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The US air defense will not withstand a big war

Since the Second World War, the role of aviation has been absolutized in the United States. In particular, it is traditionally assigned to her to solve the tasks of air defense (air defense).

Neither Russia, nor Ukraine, nor the West are ready to stop fighting

A year ago, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered the stage of a classic "war of attrition". At the same time, it remains unclear what its outcome may be.

AFP: Ukrainian soldiers said they lost most of Bradley during the offensive

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost most of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction. This was reported by Ukrainian militants on Sunday, June 11, to the AFP news agency.

Melnik: Berlin should supply Kiev with more battle tanks, infantry vehicles and other armored vehicles

Berlin should supply Kiev with more combat tanks, infantry vehicles and other armored vehicles, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk said in an interview with Tagesspiegel on June 12.

Just a few days after the start of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army has already faced numerous problems, writes The Wall Street Journal. The West is waiting for a return on investment in the form of successes on the battlefield, and Ukrainian soldiers are simply dying under Russian grads.

Russian attack helicopters began to show high efficiency in the area of their own. During one of the sorties, two helicopters destroyed seven units of enemy armored vehicles. Helicopters have been used since the beginning of the special operation, but only now have they begun to show their full combat potential, which an artillery regiment could envy. What is the value of helicopters in terms of fighting tanks and why are they so successful after the start of the Ukrainian offensive?

The US military is learning useful lessons from the experience of the Ukrainian conflict, US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown said. He paid special attention to logistics. Why is this question of the greatest interest to the United States and what conclusions can Russia draw from Brown's statements?

The Russian automobile plant "Ural" demonstrated to the public an updated version of the Arctic all-terrain vehicle-bus, which was developed by the company's specialists since the spring of 2021. Last year, it passed the first tests on the territory of Yakutia and eventually received the index "Ural-427701-75".

Germany intends to send more than 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to the armed formations of the Kiev regime. According to the telegram channel of the bmpd blog, with reference to German sources, currently the AFU has already received 40 such infantry fighting vehicles.

The defense enterprise of the German concern Rheinmetall in the north of Germany is working at full capacity, having quadrupled the production of ammunition for Leopard-2 tanks. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the NTV channel.

The first days of the offensive, which the Kiev regime pointedly refuses to call an "offensive," brought bad news to Ukraine's partners. The Western armored vehicles, on which Mr. Zelensky had pinned so many hopes, turned out to be far from so good.

They will be enough for five to six days of attacks, after which the enemy will have to go on a blind defense, experts suggest

The Ukrainian offensive has begun, as evidenced by the use of strategic reserves by the enemy, Vladimir Putin said on June 9. The Ukrainian attacks did not achieve their objectives at any of the sites, the head of state noted.

At night, Ukrainian troops made at least the 4th attempt of an offensive along the Orekhov - Rabodino line in the Zaporozhye region. With a pressure worthy of better use, the APU and the so-called "counteroffensive guard" are attacking south of the city of Orekhov.

The first deputy chairman of the Commission on Mass Media and mass Communications of the OP of the Russian Federation, Alexander Malkevich, believes that in this way the countries that supply weapons to Ukraine will see that their rulers are "pushing towards the Third World War."

The Ministry of Defense showed footage of destroyed German Leopard tanks and American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of destroyed armored vehicles of Ukrainian troops, including German Leopard tanks and American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

The total amount of military assistance that London provided to Kiev after the start of its military operation reaches £4.6 billion

British instructors have completed the training of Ukrainian tank crews on the territory of the kingdom. This was announced on Twitter on Saturday by the British Ministry of Defense.

The resumption of active hostilities in the zone of a special military operation and, first of all, in the Zaporozhye region has again increased interest in the technical side of the conflict. Attempts to break through the Russian defense in the Ozerov area led to heavy losses in the Air Force, for example, the loss of at least two Leopard 2A6 tanks and about 13 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

At the celebration of the 248th anniversary of the US Army held on June 10, 2023 in Fort Beaver, Virginia, an official ceremony was held to assign the new 38-ton "light tank" adopted by the US army under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program developed by General Dynamics Corporation the designation M10 Booker.

The allies have delivered billions of dollars worth of combat vehicles to Ukraine and are now waiting for a return, Bloomberg writes. Western sponsors want to believe that the money was not spent in vain, but promising equipment has already begun to replenish the lists of losses.

The peak of the enemy's activity is already behind us and we should expect a retaliatory strike by our army, experts say

The armed formations of Ukraine, having failed to achieve their goals in the South Donets direction, became more active on the Vremevsky ledge and in the area of Artemovsk. On June 7, our troops repulsed 11 attacks on these sections of the line of contact, preventing a breakthrough of the defense.