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The U.S. is working hard to ship defense aid to Kyiv amid a renewed Russian push in northeastern Ukraine, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said on May 14. Moscow's troops launched a new offensive into northeastern Kharkiv Oblast on May 10, just as heavy battles continued to rage further east. "It's a challenging situation on the battlefield right now in Ukraine," Ryder said during a press briefing. "But all accounts are that they (Ukraine) continue to take measures to defend their territory," Ryder said, adding that the U.S. is going to do "everything we can to get them the critic...
Kyiv Independent
The U.S. Pentagon is preventing the Russian military from using Starlink internet terminals operated on the battlefield in Ukraine, John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense, said in an interview with Bloomberg on May 9. Starlink, recognized for its superior security compared to cellular or radio signals, is deemed crucial for Ukrainian operations. Last year, the Pentagon reached an agreement with SpaceX to financially support access for the Ukrainian military. Earlier this year, Ukraine's military intelligence chief told the Wall Street Jour...
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The Pentagon is considering tapping into the remaining Ukraine funds in the presidential drawdown authority (PDA), even though it remains uncertain whether Congress approves funding to replenish them, CNN reported on Feb. 28, citing unnamed U.S. defense officials. There are roughly $4 billion remaining in the PDA, a tool that allows the Pentagon to send aid to Ukraine from U.S. military stockpiles. The U.S. Defense Department has been reluctant to commit the remaining funds without guarantees they will be replenished through the $60 billion aid package, which is currently stuck in Congress. Th...
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Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Feb. 20, Umerov wrote on Facebook. Syrskyi briefed the U.S. Defense Secretary about the current situation on the front line. On Feb. 18, the general announced his decision to withdraw Ukrainian units from the embattled town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that as of Feb. 20, Russian troops are trying to advance in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Marinka, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, and Zaporizhzhia sectors in the east and south of Ukraine. "Th...
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