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F-16
Will Latest US Air Force Numbers Game Throw Up More Aircraft for Ukraine?
The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has said that it wants to rationalize its future aircraft numbers by retiring some types that Kyiv would love to get its hands on.
May 15, 2024
Zelensky
Bodyguard Chief Sacked After Failed Plot on Zelensky – Ukraine at War Update for May 10
After assassination plot, Zelensky fires security head; Pentagon works to stop Russian access to SpaceX satellites; Germany to send Kyiv three HIMARS; Ukraine goes after more Russian oil depots.
May 10, 2024
US
US Soldier Traveled to Russia’s Far East Without Authorization, Detained for Theft
Reports said the US Army Staff Sergeant traveled to Vladivostok through China without authorization to meet a Russian woman he met while stationed in South Korea who filed the theft claim.
May 8, 2024
HIMARS
US to Provide Anti-GPS Jammer Sensors for Ukraine’s Precision-Guided Bombs
As concerns that Russia’s ability to jam Western GPS-guided munitions is severely degrading their effectiveness, the US Defense Department is working on a solution for Ukraine.
May 6, 2024
US
Pentagon Leaker Facing Separate Air Force Charges
Jack Teixeira orchestrated the most damaging leak of US classified information in a decade, posting highly sensitive documents on the social media platform Discord.
May 2, 2024
War in Ukraine
Pentagon Preparing Package for Ukraine, Promising Armor, Artillery and Air Defenses ASAP
US DoD officials are preparing to send Bradley armored vehicles, unnamed air defenses, and artillery in a new aid package larger than its recent $300 million emergency tranche, plus possible advisors.
April 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Defense Secretary Criticizes Kyiv’s Strike on Russian Oil Refineries
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s latest comments further cemented Washington’s position, though some continued to question the motive behind the Biden administration’s stance.
April 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
Overnight News Digest on March 12
Kyiv Post debuts Overnight Digest supplementing the War in Ukraine Update.
March 12, 2024
Ukraine
US Airman Responsible for Discord Intel Leak Pleads Guilty, Faces 16-Year Sentence
Jack Teixeira, the US airman responsible for leaking the US’s assessment of the Ukrainian military in 2023 – the worst leak in a decade – pled guilty to the charges and faced a 16-year sentence.
March 5, 2024
Russia
US Launches Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
The next few weeks will be spent on tests and procedure checking to ensure the satellites are operational ahead of two years of in-orbit proving of the systems.
Feb. 16, 2024
Ukraine
Pentagon Flags Tracking Issues in Weapons for Ukraine, Denies Evidence of Misuse
The report estimated a $1bn potential loss for high-risk items sent to Ukraine, out of a $1.69bn total in weapons. Yet, the Pentagon maintains no evidence of illicit diversion of military aid to Kyiv.
Jan. 12, 2024
US
Biden in Dark Over Defense Chief's Cancer For Month
Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization has prompted an extraordinary row in Washington and could be embarrassing for Biden, who faces multiple foreign crises in his reelection campaign year.
Jan. 10, 2024