An agreement has been reached on the supply of a large batch of armored medevac vehicles to Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
31 August 2023 - 21:53
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/domovleno-pro-postachannya-v-ukrayinu-velikoyi-partiyi-brono-85297
Good health to you, fellow Ukrainians!
Today was an eventful day.
A conference call with military and government officials. The frontline. Our offensive actions. The result of our weapons, new Ukrainian weapons, is 700 kilometers. The task is farther.
The important news for the frontline is that we have agreed on the supply of armored medevac vehicles to Ukraine, a large batch. This is what the warriors told me about when we visited combat brigades. The Ministry of Defense has reported on this today.
As always on the conference calls, there were intelligence reports from the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Foreign Intelligence Service on the plans of the occupiers. Their plans are hopeless.
I held a meeting about next week’s international events. There will be significant things. Important negotiations for Ukraine.
Another meeting concerned tomorrow. It will be September 1, the beginning of the new school year. Deputy Prime Minister Fedorov and Minister Lisovyi, together with their teams, are preparing a very positive innovation for our schoolchildren, parents, and teachers. Something that will really help. Tomorrow we will present the first details.
Today I congratulated Kyiv Polytechnic on the 125th anniversary of the university. It was extremely pleasant and useful to communicate with students and lecturers. Education will always remain the element that gives strength to people and the state, that enables us to develop and become stronger no matter what. And I would like to thank today our students and lecturers, our educators who not only receive or help receive education, but also make the educational process as practical as it is needed right now, when the bright minds of our people help the Ukrainian defense, in particular. Our students have good projects, powerful projects. The Ministry of Strategic Industry has something to implement.
And one more thing.
I had a meeting with representatives of BAE Systems. The world knows this company very well. And our warriors are already very familiar with the weapons produced by this company. In particular, artillery - L119 and M777, armored vehicles - CV90, which are very powerful. The company is starting to work in Ukraine. Our goal is to have all the most useful weapons for defense produced in Ukraine. And it will happen. We already produce certain items, and we will produce all the necessary ones. I thank everyone in the world who helps!
I thank everyone who fights and works for Ukraine! I would especially like to mention the 47th separate mechanized brigade - thank you guys for your advancement; the warriors of our 44th artillery brigade - thank you for your accuracy!
Glory to Ukraine!
VIDEO:
Office of the President of Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lA4h7gi0yQ
VIDEOS
1. Russia is running out of missiles | Mark Galeotti
Times Radio
504K subscribers
Aug 31, 2023 7:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrKLdSsuSpw
“Moscow doesn’t have that much more in its tank.” Russian missile strikes will not last long as “stocks are being depleted at a quicker rate than they can build them” says Mark Galeotti.
2. Russian Anti-Aircraft System Hit by its Own Missile - Caught on Camera
Dark Footage
594K subscribers
Aug 31, 2023 12:15 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwmdV-ZS6E
The war between Ukraine and Russia has centered the world’s attention on an unprecedented world of modern warfare where old and new technology clash in a rapidly changing environment. It has forced both sides to use weapons and vehicles that had not been battle tested or were designed with a different purpose in mind.
As the conflict rages on, it has been shown that Russian forces have had to adapt to these conditions in creative ways. Their battlefield gear looks more like a ragtag collection of oddities than a formidable military arsenal. From makeshift cages perched atop tank turrets to dodge missile strikes to videos of Russian fighters wielding rusty relics for rifles and even naval guns welded onto ancient military tractors to create bizarre Frankenstein-esque tanks - Russian troops are scraping the bottom of the barrel to find creative solutions to their equipment shortage.
But even when the Russian forces have the right tools for the job, they often go haywire in the most spectacular fashion. In a recently released video, Russian troops can be seen firing what appears to be an SA-17 missile system near the occupied Ukrainian city of Alchevsk. With a booming roar, the missile shoots into the sky, only to make a hairpin turn and hurtle back toward its origin like a lethal boomerang. Time stands still for a heart-stopping moment before the rogue missile dives back into its own launcher. This catastrophic malfunction has left military experts scratching their heads…