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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโšก๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ โ€“ US Defense Secretary Hegseth will miss a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine for the first time, Associated Press writes, citing a source.

It is noted that he will not be present in Brussels today at a meeting on arms supplies to Ukraine. Hegseth's participation via video link is also not planned. According to the publication, this is another step by Washington to distance itself from military actions in Ukraine.


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The North Atlantic Alliance views the Black and Baltic Seas as "areas of NATO responsibility," Rutte said.

He made the statement in response to a question about the rising tensions of the Russian Shadow Fleet which carrying Russian oil, which EU and alliance countries are imposing sanctions on.


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๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ High-resolution satellite images of Russian airbase in Olenegorsk, Murmansk region

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High-resolution satellite images of ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Olenya Airbase as of June 3, 10:00 UTC

This is a follow up to our previous post on Olenya Air Base. 4 Tu-95MSs (Bear-H) and 1 An-12 (Cub) can be seen clearly destroyed into pieces.

Also, the airbase housed 1 Il-76 (Candid), 3 An-12 (Cub), and 28 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), along with a significant number of Mi-8 (Hip) and Mi-24 (Hind) helicopters.


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๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russians quickly replaced some of the destroyed aircraft with undamaged aircraft/decoys on their airfields, placing them in the exact same spots.

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#BREAKING โ€“ The US is refusing to provide air defenses to back the โ€œreassurance forceโ€ the UK and France are planning in a postwar Ukraine - Bloomberg

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๐Ÿšจ All indicators point to a far-reaching escalation, domino effect (๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต) inclusive possible, if Trump is unable to resolve the situation in favor of his deals, he will make.

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NEW โ€“ The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth 400 million euros, says the Kingdom's Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans

According to him, the new aid package will include providing Kyiv with more than 100 ships and boats, including patrol vessels, and drones.


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โšก๏ธBillion-dollar support, naval drones, production of Ukrainian long-range weapons: partners announced new aid packages after the 18th Ramstein meeting, Umerov said

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain โ€” record aid for the supply of drones โ€“ 350 million pounds for the transfer of 100,000 drones in 2025. Total support from Britain โ€“ 4.5 billion pounds, of which 247 million pounds โ€“ for the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany โ€” a new military aid package of 5 billion euros, which includes financing for long-range weapons to be produced in Ukraine and the transfer of air defense, weapons, and ammunition.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands โ€“ โ‚ฌ400 million aid package, including a mine-clearing ship, boats, and naval drones.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium is a long-term initiative that includes annual aid to Ukraine of 1 billion euros until 2029 and the transfer of a mine-clearing ship.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway is allocating $700 million for drones and $50 million to the NSATU Trust Fund.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada is allocating $45 million for drones, electronic warfare equipment, IT solutions, and Coyote and Bison armored vehicles.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden is allocating 440 million euros to international programs for the procurement of artillery ammunition, drones, and other weapons.


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โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ The An-124-100 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian airline Antonov Airlines have been busy in recent days: the Ruslan is currently transporting heavy weapons from Norway.

An interesting intelligence sign: it seems that another "Special Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" numbering 30-50 thousand people is being actively pumped with NATO weapons. It may well be that it is being prepared for a new attack on Russian territory, or in the event of unfavorable developments at the front, it will be possible to parry a Russian offensive or support the front in the most threatened places with its help
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#BREAKING โ€“ NATO countries approve the biggest arms buildup since the Cold War โ€” DPA

The plan envisages a significant expansion of deterrence and defense capabilities in the coming years to deter Russia.


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#BREAKING โ€“ Trump has appointed General Alexis Grinkovic as the new Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and commander of US forces in Europe.

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โš”๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GERMANY โ€“ "Deputy CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Norbert Rรถttgen is pushing for a mandatory element in the new military service. Following Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's statement that Germany needs up to 60,000 additional soldiers to achieve the new NATO planning goals, the CDU politician is increasing the pressure on the SPD minister. "The most important task now is to create the legal prerequisites for a military service model this year that ensures that the Bundeswehr becomes a security guarantor for Germany and Europe," Rรถttgen told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), adding: "The coalition will create a qualified, attractive military service. We are initially relying on voluntary participation. However, we cannot afford any risks and must therefore also have a Plan B with a mandatory element." The financial prerequisites for the increase have already been created with the lifting of the debt brake on defense spending."

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ NATO to Limit Ukraine Discussion in The Hague to Avoid Provoking Trump - Reuters

๐Ÿ“… From 24 to 25 June 2025 the Netherlands will host the NATO Summit in the World Forum in The Hague.

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#BREAKING โ€“ Operation "Web" is just the beginning: the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ SBU and GUR are preparing for other large-scale special operations in Russia, - WP, citing intelligence sources.

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Ukraine will have its own ballistic missile! The missile has already passed successful tests in May, - Director of the Army Research Center Badrak

โ–ช๏ธThis ballistic missile traveled almost 300 km and destroyed a Russian command post.

โšกNow the newly developed ballistic missile it is being launched into mass production;

โ—Its warhead weighs 400 kg. For comparison, the new US-made ballistic missile weighs only 91 kg.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœˆ๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is carrying out some reconnaissance sorties over Romania.

It was already refuelled in mid-air by a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker with the call sign NACHO20.


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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป US Media: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia Plan to Strengthen Naval Forces to Counter Russia in Baltic Sea

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland's defence minister has announced plans to order three to four submarines for the navy by the end of 2025. The planned purchase, carried out under the Orca programme, is considered urgent because the country's navy relies on a single Soviet-made submarine, the Kilo-class ORP Orzel, whose outdated technology and equipment make it incompatible with the requirements of modern naval warfare. Poland plans to receive โ‚ฌ20 billion from a newly created EU fund for the purchase of defenses.

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia and๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania joins forces to buy multi-purpose attack boats from ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnish shipbuilder Marine Alutech. As part of the Future Multipurpose Attack Craft (CFMAC) program, the shipyard is to develop and deliver combat vessels based on the Watercat M18 armored modular boat design.

Once completed in 2026, Lithuania will incorporate these two multi-purpose attack boats, equipped with Spike NLOS missile launchers and a remote-controlled heavy machine gun, into a coastal defense battalion. It is emphasized that the boats are specially designed for shallow-water operations, allowing them to carry out missions in areas such as the Curonian Spit, half of which belongs to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia, the second - ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania.

Overall, Lithuania will carry out a phased modernization of its Navy between 2030 and 2037, which will involve the acquisition of new multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels that will be equipped with advanced equipment.


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๐Ÿ‘€โšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Radio Liberty has discovered over the past week two recently built air defense positions in the Moscow region.

The first can be found near the base for storing ammunition for the A-135 Amur ballistic missile interception system. The second air defense system was built quite recently, in March 2025.


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