Today, the US announced a new, $400 million security package for Ukraine. It contains:

- Additional munitions for NASAMS SAM systems;

- 150 heavy machine guns with thermal imagery sights to counter UAVs;

- Additional ammunition for HIMARS;

- 10,000 120mm mortar rounds;

- Unspecified number of AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles;

- 150 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);

- Over 100 light tactical vehicles;

- Over 20,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition;

- Over 200 generators;

- Spare parts for 105mm howitzers and other equipment.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3227217/400-million-in-additional-assistance-for-ukraine/

https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1595915203568435204

Vikings For Victory: Norwegian Arms Transfers To #Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦

Updated with:

- 1 M109A3GN SPG
- 20.000 Pieces Of Spare Parts For M109A3GN SPGs
- 55,000 Pieces Of Winter Clothing
- 55.000 Bandages
- 30.000 Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs)

Full list: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/vikings-for-victory-norwegian-arms.html

https://twitter.com/GresselGustav/status/1597614087915307008

Leaving Kyiv. A lot of interesting talk. Surprise fact: on military needs crucial for the war effort, the top item on 🇺🇦 soldiers' demand list is this 👇

https://twitter.com/ChristianHJW/status/1597614778574594048

@GresselGustav I called the company who are dismantling them in Rockensußra. The idea was to start a German crowdfunding campaign and buy some elder Gepards, B2L standard (not the digital 1A2 delivered so far) for Ukraine.

Their CEO refused to talk to me, unfortunately. Contracts i guess...

https://twitter.com/ChristianHJW/status/1597617283647832064

@GresselGustav I guess only 'the industry', e.g. KMW and Rheinmetall, do have the right leverage to get this started. Having said that, we don't know what status these units are in. But there are plenty still....

https://twitter.com/gepardtatze/status/1528497686864871436?s=20&t=seUK3achiq5LsQ2RMemsxQ

https://twitter.com/gepardtatze/status/1528497686864871436

Haufenweise Geparden in Rockensußra.

https://twitter.com/osint_east/status/1597647267468451840

Interceptions have slowed, implying use of the drone has declined. Increasing failure rate of interception is highly unlikely.

A few possibilities:

1. Attrition
2. E/W countermeasures
3. Stock replenishment cycle
4. Fewer media reports
5. Supply interruption
6. Training cycles

https://twitter.com/SarahHa42/status/1597851134374580224

Since the Kerch Bridge attack, the rail link and proximity to Crimea have made the Kavkaz port a likely logistics hub. A Ropucha-class LST was recently spotted there. I suspect that Russia is using this port to link logistics coming by train from Russia with the port of Mariupol. https://twitter.com/SarahHa42/status/1597607213622763520

https://twitter.com/DanKaszeta/status/1573693707643023360

OK. Here's what I have to say about the alleged "chloropicrin grenade" attack in Ukraine. There's a lot of holes in this story and I think some misunderstanding is going on.

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