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Articles with tag "Weapons"
underground activities
FSB Says Busted Arms Smuggling Ring in Mass Raids
Between June and July, Russian law enforcement officials seized thousands of firearms and artillery shells in sting operations across 53 regions.
opinion
Joshua Askew
Arming Ukraine With Cluster Bombs Will Only Bring Devastation to Its People
Wars aren’t fought on the battlefield alone, but also in people’s minds. Using these vile weapons may backfire for Ukraine on the international stage...
5 Min read
secret shipping
South Africans Fret Over U.S. Arms-To-Russia Charge
The charge triggered both a government rebuke but also the announcement of an inquiry.
3 Min read
short on supplies
Russia Halts Disposal of Old Weapons Amid Ukraine Invasion
Mothballed Soviet equipment is said to be making it to the frontlines in large quantities in poor condition due to improper storage.
2 Min read
Cluster bombs
Two Killed, Eight Wounded in Eastern Ukraine: Mayor
The mayor of Kramatorsk accused Moscow of having used cluster bombs in the attack.
2 Min read
dual-use loophole
China Shipped Assault Rifles, Body Armor, Drone Parts to Russia – Reports
China could be relying on dual-use items "to quietly increase its assistance to Moscow while avoiding reprisals ... in Washington and Europe."
2 Min read
dominance waning
Russian Arms Exports Fall as Ukraine War Limits Supplies – Think Tank
Russia's share of global arms exports has declined as the invasion of Ukraine limited supplies and demand from most of Moscow's traditional partners.
2 Min read
friendly advice
Russia Warns Israel Against Supplying Arms to Ukraine
Releads with Russia's warning to Israel. Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against supplying weapons to Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Leopards released
Germany Agrees to Transfer Battle Tanks to Ukraine – Der Spiegel
After weeks of prevarication and increasingly fraught exchanges with its European allies, Germany has agreed to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, according...
Air defense
Zelensky Says U.S. Aid Not 'Charity' on Triumphant U.S. Visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly appealed for long-term U.S. support on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion, saying...
In depth
Is Russia Receiving Weapons From North Korea?
Washington claimed last month that Russia was buying weapons from North Korea and using those weapons in Ukraine. The allegations that the two heavily...
Smuggling rings
Finnish Police: Weapons Bound For Ukraine End Up on Europe's Black Market
Police in Finland have raised the alarm over the smuggling of Western-donated weapons from Ukraine by criminal gangs, Finland’s Yle broadcaster reported...
Spying suspicion
Russians, Ukrainian Arrested Trying to Enter Albanian Army Plant
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the three individuals were "suspected of espionage."
heading west
Russia Deploys Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad
Three warplanes equipped with hypersonic missiles will be on "round-the-clock combat duty."
Day and night
‘Relentless' Russian Shelling in East Ukraine as U.S. Promises New Aid
Washington announced $400 million of further military aid, including a new type of artillery ammunition.
Direct threat
Expanding NATO Squares Up to Russia as Putin Slams 'Imperial' Alliance
Putin accused the alliance of seeking to assert its "supremacy."
forced modernization
Ukraine Dependent on Arms From Allies After Exhausting Soviet-Era Weaponry
Kyiv's forces are using, or learning to use, arms wielded by the U.S. and other NATO members.
cross-border assurances
Ukraine’s Zelensky Rules Out Attacks on Russia With U.S. Arms
Zelensky argued that Ukraine needs longer-range versions of U.S. missile systems.
Upping the pressure
More Weapons, Sanctions: U.S. Lays Out Next Phase of Response Against Russia
The United States is upping pressure on multiple fronts against President Vladimir Putin, officials said Monday.
policy shift
Germany to Send Weapons to Ukraine in Policy Reversal
Berlin is opening up its Bundeswehr store, pledging to transfer 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 "Stinger" class surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.
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