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The defenders conducted successful counteroffensive actions on the western outskirts of Bakhmut. This was reported by the press service of the 3rd separate assault brigade. The width of the breakthrough was 2000 meters and the depth was 700 meters. Thus, as the brigade explains, the soldiers created a bridgehead for a further counteroffensive. At the […]
On May 18, 10 Russian VKS fighters were redeployed from the Belarusian Baranovichi airfield to the Machulishchi airfield This was reported by the monitoring group “Belaruski Gayun”. It is noted that in the period from 11:20 to 13:10, 10 aircraft were relocated – 8 Su-34 fighters and 2 Su-30M of the Russian VKS. All aircraft […]
The Russian concern Tekhmash has begun mass production of the Armor Breaker missile. They will be used in the war against Ukraine. The “Armor Boy” belongs to a class of unguided missiles with a more powerful warhead. Before exploding, the missile pierces an obstacle. This approach leads to great destruction. Russian propagandists have called the […]
From the evening of May 17 to the morning of May 18, the Ukrainian Air Force repelled another missile attack by the Russian Federation. In total, they managed to shoot down over 96% of the missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force Command announced the destruction of 29 out of 30 missiles. These included six Kalibr sea-launched […]
According to media reports, about 50 meters of railroad track were damaged. It is reported that 8 railroad cars with grain derailed near Chistenke station. On May 18, an explosion occurred in Crimea. As it turned out, a railroad was blown up on the occupied peninsula. This was reported in the telegram channel Baza. “The […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with Turkish 155-mm ammunition, which belongs to the cluster class. Analysts from the Ukraine Weapon Tracker team were the first to draw attention to this. At the beginning of the year, it was reported that Ukraine had received an unknown number of 155-mm DPICM shells from Turkey. This […]
The artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system (SA-11 Gadfly according to NATO codification). The system was hit in the Donetsk region. Photos of the destruction of the system were published by the charity fund “Come Back Alive”. The Russian anti-aircraft missile system was hit by the 45th separate […]
Hensoldt, a company operating in the German market, has announced the transfer of TRML-4D radars to Ukraine. These radars are used in tandem with the IRIS-T SLM systems in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the announcement published on the manufacturer’s website, the batch will consist of 6 units. German radars will […]
The KAB-20 high-explosive fragmentation bomb was developed specifically for drones. It weighs 21 kg, of which the explosive charge is 7 kg. Ukrainian defenders in the Kherson region have downed an enemy Orion drone. Judging by the wreckage, the machine was armed with new Russian KAB-20 guided aerial bombs designed specifically for this class of […]
TSN correspondent Andriy Tsapliyenko spoke with experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise (Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise), who study, among other things, downed missiles from the Nazis. In this interview, Oleksandr Ruvin, Director of the Institute, and Andrii Kulchytskyi, a researcher, shared some interesting details about the Kinzhal hypersonic […]