Day: September 7, 2024
Russia’s attempts to hide its ammo depots is going as well as expected. Overnight #Ukraine drones struck an ammo depot in village of Soldatskoye – Voronezh region. Massive explosions caused the evacuation of several villages in the area. Sat image shows fires over a wide area.… pic.twitter.com/5c5cPboSMt
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) September 7, 2024
Japan prepares another budget with record spending on the military.
The Defense Ministry requests a budget of USD 58 bn, amounting to 1.4% of GDP in 2025.
Japan has set a target of reaching 2% of GDP on military spending by 2027 after decades of a pacifist spending cap on 1%. pic.twitter.com/kvd836N6hB
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 7, 2024
Vampire bomber drone is ready for the next combat mission.
📷: Anton Sheveliov / Ministry of Defense pic.twitter.com/MJ3kxheBjx
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 7, 2024
In this issue of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly newsletter: the parliament will consider draft laws on increasing defense expenditures and taxes, as well as six draft laws to meet Ukraine’s obligations to the World Bank.https://t.co/i49wmvYQzF
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 7, 2024
⚡Zelensky meets Dutch far-right leader Wilders in Italy.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders on the sidelines of the Cernobbio Forum in Italy on Sept. 7.https://t.co/IUpHlsawnK
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 7, 2024
Labour starts the process to remove all hereditary peers from the House of Lords
If the new laws pass, the 700-y-old tradition will end in 2025
It was initially thought the office of the Lord Great Chamberlain would be spared as it dates back to 1138, but it will also disappear pic.twitter.com/t5AE2WNevf
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 7, 2024