Ukraine, NATO approve Strategic Review of Defence Procurement
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Ukraine, NATO approve Strategic Review of Defence Procurement

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Ukraine, NATO approve Strategic Review of Defence Procurement

Ukraine and the Alliance approved the Strategic Review of Defence Procurement. From now on, Ukraine's defence purchases will be made following the best Euro-Atlantic practices.

Points of attention

  • The strategic review of defense procurement has 21 recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the provision of the armed forces in war and peace.
  • The review includes ensuring the interoperability of Ukrainian and NATO defense procurement, developing long-term planning and normalizing the level of secrecy.
  • Clear deadlines for the implementation of the Strategic Review will allow monitoring the success of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic progress.
  • Ukraine and NATO plan to cooperate in studying the unique Ukrainian experience in the organization of procurement and logistics in conditions of war.

Which includes the Strategic Defence Procurement Review

It is noted that the Strategic Review of Defense Procurement contains 21 recommendations for improving the efficiency of providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine both during martial law and peacetime.

In particular, they include:

  • ensuring the interoperability of defence procurements of Ukraine and NATO;

  • development of long-term planning in procurement;

  • improvement of procedures for the conclusion of direct agreements and organization of tender purchases;

  • normalization of the level of secrecy of defence purchases.

The main value of the Strategic Procurement Review is that it has clear deadlines for implementation, and therefore it will allow both Ukrainian society and international partners to monitor the success of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic progress, said the Director of the Department of Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Defence Hlib Kanevskyy.

The review also points out the leading role of the parliament in matters of civilian democratic control and the lessons-learned mechanism. At the same time, the recommendations have a bilateral nature of cooperation — partners from NATO countries will also study the unique Ukrainian experience of organizing procurement and logistics in wartime conditions.

Cooperation between Ukraine and NATO

Recently, during the summit in Washington, NATO member states decided to create a new structure to coordinate assistance to Ukraine.

Also, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the Alliance will create a permanent structure to organize the supply of weapons to Ukraine and their financing.

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New offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk region. Ukrainian soldiers broke through in three areas

New offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk region. Ukrainian soldiers broke through in three areas
Source:  ISW

Ukrainian military has achieved tactical successes in three districts of Kursk region. According to analysts, such actions demonstrate the effectiveness of combined arms tactics used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this region.

Points of attention

  • The Ukrainian military achieved tactical successes in three districts of the Kursk region, using effective combined-arms tactics.
  • Some Russian propagandists have noted the continuation of the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, but analysts have not confirmed these claims.
  • Ukrainian forces are using long-range fire and electronic warfare to effectively block enemy rear areas in the Kursk region.
  • The new offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk began with an advance from the direction of Sudzha towards the village of Velikiye Soldatske, gathering 6 brigades for the offensive.
  • Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak confirmed the information about the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive, considering the success in Kursk as good news for Ukraine.

What is the situation in the Kursk region?

As noted, Ukrainian forces carried out mechanized attacks using armored vehicles, including:

  • advanced south and southwest of the settlement of Berdino, entering its southern part;

  • intensified offensive operations in the Leonidovoye area;

  • carried out an attack near Pushkarne, east of Suja.

Russian propagandists note that "another revival" is being observed in Sudzh, which likely indicates a continuation of the Ukrainian offensive.

At the same time, Russian military sources claim some advance of Russian forces southeast of Makhnivka and along the road to southeast Kurylivka. However, ISW has not found visual confirmation of these claims.

The Russian mechanized column attempted to advance towards Malaya Lokna, but was unsuccessful. Russian military sources also report that most of their mechanized columns in the Kursk region were destroyed by Ukrainian troops.

As analysts note, Ukrainian forces are using long-range fire to block enemy rear areas and electronic warfare (EW) to suppress Russian drones.

ISW analysts note that such actions demonstrate the effectiveness of the combined arms tactics used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this region.

New offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kurshchyna — what is known

The offensive actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces began in the Kursk region of Russia on the night of January 5.

The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced from the side of Sudzha towards the village of Velykye Soldatske.

The aggressor country is panicking because Ukrainian soldiers have gathered 6 brigades for a new offensive and are advancing in armored groups towards the village of Velikiye Soldatske and the neighboring Berdin farm along route 38K-004, and have also attacked Russian positions in the village of Pushkarne, Kursk Region.

Information about the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive was confirmed by the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak.

"Kurshchina, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves," he said.

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