Ukraine strikes Russian military targets

"Ukraine's defence ministry on Friday said it struck Russian military positions in the southern Kherson region, where the army is fighting to reclaim occupied territory." France24

Ukraine Dependent on Arms From Allies After Exhausting Soviet-Era Weaponry

"Ukraine has depleted its stocks of Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now
completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, U.S. military sources say. 

Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and other weapons not interchangeable with those of neighbors to the west." MT

Ukraine Belatedly Admits 'Heavy Casualty Rate' In Appeal For More Weapons From West

".....a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - admitted Thursday that
Ukraine is losing between 100 and 200 troops per day amid the Russian onslaught. The figure is significantly revised upward compared to President Zelensky only last week offering a loss estimate of between 60 and 100 troops each day.... it seems taking daily average casualties public is geared toward getting more arms from the West." ZH

 

Ukrainian forces hold civilians hostage inside factory

"Russia’s defense ministry says there is “credible information” that Ukrainian fighters are using civilians as human shields inside the Azot chemical plant in the Donbass city of Severodonetsk.

According to the ministry, Ukrainian troops were “holding hundreds of the town’s residents and workers inside the plant’s underground facilities.” RT

 

UK Farmers Say Food Supply May 'Grind to a Halt’ as Major Fertiliser Plant Closes Over Energy Crisis

"Concerns were raised of a large-scale food catastrophe since western countries slapped
sanctions on Russia....UK farmers have issued the dire warning that the country’s food supply is now “vulnerable" after soaring energy bills prompted a major British fertiliser plant to shut down operations, reported The Telegraph.

CF Fertilisers, a subsidiary of US-based CF Industries Holdings, Inc., is one of Britain's largest ammonia plants. It announced on Friday that it was closing its Ince manufacturing plant near Chester as it can no longer afford to keep it open." Sputnik

Turkey Threatens Greece Over 'Militarizing' Aegean Islands

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Greece of militarizing its
islands in the Aegean Sea with an eye toward threatening Turkey, in but the latest salvo in a series of tit-for-tat accusations between the two NATO members. Erdogan urged immediate demilitarization of the islands, stressing Turkey will never relinquish its "rights" in the Aegean Sea, statements which come weeks after he condemned Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for lobbying the White House to block impending US F-16 sales to Ankara.  

"I warn Greece to avoid dreams, acts and statements that will result in regret. Come to your senses," he said in a televised speech related to the drills. "Turkey will not renounce its rights in the Aegean and will not back down from using rights that are established by international agreements when it comes to arming islands," he added." ZeroHedge