Cover image: A burning house hit by Russian shelling in Kherson, Friday, January 6, 2023. LIBKOS / AP This first major ceasefire since the start of the invasion of the country ten months ago was to come into effect today, at noon Moscow time (10 a.m. Paris time), and run until Saturday evening (10 p.m. Paris time).Despite the entry into force of a unilateral truce announced by Moscow, artillery fire continued Friday on both sides of the front in Bakhmout,...
As a lesson from the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Head of the European People's Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, more intensive military cooperation in the EU. "The EU states must now finally set up a European Defense Union tackle," says Weber of the Bayern media group. There must be common EU rules for the export of armaments so that a common European defense industry can emerge."And we need joint projects like that Building a missile defense shield for...
Watch the video: Nele Balgo talks to Ralph Thiele, military expert, retired colonel and chairman of the Political-Military Society about the situation in the Bundeswehr.Since the 1990s we have made savings in armaments, if you add everything up it would be 500 billion euros.The 100 billion euros that are now to come for the Bundeswehr have so far been on a list that is currently being reduced. It would not be nearly enough to replenish the missing stocks. So far,...
weapons technology Cannons decide the war in Ukraine – this is how artillery was reborn The US sent a large number of M777 howitzers to Ukraine, © Efrem Lukatsky/ / Picture Alliance The artillery was already considered written off. It is experiencing a renaissance in Ukraine. First the Russians used their destructive energy, then Kyiv countered with western precision missiles. How did the old-fashioned weapon become so important again? Artillery is the god of war - that's what Napoleon said...
Did you miss the latest events on the tensions in Ukraine? Don't panic, 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening at 7:30 p.m. Who did what ? Who said what? Where are we ? The answer below:news of the dayRussian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure on Wednesday led to massive power and water cuts, particularly in the capital kyiv, killing at least six people, causing the disconnection of three nuclear power plants and affecting neighboring Moldova.According to the Ukrainian Air...
MAccording to local authorities, several cities in southern Ukraine were fired at by Russian troops with artillery and rockets on Sunday night. A civil infrastructure building in Zaporizhia was destroyed, an employee of the city council said without further details. A person had been killed. Neighboring buildings were also damaged. The Russian Defense Ministry announced that an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army was hit in Zaporizhia. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, shells from barrel artillery and multiple rocket launchers hit...
conflict South Korea: North Korea fires artillery shells again A South Korean news program shows footage of the North Korean missile launch. photo © Lee Jin-Man/AP/dpa North Korea repeatedly provokes with its military maneuvers. Projectiles now landed in the so-called maritime buffer zone. Actually, the UN Security Council should deal with the issue. North Korea has again fired artillery shells into the waters along the inter-Korean sea border overnight, according to the South Korean military. About 80 artillery shells were...
war in Ukraine According to the USA: North Korea supplies artillery ammunition to Russia If the Kremlin finds more livelihoods, the troops will not run out of ammunition. © Stanislav Krasilnikov / Picture Alliance Putin is looking for allies. After Iran, North Korea is now also supposed to support its war machine. Deliveries are already on their way, the US says. As early as September there were reports that North Korea could support Russia with arms deliveries. After Iran, this...
Good morning, dear reader,Let's start the day in a completely different way than usual. First of all with a coffee, of course. But then with a good portion Crisps.At least that's how the day begins when you live far away in the east: In China chips play an enormous role - but not those made from potatoes, but computer chips made of silicon. The huge empire spends more money on imports of semiconductors than on oil. The more powerful the...
Status: 10/19/2022 08:59 a.m North Korea has fired more than 250 artillery shells. They crashed into the sea along the border with South Korea. The isolated country speaks of a warning to South Korea, where an annual military exercise is currently taking place. North Korea has again tested weapons in the waters along the border with South Korea. More than 250 artillery shells were fired from North Korea's west and east coasts. According to South Korean information, the projectiles fell...
