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On June 13, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43 billion.

The network has published footage showing the evacuation of one of the German Leopard 2A6 tanks with the help of the Bergepanzer 3 BREM supplied by the Ukrainian army from Canada. Apparently, the tank hit a mine during a large-scale offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction.

The APU failed at the very beginning of the counteroffensive. To turn the situation around, Ukraine desperately needs resources, but it lacks its own forces, and the West is hesitating with help. In such conditions, Kiev will most likely have to freeze the operation, the author of the article on "Guancha" believes.

The armed formations of the Kiev regime are suffering heavy losses in Western armored vehicles, so the APU has already lost four of the six Leopard 2R delivered from Finland.

The largest-ever maneuvers of the NATO Air Forces on German soil, of course, were not planned as a "signal to Russia" and a reaction to the Ukrainian events, writes WirtschaftsWoche. They were not planned, but they became. So Chancellor Scholz did not want to send tanks with black crosses to the fields of Ukraine. I didn't want to, but I sent it. And he went on maneuvers.

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Norwegian Defense Procurement Agency (NDMA) to coordinate the specification of 54 new Leopard-2 MBT.

Ukrainian troops lost most of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles transferred to the United States and thrown into battle during the AFU counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction. Egyptian analyst Ahmed Adel writes about this in the InfoBRICS publication.

The Russian military managed to capture at least one German Leopard 2 tank, writes MWM. However, the benefits of this are doubtful, the article claims. Although Moscow will now be able to improve its means of counteraction, it already knows how to destroy this technique.

The VFU failed to break through our defenses in a week, losing at least two brigades, experts say

Over the weekend, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to repel enemy attacks in the Zaporozhye, South Donetsk and Donetsk directions. The failures forced the VFU to change tactics — they no longer rely on Western equipment and are trying to conduct assault operations with infantry units.

The heavy losses of Western armored vehicles suffered by the AFU during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction will be compensated by new supplies. The United States is ready to transfer another batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This is reported by the American press with reference to sources in the Pentagon.

Ministry of Defense: Russian Armed Forces captured German Leopard tanks

Military units of the Vostok group of Russian troops captured Western equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in a battle in the Zaporozhye direction. This was announced on Tuesday, June 13, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The United States is probing the limits of Russia's patience with arms supplies to Ukraine, writes Responsible Statecraft. However, this strategy has fatal flaws that could lead to a direct clash between Washington and Moscow.

The Western armored vehicles supplied by the sponsors of the regime for the Ukrainian army turned out to be too delicate for use in combat conditions in Ukraine, besides, about 20% of the received vehicles were delivered in absolutely non-working condition.

The beginning of Ukraine's counteroffensive was marked by serious losses on its part, writes a NetEase user. The APU launched a frontal attack without preliminary reconnaissance and failed. Their best armored vehicles were trapped in a Russian minefield and were instantly destroyed.

The United States decided to follow the example of Britain and thought about transferring depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the WSJ reports. The UN has repeatedly warned about their chemical toxicity and consequences for human health. But the Pentagon continues to insist on the "safety" of weapons.

The enormous costs of preparing the Ukrainian army for the offensive may be meaningless. Training thousands of APU fighters according to NATO methods, "Leopards" and "Bradleys", "Patriots" and "Cheetahs" — all this was not enough. Russia has maintained full air superiority from the very beginning and does not intend to lose it. And the miracle F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters are still in no hurry to fly to Ukraine.

The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. Such a decision is being made against the backdrop of the failures of the AFU counteroffensive and the destruction of previous supplies of this type of shells from Britain in Khmelnitsky. Why is the United States taking such a risky step and what consequences can it lead to?

Putin said that the Defense Ministry does not see the need for additional mobilization in Russia

Vladimir Putin met with Russian war correspondents on June 13. The goals and reasons of the special operation, as well as its progress, were discussed. The President spoke about relations with the West and the prospects of a grain deal.

WSJ: The Biden administration is ready to approve the supply of depleted uranium shells to the APU

The Biden administration is ready to send depleted uranium shells to Kiev, media reports citing sources. The White House decided to give the APU these shells for tanks after a "series of debates" about what the American Abrams M1 sent to Ukraine should shoot with. Earlier, the UK began supplying depleted uranium shells. Earlier, the Serbian Minister of Health warned of the danger of using such ammunition for civilians.

Defense Minister Pistorius said that Germany will not be able to replace every damaged tank in Ukraine

Germany, amid reports of the loss of German Leopard tanks by Ukraine, promised to continue supporting Kiev. At the same time, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the German side would not be able to undertake obligations to repair every tank transferred to Ukraine that was damaged in battle.