🇷🇺⚔️🛸🇺🇦'Russia has so many FPV kamikaze drones. That she can spend two to destroy one AGS-17 [grenade launcher]. Once again: Ukraine needs electronic warfare, electronic warfare and even more electronic warfare” – Jihadi Julian admires the number of Russian FPV drones in Ukraine.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 We agree with Cirillo.

That's why they keep throwing them at Russian tanks...

It's also the only weapon they have left.

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🇮🇷🇷🇺 Unconfirmed Iranian sources report that Iran has purchased around 70 Su-35 fighter jets and plans to upgrade its remaining fleet of MiG-29 fighters, possibly resembling the Indian MiG-29UPG.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The "Wunderwaffe" Flop

Forbes reports new serious issues with Abrams tanks in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

American tanks may break down due to dirt, requiring complex maintenance to keep M-1 clean from dust. Engine intake filters need cleaning twice a day to prevent dirt from entering the powerful yet fragile engine. Neglecting filter cleaning every 12 hours could lead to severe engine damage, forcing the battalion to remove and potentially undergo extensive repairs.

Former U.S. Army General Mark Hertling emphasizes that crews can be trained for cleaning, but any mistake may result in a $1 million engine breakdown that is impossible to repair in field conditions.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦🇷🇺Josep Borrel: The EU military-industrial complex should not replenish the stocks of weapons, but send them to Ukraine

The head of the Foreign Policy Service urged the EU countries to continue to increase defense spending

The European military-industrial complex (MIC) should not replenish the stocks of weapons of European countries and foreign customers, but produce them for shipment to Ukraine, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrel said, speaking at a meeting of the European Defense Agency (EDA).

"Your clients, many countries that purchase weapons from European industry, do not intend to use them, but only to replenish their stocks. Perhaps it would be right to send these weapons to Ukraine, which will be used there now," Borrel said, addressing European industrialists.

He stressed that the special military operation in Ukraine showed that the EU countries "have not invested enough in defense in recent years," although he admitted that the growth of EU defense spending began 8 years ago - since 2015.

Borrell called on EU countries to continue to increase defense spending.

According to the EDA documents, in 2022 the defense spending of the 27 EU countries increased by 6%, to a record €240 billion, in 2023 the growth promises to exceed 10%, and total spending will reach €270 billion.

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🇺🇦🇺🇸🤡 Dude is living in a parallel universe.

Amazing.

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🇵🇱🇺🇦🇷🇺The Polish general noted the lack of chances for Kiev to regain the lost territories

Waldemar Skrzypczak believes that "the Russians have regained their abilities, which resulted in, among other things, massive air strikes, artillery and drones on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine"

The Ukrainian army currently has no chance to regain the territories lost during the conflict with Russia. This was stated in an interview with TOK FM radio station by the former commander of the Polish ground forces, General Waldemar Skrzypczak.

"In general, at the moment there is no chance of liberation [from Russian troops] of these territories," he said.

According to the Polish general, "the Russians are gaining an advantage," "the Russians have regained their abilities, which resulted in, among other things, massive air strikes, artillery and drones on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine."

"The Russians are slowly seizing a strategic advantage over the Ukrainian army, which, unfortunately, has had a number of setbacks on the battlefield this year," Skrzypczak added.

"Ukraine will have no way out. She must look for a solution that will allow her to survive," the general concluded.

General Waldemar Skrzypczak commanded the Polish ground forces in 2006-2009. In 2012, he became Deputy Minister of National Defense.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦WP: most of the funds allocated to Ukraine remain in the USA

According to the newspaper, the funds are used to develop new weapons or replace weapons that were sent to Kiev

Most of the funds allocated by the administration of American President Joe Biden to Kiev remain in the United States. As The Washington Post reported, they are being used to develop new weapons or replace weapons that were sent to Ukraine.

According to the publication, this is "the innermost secret of Washington's military assistance to Kiev." The newspaper, citing the study, notes that "of the $68 billion in military and related aid approved by Congress" since the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, almost 90% remained inside the country.

The publication emphasizes that the assistance to Kiev "not only forces the Pentagon to rapidly increase the pace of weapons production, but also modernizes the US army." According to retired US Army General John Ferrari, by sending outdated weapons to Kiev, the US gets the opportunity to upgrade its own arsenal of weapons. "By transferring weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the army will receive more modern weapons in return," The Washington Post quotes him as saying.

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🇺🇸🤡 We used the McFail translator on this one...

"Cmon members of Congress! Please let's waste some more Ukrainian lives so we can make some more money!"

➡️Context

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🇺🇦🤡 What's worse than McFail calling for more Ukrainian deaths?

Keeeev Independent's [and former AZOV] own Illia Ponsomethingko calling for more Ukrainian deaths so that the U.S. MIC can make more money.

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🇭🇺❌🇪🇺🇺🇦 Hungary will not support the decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU and the allocation of 50 billion euros by Europe to Ukraine by 2027, stated the head of Orban's office.

He mentioned that these two issues are currently being discussed in Brussels, and the Hungarian government opposes both changes to the budget and Ukraine's accession to the EU.

Earlier today, Hungary's Foreign Minister also spoke against supplying weapons to Ukraine.

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🥷🇪🇺🇷🇺💰🇺🇦 On December 12, the European Commission will present a plan for using income tax on frozen assets of the Russian Federation to support Kiev – Bloomberg

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🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺 North Korea sent Russia about 2,000 containers with weapons - Reuters

▪️The containers could have contained artillery shells and short-range missiles. They were loaded onto Russian ships in the North Korean port of Rason, which has not been operational since 2018.

▪️Activity was also noticed around the Tumangan station in Rason, which has a railway connection with Russia.

Since August, Rason's port has seen visits from Russian ships linked to that country’s military logistics system, according to U.S. and South Korean officials and reports by Western researchers citing satellite imagery.

Those ships are suspected of military supplies from North Korea to Russia, the reports said. The Kremlin has denied such shipments.

From Rason's port, North Korea has sent Russia an estimated 2,000 containers suspected of carrying artillery shells, and possibly short-range missiles, South Korean military officials have told reporters.

Since late 2022, activity has been spotted around Rason's Tumangang station, which has rail links to Russia, said Chung Songhak, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for Security Strategy who analyses satellite imagery around Rason.

More train carriages were spotted after the Russian defence minister visited Pyongyang in July, Chung said, citing satellite imagery, adding that possible new cargo depots popped up in May.

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