DefenceTalkFinland’s parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “A denial of service attack is taking place against the parliament’s external website,” parliament said in a statement. The attack began around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT), slowing down or completely denying access […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack-79181/

DefenceTalkThe United States announced Monday a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine’s forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. The new $550 million package will “include more ammunition for the high mobility advanced rocket systems otherwise known as HIMARS, as well as ammunition” for artillery, National Security Council spokesman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-550-million-of-new-weapons-to-ukraine-us-official-79166/

DefenceTalkRussia said an attack from a drone Sunday wounded six personnel at the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea, as authorities in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv reported it had suffered its “strongest” shelling of the war. AFP journalists witnessed an intense bombardment of the eastern town of Bakhmut after President Volodymyr […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-drone-attack-hits-crimea-navy-hq-79159/

DefenceTalkThe United States will provide four more precision rocket systems to Ukraine to help it battle Russia’s invasion, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. His Ukrainian counterpart had asked the day before for Washington to send more M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) saying Kyiv’s forces have used them to destroy some 30 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-four-more-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-79118/

DefenceTalkUS-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing Moscow to pause its offensive, experts said. Since mid-June, using the Himars missile systems, Ukraine has destroyed more than 20 major Russian ammunition depots and command posts that were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/himars-precision-rockets-shift-the-balance-in-ukraine-experts-79080/

DefenceTalkA senior US official said Tuesday that Russia’s plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading Ukraine. John Kirby, a spokesman for the national security council, said the deal, revealed by the White House on Monday, also shows Iran’s willingness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-iran-drones-after-losses-in-ukraine-white-house-79069/

DefenceTalkNorway said Wednesday it would donate three multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine, following similar decisions made by Britain, Germany and the United States. Kyiv, whose forces are struggling to defend the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, has repeatedly called on its allies to provide more heavy weaponry. “We must continue to support Ukraine so that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-to-send-rocket-launchers-to-ukraine-79045/

DefenceTalkBritain pledged another £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia’s invasion, including air-defence systems and drones. The fresh funds will bring Britain’s total military support to Kyiv since the start of the war in late February to £2.3 billion, Downing Street said in a statement. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-boosts-military-aid-to-ukraine-79042/

DefenceTalkRussia said on Sunday its early morning strike on Kyiv had hit a weapons factory, dismissing as “fake” reports that it had struck a residential area of the Ukrainian capital. The Artyom factory “was the target, as military infrastructure” the Russian defence ministry said, adding that it had already been targeted in April. “Russian forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-hit-a-missile-factory-in-kyiv-defence-ministry-79039/

DefenceTalkRussian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin looms out of the snow and a vast slogan declares, “Communism is our goal!” No, this is not some time warp Soviet settlement lost in the Arctic wastes, but a corner of Norway where Moscow can — theoretically at least — mine, build, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-and-china-eye-natos-arctic-achilles-heel-79022/