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Germany continues to fulfill its obligations for the supply of armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a circular deal. According to the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia, another Leopard 2A4 tank has arrived in the republic.

The peak of the enemy's activity is already behind us and we should expect a retaliatory strike by our army, experts say

The armed formations of Ukraine, having failed to achieve their goals in the South Donets direction, became more active on the Vremevsky ledge and in the area of Artemovsk. On June 7, our troops repulsed 11 attacks on these sections of the line of contact, preventing a breakthrough of the defense.

The enemy's attacks will continue, but the Russian army has enough forces to contain them, experts are sure

On June 6, Ukrainian formations continued to attempt a massive offensive. However, the enemy had no success on any part of the line of contact.

A single-copy fire support vehicle based on the T-62 and BMP-2 was shown the other day in Ukraine. The hull was borrowed from the tank, and the combat compartment with a 30 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun was borrowed from the "two".

The US Department of Defense has published information about the signing of a contract with Global Military Products. The agreement provides for the supply of Gepard anti-aircraft artillery systems of German origin for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a period up to May 30, 2024.

German concern Rheinmetall will supply Kiev with 20 Marder BMP

Germany plans to transfer to Ukraine an additional batch of infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) Marder. This was announced on Tuesday, June 6, by the defense concern Rheinmetall.

Estonia, as part of the Russophobic frenzy with the aim of possibly (in the future) blocking Russian warships from entering the Baltic Sea through the Gulf of Finland in 2022, began to actively cooperate with Finland.

Contrary to the high hopes of the Kiev regime, the armored vehicles transferred by the West could not guarantee the success of the AFU in conducting another attempt to attack Russian positions. Heavy losses of Ukrainian formations in personnel and armored vehicles were reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles reached an "informal agreement on expanding military assistance to Kiev" on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference.

At the CANSEC exhibition in Ottawa, the Canadian company Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles presented its new development — the Senator MRAP armored car.

New combat complexes will soon show their capabilities

Laser complexes are now considered one of the promising means of countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This type of weapon, like all others, has its advantages and disadvantages. But now, in a number of countries, combat laser complexes are being created, which are either directly designed to counter UAVs, or can be used, among other things, for this purpose.

Poland is preparing for a big war. Warsaw massively buys weapons abroad, builds military bases, pulls troops to the eastern borders and allows itself ambiguous rhetoric. About what is happening — in the material of RIA Novosti.

During the presence of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, our servicemen tried in various ways to increase the firepower of the armored vehicles that were then in service.

The alignment of military forces determines the actions of politicians

A peace treaty with Armenia may be signed in the near future if Yerevan does not resort to fraud and does not change its position again. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with residents of Lachin on May 28.

The deputy of the right-wing conservative Swiss People's Party, Jean-Luc Addor, said that the adoption of the initiative would mean a step in favor of one of the parties

Deputies of the National Council (Grand Chamber) of the Swiss parliament rejected the initiative of the parliamentary commission on Security policy, which proposed to allow, contrary to the neutral status of the country, the re-export of weapons to Ukraine. 98 votes were cast against this proposal, 75 in favor, the press service of the Federal Assembly (Parliament) reported on Thursday evening.

The country buys the products of the American military-industrial complex

Lithuania is actively engaged in strengthening its armed forces and purchases military equipment. Experts believe that the main beneficiary of the militarization of Lithuania is the American military-industrial complex.

MWM: The West is looking for weapons for Ukraine around the world

Ukraine is spending weapons too quickly, Military Watch Magazine reports. According to the author, even all NATO reserves may not be enough.

WP: NATO expressed doubt that Kiev controls the situation

Ukrainians use weapons in an inappropriate way, writes the Washington Post. According to the author, Kiev simply does not control the situation.

MTV: before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Finland was "preparing for the worst"

More and more military exercises with the participation of NATO countries are being held in Finland, writes MTV. Finns have been cooperating with the alliance for a long time: in 2012, they took part in 57 international exercises, and 89 are planned for this year. Now the country is simultaneously participating in three at once. The Finnish military is very clear about the purpose of these events.

On June 2, 2023, the Finnish Patria Group announced that it had signed a contract with the Logistics Command of the Finnish Armed Forces to supply it with 91 new Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers as part of the multinational CAVS (Common Armored Vehicle Systems) program led by Finland, which also involves Latvia, Sweden and Germany. The option to the contract includes another 70 cars. Deliveries of armored personnel carriers to the Finnish army should be started as early as 2023.