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Review of Anglo-French cruise missiles Storm Shadow/SCALP of the Ukrainian Army. To carry out the counteroffensive, Britain supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles. The Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missile began to be developed in 1994 on the basis of the Apache cruise missile developed in France. The missile was put into service in 2001, the French version of the missile is designated by the abbreviation SCALP-EG. The missile is equipped with a turbojet engine and has a flight speed of up to 960 kilometers per hour. That is, the distance from Kyiv to Belgorod, it can fly in about 20 minutes. The missile was used in Iraq and Libya, the target destruction rate was 97% according to the Italian Air Force, it is worth noting that air defense almost did not work there. In 2018, it was reported that all eight missiles launched from Tornado aircraft were shot down by Syrian air defense forces, this information was denied by the Pentagon, but later the Russian Ministry of Defense showed fragments of missiles. The missile is programmed before launch, taking into account the air defense data and the target. The missile flies autonomously along the route to the target, at an altitude of 30-40 meters, guided by GPS data and cartography, close to the target, the missile gains altitude and then goes into a dive. Climbing is intended to achieve a higher probability of identifying the target with a thermographic camera, climbing may not be applied, but the accuracy of the missile is reduced. You should not expect any significant changes from the supply of missiles, like all cruise missiles, they are easy to shoot down if the area is covered by modern air defense systems, with luck, a cruise missile can even be shot down with MANPADS. The range of the rocket is approximately 560 km when launched from an aircraft, the mass of the rocket is 1300 kg, the mass of the warhead is 450 kg. The cost of the Storm Shadow missile is €850,000 as of 2011.

 

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In Ukraine, the construction of modern bomb shelters began. The bomb shelters are equipped with bathrooms and shower rooms. There is equipment for water treatment.

 

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Charging and firing the American self-propelled guns M109 of the army of Ukraine. Published footage of the crew of the American 155-mm self-propelled howitzer M109 of the army of Ukraine. The video shows the process of preparing a howitzer for a shot by the crew of the Ukrainian army. Earlier, Ukraine received M-109 howitzers of different versions from Latvia, Norway, Great Britain and Italy. Howitzers began to be produced in 1962 and were delivered to many countries of the world. Over the years, the howitzer has been upgraded many times, the latest version being the M109A7. The howitzer uses separate cartridge loading charges. The rate of fire of the howitzer is up to 4 rounds per minute.

 

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Details about Danish Caesar 8x8 howitzers received by Ukraine. The first footage from one of the 19 155-mm Caesar self-propelled guns transferred by Denmark to Ukraine on the Tatra T815 chassis has been published. In 2017, Denmark ordered these self-propelled guns from France, but the self-propelled guns could not be received for a long time, as they corrected defects associated with the gearbox, gun barrels and general design adjustments. On January 19, 2023, the Danish Minister of Defense announced that a decision had been made to transfer all 19 self-propelled guns to Ukraine. At the same time, the minister admitted that the ACS ordered by Denmark on the Tatra T815 chassis had structural defects, Ukraine was informed about this. Differences between the Danish CAESAR self-propelled guns on the Tatra T815 chassis and the French, an automated gun loading system and an armored cabin. The calculation of self-propelled guns was reduced from five to 3 people, the ammunition load was increased from 18 to 36 shells. The mass of self-propelled guns has increased from 18 to 32 tons. The Caesar 8x8 self-propelled guns are equipped with a 410 hp Tatra V8 engine.

 

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Overview of the American boats Sea Ark Dauntless of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine has published footage of exercises with the landing of a river assault using American boats Sea Ark Dauntless. The Sea Ark Dauntless high-speed patrol boat is manufactured by US Watercraft and is used by the US Navy to protect naval bases and operations of landing and sabotage forces. The US has 117 of these boats, but they are being replaced with newer models. The 11m aluminum boats can be armed with two 7.62mm M240 machine guns or two 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns. Some models of boats can be equipped with grenade launchers. Sea Ark Dauntless type boats are capable of taking on board seven people and are equipped with two engines with a total power of 850 hp. and two Hamilton water cannons. The boat develops speed up to 85 km/h.

 

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Overview of Ukrainian UJ-22 UAVs attacking Moscow on May 30. A large-scale Ukrainian UAV attack took place today at 4 am on Moscow and the Moscow region. According to the latest data, 32 UAVs of various models were involved in the attack. One of the used UJ-22 Airborne UAVs manufactured by the Ukrainian company Ukrjet. The UAV is made of carbon fiber and equipped with a communication system with two independent data transmission channels. The UAV can fly at an average speed of 160 km/h, at a range of up to 800 km, with a maximum flight altitude of 6000 meters and a takeoff weight of 85 kg. UAV payload weight 20 kg. Flight time up to 14 hours. As it turned out, part of the drones carried an industrial shaped charge KZ-6 with a warhead mass of 1.8 kg. As a result of the attack, 19 UAVs were reportedly shot down by Russian air defenses, 10 UAVs fell on their own in the fields, and 3 UAVs crashed into residential buildings. The remains of the UAV are studied by specialists and local residents who took them as souvenirs. As a result of the UAV attack, none of the residents in Moscow was seriously injured, two people sought medical help.

 

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Overview of Turkish armored cars Otokar Cobra 2 of the Ukrainian army. Turkish armored vehicles Otokar Cobra II began to use the Ukrainian army. The multi-purpose tactical armored vehicle Cobra II was developed by Otokar and was first introduced in 2013. The armored car was developed on the basis of a prototype Hummer XM-1211 armored vehicle, with which the American company AM General tried to replace Hammer armored vehicles in the US Army. The armor of the vehicle provides protection against bullets of various calibers, fragments and explosive devices weighing up to several kilograms, depending on the configuration. The exact level of protection is not disclosed. Vehicle armor can be reinforced with overhead modules; vehicles were delivered to Ukraine without additional armor. The first version of the armored vehicle was very popular and was purchased by many countries, only weak armor was noted, this was corrected in the second version of the armored vehicle. Strengthening armor protection led to a strong increase in curb weight - this parameter reached 18.5 tons, the first version of the Cobra armored vehicle weighed only 6 tons. The vehicle can be fitted with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm Browning machine gun, or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. Some of the vehicles were equipped with remotely controlled combat modules. The car is equipped with ABS, tire inflation system, video cameras and air conditioning. The armored car is equipped with an engine with a capacity of 360 to 400 hp and has a speed of up to 110 km / h, a cruising range of 700 km. Part of the armored vehicles can float. The five-wheel version of the car can accommodate up to 11 people.

 

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Assault Ukrainian tank Challenger 2 anti-tank line of defense. The Ukrainian army has published footage of exercises to break through the fortified defense line with the help of Challenger 2 tanks, information about these English tanks is on the channel. It is worth noting that the Russian army, in order to prevent the displacement of concrete tetrahedra, fastens them with iron cables. This significantly complicates the tank to overcome concrete gouges.

 

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Training of Ukrainian crews of armored vehicles M2 Bradley USA. Footage of the training of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany by American instructors has been published, the military personnel use the M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which will be transferred to the Ukrainian army.

 

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Teachings of the Ukrainian army, overcoming the fear of tanks. Footage of the training of Ukrainian mobilized military personnel at one of the training grounds has been published. In the video, the soldiers are taught to overcome the fear of the tank, judging by the video, one of the soldiers still needs to train. Such a psychological exercise is also carried out by Russian military personnel, we have previously talked about this.

 

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Details about the British trucks Foden 8×6 of the army of Ukraine. The ex-president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, together with volunteers, continues to purchase military equipment in England for the needs of the Ukrainian army using the funds of his foundation. This time he purchased used English Foden 8×6 trucks manufactured in 1988. The machine is equipped with a 340 hp Rolls-Royce engine, an Allison automatic transmission and a Multi lift transfer device for interchangeable containers up to 18 tons. Used DAF military trucks have also been purchased.

 

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The Ukrainian army is modernizing the T-72M1 and T-64BV tanks. The Ukrainian army began the modernization of the T-72M1 and T-64BV tanks. Earlier, Poland handed over to Ukraine T-72M tanks, which are an export version of the T-72A tank developed in 1979. The export version of the tank is distinguished by the device of the collective protection system and shells. Also, the T-72M received a monolithic turret armor instead of a combined one. The Ukrainian army is modernizing tanks, equipping them with dynamic protection and anti-cumulative gratings, and other improvements are being carried out, but there is no data on them yet.

 

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Details about the Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles of the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian military has completed training in Sweden on the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle and will soon receive about 50 armored vehicles of the CV9040 version. The second-generation tridsfordon 90 armored vehicle with the CV90 export index was developed in 1993 in Sweden by Hägglunds. Now Sweden is armed with 549 CV9040 infantry fighting vehicles of various modifications and models. The vehicle's armor is capable of withstanding 14.7 mm bullets, while the frontal armor provides protection against 30 mm projectiles. The machine can be reinforced with additional armor plates, but then its mass will increase from 22 to 35 tons. The infantry fighting vehicle is equipped with a modern fire control system with day and night sighting channels and has a high accuracy of firing data calculation. The infantry fighting vehicle is armed with a powerful 40 mm Bofors L70 cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun. The gun is equipped with an unusual ammunition supply system, it has 3 ready-made magazines of 8 shells each, each magazine needs to be reloaded for about 20 seconds, then the shells are fed by a special automatic loader. Gun ammunition 220 shells. Despite its age, the machine is quite modern in its characteristics, as it has been constantly modernized and is now in service with 7 countries. 550 hp engine with a combat weight of the vehicle of 23 tons, it allows it to develop a speed of 70 km / h. The crew of the car is three people and six to eight paratroopers.

 

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Overview of the Croatian MLRS PAK-12 on the Humvee chassis of the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian army began to use the Croatian 128-mm RAK-12 MLRS mounted on the chassis of the Humvee armored vehicle. The RACK-12 MLRS was developed in the early 1990s for the needs of the Croatian army, based on the Yugoslav M-63 Plamen MLRS, which was developed in 1963. Now this MLRS is in service with the armies of Croatia, Azerbaijan and was seen in Syria. The updated RAKSA-12 MILES from Madlerd is designed to fire at large areas at distances from 800 to 8500 meters. Croatian engineers have extremely lightened the design, which now weighs 570 kg without missiles and can be towed and installed on equipment. The launcher can launch 12 M91, M91A1 and M91A2 rockets. The transfer time of the launcher from transport to combat position is 1 minute 30 seconds.

 

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Details about the Spanish armored cars URO VAMTAC ST5 of the Ukrainian army. Ukrainian servicemen began to undergo training in Spain on URO VAMTAC ST5 armored vehicles, with a high probability the Ukrainian army will soon begin to use them. The URO VAMTAC armored vehicle was developed by the Spanish company UROVESA in 2013. The basis for its early concept was the Hammer SUV, but when creating the Spanish version, more advanced technologies were used. The vehicle has good armor and is able to withstand 7.62 mm bullets, a 155 mm projectile at a distance of 60 meters, and a high-explosive anti-tank mine with a charge weight of 8 kg. The armored vehicle is capable of moving at high speed over rough terrain and steep slopes, while having a maximum load. A typical armament of an armored vehicle is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, which can be replaced by a 7.62 mm machine gun, a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, or an ATGM mount. The machine is popular in the market and is in service with 20 countries. The URO VAMTAC ST5 armored vehicle is equipped with an engine with a capacity of 188 hp and a maximum speed of up to 135 km/h. The armored vehicle is capable of towing trailers weighing up to 1.5 tons, overcoming fords 1.5 meters deep and forcing 75 percent climbs. The crew of the car is 4 people.

 

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A self-made air defense installation of Ukraine from six AK-74 assault rifles. As you know, one of the problems of the Ukrainian army now is Russian drones, in the fight against them everything is used, from air defense systems to improvised weapons installations. One example of such a self-made air defense system was this installation, where 6 AK-74 assault rifles are connected in a group, perhaps this is the most unusual air defense installation shown in recent times.

 

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Poland handed over Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that the Polish authorities handed over “about a dozen” Mi-24 combat helicopters to the Ukrainian armed forces. It is noted that the Polish authorities did not publicly report on the supply of these helicopters to Ukraine. The helicopters were sent to help the Ukrainian army in the counteroffensive. In March, Soviet-made helicopters were already handed over to Ukraine by North Macedonia. Kyiv received 12 Mi-24s, which originally belonged to Ukraine itself, but were transferred to Macedonia in 2001. As of 2022, the Polish Army Aviation had 15 Mi-24D and 13 Mi-24V helicopters.

 

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The Ukrainian fleet received British Sandown minesweepers, review. Two former British minesweepers of the Sandown project, transferred to the Ukrainian fleet in 2021, have been accepted into the Ukrainian Navy. The solemn ceremony took place on July 2, 2023, on the day of the celebration of the Ukrainian Navy. The ceremony of commissioning two ships of mine defense M310 "Chernihiv" and M311 "Cherkassy" was held in the UK in Glasgow. Minesweepers-searchers of the Sandown type began to be built in 1988, they are now part of the British, Estonian and now Ukrainian fleets. The minesweepers continue to be in Britain and participated in the Sea Breeze-2023 exercise, they cannot arrive in Ukraine. Minesweepers of the "Sandown" type are designed to search for and destroy sea mines using remotely controlled search vehicles; minesweepers do not have devices for minesweeping. To reduce magnetism, the ship's hull is made of reinforced fiberglass. The ship's mechanisms are isolated from the hull by mounting on shock absorbers. The ships are armed with a 30 mm weapon station and three 12.7 mm machine guns. The crew of each ship is 45 people. The length of the minesweepers is 52.6 meters, the displacement is 465 tons, the speed is up to 13 knots on a diesel power plant. Cruising range 3000 miles.

 

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A hybrid of the BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle of the Ukrainian army. This time, the Ukrainian BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle were crossed. It turned out to be a kind of hybrid of military equipment, a BMP-1 hull and a BMD-2 turret, the vehicle is equipped with a canopy from drones and gratings against cumulative ammunition.

 

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Ukrainian soldiers tested body armor 6B46 Ratnik of Russia. Ukrainian servicemen have published footage of tests of the Russian Granit 5A class combat breastplate used with 6B45 body armor and 6B46 body armor from the Russian Ratnik military equipment set. Fire was fired from an AK-74 assault rifle and a Kalashnikov light machine gun at a distance of 28 meters, including armor-piercing cartridges. Judging by the reaction of the soldiers at the end of the video, the result surprised them.

 

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