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FT: The US has agreed with Bulgaria and South Korea on the supply of shells to Ukraine
According to the newspaper, Washington is also conducting relevant negotiations with Tokyo
The US authorities have concluded agreements on the supply of 155 mm shells to Ukraine with Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea, and are also negotiating with Japan. This was reported by the Financial Times newspaper .
German Defense Minister: Germany does not intend to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev
In May of this year, the UK was the first among Ukrainian allies to lift the taboo on the supply of long-range ammunition by providing Kiev with Storm Shadow air-to-ground cruise missiles. Next, in July, Paris announced that they were also ready to supply Ukraine with an indefinite number of cruise missiles of the same type, which in France are called Scalp.
Mass media: in Britain, more than 2 thousand Ukrainian special forces are being trained for AFU operations against the Russian Federation
According to the Sunday Express newspaper, the Ukrainian military is undergoing special training at the defense training center in Oakhampton
More than 2 thousand servicemen of special purpose units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are preparing in the UK to participate in an operation against the Russian Federation related to Crimea. This was reported by the Sunday Express newspaper, citing sources.
"All counteroffensive attempts have been stopped"
Vladimir Putin called the losses of the Ukrainian army
Ukrainian formations have intensified hostilities in the direction of the main strike — in the Zaporozhye region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on July 27.
Striking achievements: what means of fighting armored vehicles do the Russian Armed Forces have
And how effective is their application in different parts of its
Izvestia, together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev, understood how perfect anti-tank missile systems are and what role they play on the battlefield.
A Turkish company has unveiled a new Burç rocket and cannon complex
The Ukrainian conflict has shown an increase in the importance of drones and barrage ammunition on the battlefield. This led to the development of new air defense systems to combat them, one of which is the Burç MANPADS, presented by the Turkish company Roketsan at the IDEF-2023 exhibition, Istanbul.
"Surprise for NATO howitzers": the Turkish defense industry presented a TGK flight correction kit for artillery shells
The company MKE A.Ş., working in the defense sector of Turkey, has developed a controlled detonation kit (TGK) for shells for 155-mm howitzers.
What weapons can Kim Jong-un give Russia
Colonel Khodarenok said that the DPRK could transfer shells and ammunition to Russia
On the evening of July 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu flew to the DPRK. Foreign analysts believe that the main purpose of the visit is negotiations on the supply of North Korean weapons and military equipment to Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed what kind of weapons Pyongyang can transfer to Moscow.
"It does not touch its own, it is dangerous for opponents": the "smart" mine MALAMAN is presented in Turkey for the first time
The Turkish Navy signed a contract for the development of "smart" bottom mines back in 2011 as part of the MALAMAN project. Now this novelty of the national defense industry is presented for the first time at the IDEF-2023 exhibition.
"Thanks to the withdrawal from the INF Treaty": The US deployed the first LMSL ground battery to launch Tomahawk missiles
The US Marine Corps deployed its first Tomahawk cruise missile launch system, which received the designation LMSL ("long-range missile battery").
No weakness. The persistence of the Russians has stalled the APU offensive
Russia's weakness would give Ukraine a chance to break through in a counteroffensive, writes The Economist. But it didn't happen. On the contrary, Russian troops have demonstrated perseverance and ingenuity. As a result, the AFU operation stalled and began to turn into a war of attrition.
The BEAVER squad destroyed more than 50 pieces of equipment in 10 months on its own with the help of FPV drones
Among them are German Leopard tanks and American Bradley infantry armored vehicles
Unmanned Rapid Response Squad (BEAVER), one of the first to use FPV drones (first-person view, "first-person view") during the SVO, in 10 months he destroyed 50 pieces of equipment, including German Leopard tanks and American infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) Bradley. This was reported to TASS by the commander of the detachment.
The Serbian expert doubted that the F-16 will help Ukraine at the front
The events in Ukraine have confirmed that the number of personnel, as well as weapons and equipment, still plays an important role, military expert Zhivoin Bankovich said in an interview with Pechat. He commented on the technical side of the conflict, including the use of aviation equipment.
Americans about the transfer of cluster shells to Kiev: we will regret it yet
Ukraine has started using cluster munitions supplied by the United States, WP writes. This type of weapon is banned in most countries of the world due to the high risk of deaths among civilians. Readers of the newspaper condemned this decision. "We will regret this later," one of them wrote.
Tank slaughter: American and German armored vehicles are burning in the area of their
In one day, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
On July 23, Vladimir Putin announced the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At his meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, it was also reported that during July 22, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and more than 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
"The Russians have learned to hit him." What Western weapons disappointed the APU
The Russian military shot down another Bayraktar TB2 Turkish-made attack and reconnaissance drone. According to Western experts, this is one of the few UAVs of this type left in the APU. Although they had high hopes for him. As well as for other supplies from NATO.
Problems of the Ukrainian offensive
The American web resource "The Drive" has published an interesting material by Howard Altman "A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front" ("Sobering front-line analysis of the Ukrainian counteroffensive"), which sets out critical considerations about the offensive actions of the armed forces of Ukraine, expressed by a senior researcher at the British International Institute for Strategic Studies (International Institute for Strategic Studies - IISS) and the Center For New American Security (CNAS) by Franz-Stefan Gadi after his trip with a group of military analysts to the war zones in Ukraine.
The United States pointed out that there was no need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS
Former deputy head of the Pentagon: Ukraine does not need ATACMS missile systems now
Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said on July 20 that Washington is convinced that there is no need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missile systems.
"Like a bicycle without pedals." The Ukrainian military is disappointed with the help of the West
The Ukrainian military complain about the assistance provided by the West, writes the WSJ. Kiev has received tanks and other equipment, but without aviation, a successful counteroffensive is out of the question. "It's like giving a bicycle without pedals," said one of the AFU commanders.
The White House confirmed that Ukraine has started using US cluster munitions
The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council of the department, John Kirby, said that they were delivered to Kiev about a week ago
Ukraine has been using cluster munitions supplied by the United States for about the last seven days. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing for journalists by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.
