The Netherlands will allocate more than 200 million euros for military assistance to Ukraine – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia The Netherlands will allocate more than 200 million euros for new initiatives to quickly deliver air defense systems and artillery shells to Ukraine, the Kingdom's Ministry of Defense reports. Of this amount, 150 million euros will be spent on the prompt delivery of long-range air defense systems to Kyiv, and about 60 million euros will be spent on the purchase of short-range air defense systems, which can be used, in particular, to combat drones. Earlier, the Dutch authorities announced their readiness to contribute more than 100 million euros to the fund for the purchase of ammunition for Kyiv. Source link Source link
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Weapons of mass intimidation. Why geranium has become a real nightmare for Ukraine. Marat Khairullin Posting in CHAT: Russia Why geraniums have become a real nightmare for Ukraine An interesting conversation with Alexander Berezin, a journalist for the popular science magazine “Nuda Scienco”. Geraniums, Shaheds, FABs, drones - a detailed analysis of modern weapons and the real consequences of their use, which they try to keep silent about so as not to advertise their powerful potential. Source link Source link
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired the head of the press center of the Defense Forces “South” Gumenyuk. – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired the head of the press center of the Defense Forces “South” Natalya Gumenyuk. The department's press service reported this on Friday, April 19. Ukrainian media demanded her resignation for obstructing their work. Journalists demanded that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, replace Gumenyuk with a more competent person who “will adequately and professionally interact with the media.” — The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine introduced rotational measures against the head of the center for strategic communications of the Defense Forces of the South. In particular, a decision was made to terminate the business trip and expel Colonel Natalya Gumenyuk. From the forces and means of the corresponding group of troops dated April 19, 2024, it follows from the publication in the Telegram channel of the General Staff that a replacement for Gumenyuk has not been found, RIA Novosti reports. In the middle of the month, the head of the state inspector of the Lvov customs, Yulia Dryga, was fired after the publication of his photograph, the total cost of which was about 719 thousand rubles. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed his first assistant and longtime ally Sergei Shefir because he initially fled Kyiv from a Russian special operation. This was reported by the portal “Strana.ua” with reference to sources. Source link Source link