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Zelenskyy seeks 50,000 Russian 'losses' a month to win the Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Zelenskyy seeks 50,000 Russian'losses' a month to win the Ukraine war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he plans to increase his armed forces' lethality as part of a strategy to disarm Moscow and turn a deadlocked negotiating table. "The task of Ukrainian units is to ensure a level of destruction of the occupier at which Russian losses exceed the number of reinforcements they can send to their forces each month," he told military personnel on Monday.


Hegseth tears up red tape, orders Pentagon to begin drone surge at Trump's command

FOX News

National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry and FOX Business' Liz Claman join'MediaBuzz' to discuss Hegseth's heated press conference where he called out the media's'hatred' of President Donald Trump. FIRST ON FOX: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued sweeping new orders to fast-track drone production and deployment, allowing commanders to procure and test them independently and requiring drone combat simulations across every branch of the military. As part of an aggressive push to outpace Russia and China in unmanned warfare, "the Department's bureaucratic gloves are coming off," Hegseth wrote. "Lethality will not be hindered by self-imposed restrictions... Our major risk is risk-avoidance." In a pair of memos first obtained by Fox News Digital, Hegseth rescinded legacy policies that he believes restricted innovation.


US sanctions network accused of supplying Iran's drone production

Al Jazeera

The United States has imposed sanctions on a network accused of evading trade restrictions to supply Iran with components to build drones. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the measures have been implemented against a web of foreign front companies that have been sending Tehran sensitive equipment. Iranian-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used in the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. The sanctions target 10 entities and four individuals. The firms affected include "intermediary companies, front companies, and logistics businesses" based in Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia.


US imposes new round of sanctions on network involved in Iran's drone production

FOX News

The United States on Tuesday imposed a new round of sanctions against 10 entities and four individuals for their involvement in procuring materials for the production of drones in Iran. The sanctions target a network spanning Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia led by Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, according to the U.S. State and Treasury Department. Ardakani and Gary Lam, who worked for a Chinese company, and their co-conspirators were named as defendants in a Justice Department press release. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) drill held by Iranian army in Semnan, Iran on January 5, 2021. The U.S. said these individuals and entities were involved in the procurement of sensitive goods, including U.S.-origin electronic components, for one-way attack drones produced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization and its drone program.