We welcome #Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ to @NATO, becoming the 31st nation to join the Alliance. #WeAreNATO ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐น ๐ฌ๐ท ๐น๐ท ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐ช ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฑ๐น ๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ช ๐ฒ๐ฐ https://t.co/17OBlClIbX
@NATO is the cornerstone of our defence and has been at the heart of the UK since 1949. Ever asked yourself: ๐ค What is NATO? ๐ค Who are the 30 partner nations? ๐ฌ What is Article 5? ๐ Here are 13 things you should know about NATO: https://t.co/WNH9jlocXC
The ๐ฌ๐ง fleet of F-35 jets will be supported in a ยฃ161 million contract with @LockheedMartin & @BAESystemsplc โ๏ธ Sustaining 130 jobs in the East of England, the investment will ensure the aircraft remain ready for combat operations across the ๐ ๐ https://t.co/BTyUM9L7XR https://t.co/poTSn4HpjE
๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐บ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ฌ๐ท๐น๐ท๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐ธ๐จ๐ฟ๐ญ๐บ๐ต๐ฑ๐ง๐ฌ๐ช๐ช๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ท๐ฒ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฐ Today marks 74 years since the founding of NATO. ๐ค The United Kingdom was a founding member of NATO, and the alliance remains a cornerstone of our defence. #WeAreNATO https://t.co/es2UmtJ7Q3
(5/5) Russiaโs leadership probably believe heavy casualties amongst PMCs will be better tolerated by Russian society compared to regular military losses.
(4/5) Russia likely sees continued utility for PMCs in Ukraine because they are less constrained by the limited pay levels and inefficiency which hamper the effectiveness of the regular army.
(3/5) However, no other known Russian PMC currently approaches Wagnerโs size or combat power.
(2/5) This takes place in the context of the high-profile feud between the Russian Ministry of Defence and Wagner Group. Russiaโs military leadership likely wants a replacement PMC that it has more control over.
(1/5) Russia is likely seeking to sponsor and develop alternative private military companies (PMCs) to eventually replace the Wagner Group PMC in its significant combat role in Ukraine.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 4 April 2023. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/oUYAi2Vhia ๐บ๐ฆ #StandWithUkraine ๐บ๐ฆ https://t.co/a485dL48wL