Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to all the allies of Ukraine for their willingness to provide modern tanks, noting that the key thing now is speed and volume.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have zero tolerance for corruption. At the same time, shifting the responsibility or guilt of subordinates onto the managers not only harms a cause but also contradicts NATO’s management principles.
Providing support for Ukraine in its struggle for existence and common European values is one of priorities of the Swedish EU Presidency. Hence, Sweden is planning to send 50 CV90 combat vehicles and Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine.
During the day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Russian invaders 16 times. In addition, an enemy helicopter, an attack aircraft, and two drones were destroyed.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the issue of broadening the tank coalition, unblocking the transfer of qualitatively new types of weapons, and further Euro-Atlantic integration with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
On Wednesday, January 25, Russian troops launched a massive attack on the town of Beryslav, Kherson region, hitting a grocery store. Civilians were killed and injured.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared the international case "Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia" partly admissible for consideration.
A Leopard tank coalition has worked just 120 hours after the eighth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group took place in Ramstein, Germany, on January 20.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday that Madrid was open to providing Ukraine with German-made Leopard 2 tanks, after Germany agreed to send the tanks and allowed NATO allies to do the same.