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Poland intends to increase the number of the armed forces of the republic to 400 thousand soldiers, as well as completely rearm the army. As stated in Warsaw, the reason for this decision is the threat of a "Russian invasion".

The Philippine Ground Forces have officially adopted 155 mm/52 ATMOS-2000 self-propelled artillery units manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses upgraded T-90M tanks. The use of the machine during the battle in the Raisin area was shown on video. The footage was published by the Telegram channel "Military officers of the Russian Spring". The record drew the attention of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Self-propelled howitzers PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000), which Germany supplied to Ukraine at the end of June, began to be used in the east of the country. Bild writes about this.

Ukrainian armed formations have been receiving Western large-caliber artillery in large quantities for more than a month, which has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. The military observer of Izvestia, Anton Lavrov, tells about the "successes" of Western howitzers in Ukraine.

During a special military operation, heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" are used to destroy fortified long-term strongholds and positions of the AFU and nationalist battalions leading resistance during the liberation of settlements.

French politician Jean-Michel Cadenas published a post on his Twitter account, where he very upset reported about the seizure of two Caesar self-propelled guns by our troops. Most of all, the Frenchman was angered by the hasty flight of the Ukrainian gunners in front of the advancing Russian troops. The AFU fighters did not even have time to destroy or at least mine the howitzers. As a result, they fell into the hands of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in almost perfect condition.

The US and NATO are not ready for a long conflict

The United States and NATO can participate in a short conflict, but none of them is ready for a long conflict, because their weapons stocks are declining, and it will take a long time to produce new weapons. They should reconsider the policy of exsanguination of Russia, writes the Asian Times.

The French Caesar self-propelled guns captured in the battles with the AFU were probably sent to the Russian Uralvagonzavod for study. This was recognized in France itself and confirmed by Ural gunsmiths. Thanks to the massive and diverse assistance to Ukraine, there may be enough NATO heavy artillery on the battlefield. If these systems also become trophies, what useful things can our specialists extract from there?

General Khrulev explained how the Russian Armed Forces can destroy Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers in Ukraine

In the package of German weapons supplied by Berlin to Kiev, there were self-propelled 155-mm howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000. These are powerful artillery installations that are designed to destroy fortified areas, defeat tanks and other armored vehicles. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how the appearance of the PzH 2000 would affect the course of hostilities.

On June 21, 2022, the German government published an official list of weapons, military equipment and military property transferred as military aid to Ukraine, as well as those still planned for transfer.

A new "series" of claims by the troops of the Ukrainian regime against foreign weapons has been identified. If recently Kiev has been saying that the "partner" countries are not supplying enough "to win against Russia" a number of heavy weapons, now claims of a different nature are being added. They are expressed by the head of the logistics service of the AFU ground forces, General Vladimir Karpenko.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the first conclusions about the effectiveness of NATO artillery systems in the hands of Ukraine

Ukrainian formations have been receiving large-caliber NATO artillery from the USA, France, Norway, Canada and other countries for more than a month. She has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. And now it is clear that Kiev's hopes that with the receipt of foreign artillery systems it will be possible to reverse the situation and launch a large-scale counteroffensive look unrealistic.

The fighting in Ukraine, according to analysts, has clearly shown that even in the XXI century, in the era of unmanned aircraft and satellites, the decisive role is still played by ground forces. The key to victory is the competent interaction of infantry with heavy armored vehicles and artillery. Therefore, the leading NATO countries have accelerated the development of new tanks. About what is known about these projects — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the Volga train train, created by specialists of the railway troops of the Western Military District to conduct engineering reconnaissance and restore tracks, working in the area of the special operation in Ukraine.

A new batch of M-777 howitzers delivered by the Americans to Ukraine turned out to be without a GPS system, although the first guns came with a positioning system, although without a digital fire control system. This is reported by Ukrainian Internet resources referring to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Uralvagonzavod thanked Macron for the artillery installations delivered to Ukraine

Two French Caesar guns were "captured by Russian troops unharmed," they are at Uralvagonzavod to study possible re-design - this was written by the French politician Regis Castelnau. From the account of the Russian company in Telegram, he was answered, indicating that this technique is "so-so, but it will come in handy on the farm." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The APU received German self-propelled artillery installations PzH 2000, the delivery of 155-mm howitzers to Ukraine was announced by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the country Alexey Reznikov.

The St. Petersburg Forum made us think about the collective solidarity of Russia's closest allies

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy asked Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova to ensure the security of her country's airspace.

The battle path of the Polar Guard of the Russian Navy

In January 2020, the American magazine National Interest included the Russian Marine Corps in the top five in the world – along with similar branches of the US, UK, South Korea and China. According to the overseas edition, the Russian Marine Corps took second place.