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Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova announced that an agreement had been reached with the head of the German military department, Christine Lambert, on the gratuitous transfer of 15 Leopard-2A4 MBT to replace the Soviet-made T-72 MBT previously supplied by the Czech authorities to Ukraine.

According to information published on May 18 on the website of The Australian newspaper, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include 14 tracked M-113 armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers with a 4x4 wheel formula.

Russian troops are bypassing the AFU forces in certain areas of the front in order to encircle them. At the same time, many areas are characterized by the gradual advance of troops after they conduct protracted positional battles aimed at minimizing their own losses and depletion of the enemy's potential.

The Czech Republic supplied the armed formations of Ukraine with a batch of wheeled self-propelled artillery units vz.77 Dana. As reported, the calculations have already begun to master this military equipment.

Judging by the videos, the APU received an initial modification created in the second half of the 70s. Currently, according to many tactical and technical characteristics, it can already be considered obsolete.

Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder signed the CaMo-2 intergovernmental agreement with French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly, strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in the military sphere.

The United States decided to strengthen the artillery component of the Ukrainian army, considering that the M777 howitzers delivered before were not enough. The Pentagon is preparing a new package of military assistance, which will include artillery pieces.

Artillery in the course of a special military operation is not so often mentioned as effective strikes of "Calibers" and "Iskanders". However, it turns out that guns today play an almost decisive role on the battlefields in Ukraine. How are these weapons used today and how is their effectiveness preserved?

During tests held at the US Army's White Sands training ground in New Mexico, a laser system designed to protect ground troops from drones and aircraft successfully shot down several artillery mines in flight. This is reported by Popular Mechanics magazine, referring to a press release from Raytheon.

Kiev is counting on Western arsenals and warehouses

The Russian military special operation in Ukraine has entered the stage of a struggle for attrition. At the same time, Russia's opponent is no longer Ukraine, but the entire collective West, which is wider than NATO. The personnel, of course, remains Ukrainian. But weapons and equipment are now coming from many countries.

The present and future of Russian air defense systems

In a special military operation in Ukraine, despite the air supremacy won by our aviation, Russian calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of various modifications are involved.

The captured military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is in good condition and can be used in combat, is being prepared by the Russian Guards to be used against the former owners.

The trophies of the Regardie were tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery installations, small arms, anti-tank weapons and ammunition for them.

For the first time, the Russian Armed Forces used a platoon of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" as part of a special operation in Ukraine.

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to its informed source. According to the interlocutor of the agency, BMPT together with tank platoons participate in the fire defeat of Ukrainian positions, armored vehicles, calculations of anti-tank missile systems.

Representatives of the armed formations of Ukraine deceived journalists of the American TV channel CNN, passing off their destroyed tanks as equipment of the Russian army. The command of the nationalists organized a trip of media representatives to the area where intense clashes had recently taken place.

In 2023, the production of Abrams tanks will be reduced in the United States. This is due to the fact that Congress has decided to redirect financial flows to support new technologies. Accordingly, the US military will not be able to receive the number of tanks that they would have counted on with another decision of the American legislature.

The Czech Republic nevertheless obtained compensation from Germany for the Soviet-made T-72 tanks delivered to Ukraine, the negotiations ended successfully. According to the German Defense Ministry, the Czech Republic will receive Leopard 2A4 tanks.

As Rostec State Corporation reported on May 17, 2022, Uralvagonzavod, part of the concern UVZ of Rostec State Corporation, held a solemn dispatch of a train of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why the Terminator-2 BMPT is used in Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces used Terminator-2 tank support vehicles (BMPT) during a special military operation in Ukraine. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what tasks this machine faces.

The difficult situation that has developed in the Armed Forces of Ukraine with serviceable equipment, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying to solve by sending various exotics to the troops, like the T-84U "Oplot", of which there are literally several pieces left on the move.

Information is confirmed that the Russian Armed Forces have transferred the Terminator BMPT to the Severodonetsk and other areas of the special military operation.

General Delomudrov explained why the supply of the T-90M "Breakthrough" to the Russian army will increase

The ground forces of the Russian Armed Forces have been replenished with a batch of the latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks, which are manufactured at Uralvagonzavod (UVZ). "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the features of this machine are and what its prospects are.