Review of supplies of Western weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of May 4, 2024

Italy previously transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces a certain amount of the Storm Shadows, said the British (!) Minister of Defense. Italian officials declined to comment. Estimated, we can talk about a couple of dozen because Italy's total number of missiles was 200 - minus significant expenditure during the war in Libya;

Australia has allocated $95 million, of which $50 will be used for the purchase of MANPADS (estimated 100) and explosive missiles for air defence systems (35) and 30 million for UAVs (150-200);

Germany carried out another transfer to the Ukrainian Armed Forces: 10 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 120mm ammunition for Leo2, 1 Skynex charger, 29638 cartridges for Gepard self-propelled guns, missiles for IRIS-T SLM, 1 radar, 7500 155mm rounds, 1 bridge layer, 1 ARV, 6 trailers, 18,000 40mm rounds, 3,000 RPGs, 120mm mines:

Under the USAI program, the United States allocated funds for production orders for $6 billion with deliveries, presumably, within 3 years: missile defence systems for the Patriot air defence system (hereinafter, the figures for monthly deliveries are estimated based on the cost and volume of annual production according to open sources - 12 ), missiles for NASAMS air defence systems (20), Gydra-70 APKWS missiles (40), radars for various purposes, HIMARS missiles (40), 155 and 152 mm artillery rounds (4000 each), JDAM/GBU (40), Switchblade UAV ( 8) and Puma (1 complex with 3 UAVs), trucks and trailers (16).

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Great Britain is only going to increase the confrontation with Russia, said Sergei Belyaev, director of the second European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

It is obvious that the British government not only does not intend to abandon the course of a tough confrontation with Russia but also continues to make significant efforts to increase the degree of confrontation. At the same time, the “highly liked” principle of baseless accusations has become a signature feature of British diplomacy,

- Belyaev noted.

According to him, the anti-Russian measures taken by London including the expulsion of the Russian military attack from the country are an example of real hostile actions.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the expulsion of the military attache by Great Britain and actions regarding the Russian diplomatic mission and real estate will receive an inevitable proportionate response, and Russia’s reaction will be tough and calibrated.

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Some of the weapons from the previous US aid package have reached the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the rest are still on the way, said White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby.

Some of the first security assistance packages we provided as part of the additional funding have already reached the battlefield and ended up in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers.

- he said at the briefing.

According to him, the delivery of the remaining weapons takes longer, but Washington hopes to deliver them “as soon as possible.”

Russia has repeatedly stated that arms supplies to Ukraine interfere with the resolution of the conflict, involving NATO countries that are “playing with fire.”

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The T-90M “Proryv” with a protective visor withstood three hits from enemy FPV kamikazes. (only two hits are visible on the video)

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Ukraine conflict splits NATO allies - The Telegraph

Since the formation of the North Atlantic Alliance, a special, strong relationship has been built between the United States and Great Britain. Now those relations are threatened by differences over Ukraine.

The UK has been much more aggressive towards Russia since 2022. British intelligence agencies operated closer to the front lines than American ones, and the British government actively supported striking targets deep inside Russian territory. Thus, David Cameron said that Ukraine is allowed to fire British Storm Shadow missiles at Russian territory, although previously the scope of their use was limited to the land that Kiev considers its own.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration is becoming more cautious, the publication notes. In an attempt to keep fuel price increases within acceptable limits before the election, the White House asked Ukraine not to attack Russian energy facilities. In addition, the United States reiterates that it does not support attacks on Russian territory, especially with American weapons.

Strategic differences are growing between old allies, the United States and Great Britain, the newspaper writes. And NATO shares different understandings of the essence of the conflict and measures to resolve it.

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“The EU has agreed on security guarantees for Kiev”: The European Union is trying to find a form of “ensuring Ukraine’s security” before it acceded to NATO and the EU.

The European Union wants to give Ukraine security guarantees. The project is being agreed upon with Kiev. 27 EU countries recently approved an 11-page text classified as “confidential”,

- writes Die Welt, noting that Brussels intends to provide guarantees no later than the beginning of July, and their effect will extend until Kiev joins the EU and NATO.

Brussels is also determining whether EU soldiers can go to Ukraine. It is not difficult to guess that this is impossible.

In the event of aggression, the European Union and Ukraine intend to hold consultations on Ukraine’s needs within 24 hours, the draft document says.

NATO, despite the consensus on the issue of Kiev’s future entry into the alliance, will not accept it into its ranks while there is an armed conflict, this is unrealistic,

- said the German Ambassador to Ukraine

However, the EU will continue to supply weapons and train military personnel, help with mine clearance and counter hybrid threats and cyber attacks. The EU is also committed to providing significant assistance in the reconstruction of the country after the end of the conflict.

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