Residents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia donated €400 thousand in a week for a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for Ukrainian intelligence.

The cost of the helicopter is €4.3 million. The Czech Ministry of Defense is ready to transfer the helicopter to the Ukrainian Armed Forces... as soon as ordinary residents of European countries collect the required amount.

This comes out after various countries no longer give anything to Ukraine.

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Has Serbia sent weapons to Ukraine?

The ammunition seen in the image is 82 mm M68P1 mortar ammunition produced by Yugoslavia.

Some sources claim that the ammunition was sent by Serbia.

Note: on the paper, Serbia is a close allie of Russia.

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⚡UKRAINE WAR – In the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian army has advanced to take some territory in the city of Horlivka proper.

This ground, somewhere in the west of Horlivka, was occupied by the Russian
army in 2014. Via Michael McKay

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NORTH KOREA – Kim Jong-un: The new reconnaissance satellite is a space guard for us and a telescope that monitors the enemy for us.

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USAF 35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at the Kadena Air Base, Japan this week to provide forward-deployed, 5th Gen fighter capabilities to assure allies and deter threats in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility

🔗 PACAF

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JUST IN – Canada will transfer 11 000 assault rifles and 9 million rounds of
small ammunition to Ukraine - Trudeau

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Russian VIP military jetliner flies to North Korea hours after satellite launch - NK NEWS

A Russian military aircraft flew to Pyongyang on Wednesday, less than a day after North Korea launched a military spy satellite in space, aviation tracking data shows.

The flight by the Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-62M passenger plane again draws attention to military cooperation between the two countries, after the U.S. alleged the DPRK was supplying weapons to Moscow, potentially in return for technical assistance with its space program.

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The Australian Department of Defense has approved the Birdon Group as the new designer of 18 60m amphibious assault ships as part of the Land 8710 Phase 1: Littoral Maneuver Vessel – Medium project.

The ships are intended to replace the existing 15 Landing Craft Medium 8 ships in the 35th Army Water Transport Squadron, 10th Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade. Deliveries are scheduled for 2026 - china 3 army reported

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Crews of Su-30SM fighter jets and Su-24M bombers are patrolling the sea area off the Crimean peninsula. Their task is to detect and destroy the AFU's unmanned boats and high-speed landing boats using machine guns and bombs.

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Russian drone attack on Kiev, Ukraine, this morning: according to updated information from the Ukrainian Air Force, 74 out of 75 UAVs were destroyed.

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JUST IN – The Finnish authorities do not intend to conduct political discussions with the Russian Federation regarding the situation on the eastern border - Prime Minister Petteri Orpo

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URGENT – The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar has warned its citizens to immediately leave Laukkai district of Kokang region in northern Myanmar and stay away from the area as conflicts continue in the area.

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GREECE – Greek Leopard-2HEL, French Leclerc and US M1A2 Abrams at the
Xanthi Tank Range.

🔗 e-Amyna

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