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Confiscated Iranian munitions sent to Ukraine. Over a million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition confiscated from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was transferred by the U.S. to Ukraine, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on Oct. 4.
Ukraine develops 'invisibility cloak' to protect soldiers from thermal imagery. Ukrainian developers are looking to bring science fiction to life with an "invisibility cloak," a lightweight overcoat able to hide soldiers from Russian thermal imagery, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Oct. 4.
Ukraine will manufacture howitzers with a British license and air defence systems with the US. As the Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin noted, Ukraine will manufacture howitzers under the license of a British company next year. In addition, Ukraine has started working on a joint military venture with a German company, and a Turkish company is already building a plant in Ukraine. In addition, Ukraine and the US will jointly produce air defence systems in Ukraine. "During our visit to the US, we received not only another assurance of continued financial and military support but also readiness to work on the joint production of air defence systems," Kamyshin said. According to him, the first results of joint production will be by the end of 2023."In addition to air defence, there will be a joint production of projectiles, although industrial facilities will be located in one of Ukraine's neighbouring countries. There will also be a project to produce spare parts for military helicopters.”
The US and the EU are preparing to transfer confiscated assets of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. The United States is working with European allies and partners to create the necessary legal framework for the use of seized Russian assets for Ukrainian reconstruction projects, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. “It’s about $300B, most of it is in Europe, not the United States. So, we’re looking at what legal authorities we may have, the Europeans may have, to actually use those assets for Ukraine. The Russians should pay for the restoration of Ukraine.” Blinken added, “If you broke it, you bought it. We have to make sure that there is a legal basis to do that. And as I said, since most of the assets are in Europe, Europeans also must be convinced that there’s a basis to do it.”
A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analysis of satellite imagery and Belarusian state media footage pointed to Russia’s growing nuclear capability in Belarus. According to a WSJ report from October 18, Russia has been constructing infrastructure capable of housing nuclear weapons since prior to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While it could not attest to whether or not nuclear warheads are presently in Belarus, the WSJ suggested that the region around Asipovichy may serve as a hub for nuclear-capable weapons transferred from Russia. Satellite imagery from January 2022 reportedly shows
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