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Mi-28 units will fight against UAVs

In the Russian Aerospace Forces, helicopter hunters for drones have appeared. The new units are deployed in several regions at once. They are armed with Mi-28. The crews received special training in intercepting UAVs day and night in any weather. Experts note that the appearance of such connections is a logical step, and it is not a problem for the helicopter crew to shoot down a drone. The fact that such a car shot down a drone flying to Moscow has already been reported by the capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Russia has adopted the deadly Sarmat missile system, which has no analogues in the world, Al Jazeera reports. According to experts, the Sarmat's direct combat duty has become a clear signal to the West – NATO's aggressive intentions will not remain unanswered.

On September 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 175 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 43.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 45 billion.

On September 6, the Pentagon announced a new $175 million package of military assistance to Kiev, which will include depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The goal of the United States in this case is to make uninhabitable part of the territory of Ukraine, which they consider lost, said Igor Nikulin, a member of the UN Commission on chemical and biological weapons from 1998 to 2003, in an interview with Izvestia.

According to the newspaper, Washington intends to guarantee that Kiev will not run out of ammunition

The US authorities intend to transfer another batch of cluster munitions to Kiev soon, The New York Times newspaper writes, citing American officials.

The Norwegian company Kongsberg announced the signing of a contract with the Polish Ministry of Defense on September 5 for the supply of four coastal defense missile divisions equipped with NSM (Naval Strike Missiles).

How to protect yourself from drones, cruise missiles and "jumping" bombs

According to Dan Rice, a former US army officer and ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, 2,000 M26 cluster missiles can "end the conflict."

Is China able to displace Russia in this market

China is expanding its exports of weapons and military equipment to Africa, taking advantage of the favorable situation, since Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and congressional obstacles in Washington restrict the export of American weapons to some countries of the Black continent.

New-release products have increased the capabilities of the Strela-10M3 anti-aircraft system

The decision made public in 2018 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) and Rostec Corporation to resume serial production of the 9M333 rocket at the plant recently erected in the city of Kovrov caused bewilderment of specialists.

The latest BMP-2M with the Berezhok module has been sent to the special operation zone

Thousands of armored vehicles created back in Soviet times seem to be completely useless for the purposes of special operations today because of their age. However, in fact, a simple and cheap upgrade makes them a formidable combat unit. A striking example of this is the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, which is being sent to the front right now with modifications. What is it about and why is it much better than just recycling old equipment?

NATO is building up nuclear capabilities in Europe in case of war with Russia

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the possible deployment of US nuclear weapons in Britain an escalating step that is openly anti-Russian in nature. The fact that Washington is returning its thermonuclear bombs to the territory of the Foggy Albion became known from the plans of the US Air Force, which will be engaged in the maintenance of nuclear weapons at the Lakenheath base. How and how can Russia respond to these plans?

Pentagon: The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for Abrams tanks

The Pentagon announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 175 million. As part of it, Kiev will also receive depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The UN expressed concern about this decision, Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council. The White House assures that depleted uranium shells "do not pose a radioactive threat."

Colonel Khodarenok: the use of shells with uranium by the APU will lead to the loss of tanks

The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine as part of a new $175 million military aid package. The Kremlin has already called these deliveries "very bad news." What kind of shells are these, whether they will be able to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine and what Ukraine risks when using such ammunition, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on September 5, 2023, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Russian soldiers - liberators managed to turn a 155-mm Caesar self-propelled gun of a rare modification, manufactured in an amount of only nineteen pieces, into scrap metal.

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition that opened in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the signed agreement with the US Department of Defense (in the form of an exchange of Letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA between governments) for the supply of Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of six more batteries of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in the PAC-3+ configuration with a new Integrated Air Defense and Missile Defense Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition that opened in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved contracts with the Polish consortium PGZ-Narew to supply the Polish Army with the main elements of the promising short- and medium-range air defense system Narew in accordance with the framework agreement of 2021.

Despite Beijing's demands not to interfere in China's internal affairs, the United States continues to arm Taiwan. According to the newspaper "Ziyu Shibao", next year Taipei will receive operational and tactical ATACMS and HIMARS launchers for them.

Touching upon the possibility of negotiations with Russia, Dmitry Kuleba said that "Ukraine will not give up a single square meter of its territory"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba assured that in case of receiving Taurus long-range missiles from Germany, Kiev will not use them outside the "internationally recognized borders" of his country.

For the first time, Russian troops destroyed a Challenger tank in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) 2 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which London delivered to Kiev. This car was the first Challenger 2, which was destroyed by enemy fire.