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Izvestia correspondent Ivan Litomin showed on May 6 how the Russian military uses a captured tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during a special operation to protect Donbass.

At the end of 2021, the US army has almost completed all the necessary tests for the integration of the active protection complex for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which are used by ground units of the US Armed Forces. But so far, the Pentagon has not bothered to find budget funds to finance this system.

On May 6, the Ministry of Defense of Russia showed footage of combat work of 152 mm self-propelled artillery units (ACS) "Msta-S" during a special operation to protect civilians of Donbass.

Slovakia is ready to supply Ukraine with Soviet T-72 tanks from the presence of the Slovak army, but only in exchange for Western vehicles. As the country's Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said the day before, Bratislava would like to receive German Leopard 2 tanks.

Because of Ukraine, America's arsenal of democracy is emptying

Will the US be able to arm its friends? The Economist journalist asks this question. He recalls that Franklin Roosevelt in December 1940 called America "the great arsenal of democracy." Today, its industry hardly meets domestic demand.

General Zolotarev told how Americans train soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States and other NATO countries have begun training the Ukrainian military. According to the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby, the trainings are held in Germany. In addition, according to media reports, training is carried out in Poland, Slovakia and other Eastern European countries. What is taught to the servicemen of the Ukrainian army - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

On May 6, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the approval by the US President of the next package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 150 million. The total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $ 3.8 billion, and since March 2021 - about $ 4.5 billion.

The Network presented a photo of a rare trophy captured by the liberators. He was photographed in the region of Mariupol. This is the Ukrainian armored car KrAZ-MPV Shrek One, in total two such vehicles were transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces perform tasks to destroy enemy fortifications and equipment during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense publishes footage of the crew of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S19 "Msta-S".

The Russian army used the latest automotive equipment, including the Ural-63706, also known as Tornado-U, in a special operation against the formations of Ukrainian nationalists.

For the first time, such an all-wheel drive three-axle all-terrain vehicle was demonstrated just two years ago, at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" held in the Patriot Park near Moscow.

Armored vehicles K-43269, also known as "Shot", take part in a special operation in Ukraine. Previously, such equipment has already been tested in battles against gangs of international terrorists in Syria.

Ukraine was left without self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Gepard 1A2, removed from the Bundeswehr more than 20 years ago. According to Welt, Berlin has not been able to ensure the supply of anti-aircraft guns to the Ukrainian army.

Ukrainian armed formations have lost one of their mine-clearing combat vehicles, created on the chassis of an outdated T-64A main battle tank.

For the first time, the existence of this rather rare modification of the "sixty-fourth" became known at the end of December 2018, when the next batch of military equipment was transferred to the AFU.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of tank crews of the Russian Armed Forces in the LPR during the destruction of enemy fortified firing points during a special operation in Ukraine.

Experts from the British Royal United Institute of Defense Studies analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Russian tanks participating in a special military operation in Ukraine. At the same time, it is noted that the fighting taking place there only confirmed the conclusions already available to experts about the use of armored vehicles.

Russian military journalist Alexander Kotz revealed a way to disable heavy tanks. In his Telegram channel, he noted that armored combat vehicles were vulnerable to long-range sniper rifles.

The Russian military captured a Ukrainian T-64BM tank during an offensive in the direction of the city of Krasny Liman. The ammunition of the vehicle includes MDZ-M incendiary bullets, the Telegram channel "Military Commanders of the Russian Spring" reports.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of the calculations of self-propelled artillery installations "Malka" in the conduct of counter-battery warfare during a special military operation.

It is reported that the adjustment of the combat work of artillery calculations is carried out during the day and at night using unmanned aerial vehicles.

On the website of the British Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (formerly Royal United Services Institute, RUSI) on April 27, 2022, an interesting material by Sam Cranny-Evans, Sidharth Kaushal "Technical Reflections on Russia's Armored Fighting Vehicles" ("Technical reflections on Russians armored combat vehicles").

The Polish command decided not to take risks, and dismantled the secret equipment from the modernized T-72M1R sent to Ukraine.