BREAKING:
Poland breaks a world-record for the most valuable military procurement deal.
Over the past 3 days, Poland has signed 62 military deals worth $33 billion USD from the Polish defense industry.
- 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.
- 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers
- 64 Rak 120mm self-propelled mortars
- 1,000 support vehicles (ammo transport, command, comms, service) for Homar-K MLRS systems (Polish version of South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo)
- Hundreds of support vehicles for K9PL self-propelled howitzers.
- Hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery shells.
- 30 Rosomak medical evacuation vehicles.
- 18 Rosomak command vehicles.
- 18 SAN counter-drone batteries (~700 vehicles).
- 12 Gladius UAV battery modules (unmanned strike/recce systems).
- 400+ Warmate loitering munitions.
- 190 FlyEye reconnaissance drone sets.
- Baobab-K scatterable mine-laying systems.
- Dozens of Waran 4x4 command/comms vehicles
- Other engineering, cyber, comms, encryption, and support systems.
All to be delivered by 2030.
De siste forslagene fra Vesten om en midlertidig hybridstatus for Ukraina i EU, før landet får fullt medlemskap på mellomlang sikt, bør ikke avvises uten videre. https://t.co/jWuouUYARP
⚡Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the risk of a regional war alongside Russia escalating into a global conflict is "extremely high."
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Czech police say the white powder found in the car of Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion has been confirmed as cocaine by forensic analysis. Hilarion was detained in Karlovy Vary after officers discovered several containers of the substance during a vehicle search.
Hilarion is no ordinary priest. He was once one of the most powerful figures in the Russian Orthodox Church, often described as its "foreign minister" and even mentioned as a possible successor to Patriarch Kirill.
😍 Satellite images confirm a direct hit on the Russian corvette Boykiy in the Kronstadt dry dock, 1,100 km from Ukraine.
Military analysts note the strike likely resulted in the actual destruction of the warship.
Visibility is low, but the need remains high. 😔🙏
Please help us provide drone detectors for the 122nd Brigade. Your support will help keep them better protected while carrying out their missions.
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⚡ Since the full-scale invasion, Russia has killed 707 Ukrainian children and injured 2,548 others, President Zelenskyy announced.
The youngest victim was a baby girl who lived for just two days before being killed in a maternity hospital strike.
🇺🇦 Ukraine will send anti-drone experts to Romania and the Baltic states.
The teams will share Ukraine’s experience in fighting drone attacks and help improve air defense in the region.
The US Ambassador to Denmark recently had to disguise himself as a Danish football fan at a carnival just to go outside without being spat on. This is what happens when your job description is "steal our neighbour's island." Ken Howery can post all the "deepening ties" nonsense he wants on social media. Danes aren't stupid. You cannot simultaneously try to annexe Greenland and expect to be invited to dinner. He made his bed. Now he's sleeping in a costume.
Kremlin-linked outlets are disseminating a FIMI narrative claiming that most Ukrainian media blame President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Russian attacks on Kyiv 'because he has refused to cede Donbas in exchange for peace’.
@aelpsu La noi s-a instaurat de facto un regim cvasi-suvernanist prorus, sub medierea echidistantă a știm-noi-cui, chiar în momentul în care a devenit clar că rușii și-au pierdut suflul. Se vede că România e plină de absolvenți de studii de "securitate națională", oameni vizionari 🕵️♂️
I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of three Royal Navy personnel during a training exercise in Devon.
My sincere condolences to their families, loved ones, and colleagues.
The United Kingdom is a close ally and a steadfast partner in ensuring the security of the Eastern Flank and Romania’s security, including through its continued contribution to NATO Air Policing missions, in the spirit of solidarity among Allied states.
Today, we stand with our British friends and Allies in this moment of grief.
Our thoughts are with all those affected.
@YvetteCooperMP
🕯💔 Russia has killed 707 children since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while another 2,548 have been injured, President Zelenskyy said.
The youngest child killed was just two days old - born and killed in a maternity hospital.
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets also stated that 2,318 children remain missing. According to him, the real numbers could be significantly higher, as Ukraine still does not know the full truth about what has happened in the temporarily occupied territories.
(In the photo: the parents of an 18-month-old child killed during the bombing of Mariupol on March 4, 2022. Photo: Associated Press.)
🇸🇪⚡ Swedish proposal could ruin Russian summer
Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) is now coming out with a Swedish initiative that could hit Russian tourists hard in the EU.
Last year, 477,878 Schengen visas were issued to Russian citizens.
Forssell: “It is completely unreasonable that Russian citizens are enjoying luxury holidays while Ukrainians are dying.”
Sweden wants EU countries to be able to deny visas based on nationality — something that is currently not allowed.
The proposal has the support of all Nordic countries, the Baltics, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Why Sweden is pushing this:
– stop Russian luxury tourism
– reduce security threats and espionage
– close loopholes used by the Kremlin
– make a political mark during ongoing wars
Forssell: “We must put an end to Russian weekend trips around the Mediterranean.”
What is happening now:
The proposal is at the EU migration ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg.
If it goes through, Russian travel to the EU could be severely restricted — perhaps as early as this summer, depending on processing times.
In short:
Sweden wants to close the door to Russian tourism.
The question is whether the EU dares to take the step.
It is weird to watch a video & see someone you know and a room you have been in
Zhenga commander of of the Unmanned Systems Battalion “RUGBY TEAM” of the 129th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade shows Ukrainian football legend Myron Markevych how to fly drones.