DefenceTalkSwedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday her government wanted to boost the country’s military capabilities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the “general threat level” had increased. “Sweden’s defensive capabilities need to be strengthened, the rearmament needs to be brought forward,” Andersson said during a televised speech to the nation. “Sweden should have a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-to-boost-defences-after-russias-ukrainian-invasion-78193/

DefenceTalkA huge Russian military convoy stretching some 40 miles was spotted Monday by a US satellite imaging company just north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has already repulsed several assaults. Satellite photos provided by Maxar, a US company, showed that the convoy — which had been massing since Sunday — had mushroomed to more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/vast-russian-army-convoy-spotted-north-of-kyiv-78182/

DefenceTalkEU foreign ministers on Sunday will look at helping Ukraine against the Russian offensive by discussing the funding of “lethal material” and supplies such as fuel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Their emergency meeting, by video link, will also examine additional EU sanctions announced overnight by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-ministers-to-discuss-helping-ukraine-with-weapons-supplies-78140/

DefenceTalkUkrainian 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. And we have indications that the Russians are increasingly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-continues-providing-arms-for-ukraines-defense-78125/

DefenceTalkFrance was speeding up its deployment of troops to bolster NATO’s eastern flank in Romania after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Talking after an emergency summit with European Union leaders, Macron said he was “accelerating” the dispatch of forces. It is part of a broader push by NATO allies to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-accelerating-troop-deployment-to-romania-78101/

DefenceTalkRussia’s military strike against its neighbor Ukraine is designed to claim air superiority before ground troops that have massed on the country’s borders encircle Ukrainian forces from the north and south, experts told AFP. The assault, after more than 150,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks, has been accompanied by a massive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/multi-pronged-russian-assault-aims-to-encircle-ukraine-forces-78093/

DefenceTalkRussia said Thursday that its military had destroyed more than 70 military targets, including 11 airfields in Ukraine. “As a result of strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces, 74 Ukrainian military ground facilities were destroyed,” said Igor Konashenkov, a defence ministry spokesman. Destroyed facilities included 11 airfields, three command posts and 18 radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-destroys-over-70-military-targets-in-ukraine-78085/

DefenceTalkThe Russian army said Thursday that Moscow-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine were advancing and had gained territory after the Kremlin launched an attack on the country. Military spokesman Igor Konashenkov told state television that forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic gained “up to three kilometres” (1.8 miles) in territory and those of the Lugansk […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-says-moscow-backed-ukraine-rebels-advancing-78071/

DefenceTalkGermany’s army can do little to support the response to the Russian invasion, its chief said said Thursday, as the country’s ex-defence minister admitted that Berlin committed a “historical failure” in not bolstering itself militarily. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who was defence minister in Angela Merkel’s cabinet said Germany had forgotten lessons from the past that “negotiation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-limited-in-russia-response-says-commander-78067/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s armed forces find themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched in firepower by their Russian opponents, despite growing military assistance for Kyiv’s troops by the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country had massed some 150,000 troops on the border in recent months, on Thursday ordered military operations against Ukraine. There are also, according to Western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/despite-wests-help-ukraine-forces-vastly-outnumbered-by-russia-78064/