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Jun 27 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
"The #Ukrainian fighter has demonstrated an ability to win in a level of adversity that is is just surprising in many cases" per sr US defense official
#Sievierodonetsk - "The small number of #Ukrainians that held the Russians at #Sievierodonetsk for as long as they did is really something I think we'll probably all study in the future" per sr US defense official
"When they [#Ukraine forces] chose to leave #Sievierodonetsk, they chose to do it of their own accord & to give that up in order to to move to better prepared locations for the continuing of that defense" per sr US defense official
#Sievierodonetsk, elsewhere-"In most cases the #Ukrainians are are leaving those locations of their accord, not necessarily because the Russians have made them do it" per sr US defense official "And the cost is pretty significant for the #Russia|ns"

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Jun 27
Day 124 of #Russia war in #Ukraine: 4 #HIMARS in Ukraine - "All indications are they are employing them very well" per senior US defense official

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Jun 24
BREAKING: @DHSgov officials bracing for weeks of violence following the #SCOTUS abortion ruling

In new, updated analysis obtained by @VOANews officials warn domestic violent extremists will likely seek to exploit the ruling “to intensify violence against a wide range of targets"
“We expect violence could occur for weeks following the release, particularly as DVEs may be mobilized to respond to changes in state laws & ballot measures on abortion stemming from the [#SCOTUS] decision" per the document
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Jun 24
#China threat-"What we are seeing is from my seat is the largest military buildup in history since WWII" @INDOPACOM Commander Adm John Aquilino tells @FDD

"That buildup encompasses all domains & all capabilities..to include strategic nuclear capability"
Lesson from #Russia-#Ukraine: "The world is certainly unwilling to accept a single person's actions, illegitimate, unprovoked to change the world order" per @INDOPACOM's Adm Aquilino
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Jun 24
JUST IN: @DeptofDefense statement on release of Asadullah Haroon al-Afghani, aka Gul, from the GuantanamoBay

Gul transferred "in accordance w/the US District of Columbia’s order...ruling the United States no longer has a legal basis to justify the continued detention of Mr. Gul"
Per @DeptofDefense, the transfer of Asadullah Haroon al-Afghani & repatriation to #Afghanistan was also cleared by the Periodic Review Board (PRB) in October 2021

The board includes senior officials from @TheJusticeDept @StateDept @DHSgov & @ODNIgov
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"By returning this Guantanamo detainee to the Taliban, President Biden is now repopulating the terrorists’ ranks"
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Jun 24
NEW: #Ukraine forces retrograde from #Sieverodonetsk - "putting themselves in better position" to defend themselves, per a US senior defense official, saying US #HIMARS, artillery assistance will help

"The Russians are just eeking out inch by inch of territory" per the official
US training in place to make sure #Ukraine forces can use the #HIMARS & other "@NATO-standard systems", per a senior US defense official
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Says US officials consulting w/Ukrainian officials on aid & "moving heaven & earth" to get it to them
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Jun 23
US sending another $450 million of security assistance to #Ukraine - including new #HIMARS, tens of thousands of ammo rounds & patrol boats, per @WHNSC 's John Kirby
At upcoming G7 in #Germany, @POTUS will work to secure new commitments to isolate #Russia from the global economy & target #Moscow's defense supply chain - "tighten the screws" - per @WHNSC's Kirby
@NATO-#Africa: "In general, the security situation on the southern flank of NATO is almost always on the agenda" per @WHNSC's Kirby "We recognize the challenges & the threats that continue to affect security of our NATO allies on the southern flank"
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