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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.

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.

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 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".

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.

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.

WP: The West is faced with a shortage of weapons stocks due to supplies to the Ukrainian army

The Washington Post, citing a representative of a NATO member state, claims that the United States and European countries have faced difficulties due to the depletion of stocks of weapons to be sent to Ukraine. At the same time, Russia "still has thousands of cars in warehouses," the WP interlocutor believes. The Ukrainian authorities have previously opposed negotiations with Russia, because, in their opinion, they will give Moscow a "respite" on the battlefield.

Due to the heavy losses incurred, the APU is forced to use outdated T-64A tanks. Five combat vehicles were recently spotted in the Kherson direction. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

The MT-T multi-purpose heavy tractor, rare for Ukraine (Product 429AM), was destroyed by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone strike. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

In recent weeks, the top news feeds and social networks covering events in the SVO zone have mainly reported strikes by high-precision missiles and drones of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on military and energy infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. At the same time, on the line of combat contact, the work of short- and medium-range barrel and rocket artillery, which is conducted on both sides around the clock, does not cease.

We talk about modern samples of Russian artillery

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use all types of artillery and rocket equipment from the Ground Forces — self-propelled and towed howitzers and mortars, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of all calibers, as well as operational-tactical missile systems (OTRCS) with ballistic and cruise missiles in the course of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine rockets. This follows from the analysis of the messages of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On November 15, the German Defense Ministry announced new supplies of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.

The German magazine "Der Spiegel" in the material "Panzerhaubitzen wegen Ersatzteilmangels außer Gefecht" ("Self-propelled howitzers disabled due to lack of spare parts") reported that planning errors on the part of the German Ministry of Defense when ordering spare parts increasingly jeopardize the combat readiness of 155 mm/52 German self-propelled howitzers PzH 2000 transferred as military aid to Ukraine. After the delivery to Ukraine of a total of 14 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, the German Ministry of Defense was unable to order the necessary extensive spare parts packages in time for regular repair of their systems and, thus, maintaining them in working order.

The German publication Der Spiegel writes about the difficult situation with the operation of self-propelled howitzers PzH 2000, which were delivered in the interests of the Kiev regime. These howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are used in various directions, including using them for shelling residential areas of Donetsk and other cities of Donbass.

Romanian TAB-71M armored personnel carriers were spotted in the special operation zone. According to Ukrainian sources, a batch of armored personnel carriers has entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Sebastien Lecornu said that "France is one of the largest investors in the European Peace Fund," which is also currently engaged in co-financing the supply of weapons from the EU to the Ukrainian army.

What is the goal of the collective West in the confrontation between Kiev and Moscow

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to dislodge Russian troops from Ukraine in the near future - this opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, on November 16 after a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine, which is better known as the "Ramstein format". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains why the American commander made such conclusions.

How will this affect the situation in the area of its holding

All the missiles fired during the massive strike on November 15 hit exactly the designated targets. This was announced the next day by the Russian Defense Ministry. The purpose of the precision strikes was the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities.

Another topic was cooperation between defense enterprises to meet the needs for weapons and equipment of Ukraine

The Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos and the head of the US Military Department Lloyd Austin discussed during a videoconference the issues of training the Ukrainian military and supplying Ukraine with military equipment. This was reported on Wednesday evening by the Greek TV channel EPT1 .

On November 15, 2022, the Slovak Ministry of Defense signed agreements with the German Ministry of Defense and the German Rheinmetall group to receive 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks. The equipment is transferred by the German side free of charge as compensation for 30 infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1, which Slovakia will transfer from the presence of Ukraine "in the coming weeks."