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Congress is facing the most significant and transformational opportunity to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) since the end of World War II. The heritage equipment that the United States has provided to Ukraine for its self-defense in the face of the brazen and illegal invasion by Russian forces in 2022 needs to be replenished to ensure the United States is postured to continue to deter its adversaries. The new hardware will be produced at factories across the nation. Of the $113 billion appropriated by Congress to date related to the conflict in Ukraine, as much as $68 billion...

Here are 10 key reasons experts say U.S. support for Ukraine should be continued: 1. Putin's aggression must be stopped. 2. Putin's atrocities need a response. 3. Russia is targeting evangelical Christians for persecution. 4. Ukraine wants only to regain its sovereign territory. 5. Russia has not "won" the war. 6. Russia is rearming for a larger war. 7. Most Ukraine aid goes to U.S. contractors. 8. Europe fears a coming attack on NATO. 9. Support for Ukraine signals to China: Do not invade Taiwan. 10. Give Ukraine aid to let Trump bring peace.

A team of vigilante hackers carrying out cyber-attacks against Russia has been sent awards of gratitude by Ukraine's military. The team, One Fist*, has stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops. The certificates are a controversial sign of how modern warfare is shifting. [excerpt] *One Fist is made up of hackers from eight different countries including the UK, US and Poland.

🔴 STREAMING VIDEO - 3-5-2024 Russian Warship destroyed. Kerch bridge out The Enforcer 3-5-2024 10:00 p.m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMudFOT6sG0 European Leaders Warn That War Has Returned & Prepare For War; Major Escalations Welcome Back To Day 741 Of The News!

Most do not realize that the West has been funding Ukraine’s entire government. Biden and other world leaders have promised Zelensky that they would fund the salaries and pensions for all Ukrainian politicians and government workers. Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister, issued a warning that Ukraine will be unable to pay MILLIONS of government employees if the West does not resume payments. The figures are correct. The West has the salaries of 500,000 Ukrainian civil servants on its payroll, along with 1.4 million teachers. The highest priced item is the 10 MILLION pensioners living completely off of foreign aid....

Update from Ukraine | Ukraine is Planning the New Big Attack | One more Ruzzian convoy Ambushed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1lmCaduMgk Militaryland news: Invasion Day 661 – Summary. The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 16th December 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-661-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | Crazy Stupid Ruzzian Attack attempt | They never learn | They will Lose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKB3MdK_0Os Militaryland news: Invasion Day 658 – Summary. The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 9th December 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-654-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

@ChadPergram 1) Tillis: It was helpful that President Zelensky focused on some of the myths around yachts being bought with the money coming from the United States. They have implemented reforms based on IMF recommendations. They have implemented reforms based on EU recommendations. 2) Tillis: We know what's happening on the ground..I believe that by and large, the money is being well spent. And if we fail to support Ukraine, we will spend a lot more and regret this moment in history when we walk away from it.

Unless the U.S. Congress votes to fund further U.S. military assistance to Kyiv, Ukraine is at risk of losing the war with Russia, head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, said during a visit to the United States on Dec. 5.“If the assistance currently under discussion in Congress is delayed — I'm not even talking about it being voted down — it will create a significant risk that we will be in the same position in which we are now,” Voice of America quotes Yermak.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff has warned that his nation is in danger of losing its war against Russia if more US military aid is not forthcoming. Andriy Yermak said there was a "big risk" of Ukrainian defeat without continued US support. "It will be difficult to keep in [the] same positions and for the people to really survive," he added, in a speech at the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Tuesday. Mr Yermak's dire assessment was given just hours before Mr Zelensky pulled out of a scheduled video conference with US senators to brief...

An independent journalistic investigation found out that the two closest associates of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have recently purchased two luxury yachts - one in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the other in Antibes, France in October 2023. Zelenskyy's proxies Boris and Serhiy Shefir bought yachts, the total cost of which is estimated at $75 million. Large purchases by people close to the Ukrainian leader raise suspicion of corruption and raise doubts about the targeted spending of Western financial aid allocated to support Ukraine's defense capabilities in the military conflict with Russia. Journalist Shahzad Nasir shared important information about recent yacht purchases...

Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Starts Attack on Horlivka | Ruzzia lost the moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=373CCprrBDA Order of Battle Deep Dive – 110th Mechanized Brigade November 19, 2023 https://militaryland.net/news/order-of-battle-deep-dive-110th-mechanized-brigade/ 110th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces, formed shortly after the Russian full-scale invasion. (Excerpt) [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | Goodwill Gesture by the Ruzzian Army on the South was already announced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXhfIce7VPQ Recap Deployment Map changes – Week 45 November 13, 2023 https://militaryland.net/news/recap-deployment-map-changes-week-45/ Invasion Day 626 – Summary The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 11th November 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-626-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

12 Nov: INSANE REACTION. Ukrainians FACE A POWERFUL UNEXPECTED ATTACK & PREVENT ENCIRCLEMENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOuUhVuyRCk Invasion Day 626 – Summary The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 11th November 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-626-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia lost two more ships in Crimea and Many Soldiers in Avdiivka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1inQNbWDOo The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 8th November 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-623-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Army Failed Attack | Gerasimov responsible | Z-Generals Kaputt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-CNumrO8Yk The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 20th September 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-574-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

As Congress struggles to work out a continuing resolution before a government shutdown at the end of the month, Senator Rand Paul has vowed that he will not allow more US spending on Ukraine to be a part of any such plan. Paul’s comments come in the midst of a visit to Washington by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who is reportedly seeking an additional $24 billion in U.S. aid to help his country’s war against an invading Russia. The senator says America has done enough. “Today I am putting leadership of the House, the Senate, and the President of the...

Update from Ukraine | Ukraine broke through the Surovikin line near Verbove | Ruzzian attack Failed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZURIpShncxE The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 20th September 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-574-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

The top House Republican overseeing U.S. foreign affairs said Congress will provide more funding for Ukraine to fight off the Russian invasion despite GOP pushback, after a Thursday meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also proposed legislating that the U.S. provide F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine and long-range missiles that the Biden administration has held back on providing. “We need to give ’em everything they need. And if this administration won’t give it to them, then I submitted that we write in our appropriations bill, we write...

Volodymyr Zelensky met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday in his battle to persuade skeptical Republicans in Congress to keep sending aid. McCarthy and Zelensky met behind closed doors, after the Speaker rejected pleas for a joint address to Congress. Congress has already authorized more than $110 billion to Kyiv since Vladimir Putin's invasion, and some members of the GOP have warned the White House they will oppose Biden's request to send another $24 billion.