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Special military tractors are designed to evacuate heavy equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers. The 4th Separate Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the work of its technical unit, in particular, German heavy tractors MAN HX81, on social media. This tractor in a tank unit evacuates equipment damaged on the battlefield. […]
The Swiss Federal Council has rejected an application to sell 96 Leopard 1A5 combat vehicles to the German company Rheinmetall. These combat vehicles were to be exported to Ukraine, writes the Swiss publicationSRF. The Swiss defense manufacturer Ruag bought these tanks in Italy in 2016 with the intention of reselling them either as combat vehicles […]
Ukraine is negotiating with Poland to purchase components of the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile system. According to the Polish edition of Defence24, a possible version of the deal involves Kyiv buying an entire division or individual elements of the system that can be used against sea and land targets. The main weapon of […]
The TRML-4D radar is the “core” of the IRIS-T SLM SAM, so the terms announced by the manufacturer directly indicate the timing of Ukraine’s receipt of additional German air defense systems German company Hensoldt announced in its announcement that it has received an order from Diehl Defense for the production of four TRML-4D radars. This […]
This is literally invaluable assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is needed here and now to continue the counteroffensive On June 27, 2023, the Pentagon announced that the White House had allocated the 41st military aid package to Ukraine worth $500 million. It is noted that this package includes, in particular, 30 Bradley armored […]
The Azov National Guard Brigade will soon receive an assault armored personnel carrier based on a trophy T-62 tank. The project was financed by the Serhiy Prytula Foundation. The turret with the 115-mm 2A20 cannon from the Russian tank captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is being dismantled, as there is a shortage of ammunition […]
Ukrainian soldiers have made it a habit to find and help animals in the war zone created by Russia. The last such “discovery” involving a huge hare went viral. A huge hare was spotted and picked up by Ukrainian soldiers clearing mines in the Kherson region, sparking a discussion about the army having “animal care […]
At the beginning of this year, Oleksiy Reznikov announced the launch of the Bohdan self-propelled gun system’s serial assembly. This is the first Ukrainian self-propelled artillery system of NATO caliber. Last weekend, a video was posted on the global web showing a Bohdana being fired by an Excalibur high-precision munition. The range of this artillery […]
In March, Croatia announced that it would transfer its Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine. They are already in Ukraine. A photo of one of the planes was published by the Telegram channel @UkrAirForce. In total, Ukraine received 14 helicopters: some in the Mi-8MTV-1 modification and some in the Mi-8T. The helicopters were handed over to the […]
Each R-18 drone carries three powerful bombs, which allows the military to conduct multiple strikes and finish off the surviving equipment. On the night of June 27, a unit of the Magyar Birds from the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four units of Russian equipment using R-18 drones. […]