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"Masks dropped." NATO countries have named their main enemy
Washington and Brussels continue to exert geopolitical pressure on Moscow. NATO countries have made several key decisions in the spirit of the Cold War era. About what begins in Europe — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Slovakia will replace Soviet IFVs with Swedish cars
The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made vehicles will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2. This is reported by the Government of Slovakia, European Defense Review reports.
The main battle tank KF51 "Panther"
On June 13, 2022, the German Rheinmetall arms concern presented the KF51 Panther main battle tank (Panther) at the Eurosatory in Paris. As reported, the design of the machine is based on the concept of "Leopard 2". At the same time, the model is designed to establish new standards of defeat, protection, intelligence capabilities, networking and mobility.
The Slovak government has approved the purchase of BBM CV-9035 Mk.4 by BAE Systems Hagglunds
According to the Slovak Ministry of Defense, at a meeting held on June 28, the Government of the country approved a proposal for the purchase of 152 CV-9035 Mk tracked armored vehicles.4 with a 35 mm cannon as part of an intergovernmental agreement with Sweden.
Germany and the Netherlands will give Ukraine an additional six PzH-2000 howitzers
Germany and the Netherlands will send an additional six PzH-2000 howitzers to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the German Defense Ministry.
NATO moves to prepare for war with Russia
NATO leaders have adopted a new concept in which Russia is called the "biggest threat" to the alliance. In addition, the United States intends to significantly increase its military presence on the territory of several European states at once. Which countries are we talking about, what kind of threat do such decisions pose to Russia and what could Moscow oppose to this?
Foreign detachment: a detachment of mercenaries was destroyed near Lisichansk
In the battle, "legionnaires" from Georgia who mocked the Russian military near Kiev were eliminated
The allied forces of the Russian Army and the People's Militia of the LPR continue their offensive in the area of Lisichansk. Two sabotage groups of foreign mercenaries were destroyed in its vicinity, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on June 27. One of them consisted of so-called Georgian "legionnaires".
The French Defense Minister promised to supply Ukraine with a "significant number" of armored personnel carriers
The Ukrainian army needs armored personnel carriers, so France will supply Kiev with a "significant number" of armored vehicles. This statement was made by the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny.
Poland will increase the size of the army to 400 thousand against the background of the "threat of Russian invasion"
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 Armed Forces of the Philippines officially adopted the Israeli 155-mm/52 ATMOS-2000 self-propelled guns
The Philippine Ground Forces have officially adopted 155 mm/52 ATMOS-2000 self-propelled artillery units manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
The use of the T-90M during the special operation was shown on video
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.
German howitzers began to be used in the east of Ukraine
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.
Russia appreciated the "successes" of Western howitzers in Ukraine
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.
Calculations of CBT "Solntsepek" ZVO destroyed the fortified long-term strongholds of the Armed Forces of 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.
The French politician was angry when he learned that the Russian Armed Forces had captured two Caesar self-propelled guns
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 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.
What technologies will Russia get from captured French Caesars
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?
"The German PzH 2000 will become an easy target for the Russian self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV"
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.
German military assistance to Ukraine
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.
The Ukrainian command declares a shortage of repair and evacuation vehicles for the removal of NATO heavy equipment damaged at the front
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.