Russia is making “absurd claims” about biological labs and chemical weapons in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Advancing women, peace and security is not just about doing the right thing — it also translates to strategic, operational and tactical gains, making DOD a more effective force, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for global partnerships said.
Russian airstrikes that hit the city of Yavoriv in western Ukraine on Sunday illustrate an effort by the Russians to expand their target set in the country, the Pentagon press secretary said.
Russian forces are increasing long-range fires on Mariupol, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and other population centers in Ukraine, a senior Defense Department official said.
The Ukrainian fight against Russia’s invasion of their country is truly a national effort, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
The Defense Logistics Agency developed a new dashboard application that provides real-time metrics as it packs and distributes millions of free, at-home COVID-19 tests to American households.
Ukrainian resistance continues to be “stiff and determined,” a senior defense official said at a Pentagon press briefing.
The Defense Department is learning from experiences of the past six months, as Russia built up troops around Ukraine and then invaded that country, and the observations are being incorporated into the National Defense Strategy, the Pentagon press secretary said.