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14 June 2023 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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Combat Operations
Ukraine
Russia
- Putin says Ukraine acts like 'terrorist state', vows to counter Kiev's plots Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed Ukraine, saying the Kiev regime is running the country like a terrorist state, and Russia will step up the work of security services to counter Kiev's plots.
- Russian Armed Forces units continue to repel Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye direction Russia MoD 14 Jun 2023 -- The fighting takes place near Orekhov in Zaporozhye direction, where the Russian Armed Forces servicemen daily repel Ukrainian nationalists' offensive.
- Kremlin Says Russia Can Withdraw From Grain Deal After Its Termination Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Russia can withdraw from the grain deal after the termination of the agreement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
- Ukraine Lost Some 7,500 People on Contact Line Since June 4 - Russian MoD Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian troops have lost about 7,500 military both killed and injured on the line of contact alone since June 4, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Putin signs law denouncing agreement with Ukraine on Sea of Azov, Kerch Strait People's Daily 14 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday denouncing the 2003 treaty between Russia and Ukraine on cooperating in using the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait.
- Sergey Karaganov: By using its nuclear weapons, Russia could save humanity from a global catastrophe RT 14 Jun 2023 -- "The credibility of nuclear deterrence must be restored by lowering the unacceptably high threshold for the use of atomic weapons and by moving cautiously but quickly up the ladder of deterrence-escalation. The first steps have already been taken through statements to this effect by the president and other leaders, by beginning to deploy nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles in Belarus, and by increasing the combat effectiveness of the strategic deterrent forces. (...)The enemy must know that we are ready to launch a preemptive retaliatory strike in response to its current and past aggression in order to prevent a slide into a global thermonuclear war."
United States
NATO
- NATO Ministers to Review Ukraine's Short- and Long-Term Needs VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's security needs, both immediate and long-term, are expected to dominate the discussion when NATO defense ministers meet Thursday and Friday in Brussels, where Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov will brief the participants on the progress of the war.
- NATO to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s This Summer Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the alliance will begin the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s this summer.
- US Envoy to NATO Says Allies Yet to Agree on Ukraine's NATO Membership Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO allies cannot agree on Ukraine's prospects for membership, with a couple member states still "in opposition" on the matter, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said on Wednesday.
- NATO Defence Ministers to address Ukraine support, deterrence and defence, investment NATO 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to prepare for the Vilnius Summit in July. Previewing the meeting on Wednesday (14 June 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that ministers would address stepping up support for Ukraine, and strengthening deterrence and defence including with new regional plans.
- Foreign Minister Landsbergis: "It took courage to open NATO's doors to the eastern flank. The time is ripe for taking another bold step - recognizing that Ukraine is already a creator of Europe's security architecture and opening the doors to it" Lithuania MFA 14 Jun 2023 -- Today, on 14 June, security and international relations experts from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Nordic and Central European countries gathered in Vilnius to discuss the future of Europe's security architecture.
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- Donor Nations Providing Security Assistance, Training for Ukraine DoD News 14 Jun 2023 -- Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, a U.S. Army installation in Wiesbaden, Germany.
- Russia's despicable attacks on civilians are inexcusable: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 14 Jun 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says that over 15 months into its illegal invasion, the list of Russia's accomplishments read like a depraved horror story.
- Lithuania and Allies purchase EUR 107.5 million worth of air defence capabilities for Ukraine Lithuania MND 14 Jun 2023 -- Lithuania, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland will procure air defence capabilities to Ukraine for EUR 107.5 million, Lithuania's contribution amounts to EUR 6 million.
- Group of European countries announce 116-mln-dollar donation to Ukraine People's Daily 14 Jun 2023 -- The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to donate 92 million pounds (116 million U.S. dollars) worth of air defense equipment to Ukraine, according to a press release from the British Ministry of Defence issued on Tuesday.
- African Leaders Head to Ukraine, Russia on Peace Mission VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Others have tried and failed, and now six African leaders are heading to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days to try to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. South Africa — leading the delegation — has been accused of favoring Russia, despite its officially neutral stance on the war.
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