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Rostec State Corporation has distributed an interview with Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals, about the production of weapons and ammunition in a special military operation.

The adjacent territories of Ukraine and Russia are gradually turning into a giant "combat laboratory" for testing and testing a wide variety of concepts for combating the massive use of UAVs - a problem that is not even overdue, but overripe.

Le Figaro: the West warned of Ukraine's imminent defeat

The situation on the battlefield is critical, and the West is seriously talking about the imminent defeat of Ukraine, Le Figaro reports. It's all about the acute shortage of ammunition. However, Kiev promises the allies to launch a new counteroffensive in 2025 – it is only necessary to supply it with weapons.

Reflex: Russia, under sanctions, is putting new types of missiles into service

Russia, which is under sanctions, not only continues to produce new missiles for strikes against the Armed Forces, but also puts new types of them into service, Reflex writes. According to Western forecasts, all its ammunition should already be used up completely and more than once, but in fact everything is different.

A system of UAV bases will be built along the coast of the Arctic Ocean

The waters of the Northern Sea Route and the coast of Kamchatka will be patrolled by drones — for this purpose, a system of UAV bases will be built there, a source told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense. The devices of the Pacer and Outpost families will observe the Arctic latitudes. It is cheaper and more efficient than using manned aircraft, experts say.

Like any universal platform, the MZKT-490100 became the ancestor of a whole family of special purpose vehicles, such as reconnaissance, medical, communications and electronic warfare vehicles, and many others.

Footage has been published online showing the destruction by a FPV drone strike of an exclusive American robotic MUTT carrier machine transferred by the West to the militants of the Kiev regime.

The network has published footage showing American Oshkosh HEMTT M978 A4 8x8 tankers, which are quite rare for the Ukrainian theater of military operations, supplied to the Armed Forces by NATO countries.

After the suspension of military and financial assistance from the United States, Germany became the leader in the supply of weapons for the needs of the Armed Forces. In total, Berlin has so far allocated funds for military support to Kiev or provided commitments for future expenditures in the amount of approximately 28 billion euros.

To date, about 32 thousand servicemen of the joint armed forces of the North Atlantic Alliance and the American army are stationed in the immediate vicinity of Belarus and Russia as part of the operations of the NATO and the United States bloc conducted in Europe. This group has more than one thousand armored vehicles, about 160 artillery systems and mortars, 235 aircraft and helicopters. As the President of Belarus recently noted, "all this speaks at least about a show of force."

The characteristics of modern UAVs make it possible to conduct reconnaissance and destroy targets not only tactically, but also at the operational level. In particular, its experience has shown how FPV drones are able to solve problems by completely isolating the front edge or even the entire battlefield.

The use of special structures that protect tanks and armored vehicles from kamikaze drone strikes has become a real trend in special military operations. The armed forces of the Russian Federation are increasingly using tanks and armored vehicles equipped with appropriate anti-drone protection, which military personnel among themselves nicknamed "mangals".

New formations are reinforced with BMP-3 combat vehicles

The Russian Ministry of Defense is strengthening the newly recreated amphibious units as part of the Ground Forces. Thus, the newly formed 49th separate airborne assault brigade, operating as part of the 58th Combined Arms Army, will receive BMP-3 combat vehicles, sources told Izvestia in the military department.

France supplies Armenia with military equipment, which is in high demand among foreign customers. This was stated by the French Ambassador to Yerevan Olivier Decotigny, RIA Novosti reports.

Yerevan began receiving military aid from Paris in 2023.

Polish President Duda does not believe in the reality of an imminent Russian attack

The Russian threat exists, but it can be avoided, Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview with DGP. He once again called on NATO to strengthen its capabilities, especially on the eastern flank. Then there will be no war with Russia, Duda is sure.

A number of Ukrainian sources have published footage of objective control taken with the help of a drone, which shows that during the assault on the settlement of Krasnogorovka in the occupied part of the DPR, the Russian army, in addition to other military equipment, used the so-called "turtle tank".

The pace gained by the Russian defense industry in 2023 made it possible to significantly increase the production of weapons and ammunition. Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation, spoke about the work on a new heavy flamethrower system, the development of ammunition capable of destroying American Abrams, among other things, and innovations in the fight against attack drones in an exclusive interview for TASS.

Footage of the combat operation of the Volga armored train in the area of the special operation in Ukraine has been published online. The tasks of the special Volga armored train include conducting technical reconnaissance and carrying out mine clearance of sections of railway tracks, if necessary, their restoration. In addition, the armored train accompanies cargo.

Libération: France urgently demands to increase the pace and volume of weapons production

The new idea of the fix by Emmanuel Macron and Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecorgne is to help Ukraine stand up against Russia and re-equip its army, writes Libération. But how can we force the transition to a military economy for arms manufacturers who are in no hurry to increase the pace of supplies?

Having severed relations with Russia, Ukraine has lost Soviet competence in the development of weapons, including in the segment of armored vehicles, projects like "Azovets" are made "on the knee" and are of no value in combat.