‘Ukraine, using captured Russian tanks, firms up its lines’

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is now deploying captured Russian tanks to solidify its gains in the northeast amid an ongoing counteroffensive, a Washington-based think tank said Tuesday, as Kyiv vowed to push further into territories occupied by Moscow.

The Institute for the Study of War, citing a Russian claim, said that Ukraine had been using left-behind Russian T-72 tanks as it tries to push into the Russian-occupied region of Luhansk.

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📰 NEWS: Successful weapon release tests move StormBreaker one step closer to F-35 integration.

Details: https://rtxdefense.co/3Br6f7W #ASC22

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Destruction of Russian armored vehicle by artillery of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces in the Kharkiv region. Something else is burning nearby.

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44th artillery brigade destroys Russian armored vehicles (APCs?)

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Ukraine war report, Sept. 20, 2022

Russian Wagner PMC recruited more than 6,000 prisoners as mercenaries.

Ukrainian forces hit a barge with military equipment and personnel in Nova Kakhovka it was sunk. 

Russian bases were blown up in Alchevsk and Melitopol.

Russian source on the situation in Kherson:
"The situation near Kherson is not easy, communication across the Dnieper (river) is extremely difficult, it is likely that the enemy will again try to force us across the river"

The Armed Forces hit Russian bases in Svatovo and Novoaidar in the Luhansk region losses are being clarified.

Fighting continues around Yampil.

Battles in Lyman are still undecided.

It is unclear if the original assault was successful.

Russian units in the town are on limited time I expect if Ukrainian forces take the villages on the flanks they will withdraw.

Russian forces attacks towards Bakhmut are now completely useless due to recent Ukrainian counterattacks.

They have been fighting for months for 2 villages in heavy combat…

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Ukraine is looking to build more facilities to maintain and service billions worth of Western-provided weapons to fight Russia.

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ALGERIA contract with Russia for the supply of new Russian weapons.

Amount of the transaction is $ 7 billion:

A block of 14 Su-57s, need for maintenance and infrastructure, training, spare parts, is expected to cost $2 billion and provide an approximate replacement for the MiG-25.

Algerian air defense is being built around Russian air defense systems, including the S-300PMU-2, S-400, Buk-M2, Pantsir-SM and S-500 would perfectly complement the country's air defense.

The contract provides the purchase of upgrade packages for T-90AS tanks of the Algerian army.

The possible purchase of T-14 Armata, the modernization of Su-30MKA fighters and the purchase of Su-34M front-line bombers, which should be replaced in the country's Air Force Su-24.

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Satellite imagery shows a new pier and 12 new buildings have been built at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base, where construction has picked up in 2022

A de facto Chinese naval base in the Gulf of Thailand.

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US aircraft carrier to visit S. Korea amid N. Korean threats

US aircraft carrier to visit South Korea this week for its first joint training with South Korean warships in 5 years, in a show of force against increasing North Korean nuclear threats.

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The French shipbuilding concern Naval Group signed a contract for maintenance of Saudi frigates built under the Sawari 1 and 2 programs (Al Madinah and Al Ryiadh projects) in the amount of 120-200 million euros. It happened back in the summer.

But the French also expect to conclude the supply of new warships for the Saudi fleet.

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BREAKING – The US Air Force will roll out its new B-21 stealth bomber the “first week of December,” Andrew Hunter, the head of USAF acquisition says

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URGENT – Russian-Belarusian security consultations are being held in Moscow, reports the Security Council of the Russian Federation

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For security reasons, Latvia will not issue humanitarian visas to Russian citizens who avoid mobilization - Latvian Foreign Minister

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RUSSIA – The Kremlin now already banned all men between the ages of 18 and 65 from leaving the country without state/military approval.

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RUSSIA – After the possible annexation of Donbas region to the Russian Federation, there can be no talks about negotiations with Ukraine, official

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The Pentagon has signed a contract for the purchase for subsequent transfer to Ukraine of the Switchblade 600 loitering ammunition with a range of up to 40 km.

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OSINT – It is reported that one of the two Russian submarines of Project 06363 that were in the Mediterranean Sea is leaving the theater, apparently for repairs and maintenance.

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RUSSIA – Partial mobilization of the Army: Defense Minister Shoigu: I have signed the directive, the tasks for the regions have been defined, the instructions of the General Staff on the procedure for conducting mobilization measures in the troops and forces have been given, I instruct to begin execution.

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⚡️ US orders kamikaze drones Switchblade 600 for Ukraine

The Pentagon signed a $2.2 million contract for the kamikaze drones Switchblade 600 that will be later delivered to Ukraine, according to a document published by the U.S. Department of Defense on Sept. 20.

The Switchblade 600 drones have a flight range of 40 kilometers and can stay in the air for up to 40 minutes, according to Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica Maxwell.

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