Ukrainian army units on French VAB 4×4 armored vehicles with infantry on board came under attack from Russian artillery in the Kherson region. As a result of the attack, two VAB armored vehicles were destroyed. The video also shows another destroyed armored personnel carrier, but its type could not be determined.
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In Germany, at one of the railway stations, self-propelled guns Panzerhaubitze 2000 were seen. As reported, an additional batch of self-propelled guns Panzerhaubitze 2000 is being prepared for shipment to Ukraine. Also, the Ukrainian army will receive a new batch of armored vehicles and other equipment. Earlier, several repaired self-propelled guns of the same type were returned from the Baltic States to Ukraine.
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Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran after drone attacks
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran after a wave of Russian attacks using what Kyiv says are Iranian-made drones. Russia launched dozens of "kamikaze" drones on...
A new strike by the Russian Lancet drone on the launcher of the S-300 air defense system of the Ukrainian army has led to disputes among netizens. Many felt that the alleged drone strike was in a dummy launcher. We explain that this is not the case. When the drone approaches the target, the hatches of the missiles are closed on the launcher, after the impact they are torn off. Also, when magnified, you can see the tube of the hydraulic rocket lifting system. In dummies, this level of detail is never done. The explosion of rockets did not happen, apparently due to their absence in the installation.
In the fighting in Ukraine, a wide variety of weapons are used. The video shows the shooting of Luhansk military personnel from the Soviet automatic 57-mm anti-aircraft gun S-60. The S-60 gun was adopted by the USSR in 1950 and was exported to many countries of the world, where it was repeatedly used in military conflicts. A gun of this type greatly helped the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. The technical rate of fire of the gun is 60-70 rounds per minute. Firing range 6000 meters.
Filming of the broken military column of the Ukrainian army was made by one of its commanders in the Kherson region. The video shows damaged French VAB 4x4 armored vehicles, British Husky TVS armored vehicles and about a dozen civilian trucks used for military transport.
Footage of the offensive of the Ukrainian army units in the Berislav direction on October 19 has been published. After Russian artillery strikes, the armored group of the Ukrainian army dispersed and retreated, having lost, according to preliminary data, a tank and abandoned the MT-LB transporter.
The Russian army captured an American M113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian army. Why the armored personnel carrier was abandoned is unknown, it is reported that the armored vehicle is on the move and requires only light repairs.
A Russian Su-35 fighter dropped bombs, presumably a FAB-250, and evaded a Ukrainian soldier's MANPADS missile. The location of the battle in Ukraine is unknown, the FAB-250 bombs seem to slow down, as the explosions occur at the end of the video.
The pilot of the Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber spoke about combat work in Ukraine. Each star on the body of the aircraft is 10 sorties. The main purpose of the sorties of the Su-34 crews is to search for the air defense of the Ukrainian army, which works sporadically, which is why it is difficult to detect.
The Ukrainian army began to use the German IRIS-T SLM air defense system. The medium-range air defense system IRIS-T SLM was created on the basis of an aviation missile by Diehl Defense. The air defense system began to be mass-produced in 2014, but so far it has not yet been adopted by Germany. The complex uses only the Sweden version and Egypt. Perhaps the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine will help the sales of the complex on the world market. The IRIS-T SLM air defense system is a cross between the Russian Buk-M3 and TOR air defense systems. The complex uses IRIS-T air-to-air missiles. They are equipped with an infrared homing head used at the final stage of the missile's flight, the missile's speed is Mach 3. The launch range of the IRIS-T SLM missile is 40 km, the reach in height is 20 km. Judging by expert opinions, the complexes are inferior in some ways and superior in some respects to the air defense systems of Russia. There are many opinions on them, but so far air defense systems are not very popular on the market. Among the shortcomings, the possibility of recapturing the target with an infrared head at low altitudes is noted, but all this is guesswork, since the complexes did not participate in hostilities. The standard equipment of the air defense system includes a command post, radar and launchers with anti-aircraft missiles. The cost of the IRIS-T SLM complex is 178 million euros, missiles are 400 thousand euros.