US President Joe Biden has signed a budget that includes nearly $45 billion in aid to Ukraine and allies, and Russia has again targeted infrastructure. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night. https://
hromadske.ua/en/posts/multi
-billion-dollar-aid-to-ukraine-and-drone-attack-last-nights-highlights
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Biden signs $45B Ukraine aid budget as Russia hits infrastructure
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Partially destroyed admin building in Kyiv after drone strike
As a result of a nighttime drone attack, an administrative building in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv was partially destroyed, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA).
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Over 10,000 sanctions on Russia, making it the most sanctioned country globally
At least 46 countries/territories imposed total of >10,000 sanctions on Russia over the war, making it most sanctioned country, ahead of Iran, Syria, North Korea 8,613 sanctions placed on individuals, 1,658 agst entities, 92 agst vessels & 14 on aircraft https://
aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2
8/2022-review-visualising-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-unfolded
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Ukraine has ballistic missile defenses but lacks enough
Ukraine does have systems that defend against ballistic missiles. Just not enough of them.
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Défense aérienne abat tous les drones russes dans l’oblast de Kyiv
Governor: Air defense shoots down all Russian drones in Kyiv Oblast. Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba reported that air defense forces shot down all the drones Russia targeted at infrastructure facilities in Kyiv Oblast in the early hours of Dec. 30.
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Ukraine seeks longer-range missiles and tanks to break stalemate
Ukraine’s leaders are arguing that the supply of longer-range missiles & modern tanks is the only way to dislodge entrenched Russian positions & end the war These weapons are considered off-limits by many nations but red lines have shifted again and again https://
politico.com/news/2022/12/2
9/himars-patriot-russia-ukraine-biden-00075708
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US considers sending Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine
Bloomberg: US considers sending Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The U.S. government is weighing sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine as part of a further package of military support, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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Commander’s define tempo; mentor taught when to speed up and slow down
The @washingtonpost article discusses some UKR units going fast (in Donbas) & others going not as fast (in Kherson). Commander's define that "tempo" and it's determined by the context of the fight. A mentor once taught me "know when you need to speed up & when to slow down."8/
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Ukraine’s Army excels where Russia’s fails
Finally, all of this come together because of great leadership – from corporals to generals – and courage manifested in individual soldiers. Ukraine's Army has been trained in these things…the Russian Army has not. Read this WP article again…it's got a lot of nuance. 9/9