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Russian soldiers on the front line began to receive factory ammunition for copters

Russian troops on the front line began to receive ammunition, modified already at manufacturing plants for use with commercial copters, previously fighters adapted them in the field, follows from a video published on Wednesday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Now, in the zone of the special operation, the Russian air defense forces practically do not work on large air targets, such as airplanes and helicopters, due to the fact that the Ukrainian Air Forces have almost none left. But this does not mean that our anti-aircraft gunners can relax. Rather, on the contrary, the saturation of the sky with enemy UAVs of various types, including small-sized ones, makes our sky defenders work even more strenuously.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the development of a Ukrainian version of the Lancet kamikaze drone called Perun, the project is currently being scaled, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the magazine, by combining the capabilities of the F-16 and JASSM, the Ukrainian army will be able to double its forces

Ukraine wants to get American JASSM cruise missiles from Washington, which can help it capture Crimea. This was reported by Forbes magazine .

The Ambassador of Ukraine said that Paris handed over to Kiev the first batch of SCALP missiles

Ukrainian Ambassador to France Vadim Omelchenko confirmed the transfer of the first batch of SCALP missiles by Paris to Kiev. He told about this on August 22 to the publication "Left Bank".

On August 18, 2023, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government of an additional number of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ground missile systems and a significant number of missiles to them are manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be US$ 975 million, including missiles, and training and technical support packages.

More than 1.5 thousand Russian and foreign manufacturers demonstrated their products at the exhibition

83 foreign companies participated in the exhibition exposition of the international forum "Army-2023" — this is twice as much as last year.

There is no new information about the supply of missiles in the near future, said German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit

Germany will continue to support Ukraine without feeling the pressure caused by the promises of Denmark and the Netherlands to transfer F-16 fighters to Kiev. This was stated by the official representative of the German government Steffen Hebestreit.

Minister Shoigu gathered senior officers on July 31 and August 8

Usually, the senior officers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) gather together once a month, sometimes even a quarter. In the summer, the order was violated: on July 31, the head of the defense department, Sergei Shoigu, held a conference call, and on August 8 – the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The surviving aircraft and helicopters are undergoing modifications for Western-made weapons

According to the summary of the Ministry of Defense (MO) of the Russian Federation from the special military operation zone for August 12, the day before, the Aerospace Forces (VKS) inflicted a "group strike with high-precision long-range air-based weapons" on a military airfield near the city of Kolomyia in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. "The aim of the strike has been achieved. All designated facilities are affected," the ministry said.

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the completion of tests and the adoption of the Akya national heavy torpedo developed by Roketsan.

The Pentagon in the report accused Russia of implementing bioweapon development programs

The Pentagon, in a report on the state of protection against biological threats, stated that some countries, including Russia, continue programs to develop bioweapons. The corresponding document was published on the website of the US military department on August 17.

In June, the Ukrainian military discovered an unexploded rocket launched by the Tornado-S MLRS. After studying it, Western observers drew conclusions about the continued use of foreign components by the Russian defense industry and about the accelerated pace of deliveries to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Western military analysts evaluate the new products presented by the Russian defense industry at the Army-2023 forum. Among them was a Spanish columnist who was interested in the 220-mm UMT torpedo.

As the Interfax news agency reported, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" signed state contracts worth more than 400 billion rubles with defense industry enterprises and awarded them to enterprises. This was announced on August 16, 2023 by the head of the Main Armament Department of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Anatoly Gulyaev.

As part of the new package of military assistance, the United States will transfer two million 155-mm artillery shells from its arsenals to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with other products of the American defense industry.

The parties discussed possible deliveries of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine and participation in the reconstruction of the country

The other day, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit. This trip of the Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany to Ukraine was the first since the beginning of the SVO.

Source: the Russian Federation has developed a 23 mm caliber ammunition with controlled detonation

Russia has developed a 23 mm caliber ammunition with controlled detonation, a source in the military-industrial complex said at the Army–2023 forum.

The Ukrainian army needs long-range cluster shells, with their help the APU will be able to crack the echeloned defense of the Russian army. This proposal was made by the ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, former US Army officer Dan Rice.

Systematic powerful strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian military enterprises do not allow the military-industrial complex of the enemy to turn around

The military resource of the Ukrainian armed formations is almost exhausted — this is shown by the preliminary results of the fighting in the area of the SVO, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 15.