#BREAKING U.S. expected to send depleted-uranium tanks rounds for Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Reznikov:

At the beginning of the war, we asked Western countries “Can we have a (MANPADS) Stinger?”

We were told, “No, dig trenches and kill as many Russians as you can before it's all over.”

#BREAKING Several explosions reported in Russian occupied Luhansk, clouds of smoke are rising over the city.

Ukrainian Bergepanzer 3 ARV evacuates a Leopard 2A6 tank in Zaporizhzhia.

Putin:

The ratio is 1 to 10 in our favour, our losses are 10 times less.

They have lost 160 tanks, we have lost 54 tanks.

Mobilization depends on our goals. Today there is no such need.

Russia's Putin:

We lack high-precision ammo, UAVs, communications equipment…

Ukrainian Bradley IFVs near Zaporizhzhia.

Putin:

The defense industry of Ukraine does not produce a sh*t.

They bring ammunition, they bring equipment, you won’t last that long.

Putin:

T-90 Proryv is the best tank in the world.

Putin:

There were parquet generals in the army, but it quickly became clear that they were ineffective.

Effective and necessary people began to emerge from the shadows, they must be promoted.

Putin:

Both Bradley and Leopards burn beautifully.

We have never rejected talks which could lead to peace settlement. If they want the conflict to end, the West needs to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.

There are many people in the U.S. who do not want WW III.

WSJ:

CIA warned Ukraine not to attack Nord Stream.

Western allies had suspicions of a Ukrainian plot prior to the attack on pipelines.

CIA deliberated Ukraine's ability to carry out the Nord Stream attack.

Kuwait buys Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs from Türkiye for $370 million.

Bayraktar TB2 UCAV was the winner of the competitive process in which American, European and Chinese companies also took part.

Bayraktar TB2 was tested in Kuwait in July 2019 and achieved a record uninterrupted flight time of 27 hours and 3 minutes in challenging climatic conditions such as high temperatures, wind and sandstorms.

New $325 million aid package for Ukraine from the US includes:

- 10 x Stryker APCs
- 15 x Bradley IFVs
- additional ammunition for NASAMS air defense system
- Javelin ATGM, TOW ATGM, AT-4 RPG and Stinger MANPADS
- More than 22 million small arms cartridges and grenades
- 155 and 105 mm shells
- Equipment to support tactical secure communications
- Spare parts and other field equipment

2 x Russian 2S19 Msta-S 152 mm Self-Propelled Howitzers were destroyed by Ukrainian HIMARS GMLRS strikes.

Ukrainian forces heading to Zaporizhzhia.