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European powers pledge security guarantees to Ukraine as Trump looms   (dpa) Germany and other European countries pledged on Thursday to provide Ukraine with viable security guarantees should negotiations on a ceasefire take place after US President Donald Trump takes office. Read More

 

 

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense fighting, officials say   (The Associated Press) Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few miles of the city. Read More

 

 

Ukraine’s SA-8 Gecko ‘FrankenSAM’ adapted to fire air-to-air missiles seen in new detail   (The War Zone) We have gotten our best look at a Ukrainian 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) mobile short-range air defense system (SHORADS) armed with the Soviet-era R-73 (AA-11 Archer) infrared-guided air-to-air missile. While other such systems have typically integrated Western missile armament on existing Ukrainian ground-based air defense systems — known as ‘FrankenSAMs’ — this one is notable for being a domestic initiative combining a Soviet-era SHORADS vehicle with Soviet-era air-to-air missiles. Read More