The Soviet ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" (2A6) anti-aircraft self-propelled gun adopted in the first half of the 60s was in service with four dozen countries of the world at various times.

Warsaw previously promised Kiev 14 tanks

Poland this week will send Ukraine 10 Leopard 2 tanks out of 14 previously promised by Warsaw. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak.

Military Watch: due to the shortcomings of the Challenger 2, the APU will not be able to effectively use the British tank

The features of the British Challenger 2 tanks call into question their applicability in the battles in Ukraine, writes the military magazine Military Watch. The publication points to a rifled gun incompatible with the ammunition of other NATO countries, outdated thermal imagers, problems with the security of ammunition. Experts conclude that Challenger 2 will have little impact on the situation on the battlefield, but the APU will be better with it than without it.

The Czech Republic decided to keep up with Germany and solve the problem of the lack of the necessary number of tanks in its own army with the help of Switzerland. Prague, following Berlin, sent a request to Bern about the possible purchase of Swiss Leopard 2 tanks.

As a highlight of its exhibition portfolio, the German defense company Diehl Defense presented the uninhabited ground-based robotic complex "Ziesel" (Ziesel) at the Enforce TAC exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany.

The country's information structures are subjected to massive computer attacks, the intensity of which has increased tenfold since the beginning of the special military operation, Irina Tyazhlova stressed

The Western bloc actively recruits hacker mercenaries to conduct operations against Russia, purposefully involves ordinary users from all over the world in this criminal activity. This was stated on Monday by the representative of the Russian Federation Irina Tyazhlova, speaking at a meeting of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Security Issues in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies.

The US Department of Defense continues to conduct its own research into the causes of the mysterious disease known as the "Havana Syndrome", which has affected more than 1,000 people over the past few years.

The ship was built at the Northern Shipyard according to a project developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau

The main multi-purpose corvette of project 20380 "Steregushchy" during deep modernization at the Kronstadt Marine Plant (KMZ, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) will receive a new Kalibr-NK strike missile system, strengthen air defense with the Poliment-Redut complex, and also update the main power plant. This was reported to TASS in the shipbuilding industry.

In mid-April, the vessel will go to mooring tests, said the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement Vladimir Maltsev

The large amphibious assault ship (BDK) Alexander Shabalin of Project 775 will return to the Baltic Fleet after repairs and modernization in early September. This was reported to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Vladimir Maltsev.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Kronstadt diesel-electric submarine of Project 677 Lada, which is undergoing testing, will become part of the Northern Fleet, it will be equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles.

On March 1, the US Navy Command received a new expeditionary naval base (ESB-6) "John L. Canley", built at the shipyard of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (GD-NASSCO).

It is noted that this happened despite the deployment of several of the most trained units of the Armed Forces there

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) suffered huge losses in Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut), despite the fact that they placed several of the best brigades there. This was reported on Monday by the Spanish newspaper El País .

Russia's special operation in the Donbas against the Kiev regime has been underway for more than a year, and all this time air defense complexes and systems have been showing themselves in the most effective way. Calculations of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems are on combat duty in the Donbas around the clock, providing the Russian troops with an ultra-reliable shield against enemy air attacks.

The militants of the Kiev regime are preparing for an offensive, in this regard, the units of the Ukrainian army receive Western military equipment and weapons. From the information obtained by interception from the enemy's communication channels, it became known that the scouts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are given pistols for urban battles. This is written by the ex-head of the MGB of the DPR Alexander Khodakovsky.

The State Border Committee (CPC) of Belarus reported that currently 17 thousand Ukrainian troops are concentrated near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. His words are quoted by the state TV channel STV.

According to the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia", the Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating militants in this direction for the transition to active action

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have increased the total number of the group in the Zaporozhye direction to 30-32 thousand people. This was announced to TASS on Monday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

Grayzone: the US authorities are in no hurry to respond to an article by an American journalist about the undermining of the joint venture

American journalist Seymour Hersh, in an interview with Grayzone, spoke about the reaction of the American authorities to his article about Washington's undermining of the Nord Stream. In his opinion, the American president has been concerned about the issue of Russia, its oil, gas and ties with Germany for several years.

Hindu: India is trying to stay on the diplomatic rope of non-interference

India has refused to condemn Russia for starting its own, has not joined Western sanctions and regularly abstains from voting in the UN on the conflict, writes The Hindu. Instead, it increased purchases of Russian oil at a reduced price.

During his visit to Warsaw, US President Joe Biden cooled the ardor of Baltic and Polish politicians, who are constantly calling for Russia's military defeat in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper, fears have arisen among Kiev's Eastern European allies that Western leaders intend to soften Zelensky's position on negotiations with Moscow. Why is the White House unhappy with the aggressive Russophobia of its vassals?

TAC: Russia's eternal isolation is fraught with frightening consequences

The hypocritical West exaggerates the importance of the conflict in Ukraine, writes Doug Bandow in an article for TAC. In fact, Russia does not pose a threat to the United States. America itself, by its behavior, made Putin dislike himself.