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The Pentagon announced the transfer to Ukraine of "many hundreds" of missiles for HIMARS
The ministry noted that deliveries will continue
The United States has established stable supplies to Ukraine of shells for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS, "many hundreds" of such ammunition have already been transferred, and in the future we should expect the continuation of these steps by Washington. This was announced on Monday at a briefing on Washington's provision of a new package of military assistance to Kiev, US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl.
The attempt of the Ukrainian tank to get away from the 152-mm corrected projectile "Krasnopol" was not crowned with success
The Russian military, as part of a special military operation in Ukraine, is actively using high-precision ammunition of various types to defeat enemy armored vehicles, including Krasnopol, which has already confirmed its high performance.
Deputy Head of the Pentagon Kahl reported on the supply of anti-radar missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The United States supplies Ukraine with anti-radar missiles (PRLR), which can be used by Kiev's remaining aircraft against Russian radars.
The United States has transferred HARM anti-radar missiles to Ukraine
At a press conference on August 8, 2022, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs, Colin Kahl, for the first time announced the transfer of aviation anti-radar missiles by the United States as military assistance to Ukraine. "In recent PDA packages, we have included a number of anti-radar missiles that can be launched from Ukrainian aircraft and can affect Russian radars and other objects," Kahl said.
The reason for the withdrawal of the objects of the Russian Federation from the inspections of the DSNV was the intention of the United States to conduct an inspection in the near future - Ryabkov
The immediate reason that prompted the Russian side to temporarily withdraw Russian facilities from inspection activities under the DSNV was the notification of the United States of its intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of Russia in the coming days, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
"The US provided the APU with missiles for planes without the planes themselves"
General Popov told why Kiev will not be able to effectively use the HARM missile
The United States has begun supplying Ukraine with the AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile. This type of missile poses a danger to the radars of air defense systems. Their effectiveness is highest with the use of aircraft platforms, which the APU does not have. The rocket can also be launched from the ground, but at the same time it significantly loses in range. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with military experts in the specifics of HARM's work.
The special operation is reinforced by a "heavy caliber sniper"
Russia continues to improve one of the main novelties of the Ukrainian special operation – high-precision weapons of destruction. Among them, the Krasnopol artillery shell stands out in particular. What is interesting about this ammunition and what makes it a fundamentally new tool on the battlefield?
The West deprives Ukraine of the mask of an innocent victim
Political hysteria continues in Kiev following the results of the report of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Even the smoothed-down report, devoid of many details, made public for the West the facts that have long been known in Russia: the armed forces of Ukraine are hiding behind civilians and committing war crimes. But Kiev was afraid of more than that.
Lack of weapons forces the AFU to switch to homemade MLRS
Despite the military assistance coming from Western countries, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are faced with a shortage of weapons, which, in turn, forces the Ukrainian military to actively use various homemade handicrafts.
In Spain, French 155-mm self-propelled guns CAESAR are evaluated
The Spanish Ground Forces have shown interest in purchasing 155 mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery units (CAmion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie) manufactured by NEXTER Systems.
The Spanish Defense Ministry transfers 20 M-113 armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Spanish Defense Ministry has started implementing the procedure for the delivery of 20 tracked armored vehicles M-113 (TOA Transporte Oruga Acorazados) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the armored personnel carrier version.
Impotence of the AFU warning system: the Ukrainian command on the use of the Russian Armed Forces hypersonic missiles "Dagger"
The Ukrainian command complains about the "gifts" received on August 7 from the Russian troops against the background of the celebration of the Air Force Day in Nezalezhnaya.
The color of danger is yellow. The special operation in Ukraine is being delayed
In the Zaporozhye region there is a small town called Energodar. It is part of the Vasilyevsky district. Before the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, it was a city of regional significance with a population of 54 thousand people at the beginning of 2011. It stands on the left bank of the Dnieper, on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir. The area of the territory is 63.5 sq. km. The power plants located in the city generate about a quarter of the electricity produced in Ukraine.
Robots are at war, minds are attacked, decisions are accelerated
NATO relies on artificial intelligence
At the meeting of the heads of State and Government of NATO countries in Madrid on June 29, 2022, a new strategic concept (SC-22) was approved, which sets out the priorities, tasks and approaches of the bloc for the next decade.
Israel introduces shock combat laser
"Peresvet" clones: pretty cheap and very angry
The Israelis have made a technological breakthrough by creating a combat laser, called in Hebrew "Magen or", translated as "Light Shield" (SSCH). This innovative weapon is a more powerful version of the "Iron Beam" (YL), which can be attributed to the first generation of Israeli light weapons.
A new Chinese wall of fire
Beijing creates jet systems capable of reaching Taiwan
China is considered the birthplace of gunpowder, as well as the birthplace of firearms, including artillery. But after the Second World War, the country was completely dependent on the import of military equipment of all classes.
S-400 systems conducted training in the Arctic
The S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Northern Fleet conducted training in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, the press service of the fleet reported.
"If a war starts, China will defeat Taiwan. The losses will be huge"
Captain of the 1st rank Vasily Dandykin predicted "great losses" to China in the event of a war with Taiwan
The visit of US Congressman Nancy Pelosi to Taipei provoked an aggravation of relations between China and Taiwan. Beijing lifted planes into the sky, sent ships to the island. The probability of an armed conflict between China and Taiwan is now high. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what a war between China and Taiwan might look like.
The SUBMARINE "Dmitry Donskoy" solves combat training tasks during the next sea launch
The source clarified that the cruiser's departure from the White Sea Naval Base took place on August 1
The heavy nuclear-powered strategic missile cruiser "Dmitry Donskoy" of project 941 (code "Shark"), contrary to some media reports about its withdrawal from the Russian Navy, is currently solving problems during the sea. This was reported to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Vladimir Maltsev.
Partially nuclear: the shelling of the VFU damaged the Zaporozhye NPP
The radiation accident was avoided only by a miracle, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted
On August 5, the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) carried out artillery strikes on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and Energodar three times.
