Gen. Chris Cavoli is the top U.S. military commander in Europe. He has compiled a list of American weapon systems that could help Ukraine fight Russia, but which have not yet been supplied by the Biden administration.
CNN reports that sources familiar with the classified document submitted to Congress by Cavoli include the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) as well as the Link 16 communication network, a secure system used by NATO to improve air and missile defence coordination.
The U.S. withheld these systems despite repeated requests by Ukraine, most likely because of concerns that advanced U.S. technologies could fall into Russian hands, especially with the Link 16 System. U.S. officials also questioned the utility air-launched weapons like JASSM before Ukraine established air superiority.
Ukraine continues to press for more advanced weapons from the U.S. alongside efforts to remove restrictions on the usage of American long-range rocket systems.
Sources said that during his recent meeting at the White House with President Joe Biden, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a list of high priority targets in Russia he wanted to strike using ATACMS missiles supplied by the United States.
Biden, who has previously blocked the use by the U.S. of long-range missiles for strikes deep in Russia, did not dismiss Zelensky’s latest request but remained noncommittal. The two leaders agreed to keep the discussion going, but officials indicate that the U.S. is unlikely to change its stance on missiles with a long range anytime soon.
The future of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine is still in doubt, especially as the presidential election nears and there are uncertainties about the long-term military support beyond 2025.
The local military administration reported that on October 8, Russia used guided bombs to attack the Esman community, located in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast, killing two civilians.
The U.S. military’s top commander in Europe Gen. Chris Cavoli has compiled a list of American weapon systems that could help Ukraine fight Russia, but which the Biden Administration has yet to provide.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials have warned that American voters will likely face a surge in misinformation and influence campaigns orchestrated from U.S. enemies.
Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Donetsk Oblast, said that Russia had stolen more than 180,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from the port of Mariupol.
According to Bob Woodward’s book, the former U.S. president Donald Trump secretly sent Putin the COVID-19 test device for personal use when the coronavirus epidemic began in 2020.
Biden was to convene in Germany a meeting of leaders of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on October 12, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected present his victory plan.
Local authorities reported that Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to attack a densely-populated area in Kharkiv on Oct. 8. At least two people were killed and five others injured.
“We believe this issue, the extension of the Russian sanctions should be decided after U.S. election.” We need to see what direction the new U.S. administration takes on this issue,” said Mihaly Varga, Hungarian Finance minister.
Oleksandr Ohrimenko, commander 72nd Mechanized Brigade, said: “The enemy had superiority on tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery systems as well as anti-tank weapons and personnel.”
The police announced on October 8 that the head of an inter-district Center for Medical and Social Experts located in Kyiv would appear in court for allegedly issuing fake disability certificates.
The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom announced on October 8 that sanctions were issued against Russian units who used chemical weapons in the battlefield in Ukraine.
In a post shared on the official account of the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s X page, Carlos M. Pereira said that Cuba had officially requested to be a BRICS ‘Partner Country.’ This was done through a formal letter sent to Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.
The documentary of Anastasia Trofimova has been criticized by many for what they perceive to be an attempt to whitewash Russians who were involved in the war.
“As Russia has signed a treaty with North Korea that is similar to a military alliance,” South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong-Hyun told the parliament.
The governor initially claimed that Russia used KAB air bombs, but later clarified the type of weapon still being determined.
Regional authorities reported that Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed at least 3 people and injured 50 others, including children, over the past 24 hours, according to regional authorities.
In an interview broadcast on October 7, Vice President Kamala Harri said that Washington would address Ukraine’s possible entrance into NATO “if and whenever it reaches that point.”
According to Oleh Kiper, the Governor of Odesa Oblast, Russian forces attacked a foreign civil ship flying the flags of Palau in Odesa. The attack resulted in the death of a 60-year-old Ukrainian port worker and the injury of five foreigners.
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