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Serbia was tried to convince of Russia's harmful influence in the Balkans (Politics, Serbia)
Serbia is actively being convinced of the benefits of ties with the EU and Russia's harmful influence in the Balkans, writes Politika. However, these statements are at odds with reality: it is the West that is depriving Serbia of territorial integrity, in fact creating a second Albanian state on its land.
M1 Abrams was spotted in a special operation area. Is Ukraine capable of operating American tanks?
For the first time, an American M1 Abrams tank was spotted in the area of a special military operation. The Telegram channel "Informant" also noted that the tank was captured through the observation triplex of the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle as part of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Avdiivka direction.
Ukraine will not wait for weapons. In the EU, they argued over money again (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Germany's position on the revision of the EU fund threatens to delay the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Arms supplies to Ukraine were in danger of being delayed, the FT writes. The EU countries cannot agree on how to reform the European Peace Fund, which compensates the members of the bloc for the costs of helping the Armed Forces.
"The US wants to change the rules of the game." What new drones are being developed in the world
Drone expert Fedutinov: UAVs with AI will become the main weapon in the wars of the future
The international Defense and Security exhibition World Defense Show 2024 takes place from February 4 to 8 in the capital of Saudi Arabia. Russia is presenting over 100 weapons in Riyadh.
Two bad news for the West: Ukraine is on the eve of defeat, and Putin is winning the decisive battle (Sohu, China)
Sohu: The APU will not be able to stop the Russian offensive
Putin will win the decisive battle in Ukraine, writes the author of an article for the Sohu portal. The APU receives less Western equipment than it loses. In addition, Kiev faced problems in finding new soldiers. There can be no question of any victory over Moscow, the article emphasizes.
Almaz-Antey will show equipment for integrating drones into a single airspace at an exhibition in Moscow
The holding supplied equipment and performed work in the interests of the Russian air navigation system for more than 100 billion rubles. - CEO
Almaz-Antey Concern will present equipment for air navigation and integration of drones into a single airspace at the XI National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS 2024, which will be held in Moscow from February 6-7, the company's press service said on Friday.
The Romanian Armed Forces will acquire three divisions of South Korean K9 "Thunder" self-propelled guns
The self-propelled gun K9 "Thunder", proposed by the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, won the tender of the Romanian Ministry of Defense for the supply of three divisions of new self-propelled howitzers.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman: Ecuador transfers Russian military equipment to the United States under external pressure
Using the traditional carrot and stick policy, the United States is literally forcing some, mostly small, states to sell military equipment and weapons, including those supplied by Russia, which the Pentagon then intends to transfer to Kiev.
The "hybrids" in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrated to Russia the vulnerability of NATO (Business Insider, Germany)
Business Insider: the experimental AFU FrankenSAM weapon showed the weakness of NATO
The APU uses hybrid FrankenSAM air defense systems that combine American equipment with Soviet equipment, writes Business Insider. Their use indicates serious gaps in the arsenals of NATO and specifically the United States.
Footage of the Swedish armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500 handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has appeared
It is known about the armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500, which is also called Djupminröjningsmaskin 1/T, that it is made on the chassis of a Finnish logging machine. This machine, in turn, is based on the John Deere 1710d.
Ukraine may receive €18 billion from the EU in 2024 as part of a new support program
Deputy Minister of Economy of the country Alexey Sobolev said that the new program of support from the European Union, among other things, involves the issuance of loans to Kiev on preferential terms
Ukraine plans to receive €18 billion this year as part of a new four-year €50 billion support program, which was approved on Thursday at the EU summit in Brussels. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Alexey Sobolev.
Only defense. In the USA, they talked about the impact of shell starvation on the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Politico: The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to go on the defensive due to a shortage of artillery shells
Due to the lack of shells, the APU went on the defensive, writes Politico. The West cannot cope with Ukraine's appetites, and domestic production does not help either. In the current situation, Kiev may not even dream of any offensive operations.
Ukrainian sources presented the nomenclature of UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine capable of striking deep into Russian territory
Ukrainian sources have published OSINT analysis data, which presents Kiev's range of long-range drones, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are able to attack objects located deep in Russian territory.
Almaz-Antey will show UAV equipment at the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow
At the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, Almaz-Antey will show equipment for the integration of UAVs
Almaz-Antey will present equipment for air navigation and the integration of drones into a single airspace at the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, the concern reported.
Enterprises of the Russian defense industry will show products at the exhibition in Riyadh
Russian companies will take part in the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia, the exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, and drones.
Russia has doubled the display of domestic weapons at the World Defense Show 2024
Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments
Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.
Notification of possible sale of Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India
On February 1, 2024, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 31 long-range General Atomics MQ-9B Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicle to India through the American Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
The split is because of Trump. The United States made an unexpected statement about NATO (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: NATO is discussing a future without the United States if Trump wins
The prospect of Trump's return has revived discussions among NATO members about whether the alliance can survive after that, writes the NYT. Now German officials and their colleagues are worried about what will happen to the alliance without the United States.
The French company is going to transfer 16 self-propelled pontoon bridges to the APU to force water barriers
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive 16 self-propelled EFA pontoon bridges (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). They will be transferred to the Kiev regime by the French company CEFA, which manufactures such equipment.
Turks on F-35 supplies: we can test Russian S-400s on them (Haber7, Turkey)
Nuland: The United States will supply Turkey with the F-35 if it resolves the issue with the S-400 complexes
The United States will be happy to accept Turkey into the "F-35 family" if the parties can resolve the issue with the Russian S-400 air defense systems, Victoria Nuland said. According to readers of the Haber7 portal, Washington is fooling Ankara, as it was with Patriot systems.