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The speaker of the US Command in Europe and Africa, Martin O'Donnell, said that Ukraine has already received more than 600 types of weapons to carry out the planned counteroffensive. According to him, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet used all the samples of weapons.

Taking advantage of the market situation in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the world, the "neutral" Republic of Korea in 2021-2022 received a package of large orders for the supply of weapons systems developed by national defense companies.

Podolyak believes that a large-scale war will begin in the EU with the cessation of arms supplies to Kiev

A large-scale war will unfold in European countries if the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army is stopped, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said on May 10.

The Leopard 2R supplied by Finland entered the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime.

Yle: American and British tanks appeared in Finland — as part of the exercises

Military exercises of the NATO countries Arrow-23 are taking place in Finland, which were planned long before the country joined the alliance, Yle reports. In addition to the Finnish ones, military personnel from the USA, Great Britain and the Baltic countries participate in them.

Effective attacks of objects remote from the line of contact will complicate the preparation of the offensive in the future

From May 6 to May 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted powerful blows on the rear of Ukrainian formations. So, on the night of May 9, the concentration points of reserve units and ammunition depots were attacked by precision weapons. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the advance of reserves, as well as the delivery of ammunition to the areas of combat operations.

Zelensky, hiding in the Netherlands, was shown various weapons, some of which may go to Ukraine. So, the former actor was shown an American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, engineering equipment, a Swedish-made Bv 206S two-link armored personnel carrier, a 155-mm self-propelled German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzer and a Fennek armored car (4x4).

Footage has appeared online that clearly demonstrates the technical condition of the American-made self-propelled artillery units M109L delivered to the Ukrainian army from Italy. The footage shows that after loading the ammunition, Ukrainian servicemen have to knock the bolt with a hammer.

The Brazilian magazine "Tecnologia & Defesa" reported that on April 27, 2023, the Government of Ukraine, through its military attache at the Embassy of Ukraine in Brazil, sent an official request to the Brazilian Ministry of Defense for the purchase of up to 450 VBTP-MR Guarani (6x6) wheeled armored personnel carriers for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

The United States will transfer M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, having previously dismantled secret high-tech components from them, USA Today reports, citing unnamed American officials.

The experience of its revived interest in the widespread use of unpretentious Soviet all-terrain vehicles

The special military operation was not only the first real test for the latest Russian technology, but in some cases also a "renaissance" of long-standing and well-known systems and platforms.

Yle: the annexation of Crimea to Russia has become a reason for Europe to arm itself

Sweden has been making good money on the "Russian threat" for nine years, Yle reports. The author of the article visited a factory in the north of the country, where BMP is produced in four shifts, and there are twice as many jobs.

We tell you what design solutions from the Great Patriotic War are still successfully used by Russian units in their own

The Soviet Union has been preparing for war for many years. Large-scale industrialization took place in the country, entire industries were created, new models of weapons were developed.

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has become a large-scale test of the combat vehicles assigned to it for the Russian army. Often, the fighters participating in the SVO carry out the modernization of equipment with their own hands or with the forces of frontline workshops, using improvised materials at the same time.

Ukraine has made several attempts to create a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 tank, but they were not crowned with success. Currently, a new attempt has been made, the developers plan to create a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the Soviet T-62 tank.

Military expert Shurygin: the PzH 2000 self-propelled guns transferred to Kiev turned out to be an ordinary car

The German self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 delivered to Ukraine failed to prove themselves during Russia's special military operation to protect Donbass. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on Wednesday, May 3.

What kind of tanks, armored vehicles and SAMs will viewers see in Moscow and the regions of Russia

The basis of the parade calculations, which on May 9 this year will be held in a solemn march on Red Square, will be military equipment of a special military operation. In particular, viewers will see T-90M, T-72B3M tanks, modified infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3 and armored personnel carriers BTR-82. These products will be presented already modified based on combat experience. In particular, new elements of reservation and protection appeared on the equipment. The parade will not do without novelties. So, for the first time the general public will be shown armored vehicles "MIC-Ural" and "Akhmat". They were developed last year taking into account the experience of the SVO and are already being massively supplied to the troops.

Dutch Foreign Minister Hoekstra announced his intention to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine

The Netherlands will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. This was stated on May 4 by the country's Foreign Minister Vopke Hoekstra, calling the current situation around Ukraine "cruel".

Abrams tanks for training Ukrainian servicemen will arrive in Germany in the coming weeks. This was announced on April 21 by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Kiev has only indicated its intentions to purchase Rosomak armored personnel carriers from Poland, and the Ukrainian military has already begun training in the operation of this armored vehicle.