Flashpoints

Slovakia has recently announced that it will provide Ukraine with two launcher units of the 2K12 Kub (NATO reporting name: SA-6 Gainful) air defence missile systems, along with spare parts and associated equipment. This...

Poland has announced that it will send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, becoming the first NATO country to do so since Russia invaded its eastern neighbour last year. The...

On 24 February the Swedish Government presented a new extensive support package for Ukraine which includes subsystems of the HAWK anti-aircraft system and essential parts of the IRIS-T anti-aircraft system, in cooperation with Germany....

Norway's Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram stated that Norway will donate eight German-made Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and up to four support vehicles to Ukraine along with funds for ammunition and spare parts. The...

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced on 13 October that the UK will donate cutting-edge air defence missiles to Ukraine which will help protect critical infrastructure against Russian missile attacks. Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)...

Instructions will be published in the coming days in the event that Russia uses nuclear weapons, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, said. The NSDC apparatus has developed...

Nord Stream AG, the operator of the gas pipeline system, has stated that three offshore lines of the Nord Stream network have sustained “unprecedented” damage in what is believed to be acts of sabotage. The...

The Belgian Minister of Defence, Ludovin Dedonder, said that Belgium will send a new military package worth over €12 million to Ukraine. Belgium will supply Ukraine with FN M2HB .50 calibre heavy machine guns (HMG), along...