https://freerepublic.com/tag/youcanhearthebanjos/ en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:16:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4130201/posts Ukraine is prepared to use British long-range missiles to hit Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, in a potential major escalation of western involvement in the war. Rishi Sunak promised to send Ukraine more military aid following a visit by President Zelensky to Britain this week. Discussions are now taking place over whether this should include Harpoon anti-ship missiles or air-to-surface Storm Shadows. Ukrainian defence sources confirmed to The Times that Kyiv would be prepared to use the missiles to strike Crimea following a warning from Zelensky that longer-range weapons from western allies would strike “deep in the... The Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4130201/posts#comment Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:16:41 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4129949/posts KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said they require coordinates provided or confirmed by the United States and its allies for the vast majority of strikes using its advanced U.S.-provided rocket systems, a previously undisclosed practice that reveals a deeper and more operationally active role for the Pentagon in the war. The disclosure, confirmed by three senior Ukrainian officials and a senior U.S. official, comes after months of Kyiv’s forces pounding Russian targets — including headquarters, ammunition depots and barracks — on Ukrainian soil with the U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, and other similar precision-guided weapons such as... The Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4129949/posts#comment Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:09:00 GMT