The NASAMS air defense system promised by Canada is already in Ukraine
NASAMS air defense system, which the Canadian government helped acquire, already delivered to Ukraine.
Canadian National Defense Minister Bill Blair said the NASAMS missile defense system, for which Canada pledged to pay $406 million nearly two years ago, is already “in the hands of the Ukrainians.”
“I can’t give you more information on this for operational security reasons, but we have finally been able to deliver – and I think it will make a big difference because it will enable them to protect the citizens,” the Canadian minister said.
The Main Intelligence Directorate revealed details of the new ballistics with which the Russian Federation attacked the Dnieper
On November 21, Russia attacked the Dnieper with the Kedr missile system.. This is a new ballistic weapon from the Russian Federation.
As the intelligence service notes, the launches were from the Astrakhan region. The flight time from launch to meeting the Dnieper was 15 minutes.
The missile was equipped with six warheads. Each of them is equipped with six submunitions. The speed at the last part of the runway is more than 11 Mach.
However, former Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said the Russian Federation struck the Dnieper with the Oreshnik medium-range missile system. Thus the occupiers tested it.
As the Main Intelligence Directorate explained, the name of the Oreshnik rocket is the name of the research work on which it was produced. But its launch system is called “Cedar”.
For more details on this, why Putin came up with “Oreshnik”, for which the show of force is intended, and whether such attacks can be repeated, see material RBC-Ukraine.
North Korean technical specialists arrived in Mariupol
In temporarily occupied Mariupol discovery of North Korean technologies. They were dressed in Russian military uniforms.
CNN’s interlocutor clarified that the North Koreans in Mariupol remain separate from the Russian units they support. In addition, according to him, North Korean specialists live separately from the Russians – with their own premises, food, music and movies.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the implementation plan of the maritime security strategy of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the one developed by the Ministry of Defence implementation plan for Ukraine’s maritime security strategy.
The main objectives of the plan:
- strengthening the capabilities of the security and defense sector of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the maritime security of the State Border Guard Service to counter aggression and respond to other threats to maritime security;
- decoupling of temporarily occupied territories on Ukraine’s coast, internal waters and continental shelf;
- obtain compensation for losses caused by the aggressor and restore sea and river infrastructure damaged as a result of the war.
Sweden invests in the production of Ukrainian long-range drones
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov visited Sweden on a working visit. He met Sweden’s Minister of Defense Paul Johnson. After the meeting, Umerov said that Sweden is to finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones according to the “Danish model”.
“This is another step towards strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, which shows the confidence of our partners in our military-industrial potential,” the head of the Ministry of Defense added.
Zelensky deprived 34 Ukrainian traitors of state awards
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a decreewhich implemented the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to strip government awards from people who have committed treason or acted in the interest of the attacking state.
The list included 34 people, including former civil servants, people’s deputies, heads of the SBU and the Prosecutor General’s Office, artists, as well as Russian political, religious and cultural figures. All of them are permanently deprived of state awards of Ukraine.
The maximum set of sanctions was applied to ten individuals, including not only the deprivation of awards, but also the blocking of assets, the revocation of licenses and permits, and the complete cessation of trading activities. Among them, seven received sanctions for the first time.
