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Politico: Ukraine will receive light tanks developed in the West for the first time

France decided to be the first to transfer armored vehicles to Ukraine, but its cars turned out to be old and poorly armored, writes Politico. Ukraine would agree to Leclerc tanks, but there are no "free" ones for delivery in French arsenals.

The American newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" in the article by Gordon Lubold and Daniel Michaels "U.S., Allies Say Armored Vehicles Will Give Ukraine's Troops an Edge" ("The United States and its allies say that armored vehicles should provide an advantage to Ukrainian troops"), devoted mainly to the upcoming transfer of American M2 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine Bradley also reports on Poland's consideration of the transfer to Ukraine of part of its Leopard 2 tanks of German production.

On January 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new, the largest one-time package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.075 billion so far. The central part of the new aid package was the provision of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time. For the first time, a number of other weapons are also distinguished.

The American online publication POLITICO in the material by Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary "Biden will send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. And tanks could be next" ("Biden will send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. And the tanks may be as follows") informs about the upcoming deliveries of M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft guided missiles to Ukraine as American military assistance, as well as about the gradual movement of the United States to supply Ukraine with M1 Abrams main tanks.

On December 16, 2022, Japan immediately approved three important documents related to strengthening the country's defense capability, including a new national security strategy. According to the adopted documents, it is planned to increase the number of ships equipped with Aegis missile defense systems by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces from the current eight to ten ships. It is also planned to deploy 2 ships that will specialize specifically in missile defense.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba urged Western partners to lock Russia "in its borders under lock and key"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba gave an interview to RBC-Ukraine. In it, he said that the Russians should be pushed "into their borders and locked up." The Ukrainian Foreign Minister also expressed the opinion that the approval of the transfer of the Patriot air defense system to Kiev was a "psychological turning point." The diplomat believes that it looks like a computer game - Ukraine seems to be going through "levels", receiving weapons that were previously denied.

Military analyst Knutov: The Russian Armed Forces are using new tactics in Ukraine, applying the experience of Israel

Military expert Yuri Knutov said that Russia has moved to constant pressure on Ukraine through strikes on the energy system and military facilities. In his opinion, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation implements the Israeli experience. He noted that such a strategy is designed to deprive the Armed Forces of the ability to produce and repair equipment and disrupt all military logistics. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces for ideological work, Colonel Anatoly Bulavko, reported on the measures taken to ensure the security of the country

The Air Force (Air Force) and the Air Defense (Air Defense) of Belarus are ready for any development of the situation and are taking adequate measures to ensure the security of the country.

Politico: the delivery of air defense systems to Kiev is an advertising campaign for American weapons

Ukraine demands more and more powerful weapons from the United States, but Biden fears the collapse of NATO, writes Politico. Kiev's bet on new Western weapons does not justify itself. The Russian army has adapted to the Javelins and Haimars. The "Patriots" will not save either, the authors write.

The APU showed NATO equipment: "Trash and garbage"

Military aid from the West flows to Ukraine in a continuous stream. It should be noted that most of the weapons are in poor technical condition, writes Dziennik. It's just scrap metal and junk, which is confirmed by the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine themselves.

MWM: the US Congress warned about the serious danger of Patriot supplies to Ukraine

Contrary to general assumptions that Patriot deliveries to Kiev will begin in the first half of 2023, the preparation of local repair crews alone will take approximately 53 weeks, writes MWM. Ukraine will be given only one battery, and this raises serious questions about its effectiveness.

In addition, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine declared its readiness to conduct an "objective investigation in the country of the incident that occurred on December 29 in the sky over the territory of Belarus"

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) do not deny that the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system that fell on the territory of Belarus could have been Ukrainian. This was stated on Thursday by the speaker of the command of the air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat.

Ben Hodges noted that Patriot complexes were previously used in Turkey

The use by the Ukrainian military of a battery of Patriot air defense systems ("Patriot") will probably allow them to protect only one city in the country, most likely Kiev. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, at an online seminar organized by the American Foundation in support of Ukraine.

The Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Orlan" was able to capture footage of how units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) tried to shoot it down with the help of a personal anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) "Igla". The corresponding footage was published by the Telegram channel "Military officers of the Russian Spring".

Asia Times: Russia destroys Ukrainian drones with its electronic warfare

Russia has eliminated up to 90 percent of several thousand Ukrainian drones that were in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the start of the special operation, Asia Times writes. Such results were achieved thanks to the effectiveness of electronic warfare.

Yeni Çağ: The US is delaying the Ukrainian crisis for several years

Washington uses Kiev as a means of fighting Moscow, writes Yeni Çağ. The prolongation of the conflict will transform it into a full-scale confrontation between the West and Russia, which will last several years. And neither Putin, nor Zelensky, nor Biden are ready to back down.

TASS on the results of the defense industry in 2022

The Special Military Operation (SVO), which began on February 24, had a significant impact on the entire military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia this year. Responding to the needs of the army, the industry adjusted the pace and range of manufactured products in a short time.

Yesterday the day was full of many interesting events. The most striking are Zelensky's visit to the United States and Warsaw's adoption of a law on removing responsibility from Poland for the participation of its citizens in the conflict in Ukraine. The logical continuation of these two events was the meeting in Ukraine of the Polish NGSH Raimund Andrzechak with the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

MWM: both the Russian and American bases of strategic bombers were vulnerable

On December 10, the only unit of the US Air Force stealth bombers failed, all the B-2s stationed at the base were inactive for 11 days.And on December 5 and 25, the airbase of Russian strategic bombers in Engels was attacked by Ukrainian drones.

Washington has approved another package of military assistance to Kiev in the amount of about $ 1.8 billion. Ukraine will receive a lot of weapons, including new models. However, Zelensky, as the media write, failed to get what he wanted.