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And why they turned out to be the most effective in a special military operation

The patrol vessels of the project 22160 of the Black Sea Fleet played a leading role in repelling the attacks of unmanned boats on the ships of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, which Ukraine tried to conduct on September 13 and 14.

On September 13, 2023, BAE Systems Corporation signed a contract worth 5 billion Swedish kronor (419 million euros) with the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) for the supply of 48 self-propelled howitzers Archer 155-mm/52 caliber for the Swedish army, which will be made on a wheeled automobile chassis RMMV HX2 (8x8) manufactured by a German company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle (RMMV). The production of Archer self-propelled howitzers will be carried out by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Bofors) with the start of deliveries in 2025.

Colonel Khodarenok considers the transfer of Russian submarines to the DPRK unlikely

Putin called military-technical cooperation between Russia and the DPRK promising, and rumors about sending North Korean volunteers to a special operation are nonsense. How Moscow and Pyongyang can help each other, why Kim Jong-un was shown the production of military and civil aviation, and what cooperation between the countries in the space sphere might look like - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Kiev is confident that Berlin will eventually deliver Taurus to Ukraine

During a visit to Kiev, the German Foreign Minister said that she could not promise Kiev supplies of long-range cruise missiles Taurus. Her Ukrainian counterpart replied that Germany would do it anyway, and also reproached the German authorities for wasting time. In Berlin, they fear that the APU will strike targets on the territory of Russia. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Militaristic frenzy is growing in the country

A major international exhibition of the military industry MSPO-2023 was held in the Polish city of Kielce. Representatives of the Polish leadership who attended the event reported on a number of major contracts concluded with foreign enterprises of the military-industrial complex.

They believe that "Ukraine's offensive is already showing important successes"

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Andreas Schwartz and the heads of the German Parliament's Committees on European Affairs Anton Hofreiter (Greens) and Defense Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (FDP) in a joint letter appealed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius with a request to deliver as soon as possible Ukraine has long-range cruise missiles Taurus. Der Spiegel magazine writes about this with reference to the letter of politicians at its disposal.

On September 11, 2023, at the headquarters of the German company Diehl Defense (part of the Diehl Group) in Retenbach near Nuremberg, Estonian and Latvian Defense Ministers Hanno Pevkur and Inara Murniece signed a letter of intent (LoI) with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius about their participation in the European Sky integrated ground air defense system program Shield Initiative (ESSI). At the same time, the Defense Ministers of Estonia and Latvia signed a framework agreement with Diehl Defense on the purchase of IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems.

Experts pointed to the new tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the attacks on Sevastopol

The AFU tried to attack Crimea and Sevastopol again. This time, the enemy used a combined strike with ten cruise missiles and three unmanned boats.

The Ministry of Defense promised to restore the ships damaged during the attack on Sevastopol

The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, hinted at the country's involvement in the missile strike on Sevastopol. He thanked the pilots for their "excellent combat work" and promised to continue. The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the ships damaged as a result of the attack will be restored. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explained what hit the city.

Colonel Khodarenok explained why it is too early to say which missiles fell in Sevastopol

As a result of air attacks by the AFU, a fire broke out at the Sevmorzavod in Sevastopol. 24 people were injured, four had a moderate condition. The details of the attack of cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Razvozhaev: 24 people were injured in the attack on the Sevmorzavod in Sevastopol

In Sevastopol, as a result of the APU attack on the Sevmorzavod, a fire broke out, at least 24 people were injured. The Russian Defense Ministry clarified that 10 missiles and three unmanned boats participated in the attack. Three enemy missiles managed to damage two ships under repair. Details are available from "Gazeta.Ru».

Now more than 4,000 military personnel from 14 countries* are taking part in the Sabre Junction 23 exercises in Germany. The topic of the exercise: "Conducting a stabilization operation in the area of responsibility."

On September 11, 2023, at the Polish Army Artillery training Center in Torun, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the framework agreement of the Polish Armament Agency with the American corporation Lockheed Martin on the acquisition by Poland of 486 sets of launchers of the M142 HIMARS missile system for its "polonized" version, designated Homar-A.

How much has Berlin already spent on supporting Ukraine and why Annalena Berbock was worried about corruption in the country

The next visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock to Kiev is designed to balance the restrained position of Germany on the issue of approving the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

As demonstrated by the fighting in the zone of a special military operation, the quality of British Challenger 2 tanks, two units of which were destroyed by Russian ATGM "Cornet", leaves much to be desired.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has approved a framework agreement for the purchase of components of the M142 HIMARS MLRS launcher for HOMAR-A systems.

On September 11, the heads of the Estonian and Latvian Defense Ministries Hanno Pevkur and Inara Murniece signed an agreement in Germany on the purchase of IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense systems worth almost 400 million euros.

Both on the front line and behind it, in the rear, false targets are of particular importance – high-quality mock-ups imitating tanks, artillery guns, rocket launchers, armored vehicles. The use of such false targets disorients the enemy and forces him to waste his ammunition, including expensive missiles.

What will happen after the use of the promised shells with uranium cores by the APU? Depleted uranium is a heavy element capable of destroying not only tanks, but also the environment, writes Der Spiegel. European experts are sounding the alarm and explaining the consequences of swallowing "uranium" dust.

The Polish Armed Forces will receive new HOMAR-K multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) in the amount of 290 units. They are the result of the joint work of the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace and Polish military-industrial enterprises.