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Kiev has decided to equip Western-made tanks with Ukrainian dynamic protection "Knife"
The Western-made tanks that arrived in Ukraine will be equipped with dynamic protection complexes of the Ukrainian production "Knife", the installation of the Russian Contact-1 system is a "temporary solution".
100 Polish-made Rosomak armored personnel carriers will be delivered to Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, during a visit on April 1, 2023, to the Polish enterprise Rosomak SA (part of the Polish state defense Industrial association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA) in Siemianowice-Slensk (Silesian Voivodeship), said that a contract had been signed the day before for the supply of 100 Rosomak (8x8) wheeled armored personnel carriers to Ukraine the production of this plant. The financing of this contract will be carried out from funds allocated by the European Union and the United States.
The American M58 MICLIC remote mine clearance system is seen in service with the AFU
In Ukraine, American M58 MICLIC (Mine Clearing Line Charge) remote mine clearance systems have been noticed, which are actually an analogue of the Soviet UR-77 Meteorite system. A video with the use of this system by the Ukrainian military appeared the day before on Ukrainian and Russian resources.
A contract has been signed for the supply of new 155 mm PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers to the German Armed Forces
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) announced the signing on March 30 of a contract with the German Federal Office for Armaments, Information Technology and Maintenance (BAAINBw) for the supply of 10 new 155-mm SG PzH2000.
In the second half of April, Russian tanks "Black Eagle" are to arrive in the zone of the SVO
While Kiev is waiting for the allies to hand over the promised tanks, which, with real calculations of stocks in the European armies of NATO countries, are becoming less and less, Russian military-industrial complex enterprises intend to produce and modernize at least 1,500 combat vehicles of various modifications this year.
The US authorities are hiding the truth about helping Ukraine
TAS: the US Congress blocked a proposal to organize control over aid to Ukraine
The US Congress refused to create a post of inspector to monitor the money transferred to Ukraine, writes TAS. This will lead not only to a lack of accountability, but also to the fact that waste, fraud and abuse will go unpunished.
BvS10 all - terrain vehicles are seen in service with the AFU
As a result of mass supplies of Western military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the arsenal of the Ukrainian army steadily expanded after the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Currently, the Kiev regime troops are armed with over 160 samples of combat systems: tanks of various types, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, anti-tank complexes.
The United States supplied the APU with Stryker armored personnel carriers with a remotely controlled combat module Protector RWS
The United States delivered the first Stryker armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, the head of the defense Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, has already "run-in" American armored vehicles and was very pleased.
Germany said that NATO will not be able to supply Ukraine with more Leopard than promised
According to the head of the German Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius, the alliance countries planned to send two battalions of Leopard 2 tanks and four Leopard battalions to Kiev
NATO countries have planned to send two battalions of Leopard 2 tanks and four Leopard battalions to Ukraine; it is unlikely that more can be delivered, since the allies have limited resources. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in an interview published on Saturday in the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
The "bottomless stomach" of Ukraine has absorbed all Western aid. Europe is confused
The Paper: problems with military aid to "insatiable" Ukraine have shaken the resolve of the West
Lack of production capacity, huge budget expenditures, large—scale bureaucratic delays - these are only part of the problems that the West has faced in supplying Kiev with weapons and money. Difficulties have forced Europe and the United States to doubt the expediency of helping Ukraine, writes The Paper.
"Russia has switched to military rails without militarization of the economy": the Italian press compared the industrial potential of Russia and Europe
The Ukrainian conflict is beginning to demonstrate the failure of the military mechanism of the West, while revealing the huge reserves of the Russian war machine.
The British Army showed photos from the first tests of heavy land transport robots
The UK has conducted two-week tests of the effectiveness of heavy land transport robots, that is, unmanned vehicles that are designed to perform various tasks on the battlefield. This is reported in a special statement on the website of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Production has been destroyed, but there are missiles: what is known about the "Thunder-2", which was shot down by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian air defense for the first time shot down a new Ukrainian missile "Thunder-2"
The Ukrainian tactical missile "Thunder-2" was shot down by Russian air defense forces in the special operation zone. This is the first time that the Ministry of Defense has reported the interception of this missile. It was developed and produced at the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant. In September and November, massive strikes were inflicted on this enterprise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of the Grom-2 and Tochka-U production workshops.
The French expert believes that the West will not be able to support Kiev due to a lack of equipment
A specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin called artillery, whose fire caused 75% of Ukrainian losses, a "critical dimension of the conflict"
Western countries will not be able to support the Ukrainian army for a long time due to a lack of equipment. This opinion was expressed by a specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin, who made a comment in the April issue of the Paris magazine Elements .
Britain resorted to the only way to save the reputation of its artillery
The Paper: London will send depleted uranium shells to Kiev to save tanks from disgrace
The UK has a rather weak artillery, writes The Paper. According to the author of the article, London fears that Ukraine will become aware of all the shortcomings of Challenger 2 tanks. Depleted uranium shells are what can save equipment from disgrace, he suggests.
The regional grouping of the troops of the Union State will be reinforced with nuclear weapons
The "exploding bomb effect" was caused in some circles by the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) on the territory of Belarus, which he made on March 25 during an interview on the channel "Russia 24".
The Western press writes about the growing presence of military products from Turkey on the world market
Turkey has increased its revenues from defense exports to other countries by 42% only from 2020 to 2021. This is reported by CNBC, commenting on Ankara's far-reaching plans to develop its military-industrial complex and increase its global influence.
An increase in the country's defense budget and the purchase of new types of weapons is a necessity of time and new threats that have appeared
The dynamically developing military-political situation around the Republic of Belarus forces the country's leadership to react harshly to all its changes. As Alexander Lukashenko noted at a meeting with the country's power bloc on March 21, today the Western countries and Ukraine have created the highest level of external threats for Belarus, which forces them to pay the closest attention to internal threats. "We need to be ready for any events. Therefore, the issues of countering external and internal threats should be under special control today," the President stressed.
The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense published a video of his riding on the British Challenger 2 tank
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov rode around the training ground on a Challenger 2 tank that arrived from Britain and posted a corresponding video on his page on one of the social networks.
The Ukrainian side claims to have captured a total of 15 Russian T-90 "Breakthrough" tanks
The Strategic Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that Ukrainian formations allegedly managed to capture 15 Russian T-90 "Breakthrough" tanks. This message is quoted by the Ukrainian press, there is no confirmation of it from the Russian military department.
