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As of Monday, September 25, the first batch of American-made Abrams tanks was delivered to Ukraine This was reported by The New York Times with reference to two US defense officials. It is noted that the first Abrams tanks arrived several months earlier than planned. The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said […]
The U.S. military is also interested in the option of using an anti-aircraft missile as a ballistic weapon This week, the US Navy conducted joint exercises with the Danish Armed Forces to protect maritime convoys that will take place near Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea. In general, there is almost no publicly available information […]
After a long illness, Matteo Messina Denaro, who headed the Sicilian mafia Cosa Nostra, died in Italy. The Italian news agency Ansa reported his death on the night of September 24. The mayor of L’Aquila, Pierluigi Biondi, confirmed this information. In January, the 61-year-old mafia leader was detained in a private clinic in Palermo. He […]
The new Ford Ranger will be available in a three-axle version. The pickup received an additional 282-horsepower motor for the rear wheels. The Ford Ranger 2023 pickup truck received an unusual HEX 6X6 modification. The six-wheeled car will become a production model. This is reported on the Ricardo website. It is this automotive component manufacturer […]
A video of the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range anti-aircraft missile system in the hands of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been posted on the Internet. What is known The video was published by the AFU StartCom. The video shows how the warriors of the 1129th anti-aircraft missile regiment shoot down a Russian missile. It is not […]
A Ukrainian cameraman flew an FPV drone with explosives right into the occupiers’ dugout. The incident took place in the forest, and the video was posted by the fighters of the Adam Joint Task Force. The Defense Forces fighter demonstrated his drone skills in the woods, hovering at different speeds and hovering in one place, […]
The working prototype of the OKO-9 was able to lift a 70-kilogram load into the sky. According to the developers, in the future it will be able to fly up to 100 km. The developers have completed a test flight of the prototype of the OKO-9 heavy electric unmanned aircraft with a vertical takeoff and […]
This week, soldiers of the 22nd Brigade published photos of the Biber tank paver. The tracked engineering equipment for the crossings was supplied by Germany. Biber is designed for bridging over anti-tank ditches and narrow water obstacles. Recently, military engineers of this unit conducted training with a bridge paver. They were tasked with ensuring the […]
Russia planned to cause a famine in Ukraine in three stages after its invasion. This information appeared in The Guardian article and is based on the evidence base of human rights activists and ICC prosecutors. Human rights activists and the law firm Global Rights Compliance are actively cooperating with Ukrainian prosecutors. The purpose of this […]
Soldiers from the 1129th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment demonstrated the process of engaging Russian cruise missiles using the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system. In the video, Ukrainian soldiers show the screen of an anti-aircraft missile system: an enemy cruise missile is displayed in night vision mode, and the anti-aircraft gunners are aiming at it. A soldier […]