News land-based units

At Uralvagonzavod (as part of the UVZ Concern, part of Rostec State Corporation), a solemn dispatch of a train of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation took place. This was reported by the press service of the UVZ.

Ukraine may receive Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery units from Slovakia. As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic, an agreement on their sale has not yet been concluded.

During the military special operation in Ukraine, self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" actively perform firing tasks to destroy armored vehicles and fortified positions of the Ukrainian army.

Heavy artillery is now the main striking force of our troops in Ukraine. Howitzers destroy Ukrainian artillery batteries, break into well-fortified defensive structures, and suppress control points.

Turkey has finally decided on the timing of the start of serial production of the main battle tank of its own design Altay, which in the future should replace the American M60 and German Leopard tanks in service in the Turkish army.

Specialists of the 10th separate repair and evacuation regiment restore damaged samples of military equipment as soon as possible and return it to the front line. This is what the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda writes about.

One of the six T-84U "Oplot" available to the APU was seen on the front line near Nikolaev. As noted by "RG: Russian weapons", earlier a tank of this model was first lit up in Kharkov, but there is no specific data on its participation in hostilities.

On May 11, 2022, Slovenian Defense Minister Matej Tonic signed a memorandum of understanding in Munich with the European Procurement Organization for Joint Cooperation in the field of armaments (Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement - OCCAR) on Slovenia's accession to the Boxer wheeled armored personnel carrier program.

The American company Oshkosh Defense intends to install new Cockerill CPWS combat modules on its JLTV SUVs, armed with the M242 Bushmaster automatic cannon of 25 mm caliber. Tests are planned to be carried out in the near future.

The latest BMPT "Terminator" was involved in a special operation in Ukraine.

The TG channel of the ANNA-News news agency posted a video of the Terminator BMPT with the symbol "V" moving through a settlement in the area of Severodonetsk. These combat vehicles were first seen in Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation.

The armed formations of Ukraine for the first time received NATO tracked military equipment. We are talking about the YPR-765 infantry fighting vehicles supplied by the Netherlands. A video clip has appeared on the Network showing such "gifts" with the AFU militants riding on them.

Ukrainian nationalists are installing Brimstone land-based missile launchers supplied by the UK on the platforms of conventional low-tonnage trucks. In the event of a threat, the calculation can quickly cover the guides and get lost among civilian vehicles. Such tactics are often practiced by militants of various terrorist groups.

The Netherlands provided Ukraine with military assistance worth more than 102 million euros. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced in a letter to the country's House of Representatives (the lower house of parliament) by Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren.

According to information published on May 10 by the US Department of Defense, since the Biden administration came to power, the US has allocated more than $ 4.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including about $3.8 billion after February 24.

The American ground forces and Marines are going to revise the basic requirements for the training program for drivers of military vehicles. This is reported by the Army Times. The main reason for this decision is the frequent accidents involving military vehicles, including rollovers, sometimes with fatal outcomes for military personnel in cars.

On May 12, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage of the combat work of the calculations of 152-mm self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" when performing fire missions to destroy armored vehicles and fortified Ukrainian positions during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Recall, improve and apply

It seems that the special operation in Ukraine is entering a protracted phase. The Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to implement a strategy of capturing civilians of cities as hostages and, hiding behind them, to slow down the advance of the Russian army.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) actively promotes modern Russian weapons and military equipment to the world market, which were presented during the solemn events dedicated to the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The Ministry of Defense told about the difficult work of repair units, which are also actively involved in the military special operation in Ukraine. They carry out continuous and uninterrupted work on the restoration and repair of military equipment. To do this, the Russian military deployed points in the field.

According to the Zvezda TV channel and the Military Informant web resource, serial production of the BM-30-D "Spokes" (32B01) remotely controlled uninhabited combat module for the KamAZ-43269 "Shot" (4x4) armored car has begun in Russia. This was reported in the press service of the developer and manufacturer of this module JSC "Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (Nizhny Novgorod; part of JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" Rostec State Corporation).

The APU GAZ-66 truck, which was carrying anti-tank weapons, was seized in the Izyum direction. Pictures of the trophies appeared online.

The servicemen identified the route of anti-tank weapons supplies to the advanced positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Russian special forces destroyed the car.