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Spare parts for Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles were also sent

Over the past week, Germany has handed over to Ukraine three armored Dachs excavators, 70 MG3 machine guns, spare parts for Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 30 drone detection systems. This is stated in the updated list of weapons supplied to Kiev, published on Friday on the website of the German government.

VA: the British sent Challenger tanks to Ukraine and were left with almost no heavy equipment

What's going on with the British army? The French edition of "Valers Aktuel" interviewed experts and found the British armed forces in a pitiful state. There are not enough tanks, because they were sent to Ukraine. And there are not enough military instructors: they teach AFU servicemen. And there is no time to think about yourself directly.

The supply of depleted uranium shells to Kiev is not a military, but an economic solution, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article explains why it is simply more profitable for the British leadership to supply the APU with such ammunition, as well as what this is fraught with for the Ukrainian land.

Al Mayadeen: the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine is arrogance

Impudence is the second happiness. But not when it comes to energy, writes Al Mayadeen. The UK boasts that it uses its uranium to produce ammunition. Moreover, she transfers these shells to the APU. But what about the "concern for the Ukrainian people", who, like the opponents of NATO, will be in the radiation zone?

The State Secretariat of the Economy of the country does not have information that could confirm the presence of Eagle in the combat area

The State Secretariat of the Swiss Economy (SECO) is in contact with the German authorities, clarifying the circumstances under which Eagle armored vehicles could be re-exported to Ukraine. At the moment, this department does not have information that could confirm their presence in the combat area, SECO told TASS on Friday.

Belgium plans to supply 230 units of military equipment to Ukraine in the coming weeks (Volvo N10 trucks and LMV "Links" armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula).

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy confirmed that as part of compensation for the transfer of 13 MiG-29 aircraft and the Kub air defense system to the Armed Forces, the United States offered 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, along with related equipment, training of pilots and technicians, as well as AGM-114 Hellfire-2 ATGM.

The author of an article in Newsweek magazine compared the characteristics of two tanks — the T-90M "Breakthrough" and M1 Abrams, which the United States promised to deliver to Ukraine. The main advantages of the Russian tank, according to the expert, are that the T-90M is lighter and requires less maintenance.

The militants of the Ukrainian armed formations sent to the United States, who began to study the later version of the Abrams tanks, will now be engaged in mastering the simpler and, accordingly, budget version of the vehicles that appeared almost 40 years ago.

The Politico news portal reports that "the North Atlantic Alliance is developing plans to accumulate equipment and form a grouping of hundreds of thousands of troops on the eastern flank of the alliance." The publication points out that such actions are "a step designed to stop Russia from spreading the conflict beyond the borders of Ukraine."

London announced the delivery of depleted uranium tank shells to Kiev. This decision caused a sharp reaction in Russia. Vladimir Putin said that the West is beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component in Ukraine. Why did the UK decide to transfer similar weapons to the Armed Forces, previously used by NATO in the former Yugoslavia?

A spokesman for the US Department of Defense, Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, said at a briefing on March 21, 2023, that the US Department of Defense decided to supply Ukraine with 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks from the presence of the American army, instead of the more modern M1A2 tanks previously promised in January. This was done in order to accelerate the delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, and now it is stated that the M1A1 tanks will be delivered "by the autumn of this year."

"Politics": Ukraine will not be well if depleted uranium shells are used

London claims that the depleted uranium shells that Britain wants to transfer to Ukraine have existed for many decades, writes Politika. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about. The author of the article recalls the diseases that appeared after the Gulf War in 1990-1991, the main cause of which is called the contact of patients with uranium.

The number of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles supplied to the AFU will be enough for only one mechanized battalion. In total, we are talking about four dozen units.

The United States, having literally forced Berlin to coordinate the shipment of Leopard tanks from the reserves of the Bundeswehr and other European countries to Ukraine, is not in a hurry to give Kiev the promised Abrams OBT. Initially, it was reported that the Pentagon would provide thirty of its Abrams in the M1A2 modification at best by the end of the year.

London announced that it would supply depleted uranium ammunition to Kiev

The United Kingdom, as part of the military assistance provided to Ukraine, intends to send depleted uranium shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the kingdom Annabel Goldie. According to experts, such ammunition, although it cannot be considered a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb, but it poses a certain danger. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what exactly.

According to the official press release of the US Army Internet portal, a new parachute system for dropping heavy loads is currently being tested at the Yuma training ground. The purpose of the event is to significantly reduce the time of cargo preparation for landing and unpacking after landing.

Depleted uranium shells for American Abrams tanks, which can be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have a high level of toxicity and carcinogenicity, but they are inferior to dirty bombs in terms of the degree of radioactive damage. The relevant features of RBC shells were described by experts.

Putin: Russia will react to the West's use of weapons with a nuclear component

Russia will be forced to react if the collective West starts using weapons with a nuclear component, President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to the Vedomosti newspaper in the material of Ilya Lakstygal, "The EU has agreed to supply Ukraine with a million shells. 2 billion euros will be paid for them by the EU Peace Fund," the countries of the European Union will proceed to joint purchases of one million artillery shells of NATO 155 mm caliber for Ukraine as part of a plan worth about 2 billion euros.