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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia needs a ceasefire to take a breather and continue the war, says the Ukrainian Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Ivashchenko.

โ€œIt needs a respite to restore the economy, accumulate stocks of 3,000 long-range missiles in 2025, prepare the army, regroup troops, and continue new aggression against Ukraine.โ€


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โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท During the Zulfiqar exercises, the Iranian military worked on issues of landing a naval assault on Karrar tanks
on the coast of a simulated enemy
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IRAN โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The Army is preparing for a possible aggression by Israel and the US during the ongoing Zulfiqar 1403 exercise of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Defense units at the coasts have been  reinforced โ€” amphibious assault and beaching operations, and various air operations are currently taking place.


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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Sweden will transfer the Robot 70 and Tridon Mk2 air defense systems to Ukraine worth 1.2 billion kroner (almost $113 million) - Ateo reports

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝ โ€“ US Unfreezes $336 Million in Foreign Military Aid to Philippines amid continued provocations by China against Manila.

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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Norway will allocate 3.5 billion euros to support Ukraine in 2025, the country's Prime Minister said.

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Sweden will provide Ukraine with another โ‚ฌ100 million to strengthen its air defense, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Spain allocates a military aid package to Ukraine in the amount of 1 billion euros in 2025 - Prime Minister
Pedro Sanchez.


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada will provide 5 billion Canadian dollars (3.52 billion US dollars) obtained from frozen Russian assets.

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GERMANY โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช After yesterday's victory of the Conservatives CDU party, there's a possibility that the CDU claims the Ministry of Defense.

The former soldier and CDU foreign policy expert Johann Wadephul is a possible candidate. Another interested party is likely to be Florian Hahn (CSU), the defense policy spokesman for the Union faction.


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On February 24, 2025, the US shuttered its naval base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, a facility that had been operational since 2022 as a critical hub for funneling weapons and military supplies to Europe and the Balkans.

This closure, reported by Greek media outlets like Dimokratia, is believed to stem from a potential shift in U.S. military strategy in the region, possibly influenced by diplomatic pressures from Russia and Turkeyโ€”both of whom had expressed unease over the baseโ€™s role in supporting NATO operations, including arms shipments to Ukraine.

Strategically positioned near the Turkish border and the Black Sea, Alexandroupoli had emerged as a vital logistical lifeline, bypassing the Bosphorus Strait, which Turkey has restricted since Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.


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โš ๏ธ NEWS BREAK โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ In the absence of military assistance from the US, Ukraine has enough weapons to continue fighting at the current pace until the summer โ€” WSJ

Instead, partners from Europe want to fill the possible gap.

As of now, Ukraine is approximately 55% self-sufficient in weapons.


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Some great pics from the flight of a US B-52H strategic bomber, Dutch F-35 and Finnish F-18 fighter jets over Estonia on February 24, 2025.

The flyover was organized to honor Estonia's Independence Day.

๐Ÿ“ธ Ilmavoimat / Finnish Air Force


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โš”๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK pushing defense spending to 3% in the next parliament. just announced

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