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Leading European countries have announced new military aid packages for Ukraine

Ukraine's military support is weakening. In recent weeks, only three States have announced major new shipments. And there is very little that Kiev wants there. About what the APU is getting now — in the RIA Novosti material.

BAE Systems has successfully tested the work on drones of the AMPV C-UAS prototype, a multi–purpose system being developed on the chassis of the new AMPV armored vehicle and designed to defeat both ground targets and drones. The relevant footage is shown on the company's website.

Ukrainian tankers spoke about a number of advantages and disadvantages of the Leopard 1A5DK MBT, which entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine thanks to the joint efforts of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark.

The Type-X is actually a robotic BMP. She is armed with a 30 mm MK44 cannon. Its dimensions are 600x290x220 cm, weight with a payload of 12 tons, maximum load capacity of 4.1 tons, maximum speed when driving on a road surface of 80 km/h.

In Russia, the Saracen all-terrain platform was created for mobile groups in the SVO zone

Russia has developed an all-terrain platform designed for the movement of mobile combat groups as a defense for columns of military equipment. This was announced by Konstantin Bagdasarov, CEO of the company developing the unique machine Argo LLC, on Wednesday, January 24.

Right on the front line, the Russian military upgraded the T-72B3M tank, significantly enhancing the safety of the crew. It is very well protected from enemy attacks, which are often unable to cause significant damage to it.

The creation of the Arctic version of the BTR-3F armored personnel carrier became known in 2021 after this machine was shown at the international forum "Army-2021". The armored personnel carrier retained all the characteristics of the basic vehicle, but changed its color, and also acquired the ability to operate at low temperatures up to -50 degrees Celsius. The car received new tracks that reduce ground pressure and a new 450 hp engine. The claimed power reserve is 600 km.

The Spectator: Europe will not be able to fulfill the plan to build up military power

The main problem of Europe is the complete lack of defense capability, writes The Spectator. Since the Cold War, the Old World has lived under the protection of the United States. Now that Trump can return to the White House, the future of this protection is unclear, and all the steps taken by the European Union to build up military power have not yet had an effect.

They are equipped with combat vehicles for reconnaissance and destruction of long-term fortifications

Russian sappers are preparing to take an active part in the assault operations. The Ministry of Defense has launched a program to rearm and strengthen engineering regiments and brigades, sources told Izvestia in the military department.

The BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle with a 57 mm AU-220M automatic artillery mount in an unmanned turret was first demonstrated at the Russia Arms EXPO 2015 in Nizhny Tagil.

According to Chinese specialized military-technical publications, the Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in mid-April 2022 relocated a company of the Terminator-2 BMPT to the combat zone. The unit was involved sporadically to perform various tasks on the front line with a reduced composition, in order to confuse enemy observers about the true number of BMPT-2s in the combat zone.

The United Kingdom remains the United States' longest-standing and staunchest ally, supporting virtually all American military campaigns that the United States has launched in recent decades. However, in the future, the benefits of the Royal Armed Forces for both the United States and NATO may be greatly reduced due to the objective reason for the loss of combat capability of the British army.

Russian Engineering troops celebrate a professional holiday

Today, soldiers, officers and warrant officers of the engineering troops of the Russian Federation celebrate their professional holiday. Many of them met this day on the front line. Engineering troops have been involved in the military from the very first days and solve a variety of tasks. To do this, they have many samples of unique equipment.

For several days now, footage has been circulating on the Web of the shelling by two American Bradley AFU infantry fighting vehicles of a Russian T-90M tank that was ambushed near Avdiivka. Despite the virtually continuous operation of automatic 25 mm BMP guns at point-blank range, the riders still failed to finish off the damaged tank.

Figaro: France does not produce enough shells to help Ukraine

Macron's promise to deliver missiles and bombs to Ukraine by February may turn into humiliation for him, writes Figaro. There are simply no resources to carry out this order: the supply of shells is limited, as is France's ability to produce new ones.

One of the solutions: for each tank – a drone

In the context of the unprecedented use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), NLAW hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPGs), FPV drones and heavy quadrocopters with mine drop devices, the amount of ammunition hitting the tank into the roof of the tower exceeded all forecasts and calculations.

The Bolivarian Goliath versus the Cooperative David

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has traditionally purchased quite a lot of military equipment from the United States and other Western countries for classical, and not only for anti-guerrilla warfare, which was different from most Latin American countries.

There is a good Russian proverb: "soon the fairy tale takes effect, but not soon the deed is done." However, in the context of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns ensuring the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.

Bloomberg: in Davos, the United States will demand that Ukraine switch to defense

The United States wants Ukraine to change its strategy on the battlefield and switch to defense, Bloomberg reports. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will convey this demand to Zelensky at the Davos forum.

There are three options for the development of the conflict in Ukraine, and in two of them everything ends with a victory for Russia, former supreme commander of NATO's Combined Forces in Europe, General Breedlove, told Newsweek. Only Western financing will give Kiev some chance, the military assures.