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In the Novopavlivka direction, the main direction of enemy attacks is Skudne and Burlatske. Reaching these lines will help the enemy move in the future not on foot, but on equipment. This was announced on the air of the United News telethon Told officer of the 110th separate mechanized brigade named after Corporal General Mark Bezruchko with the call sign “Suetologist”. According to him, now the fighters of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade are clearly holding their positions and preventing the enemy from advancing. In turn, the enemy brings fresh forces to the direction — three brigades and one motorized…

Based on the data in the public domain, in 2022-2024, Russia formed at least 11 new divisions. Now there are 23 such formations in the Russian army, while at the beginning of 2022 there were only 12; At the same time, the most intensive formation of new formations took place in 2024 – seven new divisions. However, if the Russians “shone” the fact of the appearance of a new division in their army, then this did not mean “automatically” that this formation was fully equipped with personnel and equipment, as the Polish writes in its review Defence24 Edition. The authors…

One of the Russian propaganda “media” published a review of the S-350 Vityaz complex, which is rare for the Russian army, which has already appeared three times in the list of losses of the Russian occupiers, one of these episodes became known in February 2025. This review is interesting in terms of what characteristics the Russians declare for the S-350, and how they plan to position this complex for export. Although in this case, we are talking about the type of air defense system, for which at the beginning of 2022 it was known about the presence of only 12…

The United States announced the sending of its troops to the border with Mexico for possible actions in this region against local drug cartels. Against this background, the question logically arises of what kind of armed forces Mexico itself has. In this context, one can single out such an interesting fact – the Mexican Armed Forces have, in particular, a certain number of BTR-60 and BTR-70, and Mi-17 helicopters, and all this equipment was really purchased under confusing circumstances. Mexican Mi-17, photo – defensa.com The Miitary Balance 2024 directory indicates, in particular, that the Mexican Marines (a total of 21.5…

To reduce the “zoo” of its Air Force, Greece is going to retire its Mirage 2000-5 Mk. II, leaving three types of combat aircraft in service. Namely: Rafale, F-16, and eventually F-35, which should be received no earlier than 2028. Greece has already tried to sell these aircraft for spare parts to India, but negotiations ended in failure. Previously, India had already bought used Mirages from France as donors of spare parts for their own, purchased back in the 80s of the last century. Greece refuses to transfer these aircraft to Ukraine for free, because the funds received are likely…

Trump’s coming to power in the United States was a serious challenge for Europeans, and recently, at the Ramstein meeting, the newly elected head of the US Department of Defense, Pete Getseth, actually outlined the security future of the world, and then we talked about the fact that the United States officially announced the destruction of Europe’s global security. An important question in all this is how, if necessary, Europe will defend itself without the United States and what is needed for this at all, there are reflections on such theses in an interesting analysis from Bruegel together with the…

During the Defense Tech Innovations Forum 2025, Shield AI, the manufacturer of the V-BAT reconnaissance UAV, declassified data on its use in combat conditions in Ukraine. Shield AI also announced the delivery of four V-BAT UAVs at the request of the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Vadym Sukharevskyi. The delivery will take place immediately after completing the pilot training course on their use, which will last 5 weeks. Previously, it was reported that they were secretly used for reconnaissance and adjustment of long-range strikes as part of tests, but now more information has emerged. In particular, the use of…

The Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces, Thomas Süsli, said that under certain conditions, his country is also ready to send its contingent, but at the same time we are talking about only 200 soldiers, reports of which appeared in the Western media. Against this background, the question logically arises of what kind of army Switzerland has in order to understand what size a contingent of 200 soldiers can be for this country. However, looking a little ahead, it is worth emphasizing such a point – here is exactly the case when it is necessary to count not only the…

When the Russians began their “partial mobilization” in 2022, as part of this process, they went to form the so-called “territorial troops”, which, however, did not receive a clear status in the end, although the name itself referred to the concept of a kind of analogue of the territorial defense of civilized countries. Against this background, the possible future of the “territorial troops” and their specific place in the system of the armed forces of the Russian Federation seems to be a separately interesting question, as the Polish writes in his review Defence24 portal. The given infographic concerns the “cadre”…

France is considering deploying its Rafale aircraft in Germany for ASMP-A missiles under nuclear weapons in case the United States withdraws its nuclear arsenal from Europe, not to mention the “conventional” air force and ground forces. The British publication writes about this The Telegraph, and against this background, it may also look interesting that the French, in addition to the SCALP-EG subsonic missiles, have another type of air-launched cruise missiles. Therefore, the question arises here about what capabilities France has in this segment of its nuclear arsenal, and what effect its deployment can have. Exhibition model of the ASMP-A missile,…