During the combat operation of the Russian Pantsir air defense system in Ukraine, one of the missiles flew right over the heads of the soldiers. Apparently the target for which the Pantsir air defense system worked fell too low.
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In Russia, large-scale exercises and firing at firing ranges began. Before being sent to Donbass, mobilized soldiers practice firing small arms, AGS-17, RPG-7 grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and Dragunov sniper rifles
The first Ukrainian corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" was launched in Turkey. The ship was built according to the project of Turkish Ada-class anti-submarine corvettes. The ship is to become part of the Ukrainian fleet in 2024, but the deadlines may shift, the ship for equipping and installing weapons should be completed in Ukraine, but there is no such possibility now, no one has answered this question yet.
Estimated armament of the ship, 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, VL MICA air defense systems, 76-mm OTO Melara Super Rapid and 35-mm Millennium artillery mounts. as well as two machine-gun installations with a caliber of 12.7 mm. Anti-submarine armament will consist of two 324-mm torpedo tubes. The ship has a speed of up to 29 knots with a cruising range of 3,500 nautical miles, an autonomy of 10 days, with a supply of 21 days. Possibly an S-70B Seahawk helicopter.
Estimated armament of the ship, 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, VL MICA air defense systems, 76-mm OTO Melara Super Rapid and 35-mm Millennium artillery mounts. as well as two machine-gun installations with a caliber of 12.7 mm. Anti-submarine armament will consist of two 324-mm torpedo tubes. The ship has a speed of up to 29 knots with a cruising range of 3,500 nautical miles, an autonomy of 10 days, with a supply of 21 days. Possibly an S-70B Seahawk helicopter.
The M-109A5OE self-propelled howitzer was seen on the video of one of the soldiers of Ukraine, let's take a closer look at it. Howitzers M-109A5OE were previously delivered to Ukraine in the amount of 6 pieces by Latvia, which, in turn, bought them from Austria at a price of 140 thousand euros per piece. The M-109A5OE howitzer is a modernized version of the American M109 self-propelled guns, which was produced from 1962 to 2003 and has also been modernized many times. The American M109 self-propelled guns became the base self-propelled guns of many NATO armies in various modifications. The firing range of a howitzer with a standard projectile is 22 km, an active-reactive projectile is 30 km, self-propelled guns can fire GPS-guided projectiles. The vehicle is protected by rolled aluminum armor and has a crew of 6 people. Howitzer maximum speed - 56 km / h, cruising range - 350 km
Head-to-head tank battle footage in Ukraine. In the video, the Ukrainian T-64BV tank, having reloaded, moves forward to the closest possible distance, where it is struck by the Russian T-80BV tank of the Marine Corps units of the Pacific Fleet. These are the first shots where Russian and Ukrainian tanks are fighting head-on at a minimum distance.
The crew of the Russian self-propelled guns 2S9 "Nona-S" spoke about their combat work in Ukraine. SAU 2S9 "Nona-S" is considered a unique artillery system, its 2A51 gun can fire 120-mm projectiles and mortars at a distance of up to 13 kilometers with a rate of fire of up to 8 rounds per minute. The self-propelled guns, which entered service with the Airborne Forces in 1981, proved themselves very well, after which this installation began to be supplied to other troops. The installation is also in service with the Ukrainian army, but the Russian analogue of the self-propelled guns is being upgraded to the 2S9-1M version.
Footage of the fall of the burning Su-24M of the Ukrainian Air Force has been published. It is not known what shot down the plane, possibly MANPADS, since two traces of missiles are visible at the beginning of the video. Before falling, the plane was attacked by two MANPADS missiles, but both missed the target.
Episode of the battle in Ukraine. A Ukrainian mobile group in a Hummer found a damaged Russian truck. After trying to check the car, they heard the sounds of Russian armored vehicles and tried to drive away, while the car was attacked by the Russian army.
The use by Ukrainian soldiers of the famous in quotation marks M120-15 Molot mortar. The 120 mm Ukrainian M120-15 mortar manufactured by the Mayak plant turned out to be very unsuccessful, but it was accepted into service anyway. During its use from 2016 to 2021, as a result of explosions of Molot mortars, more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers died and about 45 more were injured, some called it cursed. The mortar has a mass of 210 kg and a firing range of 7100 m, a rate of fire of up to 15 rounds per minute, a mortar crew of 5 people.
The Russian crew of an infantry fighting vehicle rescued the crew of another vehicle in Ukraine under enemy fire. At the time of the evacuation, the armored vehicle was hit, presumably by the Javelin ATGM, since the blow was from above, despite the damage, the BMP was able to leave the battlefield and evacuate people.