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Due to the approach of the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, which turned into a long bloody war with no visible prospects of ending, the American edition of Defense News published the material Joe Gould, Bryant Harris, Sebastian Sprenger, Tom Kington "When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions" ("When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their forecasts"), which sets out the main American narratives regarding this conflict and the prospects for its continuation and completion.

Features of the combat use of Russian armored vehicles

As part of a special military operation (SVO), the actions of Russian tank units led to huge losses of armored vehicles on the part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). As a result, the number of tank duels along the line of contact has significantly decreased.

In the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the situation of Rabat will be unenviable

Morocco waged a long and persistent anti-colonial war against France. Nevertheless, after independence, the country focused primarily on the former metropolis. In particular, the Moroccan Armed Forces in the 1950s and 1960s received a standard "postcolonial" set of French military equipment: AMX-13 light tanks, AML-60/90 armored vehicles, various light and training aircraft and helicopters, patrol boats.

Fire damage inflicted on all large enterprises

During the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, one of the important tasks was to reduce the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by destroying the material, technical and production base of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC).

Moscow offered Delhi the technology of a new tank for further joint development

At the Aero India 2023 aviation exhibition, which opened on February 13 in Bangalore, its organizer, the Ministry of Defense of India, received an interesting offer. Through the mouth of Vladimir Drozhzhov, Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, our country expressed its readiness to share the technologies of the Armata family of next-generation armored vehicles in order to use them for the joint development of the main battle tank (MBT) for the Indian national army.

As the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic Sebastien Lecorgnu noted, Paris' support to Kiev "includes equipment, training, ammunition and maintenance"

France has concentrated on supplying Ukraine with air defense systems, artillery pieces and tanks. The Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny, wrote about this on Twitter on Tuesday.

GN: The US does not want to put up with the limitations of its capabilities and is leading the world to disaster

By arming Ukraine, Biden is going to cause fear in Russia, which, as he is sure, will force it to conclude an agreement on American terms, writes Geopolitika.news. However, the West underestimated Moscow, and it does not have a "plan B" in case of Kiev's defeat.

British politician Galloway said that only negotiations will save Ukraine from defeat

Kiev needs to start negotiations with Moscow on ending the conflict, British politician George Galloway said in an interview with GT. Otherwise, the military situation will deteriorate sharply, and the Russian army will "crush" the Ukrainian one. But you will have to pay for the dialogue.

Al-Ayyam: the Ukrainian crisis has become a struggle for survival within the new world order

The Ukrainian conflict developed due to the miscalculations of the West, writes Al-Ayyam. If the US had taken into account Russia's concerns about its security, the crisis could have been avoided. Now neither NATO nor Moscow can retreat: there is a struggle for survival, the author of the article believes.

The new generation KF51 Panther tank of the German Rheinmetall concern is unlikely to be in Ukraine.

According to "RG: Russian weapons", the stated deadlines of 15-18 months are completely unrealistic, since so far there is no such combat vehicle, in fact, and what they are showing us is just a running model.

The West continues to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for advanced weapons. According to German media, the Rheinmetall defense concern is negotiating the supply of promising KF51 Panther tanks. The corporation has far-reaching plans, but difficulties are possible.

Greece supplied Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, as well as ammunition. This was stated by Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.

Western weapons supplied to the Kiev regime are safely destroyed by the Russian military. This time, the American-made M109 self-propelled gun was destroyed with the help of the Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that all four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev arrived in Poland, where the Ukrainian military began to train their operation, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the Korea Herald, South Korean President Yun Seok-yel is under constant pressure from Western allies demanding the provision of weapons to Ukraine for its use in the conflict with Russia.

The warring parties in the zone of their own use, often, far from the most modern weapons on the battlefield. It is not surprising, because both Russia and Ukraine have inherited a serious military legacy from the USSR. Many of the Soviet weapons have already become obsolete, but they are still appreciated, for example, in Western countries. About time–tested samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

As reported by the Greek resource defencereview.gr Speaking in the Greek Parliament on February 10, 2023, Greek Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos officially announced the approval by the Greek government at a meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense of the purchase programs for 205 new infantry fighting vehicles KF41 Lynx produced by the German Rheinmetall group and the modernization of 123 Leopard 2A4 tanks out of 183 vehicles of this type, available to the Greek army, up to the level of Leopard 2A7 HEL.

MWM: "Leopards 2" will not be well in Ukraine from new Russian anti-tank shells

Russian tanks participating in the SVO are being re-equipped with new shells that are capable of piercing armor 800-830 mm thick at a distance of two kilometers, writes MWM. This indicates that Russia is preparing for the imminent appearance of Western combat vehicles in Ukraine.

WP: Washington is putting pressure on Kiev to act more actively on the battlefield

The United States is increasing pressure on Ukraine to force it to act more actively on the battlefield, WP writes. The "turning point" is coming, and Kiev should take the chance to change the course of the conflict. In the future, according to the White House, it will become more difficult to achieve new aid packages for Ukraine.

As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, noted, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

The Pentagon believes that in recent months 11 countries have committed themselves to provide tanks to Ukraine, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday in Brussels by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) General Mark Milli of the US Armed Forces (AF) following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine created by Washington and its allies.