DefenceTalkUkraine is employing face recognition technology to identify invading Russian troops killed on its soil, a complex and unprecedented avenue for software already seen as problematic, experts said Thursday. The embattled nation uses details resulting from the process to try to track down and notify the families of the dead, in an act Ukraine says […]https://www.defencetalk.com/complex-questions-as-face-recognition-tech-joins-ukraine-war-78510/

DefenceTalkUkraine has repeated a call to Western leaders to supply Kyiv with advanced weapons to fight Moscow’s slowly advancing troops, one month after their invasion. “Our armed forces and citizens are holding out with superhuman courage, but we cannot win a war without offensive weapons, without medium-range missiles that can be a means of deterrence,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-urges-west-to-supply-offensive-weapons-to-fight-russia-78479/

DefenceTalkRussia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an “existential threat,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday. “We have a concept of domestic security, and it’s public. You can read all the reasons for nuclear arms to be used,” Peskov said. “So if it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-would-only-use-nuclear-weapons-faced-with-existential-threat-kremlin-78476/

DefenceTalkBritain will deploy its latest medium-range missile defence system in Poland, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced Thursday in Warsaw. Poland, which borders Ukraine, risks becoming a future target of Russian attacks after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24. The Sky Sabre system will help Poland defend its airspace from Russian weapons. “As a NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-to-deploy-missile-defence-system-in-poland-78445/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin said Monday it may still opt to take control of large cities in Ukraine, as Moscow’s military advances steadily towards several major urban hubs in its pro-Western neighbor. “Putin gave orders to hold back on any immediate assault on large cities because the civilian losses would be large,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-may-take-full-control-of-big-ukraine-cities-78414/

DefenceTalkNATO must not allow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to spill over into a war between the alliance and Moscow, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, again ruling out a no-fly zone. “We have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from escalating beyond Ukraine’s borders to becoming a full-fledged war between Russia and NATO,” the NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-must-not-become-full-fledged-nato-war-with-russia-stoltenberg-78389/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the European Union and other countries of “dangerously” backing the supply of arms to Ukraine, as it resists an incursion by thousands of Russian troops. “We see how dangerously our Western colleagues, including in the European Union, are acting now, which, in violation of all their so-called […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-lavrov-slams-dangerous-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine-78365/

DefenceTalkBritain said Wednesday it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to help Ukrainian forces destroy Russian tanks and aircraft, but denied it was escalating the conflict. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK had so far delivered 3,615 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAWs) “and continue(s) to deliver more”. “We will shortly be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-readies-more-missiles-for-ukraine-to-resist-russians-78353/

DefenceTalkCanada will send an additional $50 million worth of military equipment to help Ukraine in the fight against Russia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday in Berlin. He said he spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier in the day and “told him that Canada will soon be sending highly specialised equipment to them.” Canada […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-pledges-more-military-gear-for-ukraine-78350/

DefenceTalkThe next step in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to urban warfare, an immense challenge for even numerically superior armies with deadly consequences for civilians caught up in the fighting, experts say. Nearly two weeks after the start of the Russian offensive, fears are growing that troops are preparing to launch major moves on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/urban-warfare-nightmare-looms-if-russia-enters-ukraine-cities-78345/