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The US can buy Russian weapons from Greece and transfer them to Ukraine
The United States offers Greece to abandon the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and the Tor-M1 air defense systems in favor of Ukraine, and replace them with Western air defense systems, according to Igor Korotchenko, head of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade.
Luxembourg transfers HMMWV armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On November 21, the Ministry of Defense of Luxembourg announced that it had decided to supply the AFU with additional armored vehicles of the HMMWV (Hummer) type with an accompanying set of spare parts as assistance.
Due course: Russia is increasing the production of weapons for its
The government reported on the production of products for the army and told about new social measures for the mobilized
Many private enterprises are ready to help provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with uniforms, protective equipment and other necessary products, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on November 22. He stressed that today the situation with the release of some types of weapons and army equipment has improved.
The West will forgive Zelensky everything. But not this
TAC: Kiev will not give up the support of the West, no matter what Zelensky does
After the incident with the Ukrainian missile and Zelensky's attempts to ignite World War III, Western countries did not even think to reconsider their unlimited assistance to Kiev, writes TAC. Ukraine has an unconditional right to money and weapons, and the West will forgive its leader absolutely everything except independent attempts to negotiate with Moscow, the author complains.
The head of Rostec announced ahead of schedule in the framework of the state defense order
Chemezov stated that Rostec supplies military products ahead of schedule
Rostec State Corporation enterprises produce military products in the framework of the state defense order ahead of schedule. This was told by the Director General of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov.
The industrial framework of the country: Sergey Chemezov — about the results of Rostec's work over 15 years
We talk about the main achievements, difficulties and victories of the Rostec state Corporation, whose products can be found today in a variety of fields: from public transport to medicine and defense.
Rostec State Corporation celebrates 15 years since its foundation
Rostec State Corporation, Russia's largest industrial company, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. It unites about 800 scientific and industrial organizations in 60 regions of the country and provides stable employment for 600 thousand people. The corporation produces thousands of types of products for both military and civilian purposes and is a leader in the volume of state defense orders.
Why Poland will not be able to become a superpower
Politico: the Polish army is probably the strongest in Europe
Poland probably has the most powerful army in Europe and will soon become a military superpower, writes Politico. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what the Polish Armed Forces are armed with now and whether the forecast of American journalists is real.
The case of armored vehicles: how tanks break through the defense of the VFU near Avdiivka
Izvestia special report — about the life and work of the Russian military on the front line
About the difficulties tankers face in the Avdiivka direction, why closed hatches of armored vehicles can be considered a sign of professionalism and how the enemy "blows away" from the drain pipe — in a special report of Izvestia from the front line.
The second smallest country in Europe decided to help Ukraine by sending army vehicles and ammunition
One of the most modest NATO armies in terms of equipment and number of personnel decided to provide assistance to Ukraine with military equipment. We are talking about the decision taken in the Duchy of Luxembourg.
UGV of Czech production at the forum of forces of the future
At the forum of the Forces of the Future held in Prague in mid-October 2022 (Future Forces Forum), the local manufacturer of ground systems, VOP CZ, presented unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) of its own design. It is reported that some of them will enter service with the Czech army in the near future, while others are only in the design stage.
This European country will become a military superpower. She's already done the first one
Politico: Poland will become the future military superpower of Europe
Now the Polish army is probably the best in Europe, writes Politico. Warsaw is building up its defense potential and ordering a lot of new weapons. Not everyone likes it: after all, she buys weapons in Korea. In addition, it is unclear how much it is really needed.
McGregor: generals advised Biden not to get into trouble in Ukraine
McGregor: the Russians defend with minimal effort and maximum losses for the enemy
The Pentagon leadership is trying to convince Biden not to allow direct intervention in the Ukrainian conflict, retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor said in an interview with The Grayzone journalist Aaron Mate. In his opinion, they realized the danger of such a decision.
BMP Marder is not for Ukraine: the APU received German Dingo ATF armored personnel carriers
After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Kiev regime sought from its Western "partners" the transfer of the maximum possible volumes of equipment. From Germany, the authorities of the independent, faced with heavy losses in armored vehicles, expected first of all the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
The ODAB-500 air bombs of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed the defeat of the enemy formations that attempted an offensive under the Disputed
The Ukrainian command continues its desperate attempts to break through the Russian defense in the LPR with strikes both from the north on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line and from the south, attacking the combat formations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the Seversk area in the direction of Lisichansk. One of the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern flank was caught on a video published by the TG channel "Military Chronicle": the enemy tried to seize the fortified area created along the T-13-02 highway between the settlements of Berestove and Verkhnekamenka.
"More visibility and comfort than in the T-72": Czech tankers transfer to Leopard 2
The Czech military, having handed over the T-72 MBT to the Kiev regime, will instead receive 14 Leopard 2A4 and one Mergepanzer BREM from German stocks until the beginning of 2023. Meanwhile, tankers are being trained at the Bundeswehr training ground in Munster. For training purposes, a special machine is used, which is equipped with a transparent cabin towering over the cannon, and is claimed to be technically equivalent to the Leopard 2A4.
When will Ukraine run out of ammunition
Ukraine has become short of ammunition – shells, missiles and cartridges fly away like "into the furnace". There is no production of their own, the old Soviet stocks are almost used up, and the West states that the United States and European countries "are facing a challenge due to the depletion of weapons stocks to be sent to Ukraine." How much ammunition is needed to conduct full-fledged combat operations?
The new Russian BPM "Manul" can become the basis for a whole family
The Russian infantry fighting vehicle "Manul" was repeatedly demonstrated at the international military-technical forums "Army" held in the Moscow region. For example, in 2020, they showed a variant with an uninhabited universal compartment TKB-945, which is also called "Boomerang-BM".
The Finnish Defense Ministry will acquire additional 155-mm howitzers K9 "Thunder"
Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the proposal of the command of the Armed Forces of the country to implement an option for the purchase of 38 units of 155-mm SG K9 "Thunder" of South Korean production.
Instead of the Russian "Octopus": a model of the Zorawar light tank is presented in India
The Indian army intends to acquire a large fleet of light tanks designed primarily for operations in difficult terrain, for example, in Tibet, some areas of which are disputed by China.