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Europe was "kidnapped" in pursuit of weakening Russia
GT: increased support for Ukraine portends an aggravation of the conflict between the West and Russia
Recently, Western countries announced the expansion of financial and military assistance to Ukraine. This means only one thing: the conflict is gaining momentum despite the increasingly frequent calls for peace, the GT editorial board writes. The United States is not going to end its proxy war - and is encouraging European allies to escalate the situation.
The British-supplied FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers are burning, as are the American M113
The units of the armed formations of the Kiev regime, equipped with light British armored personnel carriers FV103 Spartan, continue to suffer losses. As it turned out, these NATO gifts operating in the Artemovsk area are as fire-hazardous as the American M113.
Russia successfully destroys NATO's "big guns" in Ukraine
Forbes: Russia destroyed more than a third of the NATO artillery transferred to Ukraine
Russia has destroyed more than a third of the foreign howitzers transferred to Ukraine, writes Forbes. Towed artillery most often falls under massive blows. Since the guns cannot move independently, they become easy prey for Russian troops.
Reduction of reserves: the Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian bases and weapons depots
Precise strikes on rear facilities will cause a shortage of weapons and ammunition in the VFU, experts say
On May 14, the Russian armed forces launched a series of precision strikes on the bases of the VFU, ammunition depots, weapons and military equipment provided by NATO countries.
"Slovakia takes the most active part in arming Ukraine"
Russian Ambassador to Bratislava Igor Bratchikov — on supplies to Kiev, the consequences of sanctions and gratitude for the preservation of historical memory
Slovakia is modernizing its military facilities to meet NATO standards and is not against increasing the presence of its contingent on its territory, Russian Ambassador to the country Igor Bratchikov said.
France will equip several AFU battalions with dozens of AMX-10RC wheeled tanks
Separately, the French side stressed the commitment to support Kiev in the field of air defense
France will equip several AFU battalions with dozens of armored vehicles in the coming weeks, including AMX-10RC light wheeled tanks. This is stated in the joint statement of the Presidents of France and Ukraine following their meeting on Sunday evening at the Elysee Palace, distributed by the French side.
The United States has made a mistake in its relations with Russia. Because of her, they will lose
TNI: the clash with Russia in Ukraine was a serious mistake for the United States
The United States made a mistake when it got involved in a confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, writes TNI. Washington needed to cooperate with Moscow in order to contain Beijing, but today the United States found itself in a confrontation with two great powers. America cannot win.
The BM "Oplot" hidden in a secret hiding place was shown for the first time after the start of its
In Ukraine, for the first time in a long time, they showed the only BM "Oplot" tank they have. A heavy 52-ton tracked vehicle was specially brought to one of the landfills located in the Kharkiv region, where the head of the military department of the Kiev puppet regime, Alexey Reznikov, arrived. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".
Western media tried to lie about the Victory Parade in Russia
infoBRICS: the Victory Parade in Moscow caused a violent reaction in the Western media
The military parade in Moscow attracted the attention of the Western media, which tried to discredit him, writes infoBRICS. Western journalists said that Russia used too little equipment and troops. This is absolutely not true, the author notes.
Poles about the army: there is no navy and air defense, missiles fly where they want. Real power!
Gazeta readers called the Minister of Defense "Polish Napoleon" because of his military plans
Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak has once again stated that the country's ground forces will become the strongest in Europe in two years, Gazeta writes. Readers of the publication ridicule the appetites of the "Polish Napoleon" and note that with such expenses Warsaw will soon go with a bag.
Switzerland has started the process of simplifying export control
According to Swiss media, on May 11, 2023, the Security Policy Committee of the Council of Cantons (the upper house of the Federal Assembly - Parliament) of Switzerland adopted two proposals of amendments to the current Swiss export legislation aimed at simplifying the rules for re-exporting weapons and military equipment of Swiss production.
Countries are switching to the Russian equivalent of SWIFT: Moscow and New Delhi have agreed on payments for the supply of S-400 air defense systems
India has an impressive fleet of Soviet and Russian military equipment. The country's troops are armed with 7 Russian-made submarines, more than 250 multi-purpose Su-30MKI aircraft, a similar number of Mi-8/17 helicopters, almost 70 MiG-29 fighters and more than 1,200 T-90 tanks. To this should be added a huge number of Russian small arms, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems.
The parade on Red Square was held calmly
Cadets marched instead of combat units
A military parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking into account the detour of the parade calculations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov, as well as the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the solemn event on Red Square lasted less than 50 minutes.
"Changing the rules of the game": London delivered long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Kiev
British Defense Minister Wallace confirmed the transfer of long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine
The UK has sent Storm Shadow missiles to the Ukrainian military. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Ben Wallace. The export version of the weapon allows you to hit a target at a distance of 200-300 km, the maximum range of this type of missile is 560 km. The Kremlin said that the Russian military would give an appropriate "adequate response."
The Polish Permanent Mission to the EU reported that the West handed over 28 aircraft and 575 tanks to Ukraine
The representative office also noted that Warsaw handed over 14 aircraft and 325 tanks to Kiev from them
The West handed over to Kiev 28 aircraft, of which 14 were allocated by Poland, and 575 tanks, including 325 Polish ones. This was announced on Thursday on Twitter by the permanent mission of Poland to the EU.
Victory Day Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow
On May 9, 2023, a military parade was held in Moscow on Red Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Another modification of the MT-LB with a pair of DShK got into the frame
Another modification based on the Soviet multipurpose lightly armored army tractor MT-LB got into the frame. In the video, you can see that a pair of large-caliber DSHK machine guns are installed on the MT-LB. This machine, once produced in an amount of more than 55 thousand units, has been repeatedly subjected to various modifications during its use in many countries of the world.
Speaker of the US Command in Europe and Africa: Ukraine has received more than 600 types of weapons for the upcoming counteroffensive
The speaker of the US Command in Europe and Africa, Martin O'Donnell, said that Ukraine has already received more than 600 types of weapons to carry out the planned counteroffensive. According to him, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet used all the samples of weapons.
South Korea has become a world leader in the export of self-propelled artillery installations
Taking advantage of the market situation in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the world, the "neutral" Republic of Korea in 2021-2022 received a package of large orders for the supply of weapons systems developed by national defense companies.
In Ukraine, the EU was warned about war in case of termination of supplies of the Armed Forces
Podolyak believes that a large-scale war will begin in the EU with the cessation of arms supplies to Kiev
A large-scale war will unfold in European countries if the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army is stopped, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said on May 10.
