WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday, a setback for the country as it tries to fend off escalating attacks from Russia[1].Certain munitions were previously promised to Ukraine under the Biden administration to aid its defenses during the more than three-year-old war[2]. The pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump[3] and came after Defense Department officials scrutinized current U.S. stockpiles and raised concerns.“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s ...

155 mm M795 artillery projectiles are stored for shipping to other facilities to complete the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) WASHINGTON — The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday.The munitions were previously promised to Ukraine for use during its ongoing war with Russia under the Biden administration. But the pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump.“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a ...

The United States is halting some weapons shipments to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News in a statement that the "decision was made to put America's interests first following" a Defense Department "review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe." A U.S. official told CBS News the move was over concerns about U.S. military stockpiles falling too low. The Trump administration did not immediately confirm which weapons were being pulled from delivery or the scale of the pullback. Kelly added, "The ...

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine but Russia's leader hitting back by blaming the West for the conflict.One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's nuclear programme, with Macron suggesting Moscow and Paris work together to de-escalate tensions.Fighting still raged on the ground in Ukraine more than three years after Russia's full-scale February 2022 invasion of its neighbour sparked the war, with efforts to agree a truce at a standstill.Ukrainian drones ...

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine but Russia's leader hitting back by blaming the West for the conflict.One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's nuclear programme, with Macron suggesting Moscow and Paris work together to de-escalate tensions.Fighting still raged on the ground in Ukraine more than three years after Russia's full-scale February 2022 invasion of its neighbour sparked the war, with efforts to agree a truce at a standstill.Ukrainian drones ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday, a setback for the country as it tries to fend off escalating attacks from Russia[1].Certain munitions were previously promised to Ukraine under the Biden administration to aid its defenses during the more than three-year-old war[2]. The pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump[3] and came after Defense Department officials scrutinized current U.S. stockpiles and raised concerns.“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky [1]said that the Trump administration diverted 20,000 anti-drone missiles originally meant for Kyiv to American forces in the Middle East.Zelensky revealed Sunday that he had secured a deal for the missiles under the Biden administration to counterattack Moscow’s deadly, Iranian-designed Shahed drones[2], which have been at the center of Russia’s mass bombardment campaign. “We have big problems with Shaheds,” Zelensky told ABC News’ “This Week.”[3] “We counted on this project — 20,000 missiles. Anti-Shahed missiles. It was not expensive, but it’s a special technology.”Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Trump administration diverted anti-drone missiles originally meant for ...

NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine -- The battle for Chasiv Yar remains one of the fiercest along the eastern front in Ukraine's Donetsk region.Perched on high ground, the city holds strategic importance: if Russian forces seize it, they could push toward nearby Kostyantynivka and move closer to key hubs like Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.Russian troops are employing a mix of tactics in the area -- including guided aerial bombs, artillery barrages, ground assaults, and swarms of first-person view (FPV) drones.At a frontline artillery position near Chasiv Yar, Ukrainian gunners from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade continue to fight under constant aerial threat.In ...

A Ukrainian drone struck an anti-aircraft missile plant 800 miles deep into Russia on Tuesday — as Kyiv ramps up and prioritizes its UAV production to match Moscow’s bombardments.At least three people were killed and another 35 injured overnight when the Ukrainian drone hit the Kupol Electromechanical Plant in Izhevsk, where Moscow produces air defense systems and drones, according to Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU).Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said drone warfare is the key element in his nation’s battle against Russia, with Kyiv focused on mass producing more UAVs to counter the record airstrikes coming from Moscow.A Ukrainian drone hit Russia’s ...

Russia is helping North Korea domestically produce its knockoff version of Iran’s Shahed attack drones, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said, warning the tech could pose a threat to South Korea in DPRK hands.The allies are slated to push forward production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like the Geran, a Russian copy of the Iranian Iranian Shahed-136 type, and Garpiya long-range attack drones in North Korea, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (DIU), told The War Zone outlet on Monday.[1]References^ told (www.twz.com)