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Johnson promised Zelensky the supply of self-propelled artillery units
The UK will supply Ukraine with self-propelled artillery and kamikaze drones. This was stated by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
"NATO is not ready to supply Kiev with serious weapons. It's long and expensive"
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: The West does not want to supply the AFU with aircraft and armored vehicles
The countries of Europe and the United States cannot agree on a single strategy for supplying weapons to Kiev. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot get the equipment they are asking for from NATO.
The APU equipped the UAZ SGR car with a combat module
The UAZ SGR car, popularly called "Loaf", has been an indispensable attribute of military orders since Soviet times, is actively used by the command staff to move in the rear and is an unpretentious machine in maintenance.
The turn came to Pbv-501: the Ukrainian BMP "originally" from the GDR was destroyed
The West is strenuously pumping the Kiev regime with weapons, trying to compensate for the heavy losses of the APU in armored vehicles. An impressive arsenal of foreign equipment – from Australian armored vehicles to unique versions of Soviet systems - already appears as trophies of Russian troops and the skeletons of burned cars left on the battlefields.
Poroshenko announced the purchase of a batch of Italian armored vehicles for the AFU
Ex-President of Ukraine Poroshenko decided to help the Ukrainian army against the background of catastrophic losses of military equipment and announced the purchase of a batch of armored vehicles in Italy. However, not at his own expense, but for the money collected by the foundation in his name. In Ukraine, Poroshenko has almost been called the "savior of the country."
"The supply of weapons by the West to Ukraine is chaotic"
General Vladimirov explained why the APU was disappointed in howitzers from Germany and the USA
European and American media note that the Ukrainian military began to critically evaluate the artillery systems that the United States and Germany supplied to Kiev. What prevents the APU from effectively using NATO howitzers - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
French supplier
Military expert Andrey Frolov — how Paris helps the Ukrainian army with its weapons
France has become one of the most active sponsors of the Ukrainian army in the current conflict. Although in absolute numbers, her help, at first glance, does not seem very large, from a qualitative point of view, the French are in the leading positions.
Slovak Prime Minister Heger: Bratislava can supply MiG-29 fighters and tanks to Ukraine
Slovakia can supply MiG-29 fighters at its disposal, as well as tanks to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported on July 3 by Czech TV with reference to Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
Rostec presents the most powerful electric filling station in Russia at Innoprom
Concern Uralvagonzavod of Rostec State Corporation has created the country's first fast-charging electric filling station for electric cars. Its capacity is 150 kW – stations with such characteristics have not been produced in Russia before. The unique development will be presented at the X International Industrial Forum "Innoprom", which will be held from July 4 to 7, 2022 in Yekaterinburg.
"An unusual case": why the Yak-24 helicopter was built in the aircraft construction bureau
Dmitry Khazanov — how the USSR eliminated the backlog in helicopter construction
An extraordinary event in the world of domestic helicopter construction took place on July 3, 1952, when the crew commander Sergey Brovtsev made a long flight on the Yak-24 for the first time.
Tanks frowned "Ilyich's eyebrows"
T-62M taken from storage were seen near Kherson, Zaporozhye and Vrubovka
The huge losses of armored vehicles suffered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during the four months of the special military operation (SVO) of the Russian troops led to a reduction in the number of tank duels along the line of contact.
The German equivalent of the UAZ-469 in action: Mercedes Wolf car in service with the model battalion of the Bundeswehr
The German command widely advertises its newest Puma BMP, which is designed to replace the Marder. Its technological refinement is still underway, including based on the results of operation in the military. In particular, it is in service with the 33rd Mechanized battalion, which has become an exemplary unit of the Bundeswehr due to the transition to a new materiel.
Russia has developed an armored car "Akhmat" inspired by the special operation
The Akhmat armored car, the development of which took into account the challenges faced by the military-industrial complex and military personnel during a special military operation in Ukraine, was created in Russia, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was the first to show interest in it, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
In Russia, taking into account the experience of the special operation in Ukraine, the Akhmat armored car was developed
The Akhmat armored car, which was developed taking into account the experience of special operations in Ukraine, was created in Russia, the first to show interest in it was the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, RIA Novosti reports, citing an informed source.
France supplies BBM VAB for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to an interview published on June 28 by the French newspaper Le Parisien with the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny, France supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine with VAB armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula from the presence of the French ground forces.
"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.
General Dynamics won the US Army competition for a combat vehicle under the MPF program
On June 28, 2022, it was reported that the US Army, during the competitive process, selected a proposal submitted by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS, as part of General Dynamics Corporation) for a tracked combat vehicle ("light tank") with cannon armament under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, and issued General Dynamics Land Systems a contract for the amount of 320.325 million dollars for the production of the first small-scale batch (Low-Rate Initial Production - LRIP) of 26 MPF machines by October 24, 2024.
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?
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.























