Daily on Defense 🇺🇸 — Small gains and heavy casualties mark opening phase of Ukrainian counteroffensive, giving heart to Putin
“Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in at least three directions and made further limited territorial gains,” said the Institute for the Study of War, quoting Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar as reporting Ukraine advanced 250 meters northeast of Bakhmut and by 200 meters to the south of Bakhmut.
“What can I say? The enemy was not successful in any sector. They suffered big losses,” Putin told the group. “They are approaching a number that can be called catastrophic … this ratio of 1 to 10 is in our favor. Our losses are one-tenth of the losses of the Ukrainian forces.” “They are making advances; they are gaining ground,” Stoltenberg said. “This is still early days, but what we all know is that the more land the Ukrainians are able to liberate, the stronger their hand will be at the negotiating table and the more likely it is that President Putin will understand that he will never win.”
“I expect allies to agree that 2% of GDP for defense has to be a minimum of what allies have to invest in our shared security,” Stoltenberg said. THE LATEST AID PACKAGE: Ahead of the contact group meeting, the Pentagon announced the 40th drawdown of equipment and ammunition from U.S. military inventories, and as expected, it included 25 armored fighting vehicles that will help Ukraine replace losses suffered on the battlefield.
“Would you say that this consistent blocking of these nominations is compromising national security?” asked Sen. Angus King . Washington Examiner: Lawmakers urge Biden to punish South Africa for alleged support for Russia in war 8:30 a.m. Brussels, Belgium — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg press conference ahead of two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers https://www.nato.int
10 a.m. — Atlantic Council discussion:"NATO membership and security guarantees: Getting Ukraine right at the Vilnius summit,” with Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, Estonian undersecretary for political affairs; and former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Daniel Fried, fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/nato-membership
9 a.m. — Business Council for International Understanding off-the-record and closed press discussion: “Australia's Strategic Defense Review and Australian defense priorities," with Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Ian Murray, Australian defense attache to the United States https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSEBreakfast
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