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10:03 | Kremlin’s hybrid attack: trying to disrupt NATO’s military logistics from Kaliningrad
The Financial Times reported on Baltic ministers warning that Russia was responsible for recent GPS jamming incidents that disrupted commercial navigation signals and forced two Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tartu to turn back.
As the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) announces in its latest report, the Kremlin is conducting a hybrid campaign directly against NATO countries – using GPS jamming and trying to undermine military logistics on the territory of the Alliance countries.
ISW analysts from 2023 at the end of December notices massive GPS malfunctions in Poland and the Baltic States. Recent cases of jamming of aircraft navigation signals amount to attempts to influence diplomats and attacks using nerve agents. In their opinion, such a hybrid campaign will continue.
The Financial Times believes there are three sources of disruption: one in Kaliningrad, others in Estonia and Finland, and a third operating further north, affecting the northern territories of Norway and Finland. One of the GPS jammers blocking Estonian flights is believed to be located in Russia, between St. Petersburg and Narva.
NATO exercises in Norway
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NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
NATO exercises in Norway (photo by SCANPIX)
The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War has angered Russia
09:25 | Ukrainian representative: Russia appears to have hit Odesa with an Iskander missile with a cluster bomb
The Iskander missile of the Russian invasion force with a cluster warhead hit the densely populated coastal area of Odessa.
This was stated by the head of the Strategic Communications Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Dmytro Pletenchuk, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, commenting on the deadly strike on Monday afternoon.
“All the details are being clarified. It is tentatively believed to be an Iskander with a cluster charge, but until all the research is done I can’t confirm that for sure. However, most of the holes made in the walls of the buildings contained impactors and the detonation was from the air,” he said.
According to D. Pletenchuk, the used weapon is intended for manpower reserves.
“However, for the Russians, the residents of Odessa, who walk along the health paths, are apparently a living military force. They have revealed themselves as real terrorists,” he added.
09:02 | Russian forces are preparing for a new offensive: US analysts have indicated two possible directions
In their latest report, analysts at the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) state that Russian forces have several tactical options for a future offensive near Avdiyivka, but it is not yet clear where they will focus their efforts in the near future.
According to ISW analysts, the stabilization of Russian positions northwest of Avdiyivka gives Russian commanders the opportunity to choose:
- or to continue moving west to the established operational objective near Pokrovsk;
- or attempt to move north and conduct possible additional offensive operations around Chasiv Yar.
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Avdijivka (photo SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Ukrainian soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
Soldiers in Avdijivka (photo by SCANPIX)
About 20-25 thousand Russian troops are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and settlements on the outskirts of the city, Ukraine announced exactly a week ago.
Chasiv Yar is about 10 km west of Bakhmut and 50 km north of Avdiyivka, towns in the Donetsk Oblast that Russia captured in May 2023 and February 2024, respectively.
Some time ago, ISW analysts announced that a Russian attack west of Avdiyivka could give the Russians tactical advantages. And Russia’s offensive operation to capture Chasiv Yar gives Russian forces immediate prospects for a significant operational advance.
08:10 | Ch. Michel shares Macron’s view that the European bloc is moribund
European Council President Charles Michel on Monday echoed French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that the European bloc is “mortal” and could collapse if it does not tackle threats to it.
“Any democratic project, any democratic model is inherently mortal,” Ch told a group of journalists in Brussels. Michel.
“But I have to be clear: when Emmanuel Macron says that, or when I answer you like that, it’s not a pessimistic view,” he said.
“I am an optimist,” said Ch. Michelis added that “we have the strength and means” to cope with the challenges.
07:39 | Germany delivered ten more Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
Germany delivered ten more Marder infantry fighting vehicles and other means of defense to Ukraine attacked by Russia. The package includes a second Skynex air defense system, as well as nearly 30,000 rounds of ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tanks and ammunition for the Iris-T system, the federal government said in Berlin on Monday. The third Patriot air defense system promised in mid-April is not included in this package of German military support. Russia has recently stepped up its airstrikes with missiles, cruise missiles, drones and hover bombs.
7,500 155 mm caliber artillery shells, Leopard 2 tank ammunition and 3,000 hand-held anti-tank weapons were also transferred. The engineering and transport capabilities of the Ukrainian army have been strengthened with one more Biber armored car, an armored engineering vehicle, nine demining machines and nine M1070 Oshkosh tankers.
Germany is the second most important supporter of Ukraine after the United States.
07:00 | 4 killed, 28 wounded – governor in Odesa as a result of Russian rocket attack
Four people were killed and 32 others injured in a Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa on Monday, according to updated figures, the local governor said late Monday.
“Until 10 p.m. (local and Lithuanian time) four people were killed and a dog was also killed. Another man died of a stroke caused by the attack. 32 people were injured, 25 of them, including two children and a pregnant woman, are in hospitals,” Oleh Kiper reported on the Telegram platform.
“The Russians hit a ballistic missile preliminarily with a cluster munition at one of the most popular places of Odessa residents and guests of the city, where people walked with children, dogs, played sports… Such ammunition is used to hit personnel and poses a threat primarily to people, not equipment and buildings,” the official wrote.
In a previous report, O. Kiper stated that “residential buildings and civil infrastructure” were damaged during the strike.
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