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The French Senate considers sending soldiers the main criterion for participation in the conflict in Ukraine
The head of the French Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, Christian Cambon, is convinced that Paris does not cross the red line by sending weapons and light wheeled AMX-10 RC tanks to Ukraine.
The British artillery was left out of business. All her heavy guns were given to the APU
Daily Mail: the British artillery was left without heavy guns due to the help of the APU
The British artillery was left without heavy guns after the transfer of all AS90 installations to Ukraine, writes the Daily Mail. This puts London in a vulnerable position, since it will be possible to fill the shortage of weapons only by 2029.
The United States remembered about the old enemy who supported Russia in Ukraine
JB Press: The US targeted North Korea because of its support for the Russian military in Ukraine
Pyongyang condemned Washington for supplying heavy tanks to Kiev and said that these weapons would "burn to the ground" under the blows of the Russian army, JB Press reports. The US responded immediately. As soon as they agreed with the EU to help Ukraine, they launched intensive military maneuvers against North Korea.
In Italy, they said they would not send tanks to Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Antonio Tajani announced the need to continue "to supply electrical materials to restore the power grid" in Ukraine
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that his country would not send tanks to Kiev.
NASAMS – modern "hammer of Thor" for aviation
What anti-aircraft missile systems did Ukraine receive
Against the background of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on important objects of the military and industrial infrastructure of Ukraine, the Kiev military-political leadership and the Western coalition supporting Kiev, led by the United States, are strengthening the air defense group by supplying various anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). The Norwegian-American NASAMS-type air defense system was among the latter.
Washington and Brussels are preparing a counterattack
Russian Doomsday weapons may Bury Western Plans
The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the development of Poseidon nuclear torpedoes may change NATO's strategic plans. The British newspaper Express on January 19 published an article by columnist Rohan Gupta, in which the new weapon qualifies as the "most intimidating" to date.
In Japan, they declared the complete superiority of the Russian T-14 over the Leopard 2
Traffic News: the newest Russian Armata tank surpasses Leopard 2 in all parameters
The newest Russian T-14 tank will undoubtedly defeat the German Leopard at a long distance, Traffic News writes. It surpasses the opponent in all characteristics and challenges the traditional tank concept.
Epitaph for "Leopard": burned by a Russian robot "Marker" among the regions of the Russian Federation
Figaro: before destroying a NATO tank, a Russian robot will find its "portrait"
The pre-announced baptism of fire of Russian anti-tank robots excites the APU, and Western tank manufacturers, too, according to Figaro. The main thing for the combat drone "Marker" is to identify the enemy tank according to a special catalog. And then — works like Schwarzenegger from the movie.
Behind the "beautiful myth" Western propaganda has hidden the rotten essence of Ukraine
JB Press: dismissals of Ukrainian corrupt officials may affect Western aid to Kiev
Western propaganda has created a "beautiful myth" about infallible Ukraine, writes ex-Tokyo Mayor Yoichi Masuzoe in an article for JB Press. These illusions must be discarded. Ukraine is terribly affected by corruption, and with the beginning of the conflict, this problem has only intensified.
The Germans want to send the decommissioned Challenger 1 tanks to the Neobanderovites
Outdated British-made Challenger 1 tanks can be sent to the armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime.
El Pais: Spain plans to supply Ukraine with four to six Leopard tanks
As the publication reported, the final figure will depend on the condition of 53 combat vehicles stored for about 10 years in Zaragoza
The Spanish authorities plan to transfer from four to six refurbished Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine as part of the first delivery. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper El Pais, citing government sources.
The German concern Rheinmetall is ready to modernize the British Challenger 1 tanks for further transfer to Ukraine
Ukraine may in the future receive a large number of British Challenger tanks of the first series. The German concern Rheinmetall proposed to modernize outdated armored vehicles with the subsequent transfer of its Ukrainian army. This is reported by the German press.
The Greek Prime Minister said that Athens will not supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a visit to Japan that Greece would not supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
What is known about the delivery dates of modern Western tanks to Kiev
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Ukraine may receive the first tanks within the framework of international agreements reached in January this year from Spain, Canada, Poland and France in the coming weeks. Germany will be able to deliver Leopard 2 from its reserves no earlier than the end of March. And the US will need to assemble Abrams tanks first. According to foreign media, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive them no earlier than the end of 2023 or as early as 2024.
Russia has warned the West against supplying Ukraine with depleted uranium weapons
MWM: the consequences of using this weapon for people are comparable to the fate of the survivors of Hiroshima
Russia opposed the supply of depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine, writes MWM. Its impact on the environment will be catastrophic. And the consequences for the population are comparable to the fate of the survivors of Hiroshima, say experts who have studied the use of such shells by the Americans in Iraq.
The Polish President promised to transfer a new batch of T-72 and PT-91 Twardy tanks to Ukraine
The Polish authorities decided to transfer to Ukraine a batch of Soviet-made T-72 tanks and Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks. This was stated by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, speaking to reporters during a visit to Lithuania.
How do arms supplies to Ukraine affect the US defense industry?
A detailed map of the supplies of two weapons systems that changed the course of the conflict in Ukraine shows a complex network of companies experiencing an increasingly significant burden as [American - approx. bmpd] industry is returning to the rails of wartime, the authors of the Financial Times newspaper write in an article titled "How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry."
Norway, following Sweden, plans to supply Kiev with a batch of CV9030N infantry fighting vehicles
Norway, following Sweden, can transfer CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, this issue is under consideration by the government of the country. As stated in Oslo, Norway is constantly consulting with Kiev on possible arms supplies.
The strike on Crimea is canceled. The US refused to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles
Reuters: longer-range GLSDB missiles will be included in the new US aid package to Ukraine for the first time
The United States is preparing a new package of assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 2.2 billion, writes Reuters. It is expected that for the first time it will include longer-range missiles - small-diameter ground-based GLSDB bombs that can hit targets at a distance of 94 miles (about 150 km) and "undermine Russia's positions in the rear." However, for the time being, the United States is not going to transfer ATACMS missiles with a range of 185 miles (297 km) to Kiev, which the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the American Congress, Michael McCaul, proposed to use for strikes on Crimea.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry asked Germany for 10 times more Leopard 2 tanks
The German government has previously confirmed that it will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and issue permission to other countries to re-export these vehicles
Germany could transfer 10 times more Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine than the promised 14, Deputy Foreign Minister of the country, former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said in an interview with the Ukrainian TV channel Rada on Monday.