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☆ Bradley armored vehicles from the US stopped a major Ukrainian collapse against Russian forces, soldier says
  + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Read previewThe Russian military would've overrun Ukrainian positions on a key part of the front line if Ukraine didn't have US-supplied Bradley armored vehicles, CNN reported. The report said that the Bradley armored vehicles had been vital in holding off Russian attacks near the town of Avdiikva, eastern Ukraine, which has been the target of fierce Russian attacks. The US supplied Ukraine with 160 Bradley armored vehicles as part of an aid package in early 2023, and they were used extensively as part of Ukraine's counteroffensive over the summer. Ukraine initially used the vehicles as part of ambitious assaults on Russian positions, but Russian artillery was able to target them. Images last June showed the charred remains of several Bradley vehicles in Donetsk after a failed Ukrainian attack.
Persons: —, Barbie, would've, Forbes, Bradley M2s Organizations: Service, Bradley, CNN, Business, Leopard Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Avdiikva, Donetsk
☆ Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of 'crappy Russian armored vehicles' and their flaws on display
  + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
AdvertisementAdvertisementT-72s, T-80s, and T-90sUkrainians load a Russian T-72 onto a truck outside Izyum in September 2022. It also has a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun mounted in the hull and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun on the turret. AdvertisementAdvertisementUS soldiers examine a Ukrainian T-80 tank during an exercise in September 2014. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Danish instructor leads a Ukrainian tank crew and translators through training on a Leopard 1A5 in Germany in May. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian Leopard 1 tank crew at a test site in Ukraine in September.
Persons: —, ANATOLII STEPANOV, ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO, Sean Gallup, Uralvagonzavod, Russia hasn't, Sven Creutzmann, Barry Posen, John Moore, Posen Organizations: Service, Getty, REUTERS, NATO, Soviet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, LB, Leopard 2A5, Royal United Services Institute, 47th Mechanized Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Soviet, Russian, Izyum, AFP, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Syria, Poland, Soviet Union, Germany, Posen, Spain, Norway, Canada, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, British
☆ Ukraine is using its advanced Leopard tanks as a 'nocturnal predator' fighting mostly at night and at dawn, soldier says
  + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Ukrainian troops praised the advanced Leopard 2A6 tank's night vision as an advantage over Russia. Another said the long-range night vision gives them a "close to a 100% success rate." You can watch the soldiers speak about the tank here:—Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 12, 2023The Leopard 2A6 tanks may be Ukraine's best tanks, Forbes noted. They are more advanced than older Leopard tank models also given to Ukraine by its allies. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian colonel-general previously called the tanks the best ones in Europe and said they have good night vision.
Persons: Forbes, Vladyslav, Yurii Organizations: Service, Leopard, 47th Mechanized Brigade, —, Leopards, Lada Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Europe, Ukrainian, Germany, Soviet, Russian, Robotyne
☆ Ukrainian soldier says new Leopard tanks are better than old Soviet ones because the ammo doesn't explode, kill the crew, and blow the turret off if it takes a hit
  + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Ukraine's armor arsenal was bolstered by Western tanks like the German-made Leopard ahead of the counteroffensive. A gunner with the 47th Mechanized Brigade says these vehicles are vastly superior to Soviet tanks. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesWith Soviet-era tanks like the T-64 or later T-72 and T-80, crew survivability wasn't the highest priority. Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBeyond tanks, Ukrainian service members also speak very highly of Western-made protected mobility platforms, such as armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Other Western vehicles, like the American-made Humvee, have also received praise from Ukrainian forces.
Persons: Vladyslav, it's, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Dogukan, Ukraine Ed Ram, Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds Organizations: 47th Mechanized Brigade, Service, 47th Mechanized, Strategic Communications, 2A6, —, Getty, Anadolu Agency, ABC News, Bradley, Washington, Britain's Royal United Services Institute Locations: Soviet, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Russian, Skybyn, Kyiv, AFP, Peremoha, Brovary, Zaporizhzhia Region
☆ Ukraine has a new weapon in its fight against Russia – 100 Cold War-era German tanks designed by Porsche
  + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine has a new weapon in its fight against Russia – Cold War-era German battle tanks. According to The New York Times, Germany sent 10 of the obsolete Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine last month. According to The New York Times, Germany sent 10 decommissioned Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine last month. AdvertisementAdvertisementMarlow said the Leopard 1A5 is also easier to master, maintain, and fix than its modern descendant, the Leopard 2A6. A Ukrainian tank crew stands next the Leopard 1A5 main battle tank.
Persons: Getty, Sean Gallup, Andreas Marlow, Marlow, Christian Mölling Organizations: Russia, The New York Times, Service, Leopard, Porsche, Krauss, Maffei, Times, Leopard 1A5, Bundeswehr, German, Foreign Relations, Ukrainian, Brussels Times Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Wall, Silicon, West Germany, Europe, Ukrainian, Klietz
☆ Russia put out a video claiming its forces captured prized German-made Leopard tanks and US fighting vehicles in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia released a video claiming it captured German-made Leopard tanks and US fighting vehicles. The video, shared on Twitter by OSINTdefender, showed two captured Leopard 2A6 tanks and a few M2A2 Bradleys. The German-made Leopard tank is a capable third-generation main battle tank that was promised to Ukraine along with British Challenger tanks and American Abrams tanks and arrived in Ukraine in February and March. According to OSINTdefender, it's the first time Russia has released video footage of equipment it's claimed to have captured in battle. The video comes as Ukraine conducts counteroffensive operations in a few different areas of the front lines, including Zaporizhzhia.
Persons: ISW, —, OSINTdefender, American Abrams, it's Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense, Service, Bradley, Twitter, Leopard, British Challenger, OSINTdefender, Russian Defense Ministry, Reuters, Institute Locations: Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, American
☆ Germany Announces Its Biggest Military Aid Package for Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Germany on Saturday announced its largest weapons package yet for Ukraine, promising more tanks, armored vehicles and substantial air defense systems as a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive looms. The 2.7 billion euro package, or about $2.95 billion, amounts to roughly as much as Germany’s total military aid contribution to Ukraine since the war began and was announced as Ukrainian officials have said they are in the final stages of preparations for a counteroffensive. But Germany’s defense ministry did not specify when the new weapons would be delivered to the battlefield. “We all wish for a speedy end to this terrible war waged by Russia against the Ukrainian people, which is in violation of international law,” Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said in a statement on Saturday. Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, spent months equivocating over a decision to send and allow other countries to export German-made battle tanks that was ultimately made in January, with a package that eventually included 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks.
☆ Factbox: What can Finland's armed forces and arsenal offer NATO?
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Anne Kauranen | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
HELSINKI, April 4 (Reuters) - Finland joined NATO on Tuesday, bringing the Western defence alliance significant military capabilities developed over the years. Finland's ground, naval and air forces are all trained and equipped with one primary aim - to repel any Russian invasion. Its most important anti-aircraft system is the NATO-compatible Norwegian-American NASAMS 2. AIR FORCEThe Finnish Air Force has a fleet of 61 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, which are being replaced by 64 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II jets, the delivery of which will begin in 2026. In addition to the jet fleet, the Air Force has dozens of training aircraft and surveillance radars, including ones that have a range of almost 500 km (300 miles).
☆ Ukraine, Russia locked in brutal battle in Bakhmut, casualties mount
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
[1/3] Men stand near buildings damaged in recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 12, 2023. "In less than a week, starting from the 6th March, we managed to kill more than 1,100 enemy soldiers in the Bakhmut sector alone, Russia's irreversible loss, right there, near Bakhmut," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. Russian forces sustained 1,500 "sanitary losses", soldiers wounded badly enough to keep them out of action, Zelenskiy said. Dozens of pieces of enemy equipment were destroyed as were more than 10 Russian ammunition depots, he said. ($1 = 0.9396 euros)Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Himani Sarkar; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Ukrainian MP blames looming Russian offensive on Western countries taking months to send tanks: ‘People will die because of this’
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russia's upcoming offensive will take advantage of delays in sending Ukraine tanks, an MP told Insider. Germany and the US hesitated for months in sending tanks to Ukraine, prompting outcry from officials. A German Leopard 2A6 tank during training at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 2017. Both countries finally agreed to send tanks at the end of January, paving the way for other nations to announce their commitments. Sovsun told Insider that it was hard to watch countries debate sending the needed weaponry, and that she couldn't understand how the decision to send tanks was not made sooner.
☆ Germany, the US, and the UK are sending armored vehicles to Ukraine. Here's how the Leopard 2A6, M1 Abrams, and other NATO tanks compare.
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Lara Jäkel | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Ukraine has been urging Western countries to supply it with tanks it can use against Russia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz relented to pressure and agreed to send Leopard 2A6 battle tanks. Here's how the "predator on tracks" compares to NATO armored vehicles heading to or in Ukraine. After months of mounting pressure and calls from other European leaders to act, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed on January 24 that Germany would send 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine. This is how the tank compares to other Western armored vehicles being sent to Ukraine.
☆ The US's powerful Abrams tanks are heading to Ukraine, but generals disagree over how hard it'll be to use them on the battlefield
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Sebastien Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +19 min
The US has pledged to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, joining a bevy of Western-made tanks. Here comes the M1 Abrams for UkraineA M1A2 Abrams tank fires at a target during an exercise. The same day, word spread that US President Joe Biden would announce he was sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. But Hertling disagreed that withholding the M1 Abrams was a "political decision" and didn't find the examples of non-US Abrams operators persuasive. M1 Abrams: training and sustainmentAn M1A2 Abrams drives into the woods during an exercise in Hohenfels, Germany.
☆ For Ukraine, Western tanks could be a game changer in the conflict
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
For Ukraine, the offer of modern, Western battle tanks was a long-time coming; it has requested Leopard 2 tanks from Germany, and asked Berlin to authorize their re-export from other allies, for months. On Wednesday, Germany offered Ukraine 14 of its Leopard 2A6 tanks and said it would allow allies to export their own German-made tanks to Ukraine. watch nowPoland, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway and Finland are among the other countries that have signaled they will, or are willing, to send tanks to Kyiv. Ukraine is certainly focusing right now on the exact number of tanks it can expect from its Western allies. The speed of training of our military, the speed of supplying tanks to Ukraine and the volume of tank support."
☆ Germany at last green lights sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine after weeks of mounting pressure
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Germany has agreed to send their much-sought-after tanks to Ukraine. "German main battle tanks, further broadening of defense support & training missions, green light for partners to supply similar weapons. Germany has until now been reluctant to send its Leopard 2 tanks or allow other countries with these tanks in their arsenals to send them. A Leopard 2A6 main battle tank of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, participates in the NATO Iron Wolf military exercises on October 26, 2022 in Pabrade, Lithuania. Military experts previously told Insider that these are the right tanks to send to Ukraine at this moment.
☆ Leopard tanks are the 'right' weapon to send Ukraine, but don't expect a 'silver bullet,' military expert says
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
European countries are continuing to press Germany to green light Leopard tanks to Ukraine. One military expert told Insider that these German-made weapons are the "right tank" to send. One military expert said the much-sought-after tanks are the "right" tanks to send to Ukraine at this moment and would be "militarily useful" depending on how many are sent, but don't expect them to be a "silver bullet." Germany has been reluctant to send its Leopards or permit other countries that operate the German-made armor to send tanks to Ukraine, and some countries are growing impatient. The foreign minister said on Monday that while Warsaw will seek Germany's permission, his country will "certainly" send the formidable Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
☆ Here's the big deal with the German-made Leopard tanks and why Ukraine desperately wants them
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
One tank Kyiv really wants is the German-made Leopard, but it hasn't been able to get them. These formidable main battle tanks would provide a massive firepower boost on the battlefield. Ukraine is getting many of the items on its wish list, but it hasn't been able to get its hands on the German-made Leopard tanks it wants. The country's president previously said he wanted to send the tanks to Ukraine as part of an "international coalition." Fast, mobile, and well-armedThe Leopard 2 is Germany's main battle tank developed by defense firm Krauss-Maffei Wegmann.
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