Small arms news
Ukrainian snipers used banned expansive bullets in Donbass
In the battles for the city of Maryinka, the DPR People's Militia fighters eliminated a Ukrainian sniper armed with the latest UKROP UAR-10 rifle.
In Europe, the smell of the "second front" of the special operation
There is unrest in the Balkans again: the Serbs are in patriotic delight because of Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the Kosovo authorities are trying to use this special operation as a "window of opportunity" for joining NATO. Western leaders called on the sides "not to provoke," but late on Friday, special forces from both sides moved to the Serbo-Albanian border. What is all this leading to?
Why "Bayraktars", "Javelins" and "Stingers" were ineffective in Ukraine
The best Western weapons in the battles in Ukraine are failing. According to experts, almost all the latest guided weapons systems, as well as Turkish drones, have shown low efficiency.
China vs. Russia: who has better landing combat vehicles?
China vs. Russia: who has better landing combat vehicles? (The National Interest, USA)
China belatedly appeared in the arena of amphibious assault vehicles, writes TNI. This explains their backwardness from Russian developments. Defense and national security expert Charlie Gao compared the capabilities and tactical and technical characteristics of Chinese vehicles with Russian models and concluded that they are inferior to almost all BMDS in service with Russia.
A bullet or a nuclear charge
Two out of three enemy soldiers are destroyed by small arms
During the special operation in Ukraine, the latest small arms are not always used - this is the impression of some foreign and even Russian experts. They suggested that the Russian military command is saving new items in case of an invasion by NATO forces. The answer to NATO, radical experts believe, can only be the application of tactical nuclear weapons to the clusters of troops and bases of the alliance in Europe.
"During urban battles, assault robots will help avoid casualties"
The Russian army will test the robot tank "Sturm" for battles in urban conditions
The first prototype of the Russian heavy attack robotic complex "Sturm", created on the basis of the T-72V3, will go to preliminary tests in April. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what tasks this complex should perform on the battlefield.
"To prevent the death of civilians and neutralize the enemy"
What is the guided missile "Krasnopol", which the Russian Armed Forces use in Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation uses a guided missile "Krasnopol" during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian military department has published footage of the destruction of a camouflaged command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kiev region using this munition. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how Krasnopol works.
Long range shooting with TARAC C
1MOA GmbH, a German trading partner of the American manufacturer Tacom HQ, planned to present the Tarac C optical device designed for high-precision long-range shooting at the Enforce TAC 2022 exhibition for the first time in Europe. According to the executive director of 1MOA GmbH, Michael Gast, Tarac C was developed by the founder of Tacom HQ, John Baker, to provide accurate shots at a range of 2500 m or more.
American arsenals are spreading around the world
Afghanistan is looking for buyers of captured weapons
As the capture of large settlements in Afghanistan, the Taliban detachments (banned in the Russian Federation) took possession of several large logistics depots of the NATO contingent in Afghanistan. As well as units of government forces, which, according to the plans of the Americans, were supposed to restrain the offensive impulse of the Taliban for three to six months.
"NATO will supply Ukraine with weapons from the GDR. He is more than half a century old"
Experts told what obsolete weapons the West wants to send to Ukraine
The United States, NATO countries and their allies declare that they will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. Along with new models of weapons, such supplies include outdated equipment. Which one exactly - the newspaper was sorting out.Ru»
Targets for Russian missiles
The West is fueling the conflict in Ukraine with lethal weapons
In the early days of Russia's special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, about 27 countries decided to supply it with weapons. The militarization of the country began in 2014 immediately after the coup that led to the formation of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
"For Azov*, the war has long been a business. APU interfered with them"
Why do the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions conflict with each other
The armed forces of Ukraine allegedly destroyed the headquarters of a separate special-purpose detachment "Azov" in Mariupol with a strike from the tactical missile complex "Tochka-U", the People's Militia of the DPR reported on the Telegram channel. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the reason for the conflicts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions.
Western military assistance to Ukraine
After the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries took large-scale measures to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian government, breaking the previously existing "taboo" in many states on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Russian military conducted exercises with helicopters in Tajikistan
Pilots of attack and transport-combat helicopters of the Russian military base have worked out the destruction of electronic warfare systems (EW) of a conditional enemy during exercises in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.
The West intends to increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Italy joined the list of countries intending to supply weapons to Ukraine on February 28. The Government of the country has signed a decree authorizing the dispatch of MANPADS "Stinger", mortars, ATGM "Milan".
Ukrainian formations tried to use a crude Kevlar-E BMP
Having suffered serious losses in military equipment, Ukrainian formations are forced to use crude armored vehicles that have not passed full-fledged tests.
For example, in Kharkiv, during one of the armed provocations, a Kevlar-E infantry fighting vehicle was seen, which is, in fact, a mock-up model made for demonstrations at various weapons exhibitions.
Motorized skirmishes of the Central Military District during the exercises repelled the attack of the "enemy" on the settlement
Exercises with the participation of about 1 thousand servicemen were held in the Orenburg region
TASS, February 28. Servicemen of the motorized rifle unit of the Central Military District (CVO) repelled an attack by a conditional enemy on a settlement during exercises in the Orenburg region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
Ukraine has not been able to replace the Soviet BMP
The Ukrainian army currently operates infantry fighting vehicles inherited from the Soviet military districts located on its territory.
In total, the ground forces have about nine hundred BMP-2 and more than two hundred BMP-1. The newest of them is more than thirty years old, and there are copies that have changed even the fifth decade.
The European Union has imposed sanctions against military-industrial complex enterprises and a number of Russian banks
Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.
What is Ukraine armed with
In recent weeks, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has almost daily published pictures of arms supplies from abroad. The most high-profile of them were the transfer of additional Javelin ATGMS from the USA and the Baltic States, as well as the supply of NLAW anti-tank guided missiles from the UK.