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Izvestia studied the warehouses and arsenals of the Wagner group transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
There was evidence that the statements of the owner of the PMC "Vanger" Yevgeny Prigozhin about the shortage of shells were a lie. Two warehouses belonging to the organization were filled with equipment, weapons and ammunition of different calibers. The day before, everything was handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Izvestia correspondent Ivan Litomin studied the contents of the warehouses of the PMCs.
The forces are considerable, but they melt very quickly
The current position of the Bundeswehr is doubtful, the future is unclear
In the article "How the united Germany squandered its military power" ("HBO" from 03/24.23), it was shown how the armies of the two Germanies were built after 1945. And how, after 1990, Berlin sold military equipment to the former People's National Army of the GDR.
Germany is preparing Ukraine for an underground and mountain war
In the coming months, the Germans will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine. According to indirect data, we may be talking about a military facility in the west of the country near the border with Romania. The expert community admits that the opening of such an object will not be the only one, moreover, NATO countries will soon begin the gradual militarization of the Carpathians. What does this mean for Russia?
Britain announced the delivery of more than 70 combat and auxiliary vehicles to Ukraine
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The United Kingdom, as part of a new package of military assistance, will supply new combat vehicles and thousands of shells for Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued on Tuesday evening by the office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak.
Hands were untied: what response will the Russian Federation give to the supply of cluster munitions to Kiev
Sergei Shoigu stated Russia's superiority in the effectiveness and diversity of this type of weapons
In the case of the supply of American cluster munitions to Ukraine, our army will be forced to use similar means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on July 11. Experts note that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have large stocks of such projectiles, but until recently they did not use them in the area of their own in order to avoid escalation.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the enterprises of the defense industry of Tatarstan
On July 11, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while working in the Central Military District, checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at enterprises located in the Republic of Tatarstan.
Sergei Shoigu spoke about the situation at the front and the increase in production by defense industry enterprises
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke about the losses of Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive, Russia's response in the event of the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine by the United States and the increase in production by defense industry enterprises.
Zelensky said that Australia will transfer 30 armored vehicles to Ukraine
In addition, according to the Ukrainian president, the Netherlands plans to start training pilots in August
Australia has promised to provide Ukraine with a package of military assistance, including the supply of Bushmaster armored vehicles, and the Netherlands promises to start training pilots in August. This was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Normal reflection: Russian air defense repulsed Ukrainian missile attacks
The targets were the Kerch Bridge and military airfields in the Rostov and Kaluga regions
The armed forces of the Russian Federation repelled a missile strike in the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions. Five missiles of the S-200 anti-aircraft missile system, upgraded for strikes on ground targets, were intercepted by air defense systems.
The first Polish PT-91 Twardy tank did not survive its combat debut at the front
During the fighting in the Zaporozhye direction, anti-fascist soldiers destroyed the Czech T-72EA, the American M113 and the first Polish PT-91 Twardy.
Kurganmashzavod prematurely shipped a batch of BMP-3 to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The company also delivered the first batch of BMP-2 with modernization for the Berezhok module
Kurganmashzavod (KMZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) has prematurely shipped new BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the Russian Defense Ministry, as well as those that have undergone major repairs. This was reported to journalists in the holding on Tuesday.
The possible location of the future Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine has been determined
The head of the German arms concern Rheinmetall announced the conclusion of an agreement, according to which it is planned to create an enterprise for the production of military equipment on the territory of Ukraine within three months.
Shoigu inspects Tatarstan defense industry plants
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, while working in the Central Military District, checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at enterprises located in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The T-62M tank withstood the most powerful explosions and was able to save the lives of the crew
The T-62M tank of the Russian Army during the combat mission showed that its mine protection is highly reliable.
The West has driven itself into a trap: both Russia's victory and defeat are dangerous for it
Photos of downed APU tanks cause increasing displeasure in the West, writes AgoraVox. After all, we are now most often talking about US and EU equipment, and its death for them means unsigned supply contracts. And this is a huge loss of money and the collapse of prestige. But the "victory" of the APU threatens trouble.
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Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about whether the new supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine will affect the course of its
On July 7, US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl announced that the new package of military assistance to Ukraine would include the Bradley BMP, the Stryker BBM, ammunition for HIMARS and Patriot systems, cluster and conventional artillery ammunition. Most likely, we are talking about shells for 105- and 155-millimeter artillery systems.
Russian engineers have driven the APU to paranoia. The counteroffensive is under threat
Russian military engineers have jeopardized the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Traffic News writes. They skillfully use the terrain and create defensive lines and traps that cause paranoid fear among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and lead to tragic consequences for Kiev.
The Czechoslovak military reconnaissance vehicle BPzV Svatava is seen in service with the AFU
The BPzV Svatava combat reconnaissance vehicle, originally from Czechoslovakia, is in a long line of equipment from Eastern European countries that found themselves on the territory of Ukraine.
Rheinmetall plans to open an armored vehicle factory in Ukraine in the next 12 weeks
The German concern Rheinmetall will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks. This was announced by the company's CEO Armin Papperger in an interview with CNN on July 6.
An OT-64 SKOT armored personnel carrier is seen in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Recently, a Czech-Polish armored personnel carrier OT-64 SKOT was seen in service with one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, the deliveries of this equipment to the Nezalezhnaya were not officially reflected.