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The Russian Armed Forces captured German Leopard tanks in the Zaporozhye direction
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.
NATO offered to send an army to Ukraine. The new cannon fodder has already been selected
Rasmussen broke the taboo that has so far ensured calm in Europe, writes Advance. He suggested that NATO send troops to Ukraine, and Poles will become cannon fodder, the shortage of which is already emerging. Then it will be sent as necessary, choosing members of the alliance of small size and significance.
Australia may transfer F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers to Ukraine
The United States and Australia continue to discuss the issue of supplying 41 F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers, which have been decommissioned by the Australian Air Force, at the request of Ukraine.
Zelensky will not take this step. He is afraid of disappointing NATO
Zelensky cannot openly ask the Russians for a deal, Asia Times writes. Therefore, Alexey Reznikov's statement about the negotiations may indicate a big shift in the conflict. But we still need to figure out what his powers are in this matter.
The US decided to test the limits of Russia's patience. The consequences will be fatal
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.
"They fail faster than the Soviets": In Kiev, they were disappointed in the German Leopard 2 tanks
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.
Return from heaven to earth. How modern mobile anti-UAV systems work
As the experience of a special military operation shows, drones are becoming an increasingly formidable weapon. They conduct reconnaissance, direct artillery, bomb themselves. At the same time, the range of drones and the damage from their attacks, especially mass ones, only increase. We are talking about the most modern Russian means of combating UAVs.
The blind attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces led the best Ukrainian tanks into the trap of Russia
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.
Lukashenko promises to use Russian TNW without hesitation in case of aggression against Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that "there will be no hesitation" on the use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against the republic.
The US will approve the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
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.
CNBC: the EU is close to agreeing on a plan for the transfer of frozen assets of the Russian Federation to Ukraine
According to the TV channel, European officials are currently focused on the first step of the proposed plan, which provides for the use of assets of the Central Bank of Russia
The EU countries are close to agreeing on a plan to use frozen Russian assets to restore Ukraine. This was reported by CNBC on Tuesday .
F-16 fighters will not save Ukraine. And here's why
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.
Putin: the attack of Ukrainian drones on the Russian ship was corrected by an American UAV
The President said that four marine drones participated in the attack, they were destroyed
Ukraine recently attacked a Russian ship guarding the Turkish Stream gas pipeline with the help of naval drones. At the same time, apparently, the American device corrected the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with military officers.
The US will force Ukraine to fight with old uranium shells
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?
Why America got nervous about the "Chinese base in Cuba"
Extremely unpleasant information for the United States was thrown into the media just a few days before the visit of the head of the State Department to Beijing. It is claimed that China has a kind of "intelligence base" in Cuba, capable of monitoring the South-East of the United States. And although all the parties involved deny this, the American reaction turned out to be very nervous. Why does what is happening in any case benefit Russia?
"Parquet" generals, burning "Leopards" and "red lines": what Putin talked about with military officers
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.
What would Comrade Stalin say about the APU offensive
Military expert Khodarenok: Ukraine does not have enough aviation to carry out a successful "counteroffensive"
Visiting Professor of the Faculty of Military Studies at King's College London Michael Clarke outlined critical gaps in the counteroffensive of the armed forces of Ukraine. First of all, this concerns the lack of dominance in the air. Military Newspaper columnist.Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the situation, remembering the cipher telegram sent by Stalin to Zhukov before the Stalingrad operation.
"Ukrainians themselves will suffer." The APU will have more depleted uranium shells
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.
"There will be more than 100 of them by the end of the year." Berlin has promised to increase Leopard supplies to Ukraine
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.
RAND analyst: Let the US offer a peaceful ending. Otherwise — a battle without end
Ukraine is not able to win on the battlefield in the conflict with Russia, and the United States should actively push it to a peaceful endgame, writes a political analyst at RAND in the FA. And the sooner it starts, the better: so there will be more benefits. Ukraine should repeat either the German or Korean experience of a peaceful solution.