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Russia is using Iranian smuggling networks to import weapons and military equipment from Iraq, donated by Shia militias there; it can also count on the government in Tehran for military assistance, the British newspaper The Guardian reported today.more

A Russian drone was shot down by Ukrainian forces on Sunday using a British Light Multi-Mission Missile (LMM) Martlet; the missiles were not known to have been handed over to Ukraine until now, The Times reported today.more

If Russia has indeed used chemical weapons in Mariupol, all options in terms of a Western response are possible, British Deputy Defence Minister James Heappey declared today. He did not even rule out the deployment of troops in Ukraine.more

NATO is "in the midst of a very fundamental transformation" that will reflect the "long-term consequences" of Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announced in an interview with the British Telegraph over the weekend.more

Russia continues to attack civilians in Ukraine and is trying to create an overland corridor between the occupied Crimea and Donbass, but Ukrainian resistance continues to cross these plans, the UK defense ministry said based on its intelligence.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. No 10 said the visit was a "show of solidarity" with the Ukrainian people. Following the meeting, Downing Street said the UK would send 120 armoured vehicles and anti-ship missile systems to support Ukraine.more

Boris Johnson has announced £100m worth of weapons for Ukraine after the "unconscionable bombing" of refugees at a railway station. The prime minister said the UK will send additional military equipment including Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and 800 anti-tank missiles.more

In the face of Finland, which is about to join NATO, Russia can use a wide range of tools of influence - from hybrid, cybernetic to military force. "If Russia believes that in this way it will achieve its goal, then yes, it can do it" - says former head of military intelligence Pekka Toveri, pointing to possible disruptions to sea crossings important for Finland.more

The war in Ukraine is in a dangerous phase and Russian troops are preparing for another attack, which could be even more brutal and barbaric, warned British Air Force Commander Marshal Mike Wigston.more

British military commanders are developing plans to send armored vehicles to Ukraine, reports The Times today. According to the daily, British army chiefs believe that the next three weeks will be decisive for the outcome of the war in Ukraine.more

For decades, Finland has been using society as a whole to prepare for the possibility of a conflict with Russia. If the war in Ukraine spreads to Russia's other neighbors, Finland will be ready, reports the Financial Times.more

Russia has changed its strategy and is focusing on trying to take control of the Donbas and other areas of eastern Ukraine to declare success during the Victory Day celebrations on May 9, CNN reported today, quoting sources familiar with the US intelligence findings.more

On the Friday night, in a video on Facebook, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that the Russian troops were preparing for new powerful strikes against Ukraine. "Europe has no right to remain silent in response to what is happening in Mariupol," he stressed. Meanwhile, the US will mediate the handover of Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine by its allies, the New York Times reported.more

The Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson, stated that she "did not rule out" her country joining NATO. According to commentators, the head of government's statement may indicate a change in the attitude of the authorities in Stockholm.more

The Starstreak anti-aircraft system was used to shoot down the Russian Mi-28N helicopter over Luhansk, and this is the first known case of its use during the war in Ukraine, The Times reported today.more

"The war in Ukraine is not a breakthrough in the way of fighting, of course we are dealing with technological advances, but the foundations of military art have not changed" - explains Dr. Simon Anglim, military historian at Kings College London.more

Britain and its allies have agreed to send more lethal weapons to Ukraine to help repel the Russian invasion, UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced. The ministry reported to him that Russia was transferring some of its forces to Ukraine from Georgia, which was not planned and testifies to the significant losses that Russian troops suffer during the invasion.more

Russia will try to encircle the Ukrainian army in Donbas, and then, having captured 1/3 of Ukraine's territory, it will want to negotiate from this strong position - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed in an interview with CNN International. He added that the West must rush to help Ukraine and adopt a long-term set of "crushing" sanctions against Russia.more

Britain is treating Russian announcements of a reduction in military action around Kiev with an abundance of caution, as Russia has already shown more than once that its words cannot be trusted, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced today.more

Russia is struggling to reorganise its troops in Ukraine, and by declaring its focus on the Donbass offensive, it is arguably tacitly admitting that it is struggling to maintain more than one significant axis of attack, the UK Ministry of Defence assessed this morning.more

Britain wants a full withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine and will assess initial steps towards a possible peace deal on the basis of deeds rather than words, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday.more

'I suspect we will need more US troops in Europe,' US and Nato forces commander in Europe Gen Tod Wolters declared yesterday at a Senate hearing on the deployment of forces to the Old Continent.more

Rishi Sunak has been attacked by opponents for not increasing the Ministry of Defence’s budget in his spring statement in response to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and the threat of another world war. more

Russia must abandon its plans to change the authorities in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin is aware of this, believes former British General Staff Commander General Richard Dannatt. In his opinion, now is the best time for Ukraine to negotiate.more

Another attempt on the life of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been foiled, the English-language Ukrainian website Kyiv Post reported on Twitter yesterday.more