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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.

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.

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?

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.

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 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.

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 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".

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?

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 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.

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.

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.

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.