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The supply of UAVs from the international Drone Coalition to Ukraine will begin in January 2025. This was stated by Deputy Defence Secretary Luke Pollard during a speech in the House of Commons, according to Yevropeiska Pravda.
Following a missile attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 18 December on the Russian enterprise Kamensky Combine in Rostov Region, which produces solid rocket fuel for ballistic missiles, critical damage was reported.
The US Army has deployed upgraded M270A2 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) in Europe.
The United Kingdom has announced a new £225 million military aid package for Ukraine aimed at strengthening the country's defence capabilities.
Belgium has postponed the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine due to a number of technical and organisational problems, including delays in the delivery of F-35s.
Ukraine has signed a contract with Rheinmetall for the supply of high explosive charge modules for 155mm ammunition, which are to be delivered in an extremely short timeframe - by January 2025.
The Russian military used a truck stolen in Ukraine to evacuate its units in Syria.
In 2024, Ukraine became the largest recipient of German arms, receiving 62% of total exports, amounting to €8.13 billion.
The United States is unlikely to be able to use all the funds allocated for military assistance to Ukraine before the end of Joe Biden's term. Some of the unused resources, including $5.6 billion under the PDA programme, may be inherited by the future administration of Donald Trump.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that 19 air defence systems are to be transferred to Ukraine to protect critical infrastructure. Military support, including the supply of weapons, was discussed during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The United States has already provided Ukraine with more than $59 billion in security assistance, and plans to transfer another $1.22 billion by the end of the year, the defence ministry said.
Russia has lost more than 11,000 armoured vehicles since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intelligence reports.
The SBU Military Counterintelligence neutralised a large-scale agent network of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. The offenders were spying on the Defence Forces in five regions of Ukraine at once.
Poland is preparing the 46th tranche of assistance to Ukraine, which will include financing and possibly equipment, with a planned transfer in January 2025.
German concern Rheinmetall has received an order to supply Ukraine with 20 more Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles, which will be delivered in the first half of 2025.
