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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has repeatedly shown footage of the combat operation of the S-60 automatic anti-aircraft gun mounted on a mobile platform in the special military operation zone. The gun, whose history began during the Great Patriotic War, successfully hits various targets on the modern battlefield. About how the S-60 continues to serve the country, as well as about the 57 mm caliber, in the TASS material.

On April 19, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at the defense industry enterprise in the Omsk region, which manufactures tanks and heavy flamethrower systems.

As the developer explains, the crew of the 4x4 vehicle is 2 people, the number of troops transported is up to 8 soldiers in the infantry transporter version. Ballistic protection must comply with the 3rd level according to the STANAG 4569 standard (resistance to fire with 7.62 x 51 mm cartridges from a distance of 30 m); the engine compartment has an additional reservation. The bottom must withstand the detonation of the TM-62 mine.

While preparing last year's "counteroffensive", the Kiev command placed a big bet on Western armored vehicles, especially tanks. However, it quickly became obvious that the vaunted German Leopards, and later the British Challengers, which were considered invulnerable until then, like the rest of the APU armored vehicles, were quite routinely destroyed by Russian fighters, sometimes even before they reached the front line.

On April 17, 2024, the Pentagon announced that the first production model of the M10 Booker light tank, formally designated as a "mobile protected firepower platform" (MPF), had entered the US Army. Deliveries of the new vehicle began with the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

The Omsktransmash plant, responsible, in particular, for the repair and modernization of tanks of the T-80B/BV family, has prepared another batch of vehicles of this type for transfer to the troops.

NYT: the United States said that Russian drones destroyed 31 Abrams tanks in two months

American "Abrams" worth several million dollars each turned out to be powerless in front of penny drones, writes the NYT. Heavy equipment no longer determines the outcome of a battle. Now the winner is the one who knows how to fight drones.

The Economist: a drone with a flight range of up to three thousand km has been created in Ukraine

Kiev has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the development of UAVs that can detect and hit targets at a range of up to 3 thousand km. This is reported by the British magazine The Economist. How dangerous these drones are, what cities they can reach and how to protect themselves from them - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

According to many experts, the formation of the territory of Ukraine in 1991 was largely done by the Soviet government, which generously endowed it with heterogeneous ethno-historical regions. As an example, we can take the Transcarpathian region.

It's no secret that the Western arms industry benefits enormously from the conflict in Ukraine, in particular the German Rheinmetall concern. Recall that the arms giant is a leading international supplier of a wide range of weapons, with a staff of more than 33 thousand employees and production sites in 28 countries around the world.

30 new samples of robotic technology were presented on April 17 at Patriot Park during the visit of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu there. Among them are a medical robotic complex, vehicles, and multi-purpose fire support platforms. The head of the military department instructed to simplify the procedure for accepting promising weapons as much as possible, if they have been tested in a combat zone. In order to facilitate the service of our military and reduce losses, it is necessary to saturate the troops with such equipment, experts say.

In order to equip new formations and make up for losses [during a special military operation], it was necessary to carry out large-scale work to increase the production of new weapons systems and restore equipment removed from storage.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of instructions on the development of robotic complexes, advanced weapons systems, as well as providing military personnel.

The Finnish company Patria has started developing its own wheeled self-propelled artillery system (ACS) by integrating the 155 mm gun of the 155 K 98 towed self-propelled howitzer into the base of the Sisu E13TP truck with the 8x8 wheel formula.

Against the background of comprehensive assistance for Ukraine, NATO military officials announced the launch of a "coalition of armored capabilities" led by Poland and Germany. Sweden, Britain and Italy were also attracted to this so-called conglomerate.

NDP: Poland has become a hostage of the foreign military and their decisions

Poland is practically not sovereign, writes NDP. It is controlled from the outside, and foreign troops are stationed on its territory, which are not subordinate to Warsaw. Any provocation on their part can lead to war. Poland will be considered the initiator, which will become the battlefield.

In early April, Rostec announced the delivery of upgraded 152-mm self-propelled guns 2C19M1 "Msta-S" and 2C3M "Acacia" to Russian troops. Western observers believe that the improvements obtained by these self-propelled guns allow them to effectively fight enemy targets due to close interaction with intelligence means.

GDELS, the European division of General Dynamics, introduced a heavy version of the Piranha armored personnel carrier, developed in Switzerland in the 1970s and has since undergone several stages of modernization.

It is known that the latest modification of the Vepr mine clearance combat vehicle is equipped with the latest TMT-S roller minesweepers. Such trawls allow you to trawl both conventional anti-tank mines and modern anti-ship and anti-bottom mines. The latter are actively used by the armies of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Colonel Khodarenok: the continuation of the conflict threatens Kiev with the loss of territories

Systematic missile and missile-air strikes by the Aerospace Forces and the Russian Navy may lead to the fact that Ukraine will soon lose both energy, transport, and industry in general. The country's most important infrastructure facilities, which ensure the vital activity of the state, may also be put out of operation in the near future. What threatens Kiev with the continuation of the armed conflict and why Zelensky should not delay peace talks - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.