30 January 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

'We'll Fight Until We're Dead': With Dwindling Ammunition, Ukrainian Soldiers Defend Their Gains RFE/RL 30 Jan 2024 -- "To put it bluntly, we barely have enough strength to defend what we gained over the summer," Ihor, a battalion commander who took part in the liberation of Robotyne, the southernmost point Ukrainian forces recaptured in the Zaporizhzhya region in their counteroffensive last year, told RFE/RL. "And we gained it with great losses."

Andriy Yermak: International Task Force will develop a recommendation document to help Ukraine move towards Euro-Atlantic integration President of Ukraine 30 Jan 2024
Andriy Yermak and Anders Fogh Rasmussen launched the International Task Force on Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine President of Ukraine 30 Jan 2024
We are working on a new security architecture that Ukraine, the whole of Europe and the entire Euro-Atlantic region need - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 30 Jan 2024
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Anders Fogh Rasmussen President of Ukraine 30 Jan 2024
Zelensky Reportedly Dead Set on Ousting Top General Zaluzhny Sputnik 30 Jan 2024 -- While General Valery Zaluzhny still remains Ukraine's commander-in-chief despite rumors of his impending sacking emerging on Monday, his resignation is apparently still being sought by the Ukrainian president.
US-Made Small Diameter Bomb Expected to Arrive in Ukraine as Soon as Wednesday - Reports Sputnik 30 Jan 2024 -- The United States will deliver the first batch of new long-range precision bombs to Ukraine on Wednesday following successful tests almost a year after the US announced it would deliver the weapons to Kiev, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing a US official and other people in the know.

Russian Troops Destroy Ukraine's German-Made IRIS-T Radar - MoD Sputnik 30 Jan 2024 -- On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) shared the latest news on the successes of the Russian forces throughout the special operation zone.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the embassy roundtable discussion of a settlement in Ukraine, Moscow, January 30, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jan 2024

CIA's Burns: US Would Make Mistake of 'Historic Proportions' to Abandon Ukraine VOA 30 Jan 2024 -- With more aid for Ukraine stalled in Congress, U.S. spy chief William Burns says in a new assessment that it would be a self-inflicted mistake of "historic proportions" for the United States to walk away from its support for Kyiv in its nearly two-year war with Russia.

NATO Secretary General meets US Congressional leadership for talks on Ukraine, other key security issues NATO 30 Jan 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, and other members of Congressional leadership in Washington D.C. on Tuesday (30 January 2024).
NATO Secretary General in Washington: Supporting Ukraine serves US interests NATO 30 Jan 2024 -- At a joint press conference with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (29 January 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commended President Biden and Secretary Blinken for their clear commitment to sustain US support to Ukraine.

UN and partners provided vital aid to 11 million people in war-ravaged Ukraine in 2023 UNOCHA 30 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations and partners provided approximately 11 million people in Ukraine with vital humanitarian assistance in 2023, informed today the Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Denise Brown.

War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 30 Jan 2024 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: "Lithuania and Italy see the security situation in the same way - we must work together to ensure all the necessary and long-term military support to Ukraine" Lithuania MFA 30 Jan 2024 -- On 30 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the new Ambassador of Italy to Lithuania Emanuele de Maigret.

Macron Says EU Should 'Accelerate' Aid To Ukraine As Russia Continues Missile Attacks RFE/RL 30 Jan 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe's leaders to find ways to "accelerate" aid to Ukraine as Russia continued to pound the EU hopeful with missiles.

Joint UK-Japan Plan to Supply Artillery Shells to Ukraine Falls Through - Reports Sputnik 30 Jan 2024 -- More bad news for Ukraine - Japan and the UK fail to carry out preliminary agreements on supplying the struggling army with more artillery, as the silver lining at the end of the tunnel goes dim for the Kiev regime.

Ukraine, Middle East Conflicts Hamper Fight Against Graft VOA 30 Jan 2024 -- Global efforts to curb public sector corruption are stalling, even reversing in some regions due to armed conflicts and dysfunctional justice systems, a leading corruption watchdog said on Tuesday.

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