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The American defense industry giant Lockheed Martin has already taken steps to prepare to raise production of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) from 60 to 96 per year, funding the fast-tracked production of some parts, the company's CEO Jim Taiclet said during an earnings call, according to the Breaking Defense media outlet.
The announcement comes amid increased international demand for the system following incredible success on the battlefield in the hands of the Ukrainian army.
The GPS-guided rockets of the HIMARS system, able to hit high-value targets at long range with pinpoint accuracy, have been credited with turning the tide of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to U.S. General Mark Milley, as of Sept. 8, Ukrainians hit more than 400 Russian targets with HIMARS.
20 HIMARS systems are already in the field in Ukraine, with 18 more to be delivered over the next few years as part of a $1 billion U.S. arms package.
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A major oil refinery and natural gas port in Russia's Leningrad Oblast came under fire during an overnight drone attack on March 26, according to Russian officials and social media channels.
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Thursday, March 26
The United States is proposing security guarantees to Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing its troops from parts of Donbas still under Ukrainian control, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters published on March 25.
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The Russian delegation is headed by Vyacheslav Nikonov, deputy chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the grandson of Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov.
The two positions had remained vacant since Jan. 5, when Zelensky dismissed Andrii Tupikov and Oleksandr Dubrovin. The dismissals in January came amid a wider government reshuffle following a major corruption scandal last year.
About 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity has been halted amid Ukrainian drone strikes, pipeline damage, and tanker seizures, Reuters reported on March 25.
"We are continuing our systematic fight against gambling addiction," Ukraine's Digital Transformation Ministry said.
Ukraine’s battered energy sector will get help from U.S. companies as Kyiv rapidly prepares for the next heating season, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry announced on March 25 amid a Ukrainian delegation visit to the U.S.
Ukraine and the U.S. have confirmed Ukrainian defense tech startup Sine Engineering as the recipient of the first investment from a joint U.S.-Ukraine reconstruction fund, born out of last year’s famed and contentious minerals deal.
Oleksii Kharchenko, the head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, said Russia is trying to "severely limit" communication between family members separated because of the war.
Mayor Ihor Polishchuk said his resignation was "absolutely not related" to an investigation by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). He declined to elaborate on his reasons for stepping down.
