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reported on Aug. 2.
● Weapons
The EU's plan to expand the production of ammunition and missiles has come into effect. The Act to Support Ammunition Production (ASAP), legislation developed in the EU to increase ammunition and missile production, became effective on Monday, 23 July. ASAP is designed to increase the EU's production capacity to address the current shortage of defence products, particularly artillery munitions, missiles, and their components, by implementing targeted measures involving €500M in funding. Among other things, the members of the European Parliament insisted that the EU countries will provide Ukraine with ammunition financed under this legislation without export restrictions. According to the final version of the regulation, it will remain in effect until June 30, 2025, but this does not concern the continuation or modification of actions initiated under it.
Zelenskiy met with world leaders in Vilnius: Australia is providing 30 Bushmasters, Germany and the Netherlands are strengthening Ukraine's air defence, and Canada offers armoured vehicles. According to the Ukrainian president, Australia is giving Ukraine 30 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers as part of a new aid package. The total number of Bushmasters provided to Ukraine now reaches 120 units. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised Zelenskiy his strong support for Ukraine's accession to NATO and security guarantees. During the second day of the summit, the Ukrainian leader also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, where Scholz agreed to supply additional Patriot launchers and missiles for Ukraine. Also, after meeting Zelenskiy Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine with armored vehicles. Meetings with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, made it clear that his country will help strengthen Ukrainian air defence and artillery capabilities.
France to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. France will transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine to support its ongoing counteroffensive, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11. Specifically, these weapons are 50 SCALP missiles, an upgrade from the Storm Shadow already provided by Britain.
South Korea sent a plane with humanitarian and military logistics support to Ukraine after the country's president went to Lithuania.
Norway has decided to increase Ukrainian military support to $950M this year. Norway will also increase its contribution to the NATO support fund for Ukraine to $22M annually - $110M over five years.
Reznikov: F-16 training coalition of 11 countries officially formed. An international coalition to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets has been formed, defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on July 11. At the NATO summit in Vilnius, Reznikov signed a memorandum outlining the training terms with 11 coalition members including France. Training will start this summer.
Training for Ukrainians on the F-16 is postponed; the planes will not be available this year. Western partners have yet to even agree on a plan to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the promised jets, according to three U.S. officials,
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