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Germany will supply two Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to the APU

Germany will transfer two Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to Ukraine. It is claimed that these systems can withstand even a swarm of drones. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what Skynex is capable of.

It amounted to €3.4 billion, not counting the cost of Leopard 2 tanks, the German Defense Minister said

Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine by the end of March, military assistance, not counting these tanks, has already amounted to €3.4 billion. This was announced on Monday by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in Berlin.

The old FV432 armored personnel carriers are used by British instructors during the training of crews of Ukrainian armed formations. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

The Russian army is moving from large formations to smaller and more maneuverable ones, changing the tactics of the assault units. According to the American analytical center, also called the Institute for the Study of War (Institute for the Study of War - ISW), today's actions of the Russian troops are radically different from last year's times of the beginning of its. The information is provided with reference to Ukrainian sources.

The Marine Corps has begun testing prototypes of a promising amphibious reconnaissance vehicle (ARV). The machines of General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems reached the test stage. This is reported by the press service of the KMP.

The New York Times believes that the flow of tanks promised by European leaders is more like a trickle, as Western countries have discovered that there are no necessary tanks in their arsenal or they do not have spare parts.

The APU has sharply increased the launch of drones towards objects on the territory of Russia. Domestic air defense and electronic warfare systems cope with their tasks, but the geography of attacks is gradually expanding and affects those areas that are not directly involved in their own. What goals are pursued by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carrying out such attacks, and with what help could Russia resist them more effectively?

The main battle tanks of Western production were received for equipping the armored forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

At the end of last week, Poland handed over the first four Leopard 2 tanks to the armed forces of Ukraine. Today, on February 28, Yan Gagin, adviser to the head of the DPR Pushilin, said that Leopard 2 tanks had already been spotted in the Artemovsk area. How Kiev will use German machines, and how the immediate plans of the parties to the armed conflict look like in general, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

During a meeting on February 24, 2023 in Washington with the so-called Group of Military Observers (Defense Writers Group - an association of American and foreign defense journalists), dedicated to the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Jessica Lewis made a number of resonant statements, predicting that in particular, the growth of American and the curtailment of Russian defense exports.

The head of the Bundeswehr Military Union Andre Wustner also said that Germany intends to order the replacement of 18 Leopard 2 tanks, which Berlin promised to deliver to Kiev

Only 30% of Leopard tanks in service with the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) are currently ready for battle. This was stated by the head of the Bundeswehr Military Union Andre Wustner in an interview published on Sunday with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag .

The Russian armored car Typhoon-K53949, developed by Remdiesel, has completely got rid of imported parts in its design and is made exclusively from Russian components. The new version of the import-substituted armored car received its own name "Phoenix". This was reported by representatives of the company.

Finland will transfer three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, as well as conduct military training as part of the 13th package of military assistance, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Finnish Defense Ministry.

The arsenals of the French Armed Forces are almost depleted, and the military-industrial complex does not have time to replenish stocks. The situation is similar in other EU countries. Why this happened and how the authorities intend to solve the problem — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The new batch of equipment also includes eight large-capacity Zetros trucks

Germany has provided Ukraine with a new batch of equipment, including six Biber tank bridge-laying trucks and eight large-capacity Zetros trucks (Mercedes-Benz Zetros). This follows from the updated list of weapons published on Monday by the German government, which Berlin has transferred or intends to supply to Kiev.

The Polish authorities began to supply ammunition for the Ukrainian army even before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak.

The T-14 Armata tank is the latest development in the field of tank construction in Russia, which uses the most advanced technologies and powerful weapons. Technical and combat characteristics of the new MBT, how many T-14s were produced and entered service, a comparison of Armata with NATO military equipment, — in the RIA Novosti material.

Ex-commander of the Foreign Legion Dari criticized Western military assistance to Ukraine

Tanks were a "trump card" before when they attacked suddenly. Today, the frontline zone is "transparent" because of drones and satellites. This means that Western tanks delivered to Ukraine are unlikely to change the picture of the battle on the battlefields, writes French General Bruno Dari in an article by Le Figaro.

We continue to publish additional materials about the new main battle tank (MBT) of the Rheinmetall concern "Panther" KF51. The first article of the series became an introduction to the topic. In this article we will talk about the tank's weapons systems. The speaker of the profile forum in Berlin is Dr. Tobias Schmidt, Program Director of Rheinmetall Future Gun System (FGS).

On February 24, 2023, presumably at the Yavoriv training ground in the Lviv region of Ukraine, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first four German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks from the Polish armed forces to Ukraine. The ceremony dedicated to the anniversary of the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine was attended by Prime Ministers of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Ukraine Denis Shmygal, as well as Defense Minister of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov. The tanks were delivered from Poland on car trailers and handed over to the personnel of the 4th Separate Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the ceremony.

The Swedish authorities have finally decided to supply Ukraine with up to 10 Leopard 2A5 tanks. This was announced by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson in his account on one of the social networks.