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13 March 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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Combat Operations
- Ukraine's New War Strategy: Dig In, Hold On, Find More Soldiers, Hope For U.S. Weaponry RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- The Russians are advancing. The Ukrainians are digging. Weeks after notching their biggest battlefield win in nearly a year, the capture of the industrial city of Avdiyivka, Russian forces are advancing -- in some places, slowly, in other places, quickly.
- Ukraine's SBU Said Behind Massive Attacks On Russian Oil Refineries RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) was behind a sweeping wave of drone attacks on several Russian regions on March 13 that reportedly set a Rosneft refinery on fire and targeted other economic and military objectives, a Ukrainian intelligence source told RFE/RL.
- Ukraine conducts wave of attacks in Russia, over 30 drones shot down Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine has launched a wave of drone attacks on several border regions in Russia for a second day in a row, and Russian forces managed to detect and destroy over 30 drones.
Ukraine
Russia
- Interview to Dmitry Kiselev President of Russia 13 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin answered questions from Dmitry Kiselev.
- Russia Ready With Nuclear Response If Sovereignty Threatened, Putin Warns RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin, speaking two days before the start of an election he is expected to easily win, has issued his latest of many warnings that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened, saying he hopes Washington will not do anything to trigger such a conflict.
- Putin names Russia's most important and powerful weapon ISNA 13 Mar 2024 -- National unity and patriotism have helped Moscow prevail against the West, the president has said.
- Russia 'ready' for nuclear war: Putin warns West Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin has warned the Western countries that Russia is "fully prepared" for a nuclear war, emphasizing that any deployment of United States troops to Ukraine would be regarded as a substantial escalation of the ongoing military operation.
- Putin: Russia Prepared for Nuclear Warfare if Its Sovereignty Threatened VOA 13 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, warning the U.S. again that if it sends troops to fight in Ukraine it would be considered a major escalation of the conflict.
- Foreign Ministry statement on the second anniversary of returning the Zaporozhye NPP to Russian jurisdiction Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2024
- Moscow Slams CIA's Remarks on Supporting Crimea Strikes as Incitement Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- The recent statement by CIA Director William Burns that US aid will help Kiev attack Crimea is an incitement to escalate the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 460 Soldiers Near Avdeyevka in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- Russia repelled 12 counterattacks and Ukraine has lost more than 460 soldiers in the Avdeyevka region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
- Russian Air Defense Systems Intercepted, Destroyed 58 UAVs Overnight - MoD Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- Russian air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 58 Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Leningrad and Ryazan regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Russia deploys 'game changer' weapon as US says Ukraine's ammo shortage costs dearly Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- Russia's air force has started deploying powerful aerial bombs to counter Ukraine amid Kiev's shortages of ammunition provided by the US and other Western allies.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
United States
- White House announces 300 bln USD in weapons aid to Ukraine People's Daily 13 Mar 2024 -- The White House announced Tuesday that it will provide Ukraine with another package of security assistance worth 300 billion U.S. dollars, funding made possible by cost savings in the Pentagon's contracts with domestic weapons manufacturers.
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United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- Speech by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell in the EP plenary on the Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Mar 2024 -- Speech delivered by Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
- Each week we prove that we will continue to support Ukraine and condemn Russia's invasion: UK Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 13 Mar 2024 -- Ambassador Neil Holland thanks Cyprus for its calm chairing of the Forum for Security Cooperation, despite Russia's attempts to distract from its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
- Switzerland delivers further relief supplies to Ukraine Federal Council - Swiss Government 13 Mar 2024 -- Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has sent regular shipments of relief goods to those impacted, with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) spearheading the effort financially and logistically. The first of three aid consignments in 2024 arrived in Kiev today. The deliveries are made up of spare parts for fire engines, humanitarian demining equipment and medical supplies. This aid, valued at around CHF 900,000, is provided from the stock of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) and the city of Burgdorf in the Canton of Bern.
- Krišjānis Kariņš in a conversation with the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron: immediate military support for Ukraine must continue Latvia MFA 13 Mar 2024 -- On 13 and 14 March 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krišjānis Kariņš, is on a working visit in London, the United Kingdom.
- The President in Paris: Our common goal is strengthening the defense industry and Ukraine's victory President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Mar 2024 -- President Gitanas Nausėda is paying a working visit to Paris. On Tuesday, the Lithuanian leader met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss support for Ukraine, European security, strengthening the defense industry, and bilateral cooperation.
- After Outrage Over 'White Flag' Comment, Pope Condemns 'Madness Of War' RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- Pope Francis has issued a fresh condemnation of all wars after angering Kyiv and Western governments earlier this week by suggesting that Ukraine should surrender and negotiate peace with Russia.
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