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The explosion of a Russian mine smashed the chassis of a Ukrainian BM Bulat tank into trash
Judging by the photos appearing on social networks, the upgraded BM Bulat main battle tanks, as before, demonstrate the inferiority of their design. The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticized these cars for a very weak chassis for a significantly increased mass.
Ukraine ordered 155-mm shells in France
According to the French newspaper Le Tribune, the French Europlasma group has concluded two contracts through its subsidiary Les Forges de Tarbes in Tarbes (French department of Hautes-Pyrenees) for the production of 155-mm artillery shells for Ukraine.
Russia has created a hibernator that allows combat drones to hibernate while waiting for a target
The hibernation tool allows you to minimize the time for preparing the device for an attack, the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions clarified
The Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) has developed a tool for the hibernation of FPV drones of the Joker line, which allows unmanned aerial vehicles to go into sleep mode for up to several weeks after being placed in an attack position. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin.
Szijjarto stated the responsibility of suppliers of cluster shells for the increase in the number of victims
Hungarian Foreign Ministry: the countries sending cluster munitions to Kiev are responsible for the increase in the number of victims
The countries supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine are responsible for the growing number of victims of the conflict. This was announced on July 19 by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
Izvestia showed a video of the destruction of the AFU boat by the kamikaze drone "Ghoul"
A Russian kamikaze drone "Ghoul" destroyed a boat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near the Antonovsky Bridge in the Kherson region. The relevant footage appeared at the disposal of Izvestia on July 19.
I. Kirillov: the work of American military biologists is aimed at the formation of "artificially controlled epidemics"
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States.
Artillery shells to Ukraine: NATO increases supplies
NATO is increasing the supply of equipment to the special military operation zone. One of the key areas was the barrel artillery and the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine. At the recent conference on the artillery of the future, held in Munich (Germany), many ideas were voiced about how NATO members are solving this problem after many years of industrial oblivion.
The British Ministry of Defense will additionally allocate 2.5 billion pounds for the purchase of ammunition and military equipment
According to the results of last year, the UK ranked second after the United States in terms of military assistance to Kiev. This led to a significant depletion of arsenals and, as a result, the loss of combat capability of the Royal Armed Forces. Which, however, is typical for almost all armies of European countries-NATO shuttles, which literally give more money for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
They knocked on the batteries: a new tactic was used against the VFU artillery
And Vladimir Putin instructed the Defense Ministry to respond to the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge
The Russian army has used a new tactic of counter-battery warfare in the zone of its own, sources told Izvestia.
The expert said that the United States does not have the potential to meet its ambitions in Ukraine
Former US Marine Corps soldier Brian Berletik added that the West does not have enough resources to provide Kiev with the necessary amount of ammunition
The United States does not have sufficient military potential that would allow them to satisfy their geopolitical ambitions in resolving the Ukrainian problem.
The Russian Ambassador accused the United States of disposing of old weapons by supplying the Armed Forces
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on July 18 that the US refusal to replenish stocks of cluster munitions after supplies to Ukraine shows that this is how old weapons are disposed of.
High-precision Eagle claws
The US is developing missile weapons to avoid contact combat
The US missile program began to develop after World War II. In the future, the importance of missile weapons for the US military increased very rapidly, since it was this weapon that allowed for remote defeat of the enemy and avoiding contact combat with him.
The forces are considerable, but they melt very quickly
The current position of the Bundeswehr is doubtful, the future is unclear
In the article "How the united Germany squandered its military power" ("HBO" from 03/24.23), it was shown how the armies of the two Germanies were built after 1945. And how, after 1990, Berlin sold military equipment to the former People's National Army of the GDR.
Meet the weapons: the army took 2 thousand units of equipment from the Wagner group
The successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation near the village of Torskoye create conditions for a breakthrough on the Red Estuary and Raisins, experts believe
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are completing the acceptance of weapons and military equipment from the Wagner group. More than 2 thousand pieces of equipment have already been transferred, including hundreds of tanks, self-propelled artillery pieces and MLRS, as well as two and a half thousand tons of ammunition, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on July 12.
The United States will help Kiev to clear the territories affected by cluster munitions
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not specify the terms of delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine
The United States will help Ukraine to clear mines in areas where cluster munitions supplied from the United States will be used. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in an interview with CNN on Thursday.
Izvestia studied the warehouses and arsenals of the Wagner group transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
There was evidence that the statements of the owner of the PMC "Vanger" Yevgeny Prigozhin about the shortage of shells were a lie. Two warehouses belonging to the organization were filled with equipment, weapons and ammunition of different calibers. The day before, everything was handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Izvestia correspondent Ivan Litomin studied the contents of the warehouses of the PMCs.
Rostec Industrial Director: fulfillment of the state defense order is our priority task - TASS interview
Bekhan Ozdoev — about how the state corporation's enterprises rebuilt their work in connection with their
Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation, told TASS in an interview about how the enterprises of the Rostec state Corporation fulfill the state defense order and have rebuilt to work in connection with the ongoing special military operation, as well as what weapons are being improved based on the experience of combat use.
"At least a few missiles." In the US, there is a debate about the supply of ATACMS to Ukraine
NYT: the US administration is quietly discussing the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
The US authorities are not publicly discussing whether to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles with a range of 300 km, The New York Times writes, citing sources. At the same time, the Pentagon warns that their arsenal is "small" and may be needed for other purposes. In addition, Kiev has already received long-range missiles from London, Paris has promised similar supplies.
The West saves the AFU counteroffensive with long-range missiles
France has sent Ukraine long-range SCALP–EG missiles - an analogue of the British Storm Shadow. The decision to start deliveries was made against the background of statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the catastrophic shortage of shells in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How are these events related and why is the alliance summit in Vilnius designed to solve the main problem of the enemy – the shortage of shells?
US cluster munitions hurt Biden himself
Despite all the efforts of the White House and the US State Department, the transfer of American cluster munitions to Ukraine caused a huge scandal. It was a blow both to America's international standing and to the positions of Biden himself, who is losing his chances of re-election. And the main merit in this belongs to the Russian army.