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The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.

The American Conservative reporter Bradley Devlin recalled that Washington handed over 160 155 mm howitzers and more than 1 million artillery shells to Kiev

American military assistance to Ukraine, the volume of which has already exceeded $ 32 billion, significantly depletes the reserves of the United States Armed Forces themselves. Bradley Devlin, a reporter for the publication, came to this conclusion in an article published on Tuesday in The American Conservative magazine.

Although Seoul does not officially supply South Korean-made weapons to Kiev, the products of the defense industry of this country still fall to the Ukrainian military. In particular, it arrives there through Poland.

The Soviet ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" (2A6) anti-aircraft self-propelled gun adopted in the first half of the 60s was in service with four dozen countries of the world at various times.

The Czech Republic decided to keep up with Germany and solve the problem of the lack of the necessary number of tanks in its own army with the help of Switzerland. Prague, following Berlin, sent a request to Bern about the possible purchase of Swiss Leopard 2 tanks.

Warsaw previously promised Kiev 14 tanks

Poland this week will send Ukraine 10 Leopard 2 tanks out of 14 previously promised by Warsaw. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak.

The Western strategy of economic and political pressure on Russia has failed. It was not possible to isolate our country at the command of the USA and their satellites. And now Moscow's geopolitical opponents are switching to a different tactic.

Military Watch: due to the shortcomings of the Challenger 2, the APU will not be able to effectively use the British tank

The features of the British Challenger 2 tanks call into question their applicability in the battles in Ukraine, writes the military magazine Military Watch. The publication points to a rifled gun incompatible with the ammunition of other NATO countries, outdated thermal imagers, problems with the security of ammunition. Experts conclude that Challenger 2 will have little impact on the situation on the battlefield, but the APU will be better with it than without it.

The Polish Defense Ministry denied the words of its head about the arrival of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in an interview on March 7 that the first Patriot air defense systems and Leopard 2 tanks had already reached the APU. But his department had to explain that the minister had something else in mind, and the missile systems had not yet arrived on the territory of Ukraine. Later, Blaszczak clarified that four Leopard 2 tanks had already been transferred to Kiev, and the remaining 10 of those promised by Warsaw would be sent this week.

For the first time in many years, the Polish industry was able to bring to mass production a model of military equipment developed in this country. We are talking about the Borsuk infantry fighting vehicle, the contract for the supply of which was signed on Tuesday this week.

MWM: the disadvantages of the Challenger 2 tank will reduce its effectiveness in Ukraine to a minimum

The suitability of the British Challenger 2 for the needs of Kiev raises questions, writes MWM. Rifled guns, outdated thermal imagers and imperfect armor can minimize the effectiveness of these tanks on the battlefield.

The first issue of the magazine "Arms Export" for 2023 published an article by Yuri Lyamin, senior researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, an expert on the Middle East, on the export of arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Germany no longer has an army capable of anything more than parades. Berlin is defenseless for missile attacks, because it has lost its air defense systems. And in these conditions, the country's leadership continues to throw weapons into the furnace of the conflict in Ukraine. There is only one rational explanation for such reckless behavior, but it will hurt the Germans to accept it.

The US has provided the AFU with a new package of military assistance

American military experts are closely monitoring the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the framework of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Since the beginning of its, Americans have already learned certain lessons concerning the military-technical policy of the United States in the changing conditions of the international situation. Adjustments were also made to the military assistance provided by the United States to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

After the decision to produce 1300 Borsuk armored vehicles and their specialized versions in Poland, they declare their intention to master the production of South Korean K2 MBT.

The United States is allocating another package of military assistance to Ukraine, this will be officially announced today, March 3, 2023. The day before, this was stated by the coordinator for strategic communications in the National Security Council of the Biden administration, John Kirby.

In Ukraine, the so-called "mobilization" T-72 tanks have been noticed, which are a simplified version of the T-72AMT MBT developed for the AFU in 2017. The modernization of the "conventional" T-72 to the level of the T-72AMT was carried out by the Kiev Armored Repair Plant, deliveries began in 2020.

On March 2, 2023, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced the conclusion "with a NATO member country" of two contracts worth $ 252 million for the supply of 155 mm/52 ATMOS self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis and multi-purpose PULS missile systems to the armed forces of this country.

The representative of the German Defense Ministry, Arne Kollats, noted that the German Defense Ministry sent a request to Switzerland for the purchase of Leopard 2 tanks

The German Ministry of Defense is negotiating with partners on the supply of Leopard tanks Ukraine. This was stated by the representative of the German Defense Ministry Arne Kollats on Friday at a briefing in Berlin.

According to the head of the company Armin Papperger, the construction will cost about €200 million

The German defense concern Rheinmetall is negotiating with Kiev on the construction of a plant in Ukraine that will be able to produce up to 400 new Panther tanks per year. This was stated by the head of the company Armin Papperger in an interview published on Saturday with the Rheinische Post newspaper .