Photos of the layout of an unknown Soviet tank with particularly powerful weapons first appeared on the Web. These images are not accompanied by any comments, so there is currently an active discussion of the details of the design of this combat vehicle among experts and fans of the domestic tank building.

In the Soviet Army and the Warsaw Pact countries, mock-ups of military equipment were made, outwardly similar to tanks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles of NATO countries.

A typical example is the sample shown in the photo, which looks quite strongly reminiscent of the Leopard 1, which was in service with the Bundeswehr and many countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Russian paratroopers may soon receive new self-propelled ATGMs. On February 21, the TASS news agency reported that Rostec State Corporation is completing tests of the Kornet-D1 self-propelled anti-tank missile system based on the BMD-4M.

The Drive: Russia has transferred the Terminator BMPT to the western direction

Russia has transferred tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) "Terminators" to the western direction, writes The Drive.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Ukrainian manufacturers issued their T-72 tanks for Russian T-90

In the 1990s, some Ukrainian factories, left without government orders, offered upgraded T-72 tanks to foreign countries, some of which were passed off as analogues of Russian T-90, Rossiyskaya Gazeta tells, referring to the Oryx blog.

St. Petersburg LLC "Electric Vehicles Manufacturing Rus" (EMR) plans to open a factory in Moscow for the production of EVM PRO electric trucks in the third quarter of 2022. This is stated in the materials for the presentation of the car, which were reviewed by Interfax.

Experts from the University of Cambridge (UK) told about the creation of a material that can be ideally suited for the development of artificial leather and robotic arms.

The underwater special forces of the Caspian Flotilla destroyed a sabotage and reconnaissance group at the base of the ships in Dagestan, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

Naval exercises were conducted under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

The calculations of the air defense (air defense) frigate "Admiral Essen" of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) worked out the search and destruction of air targets during the exercises, the Black Sea Fleet said on Tuesday.

Naval exercises have been held since February 15

The warships and submarines of the Northern Fleet (SF) returned to their bases after the exercises that took place in the Barents Sea. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the fleet.

BAE Systems has announced the first dive of a new Anson-class nuclear submarine (NPS), built under contract with the British Navy, which took place at the Devonshire Dock in Barrow-in-Furness.

The head of the British MI5 security service, Ken McCallum, warned that Afghanistan is again becoming a hotbed of terrorists, and British jihadists have already tried to penetrate there.

Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus Andrei Lukyanovich said that the inspection will continue exactly in the volumes that will be planned by the headquarters

Strengthening the protection of the borders of the Union State of Belarus and Russia is provided for by the ongoing verification of the reaction forces.

The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus Viktor Gulevich said that the Russian units will return to their permanent locations when there is an objective need for it.

The units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will return to their permanent deployment points only when there is an objective need for it, Major General Viktor Gulevich, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, said at a briefing for military attaches on Monday.

In Dagestan, at the Adanak training ground, the gunners of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) practiced conducting fugitive and barrage fire on the infantry of a conditional enemy.

Military personnel of the engineering unit of the Central Military District destroyed the fortified areas of the "enemy" during an exercise in Bashkortostan.

The shooting was carried out from Hyacinth cannons at large targets imitating the enemy's military equipment

Gunners of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF) in the Kaliningrad region, during exercises at one of the ranges, conducted live firing from 152-mm Hyacinth guns at a range of more than 20 km. This was reported by the press service of the BF.

More than 500 people took part in the exercises

Specialists of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Western Military District worked out tasks to eliminate the consequences of virus attacks as part of the exercises. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of the district.

Calculations of ACS "Acacia" and MLRS "Grad" destroyed a conditional enemy during exercises in the Urals

The gunners of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed the targets of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Chelyabinsk region. The military used 2S3 "Acacia" howitzers and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.