Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (14-18 March)"
Overnight bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities continued with Russian aircraft launching cruise missile strikes on key targets. The market in Kharkiv caught fire following shelling of the city and… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 23)"
According to the latest figures from the UN Refugee Agency the number of people who have fled Ukraine has increased to 2.7 million. 1.6 million of these have fled to… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 19)"
Yesterday saw high level tripartite talks in Turkey but these appear to have achieved little. The shelling of Ukrainian cities continues but no significant changes on the ground have been… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 16)"
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced that it has successfully launched its second military satellite, called “Noor-2”, into space, during an important phase of the Iranian nuclear talks that are drawing to… Continue reading "Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Successfully Launches Second Military Satellite, Named “Noor-2” Into Orbit"
Events in Ukraine have led to a significant increase in the number of US and NATO troops in Poland. Besides the Atlantic Resolve mission component that is present on the… Continue reading "The US Shifts Two Patriot Missile Batteries To Poland Amid Tensions With Russia"
Poland’s government announced on Tuesday that it was willing to hand over the Polish Air Force’s fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters “immediately and free of charge” to the United States,… Continue reading "Poland Ready To Hand Over Fulcrums “Immediately” In Exchange For Used American Aircraft"
Since the Russian invasion began on 24 February, Ukraine has been promised a plethora of infantry anti-tank weapons. More than half a dozen Western nations have pledged to send anti-tank… Continue reading "Rundown: Western Anti-Tank Weapons For Ukraine"
As we enter the 13th day of the conflict the situation on the ground, as far as we can understand it, remains fairly static with the major cities still in… Continue reading "UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 13)"
On 24 February at 4:00AM Ukrainian Time, Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moments later, explosions rocked key Ukrainian cities including the capital of Kyiv, the strategic… Continue reading "Ruso-Ukranian War: Seven Days In"