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After the approval by US President Joe Biden of new arms supplies to Ukraine, a list of everything that Kiev should receive as part of a new package of military assistance was published on the official website of the US military department. According to the list, Ukraine is waiting for the following weapons:

Russian armored vehicles participating in a special military operation in Ukraine are equipped with additional protection right on the spot, this is provided by the design of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. This was announced by the head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

The Austrian Defense Ministry announced the transfer of the country's Armed Forces of the 50th armored vehicle "Pandur Evolution" (Pandur Evolution - EVO) with a 6x6 wheel formula.

The newspaper points to the inconsistency of Berlin

Kiev does not expect a "breakthrough" in Berlin's position on the supply of combat tanks following the meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine at Ramstein Airbase on September 8. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Die Welt, citing sources in Ukrainian government circles.

The head of ATCD Lukoyanov: the Thai army can adopt Russian "Chabor" vehicles

Russian tactical special forces vehicles "Chabor" may soon be adopted by the special operations forces of the Thai ground forces, the managing director of the Thai company Advanced Technologies Consulting and Development (ATCD) told RIA Novosti Vladimir Lukoyanov.

The armed formations of Ukraine in the course of ongoing hostilities began to massively lose military equipment supplied by foreign sponsors.

Major General Maxim Leontiev told how German Leopard 2A4 tanks could appear in Ukraine

In Ukraine, according to Defense News, German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks were spotted, which allegedly participated in an attempt to counterattack the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the capabilities of this combat vehicle.

Ukraine will not get Western tanks, at least German Leopard 2. According to the German press, the Ukrainian prime Minister failed to persuade Scholz to supply armored vehicles to Kiev.

Poland continues to actively arm itself, planning to eventually create one of the most powerful and heavily armed armies in Europe. In addition to the purchase of weapons from other countries, Warsaw places part of the orders at its own enterprises, in particular, the supply of self-propelled artillery units will be carried out by the company Huta Stalowa Wola, which produces Krab self-propelled guns.

In the "zoo" of Ukrainian self-propelled artillery, consisting of samples left over from the Soviet Army, delivered from Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Latvia, Belgium, there may be replenishment from Swedish-made equipment.

The equipment of the Ukrainian troops has not withstood the test of a special operation

An exhibition of weapons seized during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine has opened within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". Those who could not get to the facility before the end of the forum (August 21), can do it by visiting the Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow. The BTR-4E armored personnel carrier with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located at the entrance will help to find the building under the sign "Exhibition of Weapons" among the numerous objects of the museum complex.

The US Armed Forces are going to modernize their infantry units, focusing on mobility. In fact, we are talking about a return to the concept of using light infantry units, which was developed back in the 1980s to confront the USSR. But now this concept is being updated taking into account the current geopolitical realities - primarily the events in Ukraine.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told why Germany is creating a common European air defense

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that in the coming years the country will spend "substantial funds" on the modernization of the continent's air defense system, inviting other EU countries to "participate in the creation of a common air defense." Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why Berlin needed it and what it would lead to.

Poland has handed over to Ukraine almost all combat-ready armored vehicles, including Soviet T-72 tanks, and now intends to strengthen the tank grouping with foreign equipment. In the near future, the Polish army will receive the first batch of American Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 out of 250 total under the contract. Warsaw also intends to purchase 1,000 South Korean K2s and is still counting on German Leopard. Major-General Maciej Jablonski, Inspector of the Polish Ground Forces, told about the preparation of crews for the development of new equipment, plans for the modernization of the army's armored grouping in an interview with Defence24.

Global Times: China sent the most powerful military equipment to the Vostok-2022 exercises

China has sent its most powerful military equipment to the Vostok-2022 exercises, which demonstrates the depth of Russian-Chinese military cooperation and can serve as a deterrent to the malicious actions of some external forces, the Chinese government newspaper Global Times writes, citing analysts who wished to remain anonymous.

The Ukrainian army may receive a number of British self-propelled artillery installations FH77 BW L52 Archer ("Archer") from the presence of the Swedish army. In Stockholm, they promised to consider Ukraine's request to provide ACS data for the AFU.

The Ukrainian army received the first THeMIS robotic platform developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The program called "Crane" to saturate the Armed Forces with robotic complexes was launched by former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

According to the Polish web resource "Defence24", the Council of Ministers of Poland approved the draft state budget for 2023, which provides for the largest defense expenditures in Polish history.

The Ukrainian Nazi formations are not yet at risk of sending the improved main combat T-72M1R received from Poland to the line of contact.

The enterprise was used for the repair and restoration of military helicopters of the VFU

Over the weekend, strikes were carried out not only on accumulations of infantry and combat vehicles of Ukrainian troops, but also on rear military facilities, including Motor Sich in Zaporozhye.