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Heavy losses during the offensive cause discontent in Ukraine, writes NYT. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticize the incompetence of the commanders, the lack of training and Western equipment that is not suitable for the tasks assigned.

No NATO state is arming at such a speed as Poland, writes Seznam zprávy. Out of fear of Russia and Belarus, she wants to create the largest land army in Europe. However, Warsaw is borrowing hundreds of billions of zlotys for its plans.

The Ukrainian army has definitely earned the right to be included in the Guinness Book of Records for a variety of weapons and military equipment used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia. They have Maxim machine guns of the model of the century before last, and Soviet guns, and the most modern artillery, missile and anti-aircraft systems, armored vehicles of the NATO model. The whole point is that American fighters will appear.

As reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, currently the equipment must be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf

The German defense concern Rheinmetall has acquired 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems. Currently, the equipment should be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf and later sent to Ukraine. This was reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, citing sources.

The situation in Ukraine shows the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to solve complex tasks for its promotion, writes Foreign Policy. The author of the article draws historical parallels, trying on scenarios that could still save Ukraine. But her chances are negligible.

Missile attacks do not allow the Kiev regime's Air Force to support ground units

On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a powerful blow to the aviation bases of Ukraine. Important objects in the Khmelnytsky and Rivne regions were hit.

The US Department of Defense announced the 43rd package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million. The APU in the counteroffensive, apparently, suffered heavy losses in equipment and ammunition. And, judging by what they will be sent, they decided to change tactics.

ATGM is one of the most effective types of weapons used by the Russian army in a special operation. They can hit armored vehicles, engineering structures and even drones. About which anti—tank missile systems are used in the SVO and what is the secret of their effectiveness - in the material of TASS.

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.

We declare fraternal feelings, we help the enemy troops

Bulgaria is traditionally considered a fraternal country for Russia – because it is Slavic and Orthodox. The Russian army shed a lot of blood for Bulgaria ("The main thing is not to repeat mistakes", "HBO" from 03/17/17).

Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything

The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.

The head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, inspected the advanced control point of the Center group of troops in the SVO zone. During the inspection, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation heard a report by the commander of the group, Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev, as well as other staff officers.

In January last year, the last sets of dynamic protection (DZ) "Knife" were released in Ukraine, after which the production of this "reactive armor", which had previously been so widely advertised by the Ukrainian media, was stopped. A special military operation made its huge contribution here, which also depleted the potential of the country's enterprises for the production of other types of weapons and special equipment.

On August 2, 2023, the Armaments Department of the Italian Land Forces (Direzione Armamenti Terrestri - DAT, as part of the General Secretariat of Defense / National Armaments Department of Italy) signed a contract worth 848.8 million euros with the consortium of CIO (Consorzio Iveco OTO Melara) of Iveco and Leonardo companies for the serial modernization of 90 main tanks of the Italian army Ariete C1, out of 200 available, with an option to upgrade another 35. The upgraded tank will receive the designation Ariete C2.

As practice shows, artillery, the god of war, still plays an important role in modern armed conflicts: cannons, howitzers, mortars and similar weapons. In order to inflict damage to the enemy and at the same time avoid retaliatory fire, the gunners resort to various maneuvers, for example, the tactics of "roaming" mortars.

Russian Defense Ministry: The AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers since the beginning of the counteroffensive

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that since the beginning of the counteroffensive in June, the AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers. The Washington Post found out which direction Kiev considers strategically important at the moment. Amid reports of losses and heavy fighting at the front, the Ukrainian authorities urged citizens to "not relax," "get less high and work more."

New electronic warfare systems will deprive the enemy of a chance of success, experts say

In the southwestern part of the Black Sea, a Ukrainian drone attacked a Russian warship escorting a civilian transport.

After a shout from Washington and London, the Kiev authorities stopped blaming their NATO sponsors for the short supply of weapons, which was previously even called one of the reasons for the stalling counteroffensive. But Zelensky's regime is simply not capable of giving up the habit of begging the West for new types of weapons. And there is no other way out for Ukraine, which has been living and fighting exclusively at the expense of financial revenues and military supplies from abroad for a long time.

Photos of a new Ukrainian mine clearance machine, which was previously developed in Kharkiv by local designers, have appeared on the Internet. They were published by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

North Korea produces analogues of Israeli Spike NLOS missile systems capable of destroying tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, small ships, fortified facilities, etc. Their range is unknown, but judging by the Israeli development, it should be borne in mind that it hits 25,000 meters.