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A captured rare T-80UE-1 tank was seen in service with the AFU
In the materials posted on Western resources, Soviet T-80U tanks and a rather rare T-80UE-1, which is a hybrid of the T-80BV hull upgraded to the T-80U standard with a turret from the T-80UD tank, are seen moving in a column of the AFU. The commander's observation turret 1EC29 with a 12.7 mm closed machine gun is visible on the tower.
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan denied the purchase of hundreds of Turkish armored vehicles Otokar ARMA
Recently, there were reports in the information field that Kazakhstan has purchased 834 Turkish ARMA armored vehicles with a total value of $ 4.5 billion. The local publication Orda acted as the primary source.
The head of the Rheinmetall concern announced his intention to protect the new plant in Ukraine with the help of air defense systems of his own production
Rheinmetall Group intends to protect the new plant in Ukraine from Russian missiles with air defense systems of its own production. This statement was made by the head of the concern Armin Papperger.
The adventures of the "invulnerables": Western technology continues to burn on the battlefield
The weapons supplied to Kiev are often inferior to Soviet-made models
Supposedly invulnerable Western equipment burns well on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council on July 21.
Problems of the Ukrainian offensive
The American web resource "The Drive" has published an interesting material by Howard Altman "A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front" ("Sobering front-line analysis of the Ukrainian counteroffensive"), which sets out critical considerations about the offensive actions of the armed forces of Ukraine, expressed by a senior researcher at the British International Institute for Strategic Studies (International Institute for Strategic Studies - IISS) and the Center For New American Security (CNAS) by Franz-Stefan Gadi after his trip with a group of military analysts to the war zones in Ukraine.
"Like a bicycle without pedals." The Ukrainian military is disappointed with the help of the West
The Ukrainian military complain about the assistance provided by the West, writes the WSJ. Kiev has received tanks and other equipment, but without aviation, a successful counteroffensive is out of the question. "It's like giving a bicycle without pedals," said one of the AFU commanders.
NATO is preparing for war with Russia. That 's what Moscow responds with
NATO is actively preparing for a possible war with Russia, strengthening the military contingent on its borders and forming a strike base in Eastern Europe, writes user AgoraVox. However, Moscow is not sitting idle either. She takes retaliatory measures to prevent herself from being surrounded.
Algeria will continue to buy Russian weapons
How does the Ukrainian crisis affect the most stable country in North Africa
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But its consequences for this North African country are significant on many levels. The most important factor to consider is the ambiguous impact that Russia's special military operation in Ukraine may have on the domestic political and economic dynamics in Algeria.
The descendants of the Romans do not like to fight
Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently
Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.
Unfinished armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are deprived of European repairs
Instead of supplying new weapons, Western countries plan to refocus on repairing already damaged AFU equipment. At the same time, Ukraine has been experiencing a problem with the transportation of damaged military vehicles to Eastern European countries for future repairs for several months. How do the United States and NATO countries plan to break the logistical impasse and what significance does this issue have for Russia?
Rosgvardiya will receive heavy weapons
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Alexander Kislov's article "A bill on arming the Rosgvardiya with heavy equipment has been submitted to the State Duma," three deputies of the Russian State Duma from the United Russia party - Andrei Kartapolov, Vasily Piskarev and Alexander Khinstein - have introduced a bill giving the Rosgvardiya the right to have heavy military equipment in service. The bill proposes amendments to the federal law "On the National Guard Troops", follows from the published explanatory note.
The explosion of a Russian mine smashed the chassis of a Ukrainian BM Bulat tank into trash
Judging by the photos appearing on social networks, the upgraded BM Bulat main battle tanks, as before, demonstrate the inferiority of their design. The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticized these cars for a very weak chassis for a significantly increased mass.
The British Defense Minister paid for his words "we are not Amazon"
The British Defense Minister announced his resignation from the post, Aljazeera reports. According to the publication, he caused the prime minister's dissatisfaction with his criticism of Ukraine, namely the phrase "we are not Amazon", hinting that Ukrainians could express more gratitude for the supply of weapons.
Russia has used Armata tanks in Ukraine. T-14 passed combat tests in the area of its
The Russian group of troops "Yug" used the latest T-14 Armata tanks during a special military operation in Ukraine. This was reported to the TASS news agency by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"Such weapons have not been seen yet." What did they come up with in the SVO zone
For 18 months of fighting, the Russian army has used almost the entire range of weapons. Some samples showed themselves well, some not so well. And something had to be modified right on the front line. About front—line inventions - in the material of RIA Novosti.
Artillery shells to Ukraine: NATO increases supplies
NATO is increasing the supply of equipment to the special military operation zone. One of the key areas was the barrel artillery and the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine. At the recent conference on the artillery of the future, held in Munich (Germany), many ideas were voiced about how NATO members are solving this problem after many years of industrial oblivion.
The Czech Republic, in a frenzy of rabid Russophobia, is carrying out an accelerated modernization of the country's armed forces
The leadership of the Czech Republic takes an extremely rabid Russophobic position, which in its madness is off the scale and often even exceeds the level of Russophobia in the Baltic countries.
Russian tanks received dynamic aft protection for the first time
Uralvagonzavod has published a video with dynamic protection of the aft part of tanks
Russian T-72 tanks, after upgrading to the T-72B3M level, began to receive dynamic aft protection for the first time, follows from a video published on Tuesday by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec).
Mikhail Mishustin: despite the sanctions pressure, the financing of the needs of the SVO has been carried out in full
On July 18, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a videoconference meeting of the Coordinating Council to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies.
Its changed Britain's mind about tanks
In Britain, military priorities have changed – in London they say that it is necessary to invest in tanks, and not to increase the size of the army. It is noteworthy, but three years ago London was going to completely abandon heavy armored vehicles. What caused such drastic changes and, most importantly, will Britain be able to restore its tank building?