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General Vladimirov: the Ukrainian military is not capable of using Western equipment

Western media report that the Ukrainian military cannot effectively use samples of weapons and military equipment supplied to them by the United States and European countries. Why - "Newspaper.Ru" was dealt with together with military experts.

Artillery shells "Krasnopol" showed high efficiency during the special operation in the Donbass. This statement was made by Rostec on June 16.

The package of US military assistance for Ukraine, which was announced on Wednesday, provides, in particular, for the transfer by Washington of another 18 155-mm howitzers and 36 thousand shells for them, American media reported on Wednesday with reference to the Pentagon.

In the 90s, a sample of the BTR-T heavy armored personnel carrier was made in Omsk on the basis of the T-55 medium tank. Instead of a turret with a 100 mm gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, a low-profile manned combat module with a 2A42 automatic cannon and a 9M113 "Competition" anti-tank missile system was installed.

The sale to Kiev of American reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) MQ-1C Gray Eagle ("Gray Eagle") is accompanied by various difficulties. This is reported by the newspaper Politico with reference to American officials.

Currently, in the north of Donbass, the main actions of the allied forces have unfolded, carrying out the encirclement of the enemy's Severodonetsk-Lisichansk grouping. The enemy, trying to counteract these plans, is transferring forces from other fronts to this direction, strengthening them with combat systems of Western origin.

 MBDA Deutschland GmbH is expanding its range of guided missiles for fire support of ground forces and special forces.

The US Army depends on antimony supplies from China and Russia

Washington may be left without strategic stocks of antimony, which is used for the production of ammunition. This is stated in the report of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed Forces Affairs. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why American gunsmiths need antimony and why its reserves may run out.

The US Department of Defense stated that for 20 years it had provided assistance to 46 Ukrainian biological structures, but stressed that the purpose of this assistance was the biological security of Ukraine and improving control over human health.

Moscow is jealous, but not much

Washington has recently been exerting the strongest pressure on Delhi, seeking to abandon any cooperation with Moscow, especially military-technical. And it seems to give certain results. For example, India refuses new purchases of Mi-17 and Ka-31 helicopters.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the commands of Western countries draw conclusions from the course of the military campaign and try to adapt to the new conditions of combat.

Drones are used to defeat remote ground targets, the state corporation reported

Russian kamikaze drones "CUBE" and "Lancet" are actively used in combat operations in Ukraine. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the Rostec state Corporation.

The Russian military actively uses domestic-made barrage ammunition during a special military operation in Ukraine. According to Rostec, we are talking about kamikaze drones "CUBE" and "Lancet"

Turkey has begun mass production of adjustable Bozok planning bombs. High-precision ammunition is included in the arsenal of Bayraktar (Bayraktar TB2) attack drones, writes Daily Sabah.

Russian sappers checked almost 3 thousand hectares of territory in the DPR and LPR during mine clearance, neutralized almost 14 thousand explosive objects.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about whether the supply of American MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to Kiev will affect the situation at the front

In an interview with the Rossiya-1 TV channel, President Vladimir Putin said that he sees no point in supplying Ukraine with heavy drones. According to him, like other arms transfers from abroad, this will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, but it will not change anything on the battlefield.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports on six US biolabs in Nigeria, such data was provided by the Vice Speaker of the Federation Council, co-chairman of the parliamentary commission on the investigation of the activities of US biolabs in Ukraine Konstantin Kosachev.

Britain does not intend to heed Russia's warnings and will supply Ukraine with the weapons that Kiev requests. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the message of the British Ministry of Defense about the transfer of the M270 MLRS to the Ukrainian army along with guided missiles.

The supply of a wide range of Western weapons to Ukraine is not only aimed at, as the EU leadership puts it, "defeating Russia on the battlefield." Moreover, according to a number of signs, the combat effectiveness of both Stingers, Javelins, and Bayraktars turned out to be almost shameful. However, the very fact of the participation of these types of weapons in real battles is of great importance for the West. Why?

Following the decision announced by the United States on June 1, 2022 to transfer the M142 HIMARS ground-based missile systems with high-precision GMLRS missiles to Ukraine as military assistance, it became known about the intentions of Germany and Great Britain to transfer to Ukraine from the presence of their armed forces upgraded missile systems (multiple launch rocket systems) of American production M270 MLRS, also capable of using GMLRS missiles.