Ukraine has requested the supply of howitzers from the United States, but not the American M777
The 155-mm M777 howitzers delivered by the Americans to Ukraine do not meet the requirements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kiev has requested the supply of some other howitzers from the United States, but not these. Also, Ukraine is very much in need of ammunition for American MLRS. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova.
The first batch of Slovak self-propelled guns Zuzana-2 arrived in Ukraine
Slovak Zuzana-2 self-propelled howitzers will join strikes against Russian troops in the Donbas, Kiev has received the first batch of self-propelled guns promised by Bratislava. This is reported by the Slovak media with reference to the statement of the country's Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy.
Ukrainian military: MaxxPro armored vehicles delivered from the United States do not even get stuck in too wet ground
It is reported about the unsuccessful operation of American armored vehicles in Ukraine. We are talking about MaxxPro armored vehicles delivered in the interests of Kiev not so long ago. These are 13-ton armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula. They are positioned by the manufacturer in the USA itself as a "promising replacement for HMMWV armored vehicles".
Military equipment of the future: a variant of Elbit Systems
Within the framework of the Future Combat Vehicle project, the Israeli Defense Ministry is studying ways to improve the efficiency and security of promising military equipment. The task is to "achieve a greater effect with less cost," that is, the possibility of solving combat tasks with lighter and smaller combat vehicles with reduced crews is being considered.
Named the best small arms of the Second World War
The five best small arms of the Second World War
The Mosin rifle and PPSH-41 were included in the list of the five best types of small arms of the Second World War, compiled by the portal 19FortyFive. The author of the article talks about their characteristics.
The Russian "killer MacBook" on the Baikal processor was shown live
The Bitblaze Titan laptop of the Russian company Promobit on the Baikal-M CPU appeared in a "live" photo in a new thinner case. The exterior is made of aluminum and provides for the possibility of customization, for example, the choice of color of the touchpad. To Western experts, the laptop looks like an Apple MacBook Pro. Production of the Bitblaze Titan will begin at the end of 2022.
Mysterious Soviet submarines are still in service: what is known about them
The Russian submarine Project 945A of the Cold War is a mystery. What do we know about her?
The project 945A Condor submarines, built during the Cold War, are still in service, writes 19 Forty Five. The author of the article tells what is known about their technical characteristics, and notes that they will not be written off yet.
From exploration to tsunami
Marine drones are mastering a new field
Marine unmanned systems are "in the shadow" of similar flying systems, that is, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nevertheless, they are also developing very actively within the general trend of creating "deserted" combat systems.
Captured Ukrainian boats will be shown at the Army-2022 forum
A major event dedicated to the defense theme opens in Russia on August 15. At this forum "Army-2022", among other things, captured Ukrainian boats will be shown.
The head of the Estonian Defense Ministry talks about the possibility of making the Baltic an internal sea of NATO after Finland and Sweden join the alliance
After joining NATO, Finland and Estonia intend to integrate coastal defense capable of blocking Russian ships from entering the Baltic Sea and making it an internal NATO sea, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.
Estonia wants to close the Gulf of Finland to Russian warships
Finland and Estonia can combine their missile defense systems, says the new Estonian Defense Minister: "The Baltic Sea will become the internal sea of NATO"
The integration of the missile defense of Estonia and Finland will allow the Gulf of Finland to be closed to Russian warships, writes Keskisuomalainen.
The EU believes that an inclusive political process is needed for sustainable peace in Afghanistan
The Taliban movement that seized power in Afghanistan a year ago (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) failed to create an inclusive political system and thereby deceived the aspirations of the Afghan people, the official representative of the European Foreign Policy Service (EMU) said.
Alexander Fomin informed foreign military attaches about the X Moscow Conference on International Security
On August 10, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, informed foreign military attaches at a briefing about the holding of the X Moscow Conference on International Security.
Turkish press: Ankara and Yerevan are ready for talks on normalization of relations in September
Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Armenia on March 12 in Antalya
The Turkish TV channel A Haber reports, citing a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry, that regular talks between Yerevan and Ankara may take place in the near future. It is highly likely that in September the delegations of the two countries will hold a meeting on the territory of Turkey.
The reasons why Turkey did not support anti-Russian sanctions are named
Why has Turkey not joined Western sanctions and will it help Russia circumvent them
Why has Ankara not joined the Western sanctions regime against Russia? The author of "European Truth" names a number of reasons. Many in Turkey are convinced that the blame for the conflict in Ukraine is not Russia, but the United States and NATO.
Erdogan is cooperating with Russia. He's taking a big risk
Erdogan is playing a risky double game
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing a dangerous double game, establishing relations with Russia while his Western partners are doing exactly the opposite. The authors of the article in the Financial Times believe that the Turkish leader should behave carefully when playing this political poker.
WP: Russia has taken control of minerals in Ukraine for at least $12.4 trillion
According to the publication, Kiev has so far lost 63% of coal deposits, 11% of oil deposits, 20% of natural gas deposits, 42% of metal deposits and 33% of deposits of rare earth elements "and other critically important minerals, including lithium."
The authorities recorded three hits of shells in the area of the storage of radioactive isotopes of the NPP
As stated by the head of the CAA of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky, the radiation background after the impact remains normal
At least three shell hits were recorded in the area of the storage of radioactive isotopes of the Zaporozhye NPP, the head of the military-civil administration (CAA) of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky said in his Telegram channel on Thursday.
The American company Planet.Labs claims that the satellite images presented show the consequences of the explosions at the airfield in Novofedorovka
In the account of the American company Planet.Labs, which is engaged in satellite sensing of the Earth's surface (often in the interests of the American military department), photographs have appeared that allegedly depict the airfield in Novofedorovka.
"This has never been seen before." How did the Western trophies surprise the soldiers in the Donbass
For six and a half months of a special military operation in the Donbass, many Western trophies were captured. Grenade launchers, ATGMs, armored personnel carriers, small arms, air defense, automotive equipment, barrel and rocket artillery — all this is now being tested by combat. About how foreign "gifts" are evaluated in the DPR, — in the RIA Novosti material.
