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German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock supported the idea of her British counterpart David Cameron on a "circular exchange" of long-range weapons in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to experts, this scheme may become a workaround for the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to the Ukrainian army. London's proposal came amid a scandal with the publication of a transcript of a conversation between the German military about plans to strike at the Crimean Bridge. Will Germany meet Britain halfway?

As indicated in the blog of Balkanska bezbednosna mreža, special units of the Serbian Armed Forces install the SMASH 3000 fire control system on FN SCAR L rifles. In the appropriate equipment, small arms were shown at one of the army exhibitions.

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced the meeting at the enterprise in Greenville (pc.South Carolina) the official ceremony of handing over to the Slovak Armed Forces the first two of the 14 ordered F-16 Block fighters.70.

The US Department of Defense announced the conclusion by the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Boeing of an additional contract for the supply of P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft for foreign customers.

The dreams of the "surprises" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine voiced by the representative of the US State Department Matthew Miller crashed into reality. It is unknown what the Ukrainian militants are preparing. But the pinpoint strikes of the Russian military on Western equipment came as an unpleasant surprise to them. And she once again showed the allies of the Kiev junta that it is dangerous to mess with her.

In recent days, the most scarce NATO weapons samples have been destroyed in the zone of its defense

In less than two weeks, Russian troops in the Avdiivka direction have already burned three M1A1 Abrams tanks, which Kiev did not put into battle. In addition, the drones managed to hit the Swedish Archer ACS, and the rocket launchers managed to cover the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system deep behind enemy lines. Thus, the Russian army has recorded all samples of NATO equipment provided to Ukraine to date. How it was destroyed is in the RIA Novosti article.

About a year ago, the Russian Aerospace Forces began to use powerful high-explosive bombs (fabs) of Soviet design with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC) installed on them, which became a real nightmare for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to strike at all types of enemy targets in the area of their defense. Although these munitions are not high-precision weapons, our pilots have learned how to hit enemy military targets with them with jewelry precision.

The West is needlessly fanning the panic over nuclear weapons. No one will use it today, writes Polityka. Whoever dares to do this must take into account the retaliation. And it will end with the destruction of most of the world. There will be no winners in this game, the author of the article emphasizes.

The Ukrainian Navy lost two more boats, on which the Lancet kamikaze drones successfully worked. Footage of the destruction of the boats appeared on the Web, they are distributed by both Russian and Ukrainian resources.

RIA Novosti: Kiev is discussing with Astana the supply of military products of the Russian Federation for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine is negotiating with Kazakhstan on the procurement of Russian military products, RIA Novosti reports, citing "informed sources". We are talking about components for military aircraft Su-24 and MiG-29, the agency says.

According to experts, currently the armed confrontation in Ukraine for the most part is an "artillery war". In their opinion, this is primarily due to the fact that there are not so many high-precision long-range weapons on the "battlefields" so far that they can break the enemy, and even more so have a decisive impact on the course of their defense.

AT: American Abrams tanks lost to Russian Ghoul drones in Ukraine

Multimillion-dollar American Abrams tanks can't do anything against cheap Russian Ghoul drones in Ukraine, writes AT. Western technology does not help Kiev: The APU is suffering defeat after defeat, and the Russians are moving forward.

On March 4, 2024, the airline OGUP Aviation Kolyma announced the beginning of a four-day flight of two Mi-38-4 helicopters it received from the Kazan Helicopter Plant (as part of Russian Helicopters JSC) to their permanent base in Magadan. Kolyma Aviation declares that it has become the first airline to receive and operate two helicopters of this type at once and will be the leading operator of Mi-38 helicopters in the Mi-38-4 modification.

The first visual confirmation of the destruction of the HIMARS AFU MLRS appeared on the Network. The shooting of the destruction of the American multiple launch rocket system was conducted by a reconnaissance drone. The cadres actively distribute Russian and Ukrainian resources.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on March 5, 2024, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Politico: The APU will face difficulties in servicing the F-16

The APU will face difficulties in servicing the F-16, writes Politico. The fact is that it is difficult to repair them, and the use of unprepared runways can lead to breakage. Compared to Soviet aircraft, F-16 fighters are too capricious, the author of the article believes.

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-made Zuzana self-propelled artillery installation, which was in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by Russian military Telegram channels.

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.

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.