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The French expert believes that the West will not be able to support Kiev due to a lack of equipment
A specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin called artillery, whose fire caused 75% of Ukrainian losses, a "critical dimension of the conflict"
Western countries will not be able to support the Ukrainian army for a long time due to a lack of equipment. This opinion was expressed by a specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin, who made a comment in the April issue of the Paris magazine Elements .
Production has been destroyed, but there are missiles: what is known about the "Thunder-2", which was shot down by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian air defense for the first time shot down a new Ukrainian missile "Thunder-2"
The Ukrainian tactical missile "Thunder-2" was shot down by Russian air defense forces in the special operation zone. This is the first time that the Ministry of Defense has reported the interception of this missile. It was developed and produced at the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant. In September and November, massive strikes were inflicted on this enterprise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of the Grom-2 and Tochka-U production workshops.
The Western press writes about the growing presence of military products from Turkey on the world market
Turkey has increased its revenues from defense exports to other countries by 42% only from 2020 to 2021. This is reported by CNBC, commenting on Ankara's far-reaching plans to develop its military-industrial complex and increase its global influence.
The regional grouping of the troops of the Union State will be reinforced with nuclear weapons
The "exploding bomb effect" was caused in some circles by the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) on the territory of Belarus, which he made on March 25 during an interview on the channel "Russia 24".
The first tracked vehicle of the APU on the chassis of the Leopard 1 tank was destroyed
The first armored vehicle based on the German Leopard 1 main battle tank was destroyed by the liberators
As noted by the project "RG:Russian Weapons", in order to turn the Bergepanzer 2 armored repair and evacuation vehicle (BRAM) into a pile of scrap metal, it took only one 152-mm high-precision Krasnopol projectile aimed at the target by a laser beam.
The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense published a video of his riding on the British Challenger 2 tank
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov rode around the training ground on a Challenger 2 tank that arrived from Britain and posted a corresponding video on his page on one of the social networks.
The Ukrainian side claims to have captured a total of 15 Russian T-90 "Breakthrough" tanks
The Strategic Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that Ukrainian formations allegedly managed to capture 15 Russian T-90 "Breakthrough" tanks. This message is quoted by the Ukrainian press, there is no confirmation of it from the Russian military department.
An increase in the country's defense budget and the purchase of new types of weapons is a necessity of time and new threats that have appeared
The dynamically developing military-political situation around the Republic of Belarus forces the country's leadership to react harshly to all its changes. As Alexander Lukashenko noted at a meeting with the country's power bloc on March 21, today the Western countries and Ukraine have created the highest level of external threats for Belarus, which forces them to pay the closest attention to internal threats. "We need to be ready for any events. Therefore, the issues of countering external and internal threats should be under special control today," the President stressed.
T-54B recently fought as well-armored self-propelled guns
The last armed conflict where T-54B medium tanks were used was the war for Nagorno-Karabakh, which broke out in the fall of 2020. Then these vehicles, like the T-55, were used by the Azerbaijani army.
French Defense Minister Lecorny: Paris will double military production by the end of the year
The French authorities plan to double the production of military equipment by the end of 2023 and accelerate the delivery time of VIVT.
In 1999, NATO soldiers observed "special security rules" in Serbia
IFQ: in Serbia, NATO soldiers were given special orders due to the use of depleted uranium
The West claims the "safety" of using depleted uranium, but special directives of 1999 prove the opposite, writes IL Fatto Quotidiano. Then NATO soldiers in Serbia and Kosovo were ordered to "stay away" from tanks and buildings damaged by depleted uranium missiles.
Sweden will transfer tanks, howitzers "Archer" and SAM "Hawk" to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to the decision published by the Swedish Parliament on March 23, the government of the country has been granted the right to make decisions on the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine and the sale of artillery systems to the UK.
Media: British instructors trained the APU in the use of depleted uranium ammunition
The Declassified UK portal pointed out that the footage with these ammunition is contained in a video that the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom published on its own YouTube channel
British instructors trained Ukrainian tank crews in the use of depleted uranium ammunition. This was announced on Monday by the Declassified UK portal, specializing in investigative journalism.
Americans: the offensive will be suicide for Ukraine
WSJ readers called the possible APU offensive "disinformation" and "suicide"
Despite the training of soldiers and Western assistance, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not be able to launch their offensive "according to the canons of NATO," the authors of the article write in the WSJ. According to the readers of the publication, there will be no offensive at all, and if it takes place, it will end badly for the Ukrainian troops.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published a photo with NATO armored vehicles put into service by the airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov published a photo showing several units of NATO armored vehicles that arrived in Ukraine. A staged photo taken on the drone's camera offers a row of equipment lined up, in front of which are the flags of the countries that made the delivery.
How a united Germany squandered its military power
The arsenals of the GDR And the FRG were at one time very rich
During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda constantly accused the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) of revanchism, attributing to it a desire to "recoup" for the defeat of the Nazi Third Reich and regain lost lands in the east.
OBT "Panther" KF51 from Rheinmetall: an extended review
We continue to publish additional materials about the new main battle tank (MBT) of the Rheinmetall concern "Panther" KF51, published during the profile forum in Berlin.
The Serbian Army is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment in the country's history
In honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Serbia on April 22, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the country is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment used by the Serbian army in its history. The Serbian press writes about this, referring to information from the military department.
Lithuanian authorities: We do not have tanks to transfer them to Ukraine, but we are still in a tank coalition to support this country
The Lithuanian government has stated that it intends to continue supporting Ukraine, making an interesting addition:
Switzerland is investigating the circumstances of the possible dispatch of Eagle armored vehicles to Ukraine
The State Secretariat of the Economy of the country does not have information that could confirm the presence of Eagle in the combat area
The State Secretariat of the Swiss Economy (SECO) is in contact with the German authorities, clarifying the circumstances under which Eagle armored vehicles could be re-exported to Ukraine. At the moment, this department does not have information that could confirm their presence in the combat area, SECO told TASS on Friday.