The Armed Forces of Ukraine have stopped forming new brigades
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have stopped forming new brigades

Ukraine has stopped forming new brigades
Source:  online.ua

Colonel and Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa reported that the process of forming new brigades in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been stopped. According to him, key efforts are planned to be directed at replenishing the units that already exist.

Points of attention

  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine have stopped forming new brigades, focusing on replenishing existing units.
  • Problems with the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine are mainly related to political will and logistics.

Ukraine has stopped forming new brigades

Pavlo Palisa emphasized that this decision was made during the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters.

In addition, those brigades that are currently already formed or in the final stages will continue their training, again, taking into account the moments that we had in previous times, he explained.

As for the problems with the delay in the supply of weapons, in his opinion, the problem here is primarily "political will and logistics."

"There are certain delays in certain types of weapons. A large team of people is working on this to speed up the delivery of weapons, ammunition, and other material resources that Ukraine needs, which are so necessary for the Armed Forces," the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office emphasized.

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Russia has increased production of ballistic missiles — helping North Korea

a missile
Source:  Espresso

Defense Express military expert Ivan Kyrychevsky noted that the North Korean defense industry operates as a branch of the Russian one.

Points of attention

  • Cooperation between Russian and North Korean defense industries has led to an increase in Iskander ballistic missile production, impacting the global military market.
  • Russia currently outproduces the American military-industrial complex in manufacturing Iskander missiles, highlighting the lag in interceptor missile production by the US.
  • The US faces a challenge with the supply of rare earth metals for interceptor missiles, as they depend on China, raising concerns about their production capabilities.

The DPRK military industry has become a branch of the Russian military-industrial complex

Russia currently produces more Iskander ballistic missiles per year than the American military-industrial complex can produce interceptor missiles for these Iskanders. Relatively speaking, the Russians produce 750 missiles, and the Americans — 650.

There is also an unpleasant nuance: the US depends on China for the supply of rare earth metals for these missiles. Therefore, the question is how many missiles the American defense industry will be able to produce this year.

According to a military expert, there is currently no public data on North Korean missiles, but there is already confirmation that the North Korean defense industry operates as a branch of the Russian one.

That is, North Korea manufactures its missiles using materials, technologies, and drawings it receives from Russia. Why do official reports say "Iskander — KN-23"? Because it's the same product, manufactured in different parts of the world. In Russia, it's closer to the Urals, in North Korea — on the peninsula. That is, it's the same missile, unfortunately.

By the way, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that, according to preliminary information, Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile during the attack on Kyiv on April 24.

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