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Foreign companies against the background of the military operation to protect Donbass began to announce the termination of work or suspension of sales of their products in Russia.

Designers from North Korea in the late 70s managed to create a long-range self-propelled artillery installation, which received the Western designation M-1978 or "Koksan". In honor of the town where she was first spotted by American intelligence.

On the YouTube channel "WoW - Wolski o Wojnie" on July 24, 2022, a conversation between the Polish defense analyst Jaroslaw Wolski and the press secretary of the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland, Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Platek, was published.

In accordance with the contract concluded with Seoul, Warsaw will launch its own production of Korean K2 "Black Panther" tanks. The first copies of these combat vehicles should be handed over to the Polish army in 2026, according to the Polish Defense Ministry.

Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks are already on the territory of Ukraine, the delivery of a "significant" number of tanks was announced by the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak in his TG channel.

Germany has supplied Ukraine with the first three self-propelled 35 mm anti-aircraft guns Gepard, in the near future Kiev expects the arrival of another twelve German ZSU. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

On July 20, 2022, at a ceremony in Warsaw, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a framework agreement of the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with the Polish state Defense Industrial association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ) for the supply of promising ground-based self-propelled anti-tank missile systems of a new generation for the Polish Army under the Ottokar Brzoza program, equipped with Brimstone guided missiles the British branch of the MBDA European Association (MBDA UK).

Russian tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" showed high combat stability in a special operation in Ukraine due to a multi-channel complex of weapons and enhanced protection, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

What tactics have the Russian Armed Forces developed to combat these weapons

From July 5 to 20, the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine destroyed four launchers and one transport-loading vehicle of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.

On July 20, 2022, the Czech government decided to cancel the long-running tender for infantry fighting vehicles for the Czech Army and authorized Czech Defense Minister Jan Chernokhova to begin negotiations with the Swedish government on the acquisition of CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles on a non-competitive and intergovernmental basis. The Czech Defense Minister also received a mandate to negotiate with the US government on the purchase of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters for the Czech Air Force on an intergovernmental basis.

The Ukrainian army has received British Starstreak anti-aircraft missile systems based on the Stormer armored personnel carrier, although in small quantities. It is not reported when the complexes arrived in Ukraine, but the first photos of the transferred equipment appeared on Ukrainian Internet resources.

Poland demanded from Germany the supply of Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalion. German tanks should serve as part of the compensation for the T-72M1 tanks transferred to Ukraine. This is reported by Army Recognition with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

Unmanned vehicles are becoming the main weapon of naval operations

The Ukrainian crisis has become an example of the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), not only over land, but also over the sea. For the first time in the history of armed conflicts, drone drones claim a major role in naval operations.

Problems of serial production of the Altai tank

During a meeting of the Turkish parliamentary committee, where financial reports of state-owned companies were discussed, it once again became clear that no progress has been made in the production of the Altay main battle tank, known as the "first national battle tank".

The head of the Ministry of Defense Lambrecht reported that Germany is running out of weapons to help Ukraine

The Bundeswehr is running out of resources to help Ukraine, but Berlin will continue to support Kiev, German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht said.

On July 19, 2022, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak announced that the first American M1A2 SEP v.2 Abrams tanks, provided to Poland for temporary use by the US Army for training, were delivered to the Training Center of the Polish Ground Forces (Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych) in Poznan. The photos showed the delivery of three tanks.

The layout of the vehicle in comparison with the tank has been seriously changed in order to give the best possible clearance capabilities. Unmanned and electromagnetic effects on mines significantly distinguish it from foreign samples.

General Novikov explained how the Pass-1 mine clearance systems are used in Ukraine

The robotic mine clearance complex "Passage-1" is used by the Russian army during a special military operation in Ukraine. This was reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the complex.

These American multiple rocket launchers have repeatedly fired at the DPR and LPR

In Ukraine, Russian forces destroyed the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket launcher for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 17. The military department also reported heavy losses of the 115th mechanized brigade of the VFU, operating in the key Seversky direction now.

The first combat use of the robotic mine clearance complex "Passage-1" was recorded in the zone of a special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. It is not specified in which area of Donbass is being cleared.