04 March 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 04 Mar 2024
'Ukraine Is Russia,' Says Putin Ally Dmitry Medvedev VOA 04 Mar 2024 -- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Monday that Ukraine is part of Russia and that what he called historical parts of Russia needed to "come home."
Leaked audio indicates Germany's intention to strike Russia, Kremlin says Press TV 04 Mar 2024 -- Russia says leaked talks within the German military on the Ukraine war about potential strikes on Russian targets raises questions regarding Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz being in "control of the situation."
Russia Issues Warrant For Ukraine's Ex-Ambassador To Kazakhstan RFE/RL 04 Mar 2024 -- A court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for Petro Vrublevskiy, the former Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, on a charge of inciting hatred.
Russian Defense Ministry Confirms US-Made Abrams Tank Wiped Out Near Avdeyevka Sputnik 04 Mar 2024 -- In February, Russian forces destroyed the first Abrams tank used by Ukraine in the special military operation zone near Avdeyevka.

Speech DSG Fries CSIS: "Two years after the Russian aggression against Ukraine: charting the path for the EU defense agenda" European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Mar 2024

Joint op-ed of Foreign Ministers Tsahkna and Kuleba: A powerful untapped resource that would help Ukraine Estonia MFA 04 Mar 2024 -- Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has been ongoing for two years now and Russia's plans have not changed.

Government commits more support for Ukraine Australia DOD 04 Mar 2024 -- More troops have been deployed on Operation Kudu as part of Australia's continued support of Ukraine, two years on from Russia's illegal invasion.

Ukraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2024 -- Russia has imported more than 1.5 million artillery shells from North Korea to cover its insufficient arms production as the war with Ukraine rages on, but about half of the shells are duds, a Ukrainian military official said.

Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information US Dept. of Justice 04 Mar 2024 -- A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), at Offutt Air Force Base, was arrested Saturday, March 2, for allegedly conspiring to transmit and transmitting classified information relating to the national defense (National Defense Information or NDI) on a foreign online dating platform beginning in or around February 2022 until in or around April 2022.

'I Realize I May Never Come Back': Moldovan Mercenaries Join Russian Units In Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Mar 2024 -- Just a few bureaucratic hurdles to clear and Andrei can quit his factory job in Transdniester, a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, pick up a gun, and join like-minded countrymen fighting with invading Russian forces in neighboring Ukraine.

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