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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 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.

The country's Defense Ministry noted that another such vehicle was handed over to the Ukrainian side a few weeks ago

Israel has transferred three armored medical ambulances to Ukraine as part of humanitarian aid. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry.

As reported by the US Army Transport Command (United States Transportation Command - USTRANSCOM) on January 25, 2023, in the port of North Charleston (South Carolina), the first batch of "more than 60" M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles was loaded onto an American transport vessel, the ARC Integrity, and sent to Europe on it. Ukraine. On the night of January 26, the ARC Integrity vessel moved from North Charleston to the American port of Dundock (Maryland), from where it left for Europe on the evening of January 27.

The Manul infantry fighting vehicle created in Kurgan can carry a variety of weapons. For example, there is an option with a 57-mm automatic cannon installed in an uninhabited module of the Nizhny Novgorod Central Research Institute "Burevestnik".

Americans: sending tanks to Kiev does not mean the appearance of professional tank brigades

American Lieutenant Colonel Davis in an interview with Breitbart said that by sending tanks to Ukraine, the West is confusing reality with a computer game. Readers agree with him: "You can't just send tanks, thinking that by some miracle they will turn into a tank brigade."

There are reports that a variant of the promising Russian BMP "Manul" with an automatic gun of 57 mm caliber has appeared. We are talking about such a variant of the weapon, which is installed on an uninhabited module created by the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik". In addition to the 57-mm cannon with 80 rounds of ammunition, the module is equipped with a machine gun (7.62 mm caliber) and an anti-tank missile system.

The Ministry of Defense of Spain has decided which Leopard tanks from the Spanish Armed Forces will be delivered as aid to Ukraine. As a result, the choice fell on the Leopard-2A4 MBT, which have been in storage for 10 years by logistics support group No. 41, located in the Zaragoza area.

Asia Times: Ukraine was predicted to be defeated in six months, despite the help of the West

Russia will defeat Ukraine in the next six months, the author of the article for Asia Times believes. Western tanks will not help Kiev. He will have negligible numbers of NATO machines, and their use is "futile quixotism."

Also, the French Ministry of Defense intends to train up to 2 thousand Ukrainian military by the summer

France intends to transfer to Kiev an additional 12 self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Caesar, as well as train up to 2 thousand Ukrainian military before the beginning of this summer. This was stated by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

As stated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, this coalition has 12 states

Kiev expects to receive up to 140 tanks of Western models during the first deliveries from the participating countries of the "tank coalition", numbering 12 states. This was announced on Tuesday by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

Britain has dropped out of the five great military powers. This is what American generals say and the local press writes about. Why was the once "mistress of the seas" and the leading military-technical country losing its combat power, what role did Ukraine play in this issue and why is even the British leadership against increasing spending on the army?

As reported by the Reuters news agency in the article by Sabine Siebold and Anneli Palmen "Rheinmetall eyes boost in munitions output, HIMARS production in Germany" ("Rheinmetall is considering a significant increase in ammunition production and the organization of HIMARS production in Germany"), the German defense group Rheinmetall is ready to significantly increase the production of tank and artillery ammunition to meet the high there is a demand for them in Ukraine and in the West, and it may start production of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems in Germany. This was stated to Reuters by Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger.

Al Mayadeen

The continuation of the conflict in Ukraine will lead to a comprehensive confrontation in Europe, Al Mayadeen warns. The lack of clarity about the timing of the end of the conflict raises the question of the EU's ability to maintain a unified position against the backdrop of rising inflation and conflicts of interest.

According to the publication, they will be built by special order

The United States will transfer Abrams tanks to Kiev in late 2023 or early 2024.  The Washington Post wrote about this on Saturday .

Bloomberg: The West has reached the point of recklessness in its quest to defeat Putin in Ukraine

Europe and the United States have made new commitments to Ukraine and have begun calling for military intervention, the author writes. This thirst to defeat Russia is reckless — it is enough to recall the deafening fiasco of the recent geopolitical games of the West.

According to Christophe Gomard, this would be the point of no return in reducing the combat capability of the French army

Sending Leclerc tanks would be a point of no return in reducing the combat capability of the French army. This opinion was expressed by General Christophe Gomar, who previously headed the French military intelligence, in an interview with the magazine Valeurs actuelles.

A diesel engine with a capacity of 1130 horsepower, together with the transmission units, forms a monoblock system - this facilitates maintenance and repair. The maximum speed on the highway is 70 kilometers per hour, the power reserve is 550 kilometers. In addition, there is an auxiliary power plant that provides electricity for electronic equipment when the main engine is turned off.

The two largest countries of South America refused to go on a "campaign against Russia"

The dream of the West to create a global coalition against Russia has collapsed in Latin America, writes Le Figaro. The presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia refused to give weapons to Zelensky. The author of the article tries to explain this solely by material interests. But in fact, this position is principled and peaceful.

Ukraine's dreams of receiving heavy Western armored vehicles began to come true – apparently, German Leopards will receive the APU in the coming weeks. They will be followed by tanks from the United States and Great Britain. How exactly and in what direction will Ukraine try to use these weapons and why will the APU tanks alone not be enough?