Light media coverage due to the Memphis police story ….
The fight continues for Bakhmut….And in the Luhansk and Donetsk region’s….
Talk about sending F-16’s to the Ukraine in the media , but one would assume Biden is NOT going there anytime soon…..
Some Republicans want to know why US tanks are going to the Ukraine but not to the US border?
Why would they?
To shoot people like the Russians?
- Ukraine’s eastern front line continues to experience heavy shelling, with one town in the Donetsk region seeing nearly 300 Russian rockets and artillery shells over 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian military.
- Germany’s defense minister said sending fighter jets to Ukraine is “out of the question.” It follows renewed appeals by Ukraine’s government for Western jets after Germany approved the delivery of Leopard 2 battle tanks earlier this week.
- A senior European Union official accused Russia of taking its war against Ukraine to a “different stage,” prompting the plans to supply Kyiv with tanks….
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A contingent of military officials is quietly pushing the Pentagon to approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.
Ukraine has kept American-made F-16s on its weapons wish list since the Russian invasion last year. But Washington and Kyiv have viewed artillery, armor and ground-based air defense systems as more urgent needs as Ukraine seeks to protect civilian infrastructure and claw back ground occupied by Russian forces.