Zelensky went to NATO headquarters for the first time to seek support and called on allies to increase weapons to facilitate winter operations.
After Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive failed to achieve the expected significant results on the battlefield, Western allies rushed to propose new military aid plans to Ukraine before the onset of winter.
According to reports from Agence France-Presse and Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated in the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting attended by more than 50 defense ministers for the first time on October 11. This is the first time he has attended Russia since February last year. During his first visit to NATO headquarters after the invasion of Ukraine in March, Zelensky urged NATO member states to increase weapons supplies as winter approaches to help Ukraine prepare for winter operations.
Before meeting with the defense ministers of NATO member states, Zelensky attended a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenber. He told the media: “For us, how to survive this winter is a question. A big deal.”
Standing next to Zelensky, Stoltenberg said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “prepared to once again use winter as a weapon of war” to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. “We need to prevent this from happening. With more advanced and powerful air defense capabilities, we can make a big difference,” he said.
Because Zelensky is worried that the Israeli-Palestinian war may distract the United States, the main backer, from the Russia-Ukraine war, he specifically called on allies to provide air defense systems, long-range missiles and ammunition.
According to an analysis by the Associated Press, Zelensky’s appearance at NATO headquarters highlights the growing concern that the international community’s firm support for aiding Ukraine and resisting Russia is cracking, and that as winter approaches, the Ukrainian army has not yet made significant gains in its counterattack. progress.
Zelensky told the defense ministers from all participating countries that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be 600 days next Monday (October 15). No one can be sure how many more days Ukraine will need to defend its independence and identity, but there are three important things that can Determine, “First, the Russian president will not succeed in Ukraine; second, Russia cannot afford a new arms race; third, democracy can win this war.”
In addition, Zelensky said in an interview with France 2 TV station the day before (10th), “We are convinced that Russia is supporting Hamas’ actions in some way.”
He also added that “the current crisis… proves that Russia does seek to destabilize around the world.”
Zelensky is also worried that the “tragedy” faced by Israel after being attacked by the Palestinian militant group Hamas will divert the international community’s attention from the war in Ukraine.
“I do not intend to make any comparisons. There is a terrible war going on in our country[Ukraine]. In Israel, many people have lost their loved ones. These tragedies are different, but they are all huge,” he said.
However, Zelensky warned that if “international attention leaves Ukraine, there will be repercussions”.
“The fate of Ukraine depends on the unity of the rest of the world. The unity of the world depends to a large extent on the unity of the United States,” he said.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive aimed at regaining territory launched in June “is being carried out on multiple fronts, and in all cases, we have made progress.”
Before winter comes, Western allies have successively proposed new military aid plans for Ukraine
According to reports from Agence France-Presse and Reuters, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced at the opening ceremony of the NATO meeting on the 11th that it would provide new military aid to Kiev worth US$200 million, including anti-aircraft ammunition, artillery, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles. combat vehicle weapons and more to help Ukraine defend itself against expected Russian winter attacks.
The U.S. Congress recently passed a temporary spending bill to avoid a federal government shutdown, but the content did not include a new plan to fund Kyiv, making Washington’s commitment to aid Ukraine and resist Russian aggression face uncertainty. This was the first aid package announced by Washington since then.
Despite this, Austin still insisted today as usual that the United States “will support Ukraine to the end” no matter how long it takes.
On the 11th, Germany announced a new military aid plan for Ukraine of approximately US$1.1 billion, including the reinforcement of a “Patriot” air defense missile system, an IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense system, and 10 Leopard 1A5 main combat vehicles. and 32 “Flakpanzer Gepard” anti-aircraft vehicles (Flakpanzer Gepard).
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said: “With this new ‘winter assistance package’ we will further increase the operational readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the coming months.”
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps announced a new military aid package of more than 100 million pounds on the 11th, including the first provision of the new British-developed short-range air defense system “Terrahawk Paladin”, which can be used to deal with attacks from the sea, Short-range threats by land and air, as well as drones, will help protect civilians from Russia’s “brutal bombing” of Ukraine.
Germany’s “Flakpanzer Gepard” anti-aircraft vehicle (Flakpanzer Gepard), which aided Ukraine, showed its prowess in the Russia-Ukraine war, effectively suppressing the Iranian-made “Shahed” kamikaze suicide drone used by the Russian army. Now, the Ukrainian army will obtain another weapon called the “War Eagle Paladin” air defense system that can kill drones.
The “War Eagle Paladin” was only publicly displayed in September 2022, and an updated version was released in September 2023. It combines automatic machine guns, digital fire control systems and radars to become a classic solution against drones. Its radar can be used anywhere Identify targets under conditions.
The British Ministry of Defense pointed out that Zelensky mentioned that “air defense” is the key capability that Ukraine most urgently needs, and the “War Eagle Paladin” will help defend against indiscriminate missile attacks from Russia.
The “War Eagle Paladin” is part of a phased military aid program to Ukraine totaling more than 70 million pounds from the “International Fund for Ukraine” (IFU). The program includes radar, anti-drone and other air defense equipment. The IFU is organized by the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, and is led by the United Kingdom. It has raised more than 785 million pounds.
In addition to air defense systems, the new wave of IFU military aid to Ukraine includes landmine clearance equipment. The British Ministry of Defense stated that Ukraine is now the country with the most densely distributed landmines in the world. The large number of landmines and unexploded devices constitutes a major obstacle to the counterattack against Russia. The new military aid will help the Ukrainian army cross large minefields, rivers, and trenches, and it will Counterattack advancement is crucial.
The above military aid is expected to arrive in Ukraine in the next few months.
British Chief of Defense Staff (equivalent to Chief of Staff) General Tony Radakin said that the new military aid package is the latest step in the unprecedented and sustained efforts of 50 countries to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The 50 countries include all NATO members and more than 20 non-NATO members.
Radakin pointed out that this winter, Russia will try to weaken Ukraine’s morale and divide the international community; if all walks of life unite and adhere to the established direction, Russia will continue to be defeated, and norms and norms related to global security will continue.
Danish state-run TV2 (TV2) reported on the 11th that Denmark expected to deliver its first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in March or April next year, citing Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
Head to Moscow!Ukraine secretly develops new kamikaze drone and is about to go into battle
Ukrainian military news website Militarnyi reported that the “Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation” established by the well-known Ukrainian host Prytula launched a fundraising campaign on the 10th with the goal of raising 175 million hryvnia. Purchase and sell 100 “Morok” drones for the Ukrainian army.
The report pointed out that the Pritra Charitable Foundation mentioned in a statement that this kamikaze suicide drone can carry a payload of 30 kilograms and has a flight range of up to 800 kilometers, which can provide the Ukrainian army with the ability to attack important enemies in the rear. target ability.
The “Morlock” drone was secretly developed and manufactured jointly by the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the First International Bank of Ukraine. Its complete performance has not been made public. In early September this year, SBU released two photos of part of “Morlock”.
The existence of the “Morlock” drone poses a threat to Russia. The Russian capital Moscow is within the attack range of the drone, which means that Moscow may be attacked by the Ukrainian army in the future, and Russia will face a more difficult situation.
Forced to withdraw from the Russian Black Sea Fleet, shattering Putin’s Black Sea dream, Ukrainian drones and unmanned boats set a model for a new type of warfare
According to the Guardian, the Russian Black Sea Fleet, headquartered on the Crimean Peninsula, has been moved to other ports due to frequent attacks by Ukraine. Compared with the slow progress of ground counterattacks, Ukraine used low-cost weapons such as drones and unmanned boats to fight a new type of war and successfully made the Black Sea a restricted area for the Russian fleet.
Report analysis pointed out that on September 22, the Black Sea Fleet headquarters overlooking Seván Fortress in Crimea was attacked and set on fire. It was a moment of shame for Moscow. The attack resulted in the death of 34 Russian personnel, regardless of whether Black Sea Fleet Commander Sokolow Whether husband Viktor Sokolov was also killed in this attack as Ukraine claimed, this strike deep into enemy territory is of great importance: it further proves that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comprehensive invasion of Ukraine was not as effective as What he planned went ahead.
Kiev’s counterattack made slow progress in ground warfare, but it recorded a successful record on the water. Ukraine quietly recaptured at least part of the Black Sea, turning the area into a no-go zone for Russian warships. Since Ukraine has no navy to promote and only a few jet fighters, this is quite an achievement.
According to former Uzbek Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, drones and unmanned boats are the key to the Uzbek army’s ability to regain the Black Sea. He compared the rapid development of Ukraine’s domestic drone and unmanned ship production to the start-up era of Silicon Valley in the United States. He said, “This war is the last traditional ground war. Future wars will be high-tech wars. The Black Sea is like a proving ground. We are witnessing serious operational tests.”
Andriy Zagorodnyuk, who served as Ukraine’s Defense Minister from 2019 to 2020, said that Kiev has created “a new type of warfare” and built an unmanned boat filled with explosives at a cost of about 10,000 to 10 Ten thousand US dollars is released in the form of a “swarm” to target Russian warships costing hundreds of millions of dollars. “This is an extremely asymmetric way to attack enemy ships, both in terms of cost and time, because you can’t Build a new warship quickly, they are huge platforms.”
Although Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk cautiously stated that Kiev had achieved a “technical defeat,” it is still too early to say that Russia has failed. Moscow still has a large fleet that can Launching cruise missiles to threaten Uzbek cities.
However, the Ukrainian army can now move relatively freely in the Black Sea. Recently, a group of commandos from the Ukrainian military intelligence unit made more than one raid, briefly landed on the island of Croatia and raised the national flag.
Security experts pointed out that retaking Crimea is crucial to Ukraine’s victory and the progress of the ground war. Alexander Khara, deputy chairman of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, said, “If Russia retains Crimea, it will be able to target the entire territory of mainland Ukraine. “Launch an attack”, Novorossiysk, the retreat point of the Black Sea Fleet, is vulnerable to drone attacks, and Russia’s air defense system is far from sufficient to protect all its naval assets. Moscow faces a dilemma.
“The idea that Russia is invincible in the Black Sea has been shattered,” said Yevgeniya Gaber, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank.
The Russian Speaker of the House of Representatives threatened to send pro-Ukrainians to the Kremlin through labor camps in the Far East to have their cheeks patched up
Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the Russian lower house of parliament (State Duma), told parliament on October 10 that Russians who leave Russia and are happy to see Ukrainian drones and missiles attack their homeland need to understand , they are no longer welcome in their home country of Russia and should be sent to the Magadan region once they return. This statement seems to imply that Russians who support Ukraine will be sent to labor camps. Magadan is located in the Russian Far East, on the Sea of Okhotsk. It was famous as a Gulag labor camp during the Stalin era.
In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov seemed to be trying to soften his tone at a regular press conference on the 11th, saying that Volodin was targeting those who had clearly expressed their anti-Russian stance, and that the vast majority of Russians could Freely choose their place of residence, “their homeland is Russia”.
According to reports from Agence France-Presse and Reuters, the 54th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council is currently being held in Geneva. Partial re-elections will be held on October 10. A total of 17 candidate countries are vying for this year. Russia lost its seat on the Human Rights Council after its invasion of Ukraine. However, the results of this re-election dashed his hopes of returning to the Human Rights Council.
Russia, Bulgaria and Albania competed for two seats in the Eastern European Region of the United Nations Human Rights Council. However, Russia received only 83 votes among the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly and was unable to win the seat. Bulgaria and Albania received 160 and 123 votes in favor respectively.
Richard Gowan, a U.N. affairs expert at the International Crisis Group, said: “Russia has always maintained that many U.N. members sympathize with Russia privately but will not express support publicly for fear of angering Western powers. Moscow will hope that this will happen. A silent majority supported Russia in this secret vote.”
Therefore, the election of the three-year term of the United Nations Human Rights Council from 2024 to 2026 is regarded as a touchstone to test Russia’s claims.
Russia only recently launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian village of Groza, killing more than 50 people, but the global focus has since turned to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Louis Charbonneau, the UN director of the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch, said: “UN member states are sending a strong message to the Russian leadership that a government that has committed countless war crimes and crimes against humanity He does not deserve to be on the Human Rights Council.”
Human Rights Watch has previously called on countries to oppose the candidacy of Russia, China and Cuba.
China is one of the four countries vying for the four seats in the Asian region of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The other three countries are Japan, Indonesia and Kuwait, so there is no risk of losing.
China was ultimately re-elected with 154 votes, and Cuba retained its seat with 146 votes.
After China was successfully re-elected, the official media of the Communist Party of China claimed that it was one of the countries with the most re-elections. However, the number of votes was the lowest among Asian countries.
The United Nations Human Rights Council was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The Human Rights Council has a total of 47 seats. About 1/3 of the Human Rights Council members are elected every year. Members have a three-year term and can be re-elected once. After two consecutive terms, there must be an interval of one year before seeking a new term.
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