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Section 1223 of the proposed Senate version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Secretary of Defense to provide intelligence support to Ukraine for operations to defend and retake territory including Crimea.
nationalpost.comSection 1223 of the proposed Senate version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Secretary of Defense to provide intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery collection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations intended to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine.
The provision defines territory of Ukraine as all territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory the Russian Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast.
The 2023 and 2026 NDAAs offered intelligence support for Ukraine but did not formally recognize Crimea as Ukrainian territory to be reclaimed.
Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since the beginning of the war on or about June 19, 2026. Russian air defense systems shot down 555 drones during the attack. The Russian Ministry of Defense Telegram channel warned on April 15 that further actions of this nature could result in a larger regional war in Europe.
The channel listed addresses of drone manufacturers in Great Britain, Denmark, Latvia and Germany that Russia could hit in retaliation, including Fire Point, Horizon Tech, Davinci Avia, Airlogistics, Kort and Terminal Autonomy. 1 billion in defense articles and services to Ukraine from February 2022 through December 2025 through Presidential Drawdown Authority, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and Foreign Military Financing.
3 million Russian military personnel.
Russian troops took Crimea on February 27, 2014. A Crimean referendum was held on March 16, 2014, in which 96% of Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation according to state-backed TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty incorporating Crimea into the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014. Ukrainians launched an attack on a dormitory in Russian-held Luhansk on May 23, 2026. Russia retaliated on May 24, 2026, using an Oreshnik missile, 600 strike drones and 90 air-, sea- and ground-launched missiles, concentrated in Kyiv.
NATO is currently only able to provide 5% of the air defense systems needed to protect Central or Eastern Europe. U.S. is currently lacking critical munition stockpiles that could take up to five years to be replenished due to ongoing conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iran war.
A State Department spokesperson stated: "Discussions to end the Russia-Ukraine war are ongoing. " Halyna Yusypiuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, stated: "Ukraine appreciates the continued bipartisan support in the United States Congress for strengthening Ukraine’s ability to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression.
foxnews.comIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Jerusalem policy summit that two named operations destroyed Iran's nuclear infrastructure and killed 20 scientists. He also described strikes on missile and regime targets plus new security zones in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon.
foxnews.comA federal judge barred the Kennedy Center from shutting for two years of renovations and required removal of President Trump's name from the building. The board will vote in mid-July on three renovation options.
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