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HAPPENING NOW: A senior US defense official & a senior US military official briefing reporters on latest developments with #Ukraine-#Russia
NEW/BREAKING: Day 177 of #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine - US prepping another $775 million security pkg for #Kyiv in the tradition of w/"what they need, when they need it" per a senior US defense official
NEW US $775 million pkg for #Ukraine will include:
- more ammo for #HIMARS, which have "really changed the dynamic on the battlefield"
- 16 105mm #Howitzers & 36,000 artillery rounds
per a senior US defense official
- more ammo for #HIMARS, which have "really changed the dynamic on the battlefield"
- 16 105mm #Howitzers & 36,000 artillery rounds
per a senior US defense official
US pkg will also boost #Ukraine's surveillance capabilities with 15 #ScanEagle drones, per a senior US defense official
NEW: #Ukraine unleashing "very precise, very accurate" targeting of #Russia , per senior defense official
"They're paying a high price" official says of #Russia, saying its forces suffering "low morale"
"They're paying a high price" official says of #Russia, saying its forces suffering "low morale"
On the new $170 million drawdown/aid package -"The capabilities in this package are going to be useful on the battlefield immediately" per senior US defense official
That include the #Himars, more artillery ammo
That include the #Himars, more artillery ammo
580 #PhoenixGhost drones that will be procured - "steady deliveries" will begin in August, per senior US defense official
BREAKING: US announces new, $270 million security package for #Ukraine, per @WHNSC's John Kirby
Includes 4 more #HIMARS "which the #Ukrainians have been using very effectively", 36k rounds of artillery ammo, some anti-armor systems
Also includes 580 #PhoenixGhost drones
Includes 4 more #HIMARS "which the #Ukrainians have been using very effectively", 36k rounds of artillery ammo, some anti-armor systems
Also includes 580 #PhoenixGhost drones
NEW: #Russia's #SnakeIsland retreat - "We not believe there is any credence to what Russia is saying, that this is a gesture of good will" per a senior US defense official
Says it is more abt #Ukraine's efforts & use of weapons like #harpoon missiles
Says it is more abt #Ukraine's efforts & use of weapons like #harpoon missiles
#Russia's #SnakeIsland retreat - "It does make it a lot easier to defend #Odesa & in the future to open up those sea lanes" per a senior US defense official
Fighting in the #Donbas is a "grinding war of attrition" per a senior US defense official
Says #Russia has not yet been able to take #Lysychansk or the nearby oil refinery
Says #Russia has not yet been able to take #Lysychansk or the nearby oil refinery
Day 84 of #Russia's war in #Ukraine
Russia making some "incremental progress in the direction of the #BlackSea" near #Kherson & #Mikolayiv, per a senior US defense official
Russian also making some progress in #Donetsk
Russia making some "incremental progress in the direction of the #BlackSea" near #Kherson & #Mikolayiv, per a senior US defense official
Russian also making some progress in #Donetsk
#Russia|n progress overall "fairly limited...a few kilometers maybe every day" per a senior US defense official
#Russia|n military offensives becoming smaller, more localized - US seeing "a shrinking of their offensives & their goals...using smaller units" per a senior US defense official
Day 68 - #Russia's invasion of #Ukraineď¸
+2,125 missile launches since start of the invasion
"We continue to see minimal at best progress by the Russians in the #Donbas" per a senior US defense official
+2,125 missile launches since start of the invasion
"We continue to see minimal at best progress by the Russians in the #Donbas" per a senior US defense official
NEW: #Russia|ns not holding gains in #Donbas - "They'll move in, declare victory and then pull out, allowing the #Ukrainians to take it back" per a senior US defense official
Says Russian forces appear risk, casualty averse and "anemic"
Says Russian forces appear risk, casualty averse and "anemic"
