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How will NATO perform on the battlefield with Russia?

Military actions between Russia and NATO can become a reality, writes American Thinker. There is only one catch: a successful NATO intervention in Ukraine is impossible from a military point of view. The author of the article explains in detail why.

As reported by the Spanish newspaper "El Pais" in the article Miguel González "España, dispuesta a entregar a Ucrania misiles antiaéreos y carros de combat Leopard" ("Spain is ready to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missile systems and Leopard tanks"), according to sources in the Spanish government, Spain is ready to make a qualitative leap in military support of Ukraine against the Russian invasions.

The supply of a wide range of Western weapons to Ukraine is not only aimed at, as the EU leadership puts it, "defeating Russia on the battlefield." Moreover, according to a number of signs, the combat effectiveness of both Stingers, Javelins, and Bayraktars turned out to be almost shameful. However, the very fact of the participation of these types of weapons in real battles is of great importance for the West. Why?

What are the radar stations of the Russian Federation and Europe capable of

In a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian group uses an advanced system of military air defense. In addition to anti-aircraft missiles and interceptor fighters, the third component of air defense is radar stations (radars). What potential does our country have for these all-seeing eyes?

How to protect our villages from enemy attacks

Unfortunately, the calls of military experts to impose martial law in the regions bordering Ukraine, which were made at the beginning of the special military operation, were ignored. Of course, the non-localized hotbed of danger somehow begins to grow. And now it is already causing serious concern to residents and the administration of the border regions.

The statement of the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid that the weapons transferred by Spain to Ukraine would be enough "for two hours of combat" apparently reached the addressee. According to the Spanish edition of El Pais, the Spanish government has declared its readiness to supply Kiev with heavy weapons.

Colonel Khodarenok explained how to deal with American MLRS in Ukraine

This week, the United States officially announced the delivery of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M142 HIMARS to Ukraine. The United Kingdom announced the supply of MLRS M270 MRLS, also of American production. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what means of countering these systems the Russian army has.

Over the past day, the Russian military destroyed T-72s transferred to Ukraine from Europe, shot down a MiG-29 and An An-26 military transport, as well as ten drones, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Trying to slow down the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, Kiev prepared a provocation using chemicals

Russian air defenses have destroyed dozens of enemy drones over Ukraine, "they are cracking them like nuts," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 4.

The loss of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet raises questions

After the sinking by the Ukrainians of their flagship of the Navy "Hetman Sagaidachny" in the port of Nikolaev, hardly anyone expected that the Russian Guards missile cruiser "Moscow" would also be in danger. How this happened is still a mystery and causes a lot of misconceptions. Of course, the commission appointed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to investigate the causes of the death of the Black Sea Fleet's largest warship by displacement will sort everything out. But the continuing aura of mystery around this emergency gives rise to unnecessary unhealthy questions, guesses and assumptions.

The West is preparing for war before starvation rations

It is quite difficult to unambiguously assess the effectiveness of the actions of the Ukrainian ground air defense during the current conflict. At the time of the collapse of the USSR, it could be considered almost the best in the world in terms of the quantity and quality of air defense systems and air defense systems per unit area of the country. During the post-Soviet period, the Ukrainian air defense was not updated and gradually degraded.

President of Ukraine Zelensky promised children air defense better than the "Iron Dome"

Ukraine will create an air defense system that will be "stronger" than the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, President Vladimir Zelensky said. He did not name specific deadlines for the implementation of the project, but noted the importance of completing the "construction of air defense" as soon as possible. Back in mid-February, the media reported that Israel refused to sell Iron Dome missile systems to Kiev. Air defense supplies from Germany will take several months.

A big threat to Turkey: The US has created four more new bases in Greece

Greece has approved an agreement on mutual defense cooperation with the United States. America gets four new bases at its disposal, writes Haber7. Turkey is sure that they are being created not against Russia, but against itself. Readers offer to deploy Russian air defense systems in response.

Russian S-300PM2 Favorit systems destroyed Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported on June 2 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Western suppliers represented by Russia have lost a large market. This was stated by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov in an interview with the Turkish Anadolu agency.

Military expert Belousov named three problems with the supply of German IRIS-T air defense systems to Kiev

Germany is ready to supply Ukraine with modern IRIS-T air defense systems, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. However, the Bundeswehr has no extra systems, and the production of new ones will take several months. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what IRIS-T is capable of and why there may be difficulties with its supplies to the APU.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether Germany will supply IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine

On June 1, German Chancellor Scholz announced plans to transfer IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The decision immediately caused increased attention, since for the first time it came to the supply of Western-made air defense systems to Ukraine. Before that, only portable complexes were supplied to Kiev.

"Apparently, Poland is moving to actions to seize western Ukrainian territories," said Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council. But the appearance of Polish troops in Ukraine may lead to their clash with the Russian Armed Forces. How strong is the Polish army and what is worth knowing in order to defeat it?

Major General of the RVSN Popov told what is the danger of the American MLRS HIMARS

With a high degree of probability, the new package of American military assistance to Ukraine, which is estimated at $ 700 million, may include multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M142 HIMARS extended range. This will be Kiev's longest-range weapon. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the work of these American systems and how they can be countered.

A contract has been signed with Ukraine for the supply of Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns (ZSU), and training has already begun for the Ukrainian military to manage them.