrote in a report that the Ukrainian armed forces are not ready to resist the advance of the Russian army in the direction of Kharkiv due to the lack of forces, equipment and defense fortifications.

This article states: “The intensification of Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region has made the problems faced by the tired and desperate Ukrainian forces more obvious. The Russian army has a serious superiority in artillery shells. They have many aircraft, including fighters and heavy bombers, while the fortifications, trenches and other obstacles, already built by the Ukrainian forces, are unreliable and ineffective.

According to this publication, when the dimensions of the Russian attack became clear last weekend, the Ukrainian army tried to send its forces from other parts of the front to Kharkiv instead of using reserve soldiers, which is the reason Lack of manpower.

In this regard, American experts believe that the new 61 billion dollar military aid package of the United States government to Ukraine is unlikely to have a significant impact on the conflict process and bring the situation to Change in favor of Kiev. According to them, the American support can only help the armed forces of Ukraine in the short term and strengthen the defense a little, but considering the logistical obstacles, it should not be expected to have much effect.

At the same time, it is possible that Kiev will not be able to receive more financial and military aid in the future, and everyone should be prepared for this situation.

In the following, you can follow the developments related to the eight hundred and sixteenth day of the Ukrainian war:

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The attack of at least 10 Ukrainian drones on two residential areas in Kobani, Russia

The operational headquarters of the Kobani region reported this morning, Sunday During the last night, the Ukrainian side tried to use drones to attack civilian targets in Slavyansk and Kushevsky regions, when the Russian air defense systems shot down the attacking drones.

Previously, Vychslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, also announced the attack of a Ukrainian kamikaze drone on a rural area, as a result of which the dome of a church caught fire.

p style=”text-align:justify”>Russian air defense forces repelled a missile attack on Sevastopol

Mikhail Razozhev, regional governor Sevastopol announced this morning that the Ukrainian armed forces’ missile attack on the city was repelled by the air defense systems deployed in the region.

According to the Sevastopol Rescue Center, No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded as a result of this attack.

Preparation for Putin’s visit to North Korea

Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian president, announced last night that Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea is being prepared.

According to the Kremlin spokesman, the preparations for the visit are proceeding as usual.

In January, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced that Pyongyang will receive Russian President The closest friend of the Korean people knows and is ready to warmly welcome him if he visits North Korea.

From September 12 to 17 last year, Kim Jong Un , the president of North Korea had visited Russia on an official visit.

Zelensky: Ukrainian army has only 25% of the required equipment

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of this country, announced in an interview with the AFP that the armed forces of this country only have 25% of the required air defense equipment. And this amount is not enough to defend against Russian air attacks.

In addition, according to Zelensky, Ukraine needs 120-130 modern aircraft to “overcome Russian air superiority”. These could be F-16 fighters, for example, he suggested. In addition to equipment, the Ukrainian army also needs manpower.

The president said: “We need to replenish our reserves. The military units of the army are mostly empty. We must provide a normal rotation for the troops. Then their morale will increase.

The German newspaper Bild reported that Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany, submitted a request to the government of the country regarding the need to allocate an additional 3.8 billion euros to continue aid to Ukraine in fiscal year 2024. has done. According to the news sources of this publication, on May 15, the Minister of Defense spoke with Olaf Schultz, the Prime Minister of Germany and Christian Lindner, the Minister of Finance in this regard.

According to this newspaper, the Ministry of Finance supported this request and reminded that Germany should not prevent the strengthening of Ukraine’s defense and, if possible, should provide more weapons to Kyiv should be handed over.

According to Bild, this year’s budget is already fully planned: out of 7.1 billion euros allocated for aid to Ukraine, only Another 300 million euros are left for the purchase of new weapons and ammunition. In addition, experts believe that Germany will face difficulties in determining its defense budget for fiscal year 2025 due to the increase of future support from Ukraine.

In 2025, the Bundeswehr may request 15 billion euros to meet the needs of Kiev, which is an unprecedented figure. /strong>

Radio RMF24 reported on Saturday that the US military has opened a permanent special forces base near the Krakow-Balys airport. This base is named after the Polish soldier Miroslav (Miron) Lutski who died during the NATO operation in Afghanistan – Miron Camp.

Miron Camp is the easternmost The U.S. special forces base is in Europe, and 150 to 200 American soldiers will be stationed there permanently. The establishment of this base will help to strengthen our military power in the region. This continuous presence will strengthen the message of deterrence, which will serve the security of our country, and above all, cooperation with the special forces stationed in Poland will be realized.

He also expressed hope that the presence of American special forces will increase the level of military training of Polish soldiers.

In April 15, it became clear that a network of NATO bases is being formed in Europe under the control of the United States. Sources close to the office of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, have announced the formation of unofficial NATO bases throughout Europe. >

France plans to send top intelligence officers to Ukraine

RTL radio station reported that the French army is testing a reconnaissance unit of intelligence officers whose presence could be “useful in Ukraine” during a NATO exercise in Estonia.

An officer of this intelligence unit explained the activities of these forces: We will try to approach the enemy lines or even cross them. There will be two options for receiving information – using a drone or with the naked eye.

According to this information, the unit of intelligence officers – FRAN is completely new and experimental, and the tasks It includes coordinating offensive task forces, searching for enemy trenches and places to penetrate behind their defense lines. These forces are trained and able to hide behind a bush for hours and carry light drones in a bag. These measures have been practiced in changing conditions during the NATO military exercise in Estonia.

French politician Florian Philippe warned on Saturday on his X social network page (formerly Twitter) that anti-Russian sanctions are hurting France itself, while Russia is growing shows an explosive economy, this figure is currently 5.4% per year, which is significantly higher than France and the European Union.

The politician stressed that The punitive measures hurt France and had no effect on Russia. Filippo offered to lift the restrictions and support a peaceful resolution of the conflict, and once again called for an end to sending money and weapons to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the country will spend about $2.5 billion for security It will invest its borders with Russia and Belarus.

“We decided to spend about 10 billion zlotys ($2.5 billion) in the field of security and, above all, to strengthen,” he told a gathering of Polish soldiers in the Krakow region on Saturday. Invest in the security of our eastern borders. We are launching a major project to create a secure border that includes a system of fortifications and the installation of active perimeter cameras that will make these areas impenetrable to a potential enemy. We have already started building these protective structures.”

Poland has already built a $400 million wall on its border with Belarus to stem the massive influx of migrants in 2021. And now the current government insists on strengthening it.

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