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🇸🇪🆗🇺🇦💥🇷🇺 — 🇺🇸 The Defense Post | Sweden OKs Ukraine Use of Swedish Weapons to Strike Deep Into Russia | May 27, 2024: "Sweden has permitted Ukraine to use its donated military weapons to strike deep into Russia — a bold move seen as an attempt to influence other nations to do the same. Kyiv has long called for greater freedom to hit targets in Russia by lifting the restrictions imposed by Western nations on their donated weapons. While some have quietly granted the request, Ukraine’s most important backers such as the US are still hesitant because of the possibility it could cause an escalation of the conflict." 🗄 Archive 🔗 Full:

🇫🇷🔫🤝🇺🇦 — 🇬🇧 Reuters | French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon, Ukraine commander says | May 27, 2024: "KYIV, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top commander said on Monday he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon. "I am pleased to welcome France's initiative to send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian servicemen," Oleksandr Syrskyi said on the Telegram messaging app after talks via video link with French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu. "I have already signed the documents that will enable the first French instructors to visit our training centres shortly and familiarize themselves with their infrastructure and personnel," Syrskyi said." 🗄 Archive 🔗 Source:

🇬🇧❗️🔫 — 🇬🇧 Financial Times | Rishi Sunak vows to reintroduce UK national service in first major campaign policy | Mandatory work for 18-year-olds would provide ‘opportunities’ and ‘experience’, prime minister says | May 25, 2024: "Rishi Sunak has vowed to introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if he is re-elected, in his first major policy announcement since the start of the election campaign earlier this week. The move is part of what he said was an effort to provide security and opportunity in “an increasingly uncertain world”. Sunak plans to require 18-year-olds to work with the armed forces on a 12-month placement or carry out community work, in a bid to reinforce his claim that he is best-placed to increase security in the UK." 🗄 Archive 🔗 Source

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel Rybar on Telegram: "🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation for May 28, 2024 Within 24 hours, Russian troops hit targets in Kharkov, Odessa and Cherkassy. In turn, the enemy carried out a combined raid on Lugansk and tried to attack an object in Crimea with a Neptune anti-ship missile. In the Slobozhansky direction, battles are taking place in the urban areas of Volchansk, where, in the face of a huge number of drones, both sides are using small groups. Clashes also continue north of Liptsy. In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces are storming enemy positions in the Kanal microdistrict on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar. In the Donetsk direction in Krasnohorivka, fighting is taking place in the city center, and clearing of the area in Netailovo continues. In the Vremyevsky direction, Russian assault groups continue to consistently advance in the center of Staromayorsky, as well as on the southern outskirts of Urozhayny. 🔻A detailed analytical report on events in the Special Military Operation zone is available on Rybar's closed channel @rybar_plus_bot High resolution maps: The situation in the special military operation zone Vremevsky direction" 🔗 Source

🇷🇴🔫🚀🇺🇸🇩🇪🇭🇺 Three Romanian arms factories enter into partnership with US, German and Hungarian arms manufacturers Two memoranda of understanding were signed today between the Romanian defence industry and foreign manufacturers. One is between Uzina Mecanica Cugir and Hekler & Koch GmbH (Germany). The second is between Romaero and Aeroplex of Central Europe Aircraft Technology Center (Hungary). The next are agreements between Romarm and General Dynamics (USA) and Uzina Carfil and Periscope Aviation (USA). The memorandum between UM Cugir and Hekler & Koch GmbH aims to negotiate a joint venture, a strategic partnership, for the joint production of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) with NATO technology on the Uzina's platform, the Economy Ministry writes in a release. The Memorandum of Understanding between Romaero, which is in insolvency, and Aeroplex of Central Europe Aircraft Technology Center provides for the provision of maintenance and repair services for Boeing 737 classic & NG and Airbus A320 family aircraft. The memoranda were signed at the Bucharest International Defence Show and Aerospace (BSDA) 2024 event. There, Minister Radu Oprea said that on Friday Romarm, the state-owned umbrella company of the national armaments industry, will sign another memorandum of understanding, with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (USA), which will create the conditions for the modernisation of the production of large-calibre ammunition and the development of production capacities for NATO standard ammunition in the factories of Romarm subsidiaries. Also on Friday, a step is taken towards the production of the first Romanian drone. The Carfil factory in Brasov will sign a strategic industrial cooperation agreement with the American manufacturer of military and civil drones - Periscope Aviation. The Romanian arms industry is on the rocks. Partnerships are seen as the solution Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said today at the opening of BSDA 2024 that Romania can no longer afford to make the mistakes of the past, when arms factories were closed and those that remained alive were threatened with bankruptcy". The Prime Minister also said that Economy Minister Radu Oprea is preparing an ambitious project on the Romanian Drone. The government has been preparing such partnerships for some time because of the need for defence, in a context where almost all Romanian arms factories are in a very difficult financial situation due to lack of technology and poor management. In March, the European Commission approved a €47m project to build a powder factory in Brasov county, to be built by German company Rheinmetall. The list of companies in the portfolio of the Ministry of Economy includes almost the entire Romanian defence industry, at company level. We have Craiova Aircraft, IAR Ghimbav, IOR, Romaero, Uzina Mecanica Orăștie, Tohan Zărnești, Carfil Brașov, Uzina Mecanica Plopeni, Uzina Mecanica Cugir, Uzina Mecanica Sadu, Uzina Mecanica Mija, Uzina Mecanica Moreni, Uzina Mecanica București, Uzina Specială Dragomirești, Fabrica de Pulberi Făgăraș, Uzina Cugir, Uzina Drăgășani. All these factories, with a few exceptions such as Avioane Craiova (whose debts have been written off), IAR and Uzina Sadu are in a precarious financial situation with massive debts to ANAF. 🔗 https://www.digi24.ro/digieconomic/consumer/trei-uzine-de-armament-din-romania-semneaza-acorduri-cu-fabricanti-de-arme-din-sua-germania-si-ungaria-19111

🇧🇪✈️🤝🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 MoD of Ukraine affiliated channel Armya TV on Telegram: "✈️ Belgium will transfer 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine by 2028 🇧🇪 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Aja Lyabib said that the first planes will arrive by the end of this year. Exactly how many of them will be in the first batch is unknown. Belgium will also transfer weapons for these planes. 🇺🇦🇧🇪 Ukraine concluded a security agreement with Belgium 📑 The document provides for the provision of EUR 977 million in aid to Ukraine this year and Belgium's commitment to support Ukraine for 10 years. The agreement also stipulates the number of F-16 fighters that Belgium will transfer to Ukraine — 30. ⏺ The agreement guarantees timely security assistance from Belgium, modern armored vehicles, equipment to meet the needs of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Ukraine, the safety of the Navy, demining, participation in the artillery coalition, and military training. The document also provides for defense-industrial cooperation, support for the Ukrainian Peace Formula, increased sanctions against Russia, compensation for damages, justice for the aggressor, use of frozen Russian assets, and economic recovery. 🖋 Belgium became the 11th country with which Ukraine signed a security agreement." #Ukraine

🇻🇪🇬🇾🇺🇸 Maduro's Government warns that Guyana provides "service" to the US with military exercises The Venezuelan vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, warned on Monday, May 27, that the Government of Guyana provides a "service" to the United States with the execution of military exercises to "threaten" her country and the region.

" We must warn that the Government of Guyana is doing a poor service to the US empire with military exercises and military equipment to threaten Venezuela and regional peace," said Rodríguez in statements broadcast through the state channel Venezolana de Televisión.

The vice president pointed out that America is the only continent that "does not have an armed conflict of the dimensions that they intend to establish in that territory."

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 MoD of Ukraine affiliated channel Armya TV on Telegram: "⚔️ The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the Russians in the Kharkiv region have stopped their assaults, and the most heated ones are in the Pokrovsky direction 📍In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers have not carried out assaults since the beginning of the day. Units of our troops are strengthening the defense and keeping the Russian invaders under fire control. 📍There have already been seven clashes in the Kupyan direction since the beginning of the day. In the areas of Petropavlivka, Druzhelyubivka and Nevske settlements, six attacks were repulsed without success for the enemy. Another combat clash in the Nevsky district continues. 📍In the Lyman direction, five enemy attacks are currently underway in Terna, Torske and Bilogorivka settlements. Our defenders successfully repelled one assault each in the area of ​​Torskyi and Bilogorivka. Loss of positions is not allowed. 📍The enemy is also trying to be active in the Seversky direction. Ukrainian soldiers repelled one attack and four more are ongoing. 📍In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has already tried to improve the tactical position four times. Assault actions are carried out near Hryhorivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka. Three enemy attempts to advance were successfully repelled by units of the defense forces. At present, a military clash is ongoing in the Andriyivka area. Loss of positions is not allowed. 📍Like last day, the most tense situation remains in the Pokrovsky direction. There are currently eight military clashes going on there. At this time, seven attacks were repelled near Novooleksandrivka, Progres and Novoselivka the first. Defense forces continue to make efforts to stabilize the situation in this direction. 📍In the Kurakhiv direction, one attack near Kostyantynivka has already been repelled. The battle continues in the Vodyanny district. The enemy is trying to push our defenders out of their positions with intense fire. Units of the Defense Forces are making maximum efforts to stabilize the situation. 📍Since the beginning of the day in the Vremivsk direction, our soldiers have been repelling an attack in the Rozdolny area. The situation is under control. 📍In the Dnieper direction, the enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to push Ukrainian soldiers away from Krynyk." 🔗 Source:

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel @RVvoenkor on Telegram: "‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian army advanced near Umansky and Netailovo Enemy analytical resources report new failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and successes of the Russian Armed Forces. ▪️In the Chasov Yar direction, assault groups of Russian troops continue their offensive in the Kalinovka area and in the Kanal microdistrict. ▪️In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are pressing east of Novoaleksandrovka, north and east of Sokol, east of Novopokrovsky, west of Semenovka and north of Umansky. Under the latter we advanced to a depth of 750 meters. ▪️South and southeast of Netailovo, Russian troops advanced to the Domakha beam in an area up to 2.4 km wide to a depth of up to 1 km. ▪️The battles for Krasnogorovka continue in the Kurakhovsky direction." 🔗 Source

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 AFU StratCom on Telegram: "🔱 Operational information as of 14.00 on May 28, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion ❗️ The main summary: 🔵 The enemy continues offensive actions. The greatest activity is observed in the Pokrovsky and Kupyansk directions. Since the beginning of the current day, 64 combat clashes have taken place. 🔵 In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is attacking with guided aerial bombs. The number of clashes here since the beginning of the day has increased to four. Currently, fighting continues in the Liptsi district, where the occupiers used seven anti-aircraft guns, and Staritsa. 🔵 The intensity of the assault actions of the Russian invaders in the Kupyan direction has increased. 12 times the enemy attacked the positions of our units near Synkivka, Novoselivka, Myasozharivka, Druzhelyubivka, and Tverdokhlibovo. Ukrainian soldiers repelled eight enemy attempts to advance. Fighting is currently ongoing in the districts of Petropavlivka, Stepovoy, Novoyehorivka and Nevsky. 🔵 In the Lyman direction since the beginning of the day, eight offensive actions of the enemy have been recorded, seven of which were successfully repelled by our defenders. Loss of positions is not allowed. A battle is going on near Torsky. 🔵 In the Kramatorsk direction, units of the Defense Forces successfully repelled four enemy attacks. One is still ongoing. 🔵The enemy is especially active today in the Pokrovsky direction. Here, the intensity of the fighting almost doubled. Currently, 15 clashes have been recorded. Five of them are still ongoing near Novooleksandrivka, Kalinovoy and Progres. 🔵 In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the Staromayorsky and Rozdolny areas. Defense forces control the situation. 🔵There are currently three skirmishes in the Orihiv direction. The invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops near Robotyny and Mali Shcherbaki. 🔵 In the Dnieper direction, on the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper, the Russian aggressor tried seven times to suppress units of the Defense Forces near Olhivka and Novaya Tyaginka. Attacked using five KABs. There was no success. The battle near Krynyk continues. 🔵 In the rest of the directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes. 🔥 Our soldiers continue to repel the invaders, cut off their attempts to break through our defense line and inflict maximum losses." 🔗 Source: