Türkiye Opens Bayraktar Drone Factory in Ukraine to Fight Russian Invasion

 Türkiye Opens Bayraktar Drone Factory in Ukraine to Fight Russian Invasion.

Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is seen during a rehearsal for a military parade dedicated to Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 20, 2021.

Ukraine's defense ministry signed an agreement with Turkish drone magnate Baykar Makina to build a drone repair and maintenance service center in Ukraine, a ministry official said Monday 30/07/2023.

Ukraine seeks to increase domestic production of drones to build an “Army of Drones” in its fight against Russian troops that invaded the country in February 2022.

"The establishment of the service center will be a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and will help bring our victory closer," the ministry's state secretary Kostiantyn Vashchenko said in a statement.

Ukrainian manufacturers have sharply increased domestic production of drones. More than 10,000 drone operators have been trained with another 10,000 in training, said Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister in charge of the "Drone Army" last week.

Both Ukrainian and Russian forces have used a variety of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, for reconnaissance and strike purposes during the war.

Ukrainian media reported earlier this month, citing Ukraine's strategic industry minister Oleksandr Kamyshin, that Baykar had started construction of a plant to manufacture Ukraine's famous Bayraktar TB2 UAV.

The Bayraktar TB2, which has been used by Ukraine against the Russian invasion, along with conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Karabakh, is spearheading Türkiye's global defense export push.

The TB2 is especially popular in Ukraine, where it helps destroy Russian artillery systems and armored vehicles. It even became the subject of an expletive-strewn patriotic hit in Ukraine mocking Russian troops, with a chorus of “Bayraktar, Bayraktar.”

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Germany's Hensoldt Radars TRML-4D is sending more air surveillance to Ukraine

Germany's Hensoldt is sending more air surveillance radars to Ukraine.

22 January 2023. by Author Poetra.

TRML-4D radar

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AIRSPACE REVIEW (airspace-review.com) – German radar specialist Hensoldt supplied two more TRML-4D high-performance radars to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses. The delivery of this radar as part of a double-digit million euro order by Ukraine.

The two radars will be delivered in the next three months. The TRML-4D radar uses the latest AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar with multiple digital beams. The radar is capable of detecting, tracking and classifying a wide variety of air targets, including cruise missiles to low-flying, fast small aircraft, helicopters and drones. The TRML-4D is capable of quickly detecting around 1,500 targets within a radius of up to 250 km.

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Denmark will donate its 19 CAESAR 8X8 SPH to Ukraine

Denmark will donate its 19 CAESAR 8X8 SPH to Ukraine.

January 23, 2023 / by Author Jaden.

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The Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret) will donate all 19 units of its CAESAR 8X8 SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) artillery weapon system to Ukraine. The Danish government has consulted with the country's Parliament on this matter at a meeting of the Foreign Policy Council, local media reported. It said all 19 CAESAR artillery guns owned by Denmark would be donated along with a training and education package for prospective crew members from Ukraine.

On 14 March 2017, Denmark selected the CAESAR 8X8 to be the Royal Danish Army's new artillery system. A total of 19 of these howitzers were purchased and mounted on Tatra 815 8X8 trucks. Of the quantities purchased, 15 units have been received in 2021. Meanwhile, 4 other units are planned to be shipped in 2023.

“This is a very big and significant donation. We are in constant contact with Ukraine about this CAESAR artillery. I am happy because we have now received broad support from the Danish Parliament," said Danish Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. CAESAR (CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARTillerie) or a truck equipped with an artillery system, is a 155/52 mm SPH manufactured by Nexter, France.

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A landslide victory for Ukraine, the US officially supplies the Patriot Missile System for the war against Russia

A landslide victory for Ukraine, the US officially supplies the Patriot Missile System for the war against Russia.

Susi Susanti, Okezone · Thursday 22 December.

WASHINGTON - The United States (US) said on Wednesday (21/12/2022) that it would provide Ukraine with an advanced Patriot air defense system to help counter Russia's relentless air strikes.

The system is part of a $1.85 billion aid program launched in conjunction with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington, which was his first trip abroad since invading Russia in February.

The announcement is a significant victory for Kyiv, which has repeatedly pushed Washington to provide the Patriot system, and a sign of strong US support for Ukraine that will help bolster the country's defense.

"Today's assistance includes the Patriot Air Defense System for the first time, which is capable of taking down cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at much higher altitudes than previously provided air defense systems," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. a statement. The statement, quoted by AFP.

Ukraine's air defenses have played a key role in protecting the country from attack and preventing Moscow's forces from taking over the skies. But as Russia experienced increasing setbacks on the ground, it began systematically targeting critical infrastructure in Ukraine in attacks that have disrupted power, air and heat for millions of people. Created by Raytheon, the MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system originally developed to intercept high-flying aircraft. It was modified in the 1980s to focus on new tactical ballistic missile threats, and proved itself against Iraq's Russian-built Scuds in the first Gulf War - the first time the system had been used in combat.

While Russia has not used many ballistic missiles during its war in Ukraine, Washington says Moscow has discussed getting them from Iran.

"Unlike other Western systems that have been delivered to Ukraine, (Patriot) has some anti-ballistic missile capabilities (depending on the type of missile used)," Karl Mueller, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, told AFP. "If Russia acquires a large number of ballistic missiles from Iran, as many predict, most of the rest of Ukraine's air defense systems will not provide any protection against them," he added. Patriot has proven effective in Saudi Arabia against Iranian ballistic missile designs fired from Yemen, and prime contractor Raytheon says the system has intercepted more than 150 ballistic missiles in combat since 2015. When Russia invaded in February, Ukraine's air defenses consisted mostly of Soviet-era aircraft and SAM systems, which Kyiv used effectively to deny Moscow air superiority.

They have been significantly enlarged since the start of the war: the United States provided NASAMS and Germany IRIS-T - two advanced systems - while older equipment such as the S-300 and HAWK systems and Stinger missiles have also been developed.

Kyiv has used a variety of systems against the Moscow cruise missiles and bomb-like Shahed-136 drones, but modern SAM launchers and missile systems - including NASAMS - are sorely in short supply. Ukraine's international backer's aim is to build a 'multi-layered' air defense for the country consisting of low, medium and high altitude systems that can protect against a wide range of threats.

NATO and European Union Sign Joint Security Declaration Amid the Russia-Ukrainian War

NATO and European Union Sign Joint Security Declaration Amid the Russia-Ukrainian War.

BRUSSELS - NATO and the European Union (EU) signed a declaration of joint security cooperation – the first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year – highlighting the importance of the US-led trans-Atlantic alliance.

Speaking at a joint press conference with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said they were determined to take the partnership between NATO and the EU to another level.

Stoltenberg stressed the importance of the changing security environment in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He said the partnership between NATO and the European Union would become even more important once Finland and Sweden become full NATO member states.

"With their accession, NATO will protect 96% of the citizens of the European Union and a higher share of its territory than ever before," Stoltenberg told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels as quoted by The Washington Times, Tuesday (10/1/2023) .

Even as some European leaders continued to call for emphasis on US military support, the joint declaration stated that NATO remains the foundation of collective defense for its allies and essential to Euro-Atlantic security.

“Our declaration makes it clear that NATO remains the foundation of our collective defense and remains critical to Euro-Atlantic security. It also recognizes the value of a more capable European defense that contributes positively to our security and is complementary and interoperable with NATO,” Stoltenberg said, agreeing that the EU's embryonic defense capabilities should complement NATO, as reported by Euronews.

This was also agreed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

“Russia's threats and challenges are the most direct, but they are not the only ones. We are also witnessing China increasingly trying to reshape the international order to its advantage. So we have to strengthen our own resilience. And with this new joint declaration, we are also taking our partnership to the next level," he said.

According to the declaration European countries should spend more and build stronger armies, but their efforts should complement NATO's strategy, rather than compete with it.

This is actually the third declaration that deepens security and defense cooperation in Europe. The declaration is based on similar agreements in 2016 and 2018 in the context of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

The European Union and NATO have 21 members who share common values and play complementary and strengthening roles in supporting international peace and security.

The increased cooperation between the two organizations has given it a new impetus since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Source: international.sindonews.com

War Heats Up!, Kremlin Reveals US Become Main Beneficiary of Ukraine War

War Heats Up!, Kremlin Reveals US Become Main Beneficiary of Ukraine War.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in remarks published Monday, December 26, 2022, alleged that the United States was fueling the escalation in Ukraine because the US was the main beneficiary of the war.

He said it was Washington and NATO that turned Ukraine into a global crisis by trying to defeat Russia and achieve a Western victory on the battlefield.

"The collective actions of the Western countries and [Ukrainian President] Volodymyr Zelenskyy, controlled by them, confirm the global nature of the Ukraine crisis," Lavrov said in a new interview with the state-owned TASS news agency.

“It is no secret that the strategic goal of the US and its NATO allies is victory over Russia on the battlefield as a mechanism to significantly weaken or even destroy our country,” he said, as reported by ZeroHedge, Wednesday December 28, 2022. Lavrov explained that “recipients the main beneficiary” of the Ukraine war was the United States.

This is because the main “geopolitical goal” remains “breaking the traditional Russian-European relationship in order to further conquer Europe”. Corruption Prosecution in Afghanistan, Ex-President Karzai Reveals US Role "Our opponents will only do anything to achieve this goal," he stressed. Furthermore, he explained that this is what is behind the Ukraine crisis which is increasingly sliding from a proxy war into a 'hot conflict' in which a nuclear-armed superpower is inching towards a direct clash.

The top Russian diplomat also pointed out that American defense contractors are cooperating with the Pentagon's plans to cash in on the war in "the coming years":

“The US is doing everything to prolong the conflict and make it more violent. The Pentagon is openly planning orders for the American defense industry for years to come, constantly raising standards of military spending… and demanding the same from members of the anti-Russian Alliance,” Lavrov said.

Likely at the forefront of Lavrov's mind in delivering this unequivocal assessment that very much points to an escalation on the horizon are US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's “Russia is weakening” statement from last April. For the most part, Lavrov's fresh words and perspective have been vindicated and proven accurate by past and more recent statements by US defense officials and planners.

On the energy front, Europe being forced to divest from Russian natural gas at the same time is widely seen as a major "win" for the US energy sector.

Austin's earlier remarks, which came just months after Russia's February 24 invasion, demonstrated the long-standing US policy that "we want to see Russia weakened to the point where it cannot do the things it did in invading Ukraine."

And as CNN underlined at the time while quoting a National Security Council spokesperson to underscore Austin's comments, the Biden White House goal is "to make this invasion a strategic failure for Russia."

"We want Ukraine to win," the spokesperson said in earlier comments.

“One of our goals is to limit Russia's ability to do something like this again, as Secretary Austin has said. That is why we armed Ukraine with weapons and equipment to defend against Russian attacks, and that is why we are using sanctions and export controls directly targeted at the Russian defense industry to undermine Russia's economic and military power to threaten and attack its neighbours."

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Ukraine Missiles Hit Poland, Zelensky Accused of Starting World War III

Ukraine Missiles Hit Poland, Zelensky Accused of Starting World War III.

Thursday, November 17, 2022.

Missiles fired by a Ukrainian air defense system hit Poland and killed two people, but Kiev accused Russia of being behind it.

Over the incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was accused of trying to start World War III.

"Ukraine tried to start World War III yesterday when a Ukrainian missile attacked a NATO country and killed innocent civilians. Ukraine's leaders lied and blamed Russia. [News agency] AP wrote it without hesitation," wrote conservative United States (US) commentator Benny Johnson on Twitter.

"Ukrainian leaders lied to try and start a full-blown World War III. These are the facts," he continued.

The tweet came shortly after reports that a "Russian-made" missile hit Polish territory near the Przewodow region. Following the report, Zelensky said that it was a very significant escalation amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

"This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a very significant escalation. Action is needed," Zelensky said in a video after the report.

However, on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, several officials from the US, Poland and NATO denied that the missiles were launched by Russia as a deliberate attack on Poland, which is a member of NATO.

"There is initial information that disproves that. I don't want to say until we fully investigate," said US President Joe Biden. "No way, according to the trajectory, it was fired from Russia. But we'll see."

Polish President Andrzej Duda also commented on the attack, saying: "At the moment we have no evidence that it was a rocket launched by Russian troops."

“However, there are many indications that it was a missile used by the Ukrainian anti-missile defense,” Duda added, as quoted from NPR, Thursday (17/11/2022).

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also said that the missile was likely a stray attack from Ukraine's defense forces but added, "This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears primary responsibility for continuing its illegal war against Ukraine."

As well as Benny Johnson, several other high-profile commentators also criticized Ukraine's and Zelensky's initial comments following reports of the missile attack.

"Zelensky is one of the most dangerous psychopaths on the planet right now. He is determined to start another world war," conservative commentator Matt Walsh wrote on Twitter.

Renowned businessman Blair Brandt wrote on Twitter: "So now confirmed that Zelensky's military, perhaps accidentally, sent missiles to Poland and then tried to use them as an excuse for NATO to start World War III. This is not the act of a hero looking to save the world or de -escalation."

According to a Reuters report, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement denying that it fired missiles at Poland and said the reports were a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation.

source : international.sindonews.com

PATHETIC! Alert! Putin's Troops Withdraw From Ukraine's Kherson City, Ru...

Alerts! Putin Retreats on the Ukrainian Front, Russia Loses Again?

CNBC Indonesia News.

November 10, 2022.

Russia ordered its input to withdraw in the war frontline city in Ukraine, Kherson, Wednesday local time. This is a new surprise by Russian President Vladimir Putin's army. The announcement of the troop withdrawal was made in person by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a televised meeting with the Russian commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin. Russian troops, however, will defend themselves on the banks of the Dnipro River. "Start withdrawing troops," stressed Shoigu, quoted by AFP, Thursday (11/10/2022). The city of Kherson was actually the first city center captured by the Russians during the invasion. The city has become the only regional capital of Ukraine controlled by Moscow forces since the offensive began on February 24. But aggressive attacks by Ukrainian forces over the past weeks have seized villages in the Black Sea town. This Ukrainian siege is likely to make the Kremlin withdraw.

"They are just looking for a way out of a difficult situation," Natalia Gumeniuk, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's southern army command, said on the same website. "The fact that they deliberately announced that they were moving to the left bank doesn't surprise anyone. But we understand that we still have to fight," he added. Previously, Russia also carried out a massive evacuation of residents in the region. Martial law status was also announced by Putin. However, in a recent statement, Presidential Adviser to Ukraine Mykhaylo Podolyak said some Russian troops remained in the town. Kyiv itself is suspicious of Moscow's move. "We see no signs that the Russians are leaving Kherson without a fight," he said on Twitter. "Ukraine liberated territory based on intelligence data, not staged TV statements," he said again. Kherson is one of four Ukrainian regions that Russia declared it annexed in September. This was shortly after the pro-Russia-made referendum took place.

The announcement of the troop withdrawal in Kherson came shortly after the regional head appointed by Moscow, Kirill Stremousov, was pronounced dead in a car crash. There are at least 115,000 Russian troops stationed in the region.

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Measuring British Public Willingness to Support Ukraine

Measuring British Public Willingness to Support Ukraine.

Wednesday, 2-11-2022.

Public support for sanctions against Russia remains high, but they could erode if the cost of living crisis worsens.

This was revealed in a poll by Ipsos conducted for Sky News. The survey shows that 70% of Britons remain supportive of imposing sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

But of that number, only 41% said they would still support sanctions despite further increases in energy bills.

That's a significant decline since March when 73% of people were willing to endure rising energy prices.

Since then energy costs have more than doubled adding more than £1,200 to the annual cost of a typical household.

Meanwhile about a third of people or 32% now say they will oppose sanctions if they lead to further increases in energy prices. This figure is up from only 8% of respondents in March.

The poll also shows that public support for Britain's role in helping Ukraine remains high. As many as 59% of people support sending weapons and money to the country.

While 58% also said the UK should take in more Ukrainian refugees

However, rising energy bills since March have made public support for sanctions more fragile than ever. According to the poll, 41% of the public are “very worried” about the impact of the war on the UK economy.

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GOOD WORK!! Putin has no regrets about the invasion of Ukraine Everythi...

Putin has no regrets about the invasion of Ukraine. Everything went according to plan.

Monday (31/10/2022).

Even so, Putin considered Russia's invasion of Ukraine "going according to plan". Instead, he blamed the West for inciting war in Ukraine and playing a "dangerous, bloody and dirty" game and sowing chaos around the world.

"The historical period of undivided domination of the West over world affairs is coming to an end. We are standing on the border of history: Ahead is perhaps the most dangerous, unpredictable and, at the same time, important decade since the end of World War II," Putin said in a statement. his speech.

The 70-year-old former Russian spy said "our enemy, the West, is facing the inevitable destruction of their hegemony."

"Leaders of the Liberal West have undermined traditional values" all over the world, instilled a culture with dozens of genders, gay parades in other countries, Putin added.

Putin also believes that sooner or later new centers of a more multipolar world order will emerge and end Western hegemony.

The United States and others, he continued, must start a dialogue with Russia and other major powers about the future of the world. According to Putin, the world is currently facing an era of danger since World War II.

"The historical period of undivided domination of the West over world affairs is coming to an end," Putin said.

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GREAT!! Finnish Police Arrest Criminal Who Gets Weapons Contraband Black...

Finnish Police Arrest Criminal Who Gets Weapons Contraband Black Market From Ukraine.

Tuesday, 1-11-2022.

IslamTimes - Criminals in Finland have obtained some weapons sent to Ukraine by their Western backers amid the conflict with Russia, said Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Weapons from Western suppliers to Kiev have also been found in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, the Bureau of Investigation said. Finnish National

"We've seen signs these weapons have already found their way into Finland," NBI detective inspector Christer Ahlgren told news outlet Yle on Sunday (30/10/2022).

Assault rifles were among the armaments, Ahlgren said, but declined to provide further details, as the investigation was ongoing.

An arms trade route from Ukraine to Finland has been set up, according to investigators.

“Three of the largest motorcycle gangs in the world — which are part of a larger international organization — are active in Finland. One of them is Bandidos MC, which has units in every major Ukrainian city,” he said.

“Criminal organizations have their networks in Finnish commercial ports,” Ahlgren pointed out, adding that the mandatory security checks for airport staff do not apply to port workers.

Finland is not the only EU country with such problems, as "weapons sent to Ukraine were also found in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands," he said.

“Ukraine has received a large number of weapons and that is good, but we will be dealing with these weapons for decades and paying the price here,” Ahlgren pointed out.

In early May, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed the need for accountability for American weapons supplied to Ukraine. At the time, Austin said he had discussed the matter with Kiev authorities, who provided assurances of liability.

In June, European Union law enforcement agency Europol warned that the Ukraine conflict could lead to a spike in arms and ammunition being smuggled into the bloc.

Around the same time, an investigation by RT Russia revealed that various weapons supplied to Kiev by the West were sold on the dark net.

Moscow has long criticized arms deliveries to Kiev by the US, European Union, UK and several other countries, arguing that they only prolong the conflict and increase the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.

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EXTRAORDINARY!! Age Finds Ukrainian Drone in Crimean Attack with 'Canadi...

Age Finds Ukrainian Drone in Crimean Attack with 'Canadian-Made Navigation Module'.

Tuesday, 1-11-2022.

IslamTimes - Russia's Defense Ministry said it had found and analyzed fragments of a drone used by the Ukrainian military to carry out a "terrorist attack" against Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean Peninsula, coming to the conclusion that the drone was equipped with a "Canada-made navigation module." carried out near the Crimean port of Sevastopol with 16 drones on Saturday morning, with the Russian military saying it had managed to repel it.

“Specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense together with representatives of other state agencies examined the navigation module of a Canadian-made marine drone. Based on the results of the data retrieved from the navigation receiver's memory, it was determined that the marine drone had been launched from the coast near Odessa," the ministry said in a statement on Sunday (30/10).

According to the statement, the drones had moved along the "grain corridor" security zone before changing course towards the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. "This may indicate the initial launch of this device from one of the civilian vessels chartered by Kiev or its Western customers for the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports."

Russia's Defense Ministry said shortly after Saturday's drone strike that Moscow was suspending its participation in a UN-brokered deal that allows grain exports from Ukraine amid a worsening global food crisis.

The ministry also accused Kiev of planning the Sevastopol drone strike with the help of British military specialists; a claim London denies.

Earlier this week, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said a drone had struck a thermal power plant near the Crimean port city.

The Russian fleet stationed at the port was also attacked by drones in July.

Crimea joined the Russian Federation in a referendum in 2014.

Russia launched a "special military operation" in Ukraine in late February, following Kiev's failure to implement the terms of the 2014 Minsk agreement and Moscow's recognition of the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

source : www.islamtimes.org