DefenceTalkEU foreign ministers on Sunday will look at helping Ukraine against the Russian offensive by discussing the funding of “lethal material” and supplies such as fuel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Their emergency meeting, by video link, will also examine additional EU sanctions announced overnight by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-ministers-to-discuss-helping-ukraine-with-weapons-supplies-78140/

DefenceTalkUkrainian resistance to invading forces is stiffer than Russia expected, as the U.S. and NATO continue to supply security assistance to Ukraine, a senior defense official said. “We continue to believe, based on what we’ve observed, that this resistance is greater than what the Russians expected. And we have indications that the Russians are increasingly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-continues-providing-arms-for-ukraines-defense-78125/

DefenceTalkUkrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said early Saturday, only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn. Russian leader Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion on Thursday that has killed dozens of people, forced more than 50,000 to flee Ukraine in just […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukrainian-and-russian-forces-fight-over-capital-kyiv-78121/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the alliance was deploying its rapid response forces to bolster defences on its eastern flank in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It is still a fluid situation. What we have seen is that the Ukrainian forces are fighting bravely and are actually able to inflict damage on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-sending-response-forces-to-allies-after-ukraine-invasion-78116/

DefenceTalkAt least 23 dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla group were killed during an operation by the Colombian armed forces along the Venezuelan border, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The dissidents “died during military operations” carried out in the northern border department of Arauca, a narcotrafficking corridor that has seen fierce fighting between armed groups […]https://www.defencetalk.com/at-least-23-farc-dissidents-killed-in-colombia-military-operation-78109/

DefenceTalkRussia’s military strike against its neighbor Ukraine is designed to claim air superiority before ground troops that have massed on the country’s borders encircle Ukrainian forces from the north and south, experts told AFP. The assault, after more than 150,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks, has been accompanied by a massive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/multi-pronged-russian-assault-aims-to-encircle-ukraine-forces-78093/

DefenceTalkChina on Thursday called for restraint on all sides after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on Ukraine, while saying the military operation should not be described as an “invasion”. Putin announced the launch of a major military offensive and ground troops crossed into the country from several directions on Thursday, with explosions heard […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-closely-watching-ukraine-situation-after-russian-attack-78089/

DefenceTalkRussia said Thursday that its military had destroyed more than 70 military targets, including 11 airfields in Ukraine. “As a result of strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces, 74 Ukrainian military ground facilities were destroyed,” said Igor Konashenkov, a defence ministry spokesman. Destroyed facilities included 11 airfields, three command posts and 18 radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-destroys-over-70-military-targets-in-ukraine-78085/

DefenceTalkThe Russian army said Thursday that Moscow-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine were advancing and had gained territory after the Kremlin launched an attack on the country. Military spokesman Igor Konashenkov told state television that forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic gained “up to three kilometres” (1.8 miles) in territory and those of the Lugansk […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-says-moscow-backed-ukraine-rebels-advancing-78071/

DefenceTalkAt least six pro-government fighters, including Syrian troops, were killed in Israeli air strikes Thursday targeting positions held by Iran-backed groups near the capital Damascus, a war monitor reported. It is the fourth time this month that Israeli strikes have been reported inside Syria, keeping up a campaign against pro-Iranian forces supporting the Damascus government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strikes-kill-six-near-damascus-monitor-78082/