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"This has not been delivered yet." What weapons will Ukraine get from the West
Western countries have started sending armored vehicles to Ukraine: Australia has transferred 20 armored personnel carriers, the Czech Republic — a batch of T-72 and BMP-1 from old stocks, Germany is discussing the supply of hundreds of tanks. The UK will not stand aside either. What will come out of this is in the RIA Novosti material.
FK-3 SAMs were delivered to Serbia by VTA Y-20A aircraft of the PLA Air Force
6 VTA Y-20A aircraft of the PLA Air Force landed at Belgrade Airport on April 9 (b.n. 20041, 20042, 20045, 20047, 20049 and 20142), which presumably delivered a batch of medium-range air defense systems FK-3 (export version of the HQ-22 air defense system).
The Russian military destroyed a hangar with APU aircraft with high-precision missiles
During the night, high-precision air and sea-based missiles destroyed an ammunition depot and a protected hangar with AFU aircraft at the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Footage of the Ka-52 group strike on the APU armored vehicles has been published
A video of a group attack of Ka-52 helicopters on the AFU targets has been published. In the VOZ TV channel, visitors posted rare footage of the group work of the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters with a view from the cockpit.
The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the launch of Kalibr cruise missiles
On April 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of a salvo launch of Kalibr cruise missiles as part of a special operation to protect Donbass.
Turkish Bayraktar failed to cope with the Russian "Calm"
The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar tried to conduct reconnaissance for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as to find out the location of coastal defensive positions.
However, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy drone was promptly detected off the western coast of the Crimean peninsula.
The list of weapons transferred to Ukraine by the United States has been published
The United States has published a full list of weapons that they have handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine since Russia began conducting a special operation. According to the United States Department of Defense, $ 2.4 billion was allocated for this, The Wall Street Journal reports.
"The myth has finally burst." On Bayraktar I put the point "Calm"
Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan to combine air defense systems
Russia will sign a document with Kyrgyzstan on the unification of air defense systems
Russia, following the agreements on the unification of air defense with other CIS countries, will sign such a document with Kyrgyzstan – the project is undergoing internal coordination. This was announced on Tuesday by the deputy chairman of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov.
The American expert analyzed the potential strategy of the Russian fleet in the event of an armed confrontation with NATO
The tense military-political situation in the modern world makes a direct conflict between Russia and NATO countries, first of all, with the United States as the main fighting force of the alliance, quite real. Director of the Institute of Marine Research Michael Petersen on the page of The Maritime Executive thought about what the strategy of the Russian Navy could be in the current situation.
Russian artillery attacked six points of the Ukrainian brigade at Popasna
Defense Ministry: Russian artillery hit six points of the Ukrainian brigade at Popasna
Russian artillery in the Popasnaya area near Lugansk struck six strongholds of the 24th Ukrainian brigade, more than 120 people and 11 armored vehicles were destroyed, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said at a briefing on Tuesday.
"The Pentagon began to whine loudly that the missiles were given to Ukraine. He has nothing to fight with"
The United States recognized that the Stinger MANPADS are outdated, and its reserves in the country are insufficient
The US public procurement website has published an application for a tender to find a replacement for the FIM-92 Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), which is in service with the US army and is actively supplied to various countries of the world, including Ukraine. According to the text of this application, the Stinger electronics will become obsolete in 2023, and the stocks of these weapons are depleted.
The creation of a new missile will turn into big problems for the United States
New details have emerged about the creation in the United States of a critically important type of weapon – a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire US nuclear arsenal is to some extent in question. Why did this happen and what problems will the Pentagon have to solve now?
Ukraine has received the latest British portable anti-aircraft missile systems Martlet
On April 10, 2022, Ukrainian resources distributed a video recording of the combat use by servicemen of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the newest British portable anti-aircraft missile system Martlet. The missile was reportedly fired at the Russian small unmanned aerial vehicle Orlan-10. Previously, it was not known about the supply of Martlet complexes to Ukraine.
Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25s near Kharkiv
In the area of the settlement of Izyum, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft were sold in the air. This was announced on Monday, April 11, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Boris Johnson: London will send Kiev weapons worth 100 million pounds, including the Starstreak air defense system
The UK will send Ukraine weapons worth 100 million pounds, including portable anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the elimination of C-300 delivered to Ukraine from Europe near Dnepropetrovsk
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the strike of Kalibr cruise missiles on the outskirts of Dnepropetrovsk destroyed a division of S-300 air defense systems, which was delivered to Ukraine from Europe.
The Russian Defense Ministry showed the work of the Iskander missile systems
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use high-precision missile weapons to strike military facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander" during a special military operation in Ukraine.
New British programs of military assistance to Ukraine
British media report that after the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Kiev on April 9, 2022, the British government approved new supplies of military equipment as military assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of 120 Mastiff, Wolfhound, Husky and Spartan armored vehicles from the presence of the British Army, as well as the supply of anti-ship missiles from the presence of the British Navy of the American Harpoon production for coastal defense.
Ukraine is unlikely to receive German Gepard ZSU due to a shortage of shells
In order to somehow compensate for the catastrophic losses of the armed formations of Ukraine, Western sponsors are sending military equipment and military equipment stored in warehouses for decades to the Kiev regime.