Russia seems to have abandoned its winter strategy of targeting energy infrastructure to freeze the civilian population and instead seems to be trying to blunt Ukraine’s coming counteroffensive, according to British intelligence.
The Monday attack followed a similar strike on Friday, in which more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones targeted Kyiv and surrounding areas, with the only direct hit landing on an apartment building 135 miles to the south, killing 21 people, including four children, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Ukraine shot down 21 out of 23 incoming missiles.
“If not for this, the terrorist state would have managed to claim many more casualties, more lives,” he said. “And this proves once again that we can stop terror and save people only with weapons. Air defense, modern aircraft, without which there is no fully effective air defense." “It will not be long until we can put these measures into action,” Ryan wrote. “The Ukrainian military has been preparing for its offensives for some time, and they are clearly ready to force the Russians out of as much of Ukraine as possible.”Good Monday morning and welcome to Jamie McIntyre’s Daily on Defense, written and compiled by Washington Examiner National Security Senior Writer Jamie McIntyre and edited by Conrad Hoyt.
Before departing for Washington, Marcos said he was “determined to forge an ever stronger relationship with the United States in a wide range of areas that not only address the concerns of our times, but also those that are critical to advancing our core interests,” according to the Associated Press.
ARMY AVIATION STAND DOWN: After two separate crashes in which Army helicopters collided in mid-air during training exercises, the chief of staff of the Army has ordered a “safety stand down” for this week, during which most air operations have been suspended while aviation units receive refresher training.
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10 a.m. 192 Dirksen — Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee hearing:"A Review, FY2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration," with testimony from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm; and Jill Hruby, undersecretary, National Nuclear Security Administration https://www.appropriations.senate.
3 p.m. — Center for the Study, Presidency and Congress virtual conversation with retired Australian Army Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan, author, White Sun War, The Campaign For Taiwan, a fictional account of a future war between the U.S. and China over Taiwan; and Joshua Huminski, director, Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence and Global Affairs https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register
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