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"A modest amount." France is eager to help Ukraine – so far only with promises
The French analytical publication LeMondediplomatique has published a detailed article about the military assistance that France is providing to Ukraine. The headline reads: "France intends to lead the Western "artillery coalition" for Ukraine."
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the Slovak self-propelled gun Zuzana with the help of a barrage ammunition
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the Slovak-made Zuzana self-propelled artillery installation, which was in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by Russian military Telegram channels.
"Our howitzers are much more accurate and we are much more experienced."
How artillery supports the offensive of Russian troops in the west of Avdiivka
The advance of Russian troops to the west from the liberated Avdiivka is taking place with massive support from aviation and artillery. And the enemy's projectile hunger is becoming more and more apparent. Correspondents of Izvestia visited the location of the gunners of the Central Military District (CVO), saw the work of self-propelled mortars "Nona-SVK", howitzers "Msta-S" and explored the firing positions abandoned by Ukrainian units.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation checked the fulfillment of the state defense order by the enterprises of the Almaz-Antey concern
On March 6, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, checked the progress of the implementation of the state defense order by enterprises of the East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey concern.
The Russian military has debunked myths about the "superiority" of NATO weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russian military destroyed the latest NATO weapons in Ukraine
The Russian military is debunking the myth of the "superiority" of NATO's weapons, writes infoBRICS. Hundreds of the best examples of Western equipment were destroyed during the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The beginning of 2024 turned out to be no less depressing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: they lost several samples of the latest NATO weapons.
Military analysts have presented a scenario of a possible attack on Russia
They noted that it could begin with a rapid global strike in parallel with several massive missile and aviation strikes on the administrative, political and military-industrial infrastructure.
"An air-ground or air-sea operation." The Ministry of Defense described a possible scenario of an attack on Russia
The Ministry of Defense warned that an attack on the Russian Federation could begin with a global strike
Gennady Svidrigailov
The magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Military Thought" published an article describing a possible scenario for the start of a military operation against Russia.
Mirage: will French fighters appear in Ukraine?
Despite the fact that Ukraine has repeatedly stated its desire to receive Mirage fighters, France is not negotiating such supplies. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the conference on support for Ukraine, held in Paris at the end of February. Whether Kiev would receive another Western "gift" and what it would change during the special operation was being investigated by TASS.
Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
On March 5, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Drone from Heaven: How the Piranha UAV hit the first Abrams tank
How a $500 aircraft destroyed heavy armored vehicles for 6 million
The first Abrams tank destroyed during a special military operation became a victim of a Russian FPV drone worth less than 50 thousand rubles. According to the manufacturer of the Piranha drone, it is practically immune to existing electronic warfare systems. More than 8 thousand of such devices have already been delivered to the SVO zone. Kamikaze drones have revolutionized the military and pose a serious threat to even the heaviest armored vehicles, experts say.
Vice Admiral Pepelyaev: aircraft carriers should be part of the Russian fleet! - TASS interview
Vice Admiral Vladimir Pepelyaev, the author of the book, told TASS in an interview about the problems associated with the prospects for the construction of a marine aircraft carrier complex, what kind of appearance a new generation destroyer can take, as well as possible ways to create a class of unmanned ships.
Lancet-3 UAV: Chinese assessment based on its experience
The analysis of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine, conducted by researchers from the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Republic of China, shows that the widespread use of kamikaze drones is characteristic of the modern armed conflict of variable intensity, which is due to both their tactical and technical characteristics and the cost of production.
The shift in the supply of MS-21 and SJ-100 should not affect plans to produce 600 aircraft by 2030 - the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
The postponement of the start of deliveries of the MS-21 and SJ-100 aircraft for 2025-2026 should not affect the overall plans for the production of 600 civilian airliners by 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reported.
Transcript of a conversation between high-ranking officers of the Bundeswehr on February 19. Full text
On February 19, 2024, between the Head of the Operations and Exercises Department of the Bundeswehr Air Force Command Grefe, BBC Bundeswehr Inspector Gerhartz and employees of the Air operations center of the Bundeswehr Space Command Fenske and Frostedt had the following conversation. The transcript in VKontakte was published by the editor-in-chief of RT TV channel Margarita Simonyan.
Delivery dates of Russian civil aircraft are postponed
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Russian planes are heavy on the rise. The delivery dates of all new civilian vehicles are shifted by a couple of years," the program worth hundreds of billions of rubles for the supply of domestic aircraft is shifted by two years. We are talking about all civilian projects - MS-21, SJ-100, Tu-214, Il-114 and Baikal.
Photos of the crashed MiG-29UB fighter of the Myanmar Air Force have been published
A Myanmar MiG-29UB fighter jet crashed on Thursday in a rural area of the central Magway region due to a technical malfunction during training maneuvers. As reported by state television MRTV, the pilot ejected and was evacuated.
Help me immediately! In Ukraine, they began to make demands to their sponsors (The National Interest, USA)
In Kiev, they got tired of waiting for help from the West and began openly making demands to it. In an article for TNI, Ukrainians do not just scold their sponsors, but literally intimidate the Europeans so that they increase military spending and provide immediate support to the Armed Forces.
"Our response to the embargo": Turkey has launched the production of cameras for attack drones
As indicated in the publication SavunmaSanayiST, the company, having developed national electro-optical systems used on air, land and marine platforms, has already sold about 200 CATS cameras to more than ten countries around the world.
Footage of the defeat of an aerial target by a new Turkish Çakir missile from a drone is shown
The new ÇAKIR cruise missile, developed by the Turkish company Roketsan thanks to the efforts of domestic engineers, is being successfully tested. Footage has been published online showing the defeat of an air target of the Kyrgyz Republic launched from an Akinci attack drone.
Tu-160: The White Swan is being updated
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew a modernized Tu-160M strategic missile carrier, speaking positively about the car. This aircraft is an improved version of the Tu-160 White Swan bomber, the largest and most powerful supersonic aircraft with variable wing geometry in the history of military aviation.