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A tank battalion on T-62M was formed from Ossetian volunteers
After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, there has been a steady increase in the number of volunteers who have expressed a desire to contribute to the defeat of the enemy. The leadership of a number of regions actively participates in this movement, helping volunteers to create separate combat formations on the principle of fraternity.
"Artillery is always chasing the range"
The correspondent of Izvestia visited the positions of a howitzer battery near Svetlodarsk, where there are battles for the largest thermal power plant
Svetlodarsk — it is also called the "city of power engineers" — was liberated quickly and without much fighting at the end of May. But now Ukrainians have gained a foothold in numerous strongholds nearby, as well as on the territory of the Uglegorsk thermal power plant — one of the largest in Europe. In this direction, the Allied forces are methodically pushing through the defense lines of the VFU. Here, artillery plays a major role in the battles. How in the LPR they fight with long-range foreign artillery systems, how they shoot down Ukrainian "Dots—U" and rockets, - in the Izvestia report
Slovenia handed over to Ukraine a batch of Yugoslav-made M-80A infantry fighting vehicles
The Ukrainian army has been replenished with M-80A combat vehicles of Yugoslav production. Slovenia handed over a batch of BMP to Kiev, and this happened back in May or early June. Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Sarek announced the delivery of armored vehicles.
The promising KF51 Panther tank of the German Rheinmetall group
The main highlight of the next Eurosatory 2022 defense exhibition held from June 13 to 17, 2022 in Le Bourget (France) was the presentation by the German Rheinmetall group of its promising KF51 Panther main tank. The online edition of EDR On-Line magazine "EDR Magazine" published interesting material by Paolo Valpolini "Rheinmetall's first MBT: the Panther" with details of the KF51 Panther project.
The Milrem Type-X robotic tank proved its effectiveness during tests
The robotic tank based on the Milrem Type-X combat vehicle (RCV) is a joint project of defense contractors Israeli Milrem Robotics and Norwegian Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace.
Two Ukrainian tanks "Oplot-M", apparently destroyed
Due to the huge losses incurred, which are officially recognized, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to use even samples of experimental military equipment that exist in single copies.
Imported armored car in Ukraine is not a luxury
Vehicles of the doomed infantry
In the article "They don't look at a rusty tank in trucks" (see "HBO" from 04/22/12), the question was considered what heavy equipment of Soviet and Eastern European production the West can supply to Ukraine. It also said that if it comes to the supply of Western heavy equipment, it is easiest to transfer armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles to the Ukrainian army. They are easier for personnel to master, and there are a lot of cars of this class in the West.
Tanks require support
Armored vehicles will be protected, camouflaged and quickly repaired
The Russian military used a platoon of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" in a special operation in Ukraine. These vehicles, together with tank platoons, hit Ukrainian positions, armored vehicles, anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs). The use of "Terminators", in addition to the real strengthening of the power of Russian armored vehicles, will make it possible to clarify the tactics of using these vehicles, to determine their place in armored groups. In particular, to increase the combat stability of tank units.
The French president confirmed the tacit ban on the transfer of tanks and combat aircraft to Ukraine
Despite Ukraine's desire to receive heavy armored vehicles and combat aircraft, the West will not do this. As French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kiev, explained, there is an agreement not to supply some types of military equipment to Ukraine.
The Leopard 1 tank has got a semi-automatic loading function
Until recently, the Western defense industry concentrated on working with the latest generations of military equipment, be it aircraft, armored vehicles or tanks. Modernization of outdated systems was mainly carried out by "second-tier" countries, such as Turkey, individual states of Latin America and Southeast Asia.
The T-62M tanks transferred to Donbass with enhanced protection appeared at the front
A few weeks ago, information appeared about the transfer of T-62M tanks from Russia to Donbass by railway echelons, which are quite rare in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having been decommissioned. Then the Kiev regime turned this news into a "peremoga", talking about allegedly knocking out the main tank fleet of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, consisting of T-72 and T-80, in battles.
Israel has announced the testing of a new combat unmanned vehicle from Elbit
In 2023, Israel will begin testing a combat unmanned vehicle with an autonomous turret. This is reported in a press release of the Ministry of Defense of the country. The presentation of the robotic combat vehicle took place after the announcement of Israel's order of the Negeva combat vehicle for its special forces from Israel Aerospace Industries.
"Poland is planning a tank operation against Belarus. This is serious"
General Popov explained why Warsaw is buying PFM pontoons worth $0.5 billion from Paris
The Polish authorities will buy PFM pontoons from France to ferry heavy equipment, including tanks, across rivers. The transaction amount is estimated at about $500 million. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out why Warsaw buys funds to overcome water barriers and where it is going to send its army.
Borisov announced the fulfillment of the contract with India for the S-400 according to the schedule
The contract for the supply of S-400 air defense systems to India is being carried out on schedule, without disruption, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Interfax.
Specialized Russian institutes are studying captured weapons
As a result of offensive actions and the rapid capture of fortified areas and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, our servicemen receive a significant amount of captured military equipment and weapons. Among this arsenal, which the retreating enemy throws, there are many foreign models, including quite modern ones. All captured specimens of interest to military engineers are sent for study to specialized Russian institutes.
"The landing party needs armor." What is the main problem of the Russian Airborne Forces
Colonel Khodarenok explained what reforms the Airborne Troops need
The American edition of Military Watch Magazine published an article about the Russian amphibious forces, where it called the approach to their formation "outdated". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with this statement.
In Germany, the Bundeswehr tank was criticized for a similar name in the Wehrmacht
Retired German General Klaus Wittmann, in an interview with the Welt channel, criticized the new tank of the German army — the Bundeswehr — for the name "Panther", since the Wehrmacht armored vehicle had a similar name during World War II.
Weapons, the second most powerful after nuclear weapons, will soon appear in the armed forces of Belarus
Domestic developments of the military-industrial complex are capable of surprising and sobering people who are hatching aggressive plans against Belarus and the Union State, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting on the state and development of microelectronics on June 14.
Preparation for the mass crossing of tanks: Poland buys pontoon-bridge parks
The Eastern European plain is cut by rivers, which, regardless of the fullness of the water, make it difficult for military equipment to move. In this regard, the Soviet command relied on the buoyancy of vehicles and the mass equipping of the army with means of crossing, which still carry full-fledged service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Macron promised Zelensky to deliver another batch of 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled guns
France will supply Ukraine with another batch of wheeled 155-mm self-propelled artillery CAESAR. This statement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrived in Kiev on a visit.