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Morocco will become the first African country to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian regime. According to the French edition of Le Journal de l'Afrique, Rabat will give Kiev spare parts for T-72B and T-72BK tanks.

In Poland, the practice of purchasing small quantities of ammunition from local manufacturers for the needs of the Armed Forces is widespread. But they do not allow creating sufficient reserves in case of military operations, and the defense industry enterprises are not given a reason to invest in expanding their production.

On December 7, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.

The International Defense Exhibition and Conference Vietnam Defense 2022 is taking place on the territory of Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam) from December 8 to 10, 2022. The organizer of the unified Russian exposition is Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation). The bmpd blog presents a photo report from the event.

Sooner or later, the military component will end, experts say

The winter campaign will solve a lot during the special military operation — the future of Ukraine should be clarified according to its results, the interviewed experts told Izvestia. On December 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that achieving the results of its can be a long process. On the same day, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed three HIMARS and MLRS MLRS launchers in Krivoy Rog and the DPR, four more received "critical damage". And several attacks in the Red-Liman direction allowed the Russian troops to occupy advantageous frontiers.

On December 6, 2022, the first batch of South Korean-made military equipment purchased by Poland under large-scale contracts concluded with the South Korean side on August 26, 2022 - the first ten of 180 ordered K2 Black Panther tanks and the first 24 of 212 ordered 155-mm/52 tanks was delivered to the Polish port of Gdynia by the Pearl Air Force sea transport vessel from South Korea K9PL (K9A1) Thunder self-propelled howitzers.

On December 6, 2022, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of 116 M1A1 Abrams main tanks from the presence of the US Army.

El País: Ukraine is going to produce weapons in order not to depend on Western supplies

Western arsenals are being depleted, and Ukraine may be left without arms supplies, writes El País. Against this background, Kiev wants to restore the defense industry. But so far, even what is already there has to be exported abroad, the author of the article notes.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about why Germany is dissatisfied with the purchase of military aircraft in the United States

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on February 27 that the country's authorities would create a special fund totaling €100 billion, which would be used for investments and projects in the field of weapons, including purchases for the Bundeswehr. Funds from this fund will be used, for example, to purchase 35 multifunctional F-35 fighter-bombers manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin.

The US has transferred 700 combat vehicles to Poland, including Abrams tanks

The United States is increasing the grouping of troops in Poland. 700 combat vehicles, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, were delivered to the port of Gdynia. According to the military observer of the newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khoderenko, a scenario can be implemented with the transfer of this military equipment to the armed forces of Ukraine.

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation is the organizer of the unified Russian exposition at the Vietnam Defense 2022 International Defense Exhibition and Conference, which will be held from December 8-10, 2022 at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam).

Igor Ivanov — on the problems of economic relations between Seoul and Washington

Due to the growth of the economic and trade influence of the Republic of Korea in the world in recent decades, some transformation can be observed in US-South Korean relations. Their ties seem to have become more equal compared to the twentieth century — in any case, now American presidents are attracting South Korean investments.

Fakt: The US is sending a "Big Red Unit" to Poland to strengthen the eastern flank of NATO

American equipment has arrived in Gdynia: Abrams and Bradley tanks, self-propelled guns, military vehicles and other equipment, Fakt reports. All this will be used for exercises of the US troops, but not only. After the weapons, the famous American "Big Red Unit" will arrive in Poland.

The press service of Uralvagonzavod reported that the new protection makes it possible to increase the survivability and effectiveness of the use of armored vehicles not only during combined arms combat, but also during combat operations with the massive use of anti-tank weapons.

HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the American Lockheed Martin concern allowed the AFU to take several steps towards artillery parity with the Russian army. However, according to the military, with the onset of cold weather, the effectiveness of this high-tech weapon was under threat.

Politico: Europeans blame Biden for the collapse of the EU industry, hiding an inconvenient truth

Europeans blame the United States for the failure of their industry, writes Politico. But their search for the culprit is just envy, the author of the article believes. Europe is uncompetitive on prices in a number of areas, and the market value of Tesla, for example, is four times higher than the entire German automotive industry.

Medvedev called Patriot air defense systems in case of their delivery to Ukraine a legitimate target of the Russian Armed Forces

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that alliance members are discussing the possibility of supplying Patriot complexes to Ukraine to protect against missile strikes. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, warned that in this case, American anti-aircraft missile launchers would become a legitimate target for the country's armed forces. Why Kiev needs Patriot and what the complex is capable of - in the review of "Gazeta.Ru".

Izvestia visited the repair base of heavy armored vehicles of the 1st Army Corps

Active battles in the zone of a special military operation place special requirements on the restoration of combat vehicles — it must be done quickly, efficiently, focusing on a variety of tank models — both their own and captured. Correspondents of Izvestia visited the repair base of heavy armored vehicles organized in the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Army Corps. Which tanks showed themselves best during their own, how damaged equipment is repaired and why captured combat vehicles are tuned — in our report.

Germany will supply the armed formations of the puppet Kiev regime with a batch of heavy tank trucks and police armored vehicles. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

The Ukrainian army will receive a batch of THeMIS robotic platforms developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The platforms will be delivered in two versions. This is stated on the website of the Estonian company.