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France to provide armored vehicles, missiles in new aid

package to Ukraine

France to provide armored vehicles, missiles in new aid package to Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman drives a British FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier in the Donetsk region on March 30, 2024
France on Saturday said it is also sending hundreds of APCs and missiles to Ukraine in a new aid package. (AFP)
  • The armored vehicles are part of France's military inventory being phased out but “still operational”
  • France will also provide Aster 30 anti-aircraft missiles, similar to the US-supplied Patriot air defense systems
PARIS: France’s defense minister said Paris would deliver “hundreds” of armored personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles as part a new aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
“To hold such as extensive front line, the Ukrainian army needs for example our VAB vehicles: it’s absolutely essential for troop mobility,” Sebastien Lecornu told La Tribune newspaper in an interview published late Saturday.


France is currently phasing out its VAB fleet — some of them more than 40 years old — with new Griffon armored vehicles, but Lecornu said the older models were “still operational.”
“We’re talking about hundreds of them for 2024 and early 2025,” he said.

Paris will also supply more Aster 30 anti-aircraft missiles for SAMP/T launchers, similar to the US-supplied Patriot air defense systems.

“We are also developing remotely operated munitions in a very short timeframe, to deliver them to Ukraine starting this summer,” Lecornu added.
The French government is pushing defense companies to ramp up production to meet the needs of its own army and to ensure continued support to Ukraine after more than two years of war with Russia.
Kyiv has warned its stocks of munitions are running low, urging in particular Washington to end a political standoff that has frozen a new $60 billion aid package.

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Matt Mathers31 March 2024 04:00

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Zelensky dismissed another senior aide

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a long-time aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.
  • Mr Zelensky removed top aide Serhiy Shefir from his post of first assistant, where he had served since 2019.
  • The Ukrainian president also let go three advisers and two presidential representatives overseeing volunteer activities and soldiers’ rights.

No explanation was given immediately for the latest changes in a wide-reaching personnel shake-up over recent months.


Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and  missiles across Ukraine - The Boston Globe
Ukraine: Zelenskyy sacks senior aide, advisors in reshuffle – DW –  03/30/2024
Zelenskyy fires senior aide in continuing reshuffle – POLITICO
Zelensky to sign security agreements with Germany and France as Kyiv shores  up support - Saudi Gazette
Zelenskiy fires more aides in Ukraine reshuffle | South Coast Register |  Nowra, NSW
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30 Mar, 11:12


Какая-то неприкрытая рекламная статья опубликована сегодня в The Times! Заголовок: «Секретное оружие Украины: технологическая фирма на 400 миллиардов фунтов, которая «основана Бен Ладеном»».

Рассказ - о компании, связанной с ЦРУ, которая поставляет Украине софт для координации боевых действий. «Основана Бен Ладеном» - это она была создана после 11 сентября и якобы использовалась для вычисления местонахождения Бен Ладена. Мне больше всего понравился следующий пассаж:

Цель состоит в том, чтобы Киев мог быстро принимать решения, что позволит ему превзойти иерархическую бюрократию российской армии советской эпохи. Несмотря на некоторую первоначальную нервозность по поводу обмена такими мощными алгоритмами, Palantir, похоже, нашел идеального партнера на Украине - стране, известной своей процветающей технологической сценой


То есть вы поняли, да? В России у нас «иерархическая бюрократия советской эпохи», а на Украине - «процветающая технологическая сцена»! Интересно, если в России такие отсталые технологии, то почему Запад проигрывает гонку за гиперзвуком? Или это с технологиями никак не связано? 🤔

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