LAST UPDATE: 18:54 The Russian military said today that Ukrainian troops were withdrawing from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sheverodonetsk, where heavy fighting is raging between Kyiv and Kremlin troops. “Units of the Ukrainian army, having suffered critical losses during the battles for Sheverodonetsk (up to 90% in many units), are withdrawing to Lisichansk,” a […]
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France: Arsenal found in possession of four members of a neo-Nazi formation
An “impressive” number of weapons, including ammunition, a ton of ammunition… A real arsenal was found in Alsace, owned by four members of a neo-Nazi formation. The four suspects were taken into custody following a police operation on Tuesday. Mulhouse Attorney Edvis Roux-Morizzo announced today that they are being prosecuted for arms trafficking and could […]
G. Economou: We are sending to Ukraine anything that is not necessary for the Greek Armed Forces
For the sending of armor to Ukraine but also for the position of the Prime Minister that there can be no equal distances between Greece and Turkey, “which violates international law and directly threatens a member state of the European Union, with threats, challenges, government’s spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said in a television interview with SKAI. […]
‘In arms’ and peaceful Denmark
“Historic times require historic decisions” … With this in mind, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen called a referendum last March on the country’s participation in EU defense policy. In contrast to Sweden and Finland, Denmark was a founding member of NATO and had joined the EU since 1973, but to this day has remained a […]
HIMARS: What are the multi-rocket launchers that the US will send to Ukraine – How much is the data changing?
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that it would send multiple rocket launchers to the Ukrainian military, but it is unclear whether the situation on the battlefield could really change as Russian forces advance. The announcement was made by President Joe Biden and as clarified by a White House official, these are HIMARS, self-propelled multi-rocket launchers, […]
US to supply Ukrainian army with advanced multi-rocket launchers
The U.S. government will send advanced multi-rocket launchers and ammunition to the Ukrainian military that will allow it to hit “more accurately key targets on the battlefield” in Ukraine, the US president assured in a text published in the New York Times yesterday. York Times on its pages with opinion articles. Although Biden did not […]
German tanks in Greece to send Soviet weapons to Ukraine
Chancellor Olaf Solz informed that Germany will proceed to a tripartite exchange (Ringtausch) with Greece, through which older Greek weapons of the Soviet era will be given to Ukraine and in their place Athens will receive modern German tanks. “We will provide German infantry fighting vehicles to Greece,” Soltz told reporters in Brussels after the […]
Trump for Texas Massacre: ‘Arming Citizens’ to Fight ‘Evil’
Former United States President Donald Trump on Friday called for “citizens to be armed” to fight the “evil in our society” that he said was responsible for the Texas elementary school massacre. The Republican tycoon spoke at the NRA, the powerful pro-gun lobby in Texas, in the same state where the attack that killed 19 […]
USA: Protesters gather outside the venue of the NRA conference in Houston
Protesters furious with the massacre at the elementary school in Ovalde, Texas, gathered today in Houston outside the venue of the NRA’s annual congress, the powerful lobby for gun ownership. Crowds held crosses and photos of the victims and shouted “NRA go away” and “Shame, maybe today are your children”, as hundreds of members of […]
USA: The attack on the Texas school comes after two years of record sales of weapons
Tuesday’s attack on a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two adults came after more than two years of record arms sales across the United States, a trend some researchers attribute to political unrest and pressure. pandemic, as reported by Forbes. Annual U.S. firearms sales hit a record high of 22.8 million (or […]