Kyiv needs a lot of Western military assistance to reverse its inferiority. "In this war, Russia is now in a much more advantageous position than it was a year ago and is gradually gaining the upper hand.
Russia has about twice as many troops to mobilize as Ukraine, Moscow is better than expected to respond to sanctions, and its industry now produces enough ammunition, combat vehicles, drones and missiles for the Russian army to "remain operational all year round."
Ukraine demanded ammunition, long-range **, air defense systems, tanks and fighter jets. Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands have agreed to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. Norway and Europe must be prepared to take on more responsibility to keep themselves and their allies safe.
Russia attacked Kyiv last week with a Zircon hypersonic missile, the first time in nearly two years of Russia's war with Ukraine, posing a new challenge to Ukraine's air defenses. The missile has a range of up to 1000 kilometers and flies nine times faster than the speed of sound. Military analysts have previously pointed out that the missile's hypersonic speed means that it has the ability to hit large, deep and solid targets, and significantly reduces the reaction time of enemy air defense systems.
It is likely that the large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Kaiser Kunikov" was hit in a new wave of attacks by the Ukrainian army. During an operation carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the large landing ship "Kaiser Kunikov" of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was sunk. The new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, said in an interview with a German television station that the situation at the front is difficult, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have switched from offensive to defensive.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a ballistic missile from the ship "Shahid al-Mahdawi". The report did not mention the specific date of the missile's launch. ** Shows that the ballistic missile was launched from inside a container on the ship and has a range of 1,700 kilometers.
The "Shahid Mahdawi" ship is a multi-functional ocean-going ship released by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last year, which can carry advanced drones, missile launchers, and is equipped with Iran's domestic radar system.