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Today, a video of Ukrainian Special Forces hitting Tor-M2 and Grad multiple rocket launchers with RAM II strikes is circulating online again. This footage was posted on his page by volunteer Serhiy Prytula. Let’s find out what are the features of RAM II and why it is so successful in destroying armored Russian vehicles. RAM […]
The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade has banned refueling and maintenance of American aircraft operated by Russian and Belarusian airlines. According to the Turkish industry publication AirportHaber, the Turkish authorities made this decision on March 14. The reason was a letter from the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce. […]
The Japanese airline ZIPAIR was forced to repaint its planes to avoid being associated with supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Until the spring of 2022, the tails of ZIPAIR airliners bore a capital Z, the airline’s logo. This letter was used by the Russian military as an insignia on their vehicles entering Ukraine. Since the […]
The Slovak government approves a decision to transfer 13 MiG-29 aircraft to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Four more Soviet fighter jets will be handed over to the Ukrainian army by Poland. It is known that the Poles have prepared modernized MiGs for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As part of the modernization, they were adapted to […]
The United States is analyzing its drone operations in the Black Sea region after Russia shot down one of them. The Pentagon is assessing the benefits and risks of the flights. The US military continues to use drones like the MQ-9 Reaper to monitor the crash site and keep tabs on the Russian military, but […]
Slovakia will supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Soviet MiG-29 fighters. The information was shared by Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger. Information about the transfer of the aircraft appeared last year, but the Slovak Cabinet of Ministers approved the delivery only now. A total of 13 aircraft will be delivered to Ukraine. There is […]
U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen the livery for the new presidential plane and rejected the design approved by the previous president, Donald Trump. The formal reason for rejecting Trump’s blue, red, and white option was the need for additional certification of the aircraft. According to the US Air Force, which provides transportation for the […]
Two American nuclear weapons carriers were spotted in the skies of Europe earlier this week. We are talking about B-52 Stratofortress “strategists”. The formidable pair was approaching Ukraine’s borders at less than 30 kilometers. The place of temporary basing of these machines since the end of February is Spain. From time to time, the “strategists” […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine may receive a batch of Soviet MiG-29 fighters. This was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda in an interview with CNN. Duda said that Ukraine can count on all the fighters that are in service with the Polish Air Force. These are six MiG-29UBs and 22 MiG-29As. According to the […]
Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in the United States, where they are being evaluated to determine how long it might take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, two congressmen and a senior U.S. official said, according to NBCNEWS. According to the officials, the Ukrainians’ skills are being evaluated on simulators […]