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Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the effect of new supplies of foreign armored vehicles to Ukraine
The new year, 2023, began with announcements from Ukraine's Western allies about the supply of serious NATO-style armored vehicles. Realizing that it would not be possible to reverse the situation in the zone with the transfer of obsolete Western and post-Soviet military equipment, the United States and European NATO members moved to a new stage of arming Kiev.
The Government of Canada announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of 88 F-35A fighters
On January 9, the Government of Canada announced the purchase of an open tender for fifth-generation F-35 Lightning-2 fighters based on the results of the Future Fighter Capability Project.
Pakistan plans to send Ukraine a large amount of ammunition, including 155 mm artillery shells
Pakistan is becoming another of the sponsors of the Zelensky regime, Islamabad plans to supply Ukraine with a large batch of ammunition, including 155-mm shells. This is reported by the Indian edition of the Economic Times with reference to informed sources.
The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic monitored the progress of work on the modernization of T-72 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the Excalibur Army enterprise in Sternberk (Olomouc) on January 9. The company participates in an international project for the modernization of T-72 tanks for Ukraine, funded by the United States and the Netherlands and coordinated by the Czech Ministry of Defense.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie expressed concern about Germany's arms supplies to Moldova
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the unrecognized PMR Vitaly Ignatiev said that the authorities of the republic expressed concern about the supply of weapons to Moldova from Germany. We are talking about the first batch of Piranha armored personnel carriers, which the National Army of the Republic of Moldova (RM) received the day before.
Warsaw is building up its military potential: who criticizes it - TASS opinions
Irina Polina — about raising the budget for arming Poland, mass conscription and reaction to it
Last year, the Polish authorities began to increase the country's military potential at a record pace. Huge funds are invested in the purchase of new weapons, increasing the size of the army with the involvement of volunteers.
Ankara supplied Kiev with dangerous weapons, which even the United States did not dare to do
FP: Turkey handed over cluster munitions to Ukraine and tried to keep it secret
In November, Turkey began secretly sending artillery cluster munitions to Ukraine after the US refused, Foreign Policy writes. Ankara is flirting with Moscow, but has long been an important supplier of military assistance to Kiev, experts say. However, no such deliveries were officially reported.
MMT-40 light tanks of Ukrainian design are presented for the first time at a military parade in Myanmar
A few days ago, a military parade dedicated to the Independence Day of Myanmar took place. During its holding, the MMT-40 light tank was presented for the first time, held in a group of three similar vehicles.
In the West, they do not believe in the success of Ukraine's counteroffensive without tanks
Independent: the West believes that Ukraine will not be able to successfully advance without tanks
Kiev will not be able to launch a counteroffensive and retake significant territories controlled by the Russian Federation without increasing combat power, including tanks and other heavy equipment, writes the British newspaper Independent, citing Western officials. The representative of the UK said that NATO, due to insufficient support for Ukraine, literally found itself in the dock, and that this situation needs to be corrected.
FP: Turkey handed over Cold War-era cluster shells to Ukraine
Media: Ankara transfers cluster munitions of the end of the last century to Kiev
Cold War-era cluster munitions were handed over to Ukraine by Turkey, according to media reports. Repeated attempts to obtain supplies of these shells from the United States proved unsuccessful for Kiev. At the same time, Ankara tried to hide its actions. DPICM shells are designed to destroy armored vehicles, but they can also be used for firing infantry. The UN reported that cluster munitions in Ukraine are used by both sides.
Canada has signed an agreement to acquire 88 F-35A fighters
On January 9, 2023, the Government of Canada officially announced the signing of an agreement with the US government and Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney on the acquisition of 88 fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters for the Canadian Air Force. It is stated that deliveries of F-35A aircraft to Canada will begin in 2026, and it is expected that they will all be received and reach full operational readiness in the Canadian Air Force in the period from 2032 to 2034.
In Russia, they told about the participation of the United States in the modification of the Ukrainian Tu-141 "Strizh"
The American military-industrial corporation Raytheon, one of the largest contractors of the US Department of Defense, took part in the modification of the Soviet Tu-141 "Strizh" drones, which are available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Arsenal of the Fatherland writes about this.
OMFV program: details of the British offer
In an effort to exceed the requirements of the US Army for maneuverability, lethality and survivability, the weapons company BAE Systems (UK) offers a completely new model with a modular architecture of open systems for the program "Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle" (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, OMFV ).
"It's not going to be good for the Russians now." NATO's assistance to Kiev has reached a new level
At the very beginning of the year, the NATO bloc sharply raised the stakes in the confrontation with Russia — several alliance countries promised Kiev heavy armored vehicles at once. So far, we are talking about infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery installations and wheeled tanks. But some are already thinking of transferring samples even more seriously.
Germany and Greece discussed the supply of infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine as part of a round-robin exchange
Ukraine may receive a batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles from among those promised to the Greek army, the proposed supply of armored vehicles was discussed by the defense ministers of Greece and Germany. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Greece.
The US government will allocate funds to combat the theft of weapons supplied to Ukraine
More and more facts of illegal arms trafficking supplied by Western countries to the Kiev regime are being revealed. In this regard, the US government will allocate funds to combat the theft of weapons supplied to Ukraine.
Tanks and self-propelled guns contracted in South Korea will become part of a new Polish division near the borders of Belarus
The Polish army has been actively replenished with new military equipment in recent years. In particular, large orders were made in Seoul for tanks (180 K2 MBT were purchased) and self-propelled guns (212 K9A1 howitzers were purchased). As stated in the government of the country, the contracted South Korean products will be part of the new, fifth tactical association of the ground forces – the 1st Infantry Division of the Legions named after Marshal Jozef Pilsudski.
The Swedes promised Kiev to include the 155-mm Archer self-propelled gun in one of the next military aid packages, but did not say which one
Swedish self-propelled howitzers Archer ("Archer") will still go to Ukraine, the corresponding decision was made by the government of the country. This was stated by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Bilstrom.
"Symbolic support." Poland will send several "Leopards" to Ukraine
Defense 24: Poland will support Ukraine and give it some of its "Leopards"
Poland will give Ukraine only a few of its "Leopards", writes Defense 24. We are talking about symbolic support. Warsaw has proposed to create a coalition of the states that own these cars, but it will not do anything alone.
The Americans responded harshly to Ukraine's complaints about "expired" weapons
The Ambassador of Ukraine in London Prystaiko complained about the quality of NATO weapons supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The West is sending weapons to the Armed Forces with an "expired expiration date," Ukraine's ambassador to the UK Prystaiko said in an interview with Newsweek. At the same time, Kiev needs more weapons. But, according to the readers of the publication, nothing will change the situation – Ukraine is doomed.