Washington, March 06, 2022.- The Russian invasion prong aimed at the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv appears to be stalled, while fighting rages in Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city, a senior defense official said today. Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 150,000 troops in 120 battalion tacticalContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 02, 2022.- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks met yesterday with Australian Defense Secretary Greg Moriarty to advance the United States-Australia alliance and compare perspectives on managing national defense enterprises, Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said. Moriarty told Hicks that Australia’s government has decided to provide lethal and nonlethalContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 01, 2022.- Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks met yesterday with Australian Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty to advance the United States-Australia Alliance and compare perspectives on managing national defense enterprises. Secretary Moriarty conveyed to Deputy Secretary Hicks theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 28, 2022.- DOD officials estimate that almost 75 percent of the forces that Russian President Vladimir Putin amassed for invasion are now in Ukraine. A senior defense official also said the United States has not seen anything specific as a result of Putin putting Russian nuclear deterrence forcesContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 27, 2022.- U.S. officials don’t doubt reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, a senior defense official said at a press briefing today. «We have no reason to doubt the validity of these reports,» the official said. This is anContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 27, 2022.- The following statement is attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby: Yesterday, the President authorized an additional $350 million of military assistance from Department of Defense inventories, including anti-armor, small arms and various munitions, body armor, and related equipment in support of Ukraine’s front-line defenders facingContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 27, 2022.- Ukrainian resistance to invading forces is stiffer than Russia expected, as the U.S. and NATO continue to supply security assistance to Ukraine, a senior defense official said. «We continue to believe, based on what we’ve observed, that this resistance is greater than what the Russians expected.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 25, 2022.- President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and has imposed sanctions on the renegade nation and its leaders. The president has also authorized the deployment of more U.S. troops from the United States to Europe, to reassure NATO allies of America’s commitment to their collectiveContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 25, 2022.- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with fifteen of his NATO Ally and European counterparts regarding Russia’s unfounded and unprovoked war against Ukraine. The Secretary spoke individually with Defense Ministers from Canada andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 24, 2022.- Russian forces are in the initial phase of the invasion of Ukraine and attacking through three corridors, a senior defense official said today on background. There is fighting within 20 miles of the center of Kyiv — the Ukrainian capital — as well as fighting aroundContinuar Leyendo
