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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested urgent help from European allies to strengthen Ukraine's air defense ahead of winter, emphasizing the need for Patriot missiles and ammunition for F-16 aircraft in the fight against Russian Shahed drones. #Ucraina #Zelenski #Război (translated)

Regarding the interception of Shahed drones with jet engines, we are using aviation with great success. Currently, we have an increasing stock of ammunition for F-16 aircraft with 20 mm projectiles. Both I and the Ministry of Defense have made agreements. At this moment we are receiving an adequate amount, which is very good. This means that we currently have this. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that combat aviation, mainly multifunctional F-16 fighter jets supplied by the West, accounts for between 55 and 60 percent of the interceptions of Russian Shahed jet-engine attack drones, as Ukraine increases its stock of 20 mm ammunition, writes Kyiv Post. #Zelenski #drone #F16 (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Rob Jetten's call for all possible support for Ukraine amounted, in his view, to prolonging a war of attrition. He argued that the front line barely moved, that the Russian economy had adapted, and that Western munitions stocks and political support were finite. According to Sassen, diplomatic solutions were wrongly dismissed as a sign of weakness. Sassen referred to Ukrainian estimates of more than 1.5 million Russian dead and wounded and to Western analyses, including those from CSIS, which he claimed spoke of hundreds of thousands of casualties and over one hundred thousand deaths in Ukraine. He argued that the war constituted a demographic disaster for both countries and that further pressure from sanctions and weapons would result in more casualties. Negotiations, according to Sassen, were not capitulation but the way to end the war. He claimed that a full Ukrainian recapture of the borders of 1991 was militarily unrealistic without direct NATO intervention, risking a war with Russia. He advocated for territorial compromises, likely along the current front line, security guarantees for the remaining Ukraine, and an end to mobilization. He noted that Ukrainian men were forcibly taken off the streets in this process. Sassen acknowledged that such compromises would feel unjust and could reward aggression, but argued that they were better than continuing the current bloodshed. He accused Jetten and like-minded individuals of blocking serious diplomacy and urged the Prime Minister to immediately pursue a diplomatic solution. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

The United States has approved the sale of weapons worth one billion dollars to the United Arab Emirates, including guidance kits for precision munitions, to enhance the self-defense capabilities of this country in the face of regional threats. #SUA #EmirateleArabeUnite #arme (translated)

Rob Jetten wrote that, in his view, Russian aggression against Ukraine escalated further, including airstrikes on Kyiv over the past weekend. He stated that Russia deliberately targeted civilian sites and energy infrastructure to make Ukrainian cities unlivable and to break the economy this winter. Jetten said he had spoken with President Zelenskyy about the developments in the war. According to him, Ukraine urgently needed additional air defense, including maintenance, parts, and ammunition for the F-16 fleet. He promised that the Netherlands would assist in this. Jetten also wrote that the Netherlands would continue to support Ukraine with international partners and would closely monitor provocations from Russia towards other countries. #Oekraïne #RussischeAgressie #InternationaleSteun (translated)

Jan B. Hommel outlined a scenario in which diesel, kerosene, Patriots, and ammunition ran out in succession. He also stated that three-quarters of the weaponry was not usable and that Russia was technologically superior and possessed weapons against which there was no defense. He wrote that only very foolish people thought that wars could be won with numbers on paper, thereby insulting the person addressed. #oorlog #technologie #defensie (translated)

România poate avea în sfârșit un guvern care arată ca un guvern. Siegfried Mureșan premier, cu o listă de miniștri PNL-USR-UDMR care, pentru prima dată de mult timp, pune oameni cu CV-uri reale la portofolii relevante. - Cătălin Drulă la Transporturi, omul care a deblocat șantiere și a băgat A7 în PNRR - Oana Gheorghiu la Sănătate, cea care a aprins lumina în cămările sistemului - Radu Miruță la Apărare, care a accelerat înzestrarea cu 2,5 miliarde euro prin SAFE - Oana Țoiu la Externe, care a dus România la 24 din 25 avize pentru OCDE - Irineu Darău la Economie, care a reluat producția de muniție NATO și a redeschis mina de grafit - Diana Buzoianu la Mediu, care a trimis la Parchet nereguli de 46 milioane lei din Romsilva - Nazare rămâne la Finanțe - Mircea Abrudean îl scoate pe Predoiu de la Interne Nu e guvernul perfect, dar e primul cabinet din ultimii ani în care miniștrii știu ce fac în ministerele lor. Sper să treacă. #România #guvern #politică

Een recent rapport van een onafhankelijke toezichthouder schetst een verontrustend beeld van de oorlog tegen Iran, met ernstige munitietekorten, logistieke problemen en aanzienlijke materiële en menselijke verliezen, wat in tegenspraak is met Trumps beweringen dat de Verenigde Staten de oorlog met gemak winnen. #IranOorlog #Munitietekort #Trump

Departamentul Apărării al SUA a recunoscut o penurie de muniții legată de războiul cu Iranul, contrar afirmațiilor anterioare ale administrației Trump despre un arsenal nelimitat, rapoartele estimând costurile operațiunii Epic Fury la aproximativ 33,4 miliarde de dolari, inclusiv 22,3 miliarde de dolari pentru muniții. #razboidinIran #munitie #penurie

"Astăzi, am aprobat 6,1 miliarde de euro pentru a ajuta Ucraina să achiziţioneze diferite produse de apărare în domeniul apărării aeriene şi antirachetă, al muniţiei, al dronelor şi al războiului electronic. Cu această aprobare, Ucraina poate achiziţiona acum şi echipamentul Patriot de care are nevoie pentru a-şi proteja mai bine cerul de atacurile fără discriminare ale Rusiei. Împreună cu statele noastre membre şi cu NATO, vom continua să obţinem rezultate pentru Ucraina, consolidând în acelaşi timp propria apărare a Europei"