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Polish tanks PT-91 Twardy
Poland will give Ukraine 60 tanks; The world’s first shock drone companies are being formed in the army. Perild.com highlights the main events of yesterday.
Poland will give Ukraine 60 tanks
Poland is ready to transfer to Ukraine 60 Polish tanks PT-91 Twardy (modernized version of the T-72) and 14 Leopard 2 tanks. This was announced by the head of the Polish government Mateusz Morawiecki. As Morawiecki emphasized, Poland is now taking the next steps so that different countries join the international coalition to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Poland for the decision to provide tanks. With such support from the Polish leadership and people, the enemy has no chance of winning, the Ukrainian leader stressed.
Drone strike companies are being formed in the army – General Staff
Ukraine will form the world’s first strike companies of drones as part of the Army of Drones project. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “The most professional servicemen have already been selected to lead the strike companies. Each of them will receive drones and ammunition, Starlink and other necessary equipment to overcome the enemy,” the General Staff noted.
Ukraine received six drone interceptor systems
Six systems to counter enemy drones, which are called the Shahed Catchers, have arrived in Ukraine. They protect energy facilities from drone attacks. This is reported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. “Currently, six systems have been purchased to counter enemy drones. These are the most advanced defense technologies protecting US strategic facilities. The complex of radars and signal jamming tools helps to identify and block enemy UAVs and releases its drones,” the message says.
“Dubai Battalion”: the media learned the names of Ukrainian VIP “refugees” in the Emirates
People’s deputies from the banned HLE have chosen the UAE, and some of them have already moved to Dubai, in particular Natalya Korolevskaya, Vadim Stolar and Suto Mamoyan, journalists of Ukrainska Pravda say. Also, people’s deputy, leader of the Batkivshchyna party Yulia Tymoshenko likes to spend time in Dubai. She met the beginning of 2023 here. It is also known that oligarch Valery Khoroshkovsky, businessman Vilen Shatvoryan, who is close to former Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, and TV presenter Savik Shuster, are permanent residents of Dubai. “Ukrainian VIPs feel secure in Dubai, because the EU has financial monitoring, and under the palm trees of the UAE, no one asks where the money comes from,” the journalists write.
A network of universal airfields is being developed in Ukraine – Air Force
Ukraine has already begun to develop a universal network of airfields for civil and military aircraft. This was announced by the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat. According to him, Ukraine needs to develop and build an airfield network before switching to modern military aviation, in particular, fighter jets. The relevant work has already begun. In the future, military airfields may become places of joint deployment for civil and military aviation.
Germany hands over new military aid package to Ukraine
Germany has handed over a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which includes ammunition for IRIS-T air defense systems and other non-combat equipment – trucks, loaders, road trains, semi-trailers and patrol vehicles.
Danilov: Russia already knows the name of Putin’s successor
Alexei Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said that the Russian authorities realized that the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, was leading Russia to the abyss, and they were looking for a replacement for him. Some even know the name of his successor. According to Danilov, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities have their own assumptions about what will happen next in Russia and who could become Putin’s successor.
The Netherlands handed over 300 tons of energy equipment to Ukraine
Since December 2022, Ukraine has received 36 cargoes of humanitarian aid from the Netherlands in the form of energy equipment with a total weight of 286.7 tons. Of these, over the past two weeks – 12 cargoes with a total weight of 103.6 tons, according to the Ministry of Energy. The equipment will be used to restore facilities in the Ukrainian energy sector that continue to suffer damage from targeted Russian attacks. Among the equipment provided by the Dutch side are transformers, SF6 circuit breakers, earthing switches, disconnectors, surge arresters, electrical cables and grounding, overhead line fittings.
Belgium has allocated the largest aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Cros announced the strengthening of military support for Ukraine and the provision of the largest aid package to date. It is reported that we are talking about a package for a total amount of 92 million euros. According to Belgian Defense Minister Ludewin Dedonder, these are air defense missiles, anti-tank missiles, machine guns, grenades, ammunition, trucks and armored vehicles. Belgium also allocates 69 million euros of humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
APU landed enemy plane and helicopter
The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian Su-25 attack aircraft. This was reported by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Today, in the eastern direction, another Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down by a unit of the anti-aircraft missile brigade named after Hetman Pylyp Orlyk of the South Air Command,” the short message says. And the National Guard reported that the day before, Kharkiv National Guardsmen in the Bakhmut direction shot down an enemy Mi-24 helicopter with the help of Igla-1 MANPADS. Another Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed on its own at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport. The incident occurred as a result of damage to the propellers: the upper propeller destroyed the rear during landing.
Ukraine celebrates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27, in Ukraine, as well as throughout the world, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust was celebrated. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust. It is noted that the Ukrainian leader set up a lamp near the Menorah memorial sign on the territory of the Babi Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve.
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