North Korea halves shell shipments to Russia as own stockpiles run low
#Pyongyang cut #artillery #shell shipments to #Russia more than 1/2 in 2025 due to dwindling #stockpiles
#NorthKorean artillery ammunition enabled Russia to maintain its firing rate in 2024, but this year, that support has declined markedly, with both the quantity and quality of munitions delivered to the #Kremlin significantly reduced.
#RussianAggression #RussianInvasion #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
Sunday, November 16, 2025
How a trio of power brokers turned Putin's US strategy into a quiet turf war -- Four S-400 launchers and radars hit by SBU drones in Russia's Novorossiysk -- Ukraine confirms withdrawal from Novovasylivske amid Russian advances in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage rail equipment in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, group claims ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/sunday-november-16-2025/
Once a top backer, #Poland fades from #Ukraine #PeaceTalks amid domestic turmoil
Analysts say dwindling #military #stockpiles and shifting domestic #politics have reduced its role
“Poland’s foreign policy is used for #domestic political purposes, meaning it is, in a certain sense, subordinated to them,” Michal Lebduska, an analyst at the Association for International Affairs (AMO) said
#HybridWar #RussianInterference #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine
As U.S.-led efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine were gaining momentum, Poland, once among Kyiv's most vocal backers, was noticeably absent from high-level talks, sparking debate over its diminished role. The country, which provided an estimated 4.5 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in military aid since 2022 and hosts the critical Rzeszow-Jasionka hub for Western weapons deliveries, has struggled to maintain its early prominence. Analysts say dwindling military stockpiles and shifting domes
Monday, July 28, 2025
Russia depletes Soviet arms, heavily relies on foreign supplies for Ukraine war — Ukraine to receive 33,000 AI drone kits under US defense deal — Moscow warns of ongoing war unless Ukraine complies with its maximalist demands — Russian drone strike on bus kills 3, injures 19 in Sumy Oblast … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/monday-july-28-2025/
#Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine
Reports indicate defense secretary unilaterally acted to halt shipment even as #Pentagon suggested US #arsenal is stocked
Pete Hegseth, the US #defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to #Ukraine due to baseless concerns that #US #stockpiles of weapons have run too low, it has been reported.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/05/hegseth-weapons-shipments-ukraine
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Russian attack on Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke — Russia intensifying use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reports — Ukraine strikes deep into Russia with drones, targets airfields after record Kyiv barrage — [vlog/video] Ukraine’s artillery braces for shell shortage as US halts aid … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/saturday-july-5-2025/
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#starwars #industry #rhineruhr #engineering #architecture #industrialdesign #stockpiles #industryculture #illumination #lightinstallation #lightart
For the ignorant #Americans who don't understand what US #aid to #Ukraine actually looks like:
- The vast majority of the #military aid the US is providing #Ukraine comes directly from existing military #stockpiles.
- These #weapons aren't brand new; they're mostly older stockpiles that the U.S. military planned to replace anyway.
- The #funding approved by Congress actually goes to American companies (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing) to build new, upgraded weapons for their OWN military.
Mark
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines
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