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Delve into recent developments in weapons supply and defense strategies involving Ukraine. Donald Trump claims that a year ago, the US exhausted its weapon stock by supplying Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine is set to export surplus weapons under controlled agreements. In Italy, reports suggest Russian modern Kalashnikov rifles are reaching mafia clans, disguised as oil shipments. Discussions intensify around the possible transfer of US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, a move analyzed by Moscow as a potential threat. Moreover, the PURL initiative sees NATO countries facilitating continuous US weapons flow to Ukraine. The dynamics of these arms deals and defensive capabilities highlight ongoing international collaborations and controversies surrounding military aid and trade.

What did Donald Trump claim about US weapon supplies to Ukraine?

Donald Trump claimed that the United States did not have its own weapons because it "gave everything to Ukraine" a year ago. This statement has sparked discussions about the state of the US military stock and its continuous support for Ukraine amidst ongoing conflicts.

How are Russian Kalashnikov rifles reaching the Italian mafia?

According to media reports, Russia has been supplying new Kalashnikov assault rifles to Italian mafia clans by disguising them as oil shipments. These weapons are entering Italy through ports in Sicily, Calabria, Greece, and Egypt, with some being smuggled in by land routes.

What are Ukraine's plans for its surplus weapons?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to begin exporting specific types of surplus weapons. The country has already established agreements for four export sites, aiming for controlled and strategic arms trade with international partners.

What is the PURL initiative about weapons for Ukraine?

The PURL initiative involves NATO countries supporting Ukraine by facilitating a continuous flow of US weapons. This effort is intended to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities against ongoing threats and ensure steady military aid from international allies.

What concerns has Moscow raised about US missiles for Ukraine?

Moscow has expressed concerns over the potential supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, analyzing it as a potential threat to Russian security. The situation underscores the geopolitical tensions and strategic calculations surrounding arms agreements in the region.

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Lithuania ready to continue arms supplies to Ukraine, - Defense Minister Caroblis Lithuania is ready to further supply weapons to Ukraine after checking its own arsenals. 20 459 70 Ukrainian Politics

оружие обсе террористов Militants tried to bring down OSCE drone recording Russian hardware amassed in Luhansk area. PHOTO OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) observed heavy weapons including multiple rocket launchers, SP-guns, tanks, and cannons moving in the vicinity of an aerodrome in Luhansk in violation of the respective withdrawal line. 21 998 20 Incidents

Russia amassed 18,000 troops and large number of military hardware at Ukrainian border, - Defense Ministry The Russian Federation has deployed over 18,000 personnel, 1,370 tanks and combat vehicles, and 700 combat aircraft near its border with Ukraine. 42 401 140 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

фсб UAV marked as property of Russian FSB found in Donbas, - Defense Ministry. VIDEO Ukrainian soldiers found Granat 1 drone produced in the Russian Federation at the Svitlodarsk salient. The unmanned aerial vehicle is part of Navodchik 2 air surveillance system. 82 805 82 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

порошенко Ukraine holding weapon supplies talks with Canada, - Poroshenko Ukraine is negotiating weapon deliveries to the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Canada. 33 783 125 World

оружие на российское донбассе Ukraine's Army sabotage group found Russian equipment and ammo in Zaitseve area, - SBU. PHOTO SBU has documented yet another evidence of Russian Federation's troops in eastern Ukraine. 25 412 29 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Canada to provide another batch of non-lethal weapons to Ukraine, - Defense Minister Sajjan Canada is getting ready to deliver its next batch of non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine. 12 843 26 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

карта ато Russian troops committed 58 attacks yesterday, - ATO Staff The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area has somewhat stabilized, the number of attacks by Russian troops has decreased. 3 996 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

армия вооружение рф оккупанты “Luhansk People’s Republic” militant Ilyushchenko exposed Russian portable recon system Kredo-M1 in Donbas. PHOTOS Russian portable ground reconnaissance station Kredo-M1 that was put in service with the Russian Federation Army in 2002, has been seen among terrorists from the 2nd army corps of the occupation forces of Russia in the Luhansk region. 57 810 41 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

nт72 Separatists in Ukraine's Donbas have Russia's latest weapons, - RFE/RL. VIDEO Russia denies supplying separatists in eastern Ukraine with weapons and military gear, but pictures from the region have regularly shown modern versions of Russian weaponry. 353 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine War

штурм бтр укроборонпром APC-mounted Sturm-M weapon station successfully tested. VIDEO Sturm-M weapon station, mounted on newly supplied BTR-3DA armored personnel carriers, has successfully passed firing tests before the handover to Ukraine's military units. 62 574 58 Society

маккейн Senator McCain calls to give weapons to Ukraine amid intensified aggression by Putin The first priority for the United States in Ukraine is to provide defensive weapons such as javelin missiles and counter-battery radar. 60 337 232 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

армия вооружение рф оккупанты вторжение Russian occupants employed command vehicle R-149MA1 for Donbas invasion. PHOTOS Yet another OSINT investigation by Ukrainian volunteers reveals another type of military equipment, a unified R-149MA1 command post vehicle seen at Marynivka cargo and passenger checkpoint during the 2014 invasion of Russian army in Ukraine. 47 687 21 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe says US must strengthen Ukraine’s defense capability as much as possible The Kremlin uses military campaigns in Ukraine and Syria for testing new types of weapons and methods of warfare. 21 106 73 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карта ато Artillery, mortars, Grads: Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 84 times yesterday, - Staff The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine remains tense but controlled by Ukraine's Armed Forces. 4 266 4 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

порошенко "Defense, security spending increase is our response to Russia’s military aggression," - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko commented on comparative test of Shkval and Stilet turrets designed for upgraded infantry fighting vehicles, which was held by Ukroboronprom State Concern. 25 287 200 Ukrainian Politics

карта Grads, tanks, 152 mm amd 122 mm artillery: Russian troops attacked Ukraine positions 60 times yesterday, - Staff The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area remains calm but controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 8 087 27 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

танки bellingcat Russian tanks and hardware recorded in occupied Luhansk areas, - Bellingcat. PHOTOS Dozens of units of Russian military hardware have been found in Russia-occupied Buhaivka village of the Luhansk region. 33 651 55 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

боевые модули Shkval, Stilet turrets for Ukrainian IFVs tested in Zhytomyr region. VIDEO Ukroboronprom SC tested Shkval and Stilet turrets designed for upgraded infantry fighting vehicles. 105 702 194 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие Police found underground armor workshop in Mariupol. PHOTOS Police officers apprehended a 46-year-old man who was manufacturing weapons and ammunition in his own apartment in Mariupol. 37 051 85 Society

оружие сбу запорожье склад Huge arms cache found at Zaporizhia city area. PHOTOS+VIDEO The SBU and the National Police officers have found a cache with a large number of weapons and ammunition in the vicinity of the city of Zaporizhia. 107 921 105 Incidents

тайник Russian-produced rocket launcher, ammunition found in ATO zone. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine obtained another evidence of Russian involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine’s east. A Shmel rocket launcher was found on the scene of a clash between the Ukrainian troops and terrorists at the Svitlodarsk salient. 13 175 10 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Donbas resembles powder keg, no time for assumptions left, - OSCE's Hug Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug has compared the occupied Donbas to a powder keg. 18 889 57 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

тайник Builders found arms cache while repairing house entrance in Kyiv, - National Police. PHOTOS Workers found an arms cache as they were replacing windows in the entrance hall of an apartment house at Chokolivskyi Boulevard in Kyiv today. 35 512 22 Incidents

оружие блокада Police show weapons seized from blockade participants in Kryvyi Torets. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine’s Interior Ministry Communications Department Chief Artem Shevchenko showed weapons seized from the Donbas blockade participants. 133 380 439 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

самоубийство сбу SBU detains 43 armed persons in counter-subversion operation in Donbas Members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained 43 armed individuals in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 85 839 555 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

военные военнослужащие ато воины воин муравский 120 mm mortars, tanks, IFVs, Grads: militants attacked Ukrainian positions 82 times yesterday, - Staff The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine remains tense. Over the past 24-hour period, 82 attacks by the Russia-supported troops upon Ukraine Armed Forces were recorded. 5 628 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

блокада конотоп Activists preventing trade with occupied Donbas refuse to comply with weapons ban, - blockade HQ Participants of the civic action aimed at blocking trade with the occupied Donbas are not going to comply with the ban on import of firearms, including those licensed, into the Donetsk region imposed under the order of region’s Police Chief Viacheslav Abroskin. 79 688 347 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

суд оон гаага Russia does not deny it is supplying arms to attack civilians in Ukraine’s east, - Ukraine’s representative in ICJ The Russian side does not deny in the U.N. International Court of Justice that it is delivering lethal weapons to the eastern Ukraine as it obviously does not consider this to be a violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. 111 787 148 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

огнемет шмель SBU seizes Russian flamethrower Shmel dropped by retreating militants. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has registered another fact of Russia's military presence in the territory of Ukraine. 23 268 28 Incidents

карта ато Russian militants shelled Ukraine’s positions from 152 mm artillery, mortars, tanks, IFV, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period Russian militants committed 122 cases of fire upon the Ukraine’s Army positions in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine. 5 912 17 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие боеприпасы Police seized grenade launcher, ammunition, shells and explosives from former soldier. PHOTOS+VIDEO Employees of the SBU and the police officers seized an arsenal of weapons and ammunition from a Kryvyi Rih resident. 16 392 61 Society

сша пехота морская Semi-autonomous drones, robotic vehicles, “smart” digital tablets: cutting-edge equipment of Marine Corps’ experimental force. VIDEOS The Marine Corps’ infantry battalion, designated as the service’s experimental force, is gearing up for a final evaluation before it deploys to Japan. 47 006 96 World

обстрел Russian militants shelled Ukrainian positions with mortars, tank and IFV weapon, committed 84 cases of cease-fire violations, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period, Russian troops opened fire upon Ukraine's Army positions in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area 84 times. 4 056 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia to deploy Buk missile systems in occupied Crimea The Russian Navy is going to deploy Buk anti-aircraft missile systems in occupied Crimea. 6 954 30 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"People who still claim it was Ukrainian Buk are hopeless," - Bellingcat founder Higgins on МН17 crash Allegations that the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down over the Donbas from the Ukrainian Buk surface-to-air missile launcher are not true. 22 634 51 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

бтр "Ukraine-produced Fantom got in top five vehicles among thousands of exhibits from 50 countries shown at IDEX-2017," - Poroshenko President of Ukraine proudly dwelled on the achievements of Ukraine’s defense sector. 86 108 278 World

Ukraine opposes advanced force, needs lethal arms, - US Congressman Quigley Two U.S. lawmakers, Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Mike Quigley, say the time has come for the United States to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to better defend itself against Moscow-backed separatists. 22 284 147 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

No hardware withdrawal by "DPR" militants recorded, - ATO Staff The anti-terrorist operation (ATO) Staff press center can not confirm the information some media circulate stating that "DPR" representatives have allegedly started to withdraw heavy weapons from the contact line in the Donbas. 4 693 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карта US Mission to OSCE: Fighting in one area can quickly ignite clashes elsewhere along line of contact The risk of another escalation of hostilities in the Donbas remains high due to constant provocations on the part of Russia's hybrid troops and the presence of scores of proscribed hardware at the demarcation line. 27 683 26 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

McCain to Trump: Obama was too soft, let's give lethal weapons to Ukraine U.S. Senator John McCain agrees with President Trump that "Obama was too soft on Russia." 62 246 150 Ukrainian Politics

оон совбез авдеевка ельченко кизило US lethal weapons will allow Ukraine's Army repel Russians, - UN Ambassador Yelchenko. VIDEO U.S. military aid is as important for Ukraine as political and economic support. 19 473 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

песков Kremlin's Peskov says 700 tanks in Donbas are not from Russia The Kremlin assures the tanks did not come from Russia. 229 650 457 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обстрел авдеевка "This is a fight for which Russia and separatists had prepared," - US Mission to OSCE on recent escalation in Avdiivka OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine gathered clear evidence of a military buildup by combined Russian-separatist forces near Avdiivka in advance of the recent offensive. 81 618 80 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

обстрел Pro-Russian militants opened fire 61 times yesterday; no losses among Ukrainian military recorded, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period, pro-Russian troops opened fire upon Ukrainian Army positions 61 times. 4 342 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обстрел Russian militants opened fire 82 times yesterday, employed 152 mm and 122 mm artillery, tanks, IFV and APC, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period, Russian militants opened fire upon positions of the Ukraine's Armed Forces in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area 82 times. 5 016 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

US Congressman Thornberry hopes Trump Administration to provide lethal aid to Ukraine Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry is very hopeful that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Administration will sanction providing Ukraine with lethal defensive assistance. 10 773 49 World

оружие обстрел снаряд авдеевка бопс "This thing came today. It was rattling as it flew. Still hot," – Ukrainian soldier Masi Nayyem shows militants’ ordnance impacting Avdiivka. PHOTOS Ukrainian military deployed on the outskirts of Avdiivka showed fragments of the militants’ projectiles hitting the town and their positions. 125 158 112 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting