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Tests of a self-made ground-based kamikaze drone of Ukraine.

Ukrainian craftsmen showed a homemade robotic platform that performs the function of a ground-based kamikaze drone. There are no technical details of the project, as can be seen from the video, the drone is armed with a warhead consisting of a TM-62 anti-tank mine. Apparently, the vehicle will stealthily approach armored vehicles and undermine the warhead under the bottom of the vehicles. The drone has all-wheel drive to improve terrain patency.
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Training of Ukrainian crews of German Leopard 2 tanks. Ukrainian servicemen showed footage of training their crews on Leopard 2A4 tanks. The video was filmed at the Spanish NATO training ground in San Gregorio near Zaragoza. Let me remind you that several countries promised to transfer Leopard 2 tanks of modifications 2A4, 2A5 and 2A6 to the Ukrainian army.

Footage of the work of Russian military personnel with the Igla MANPADS has been published. The third-generation complex entered service with the Russian army in 1981, and since 1994 it has been exported to more than 30 countries around the world. MANPADS "Igla" has been repeatedly modernized, the most modern version of the complex is MANPADS "Igla-S". In addition to aircraft and helicopters, the 9K338 complex can also be used to destroy cruise missiles and UAVs flying at speeds below 1600 kilometers per hour. MANPADS uses a new 9M342 missile weighing 11.7 kg, with a 2.5-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead. In the optical homing head of missiles, two photodetectors are used, which provide better selection of thermal noise. To achieve the maximum effect of defeat, the rocket is configured to hit not in the engine nozzle, but in the central part of the target. The probability of hitting a fighter-class target with a single missile is 80 to 90%. MANPADS "Igla" was used in all wars and has proven itself well. The complex is capable of hitting targets at ranges up to 6,000 meters and altitudes up to 3,500 meters. The mass of MANPADS in the combat position is 17 kg, the readiness time is 12 seconds. The price of the Igla-S MANPADS is 80 thousand dollars.

The Ukrainian army began to use the American Metal Shark 40 Defiant patrol boats, one of them was seen on the Dnieper. Metal Shark, a manufacturer, has announced that it is building 17 more small patrol boats of three different types for the Ukrainian Navy as part of US military assistance programs. The boat is 13 meters long, made of aluminum and protects the crew from bullets. For the United States, the Defiant 40 PB boat is equipped with guided weapon stations. Also on board can be installed machine guns M2 Browning, M240 caliber 7.56 mm, automatic grenade launcher Mk.19 caliber 40mm. What equipment came to Ukraine is unknown. The boat is equipped with two Cummins QSB diesel engines and speeds up to 74 kilometers per hour.

The Ukrainian army began to use the German Marder 1 infantry fighting vehicles, videos with them have already begun to appear. BMP "Marder" was developed from 1966 to 1969 by Rheinmetall and adopted by Germany in 1971. The BMP was created in response to the appearance of the Soviet BMP-1, currently Germany is replacing the Marder BMP with the Puma BMP. BMP "Marder" was used in the fighting in Afghanistan, where they showed themselves as reliable vehicles with good protection. The car was repeatedly upgraded and by 1989 the Marder 1A3 armored vehicle began to weigh 33 tons, and Ukraine received this version. The body of the vehicle is welded from steel sheets, after the modernization, the frontal armor of the vehicle should provide protection against 30-mm projectiles from Russian BMP-2 automatic cannons. The standard 20 mm RH 202 gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun are used as weapons. To combat armored targets, it is possible to use MILAN anti-tank guided missiles with a range of up to 3000 meters. The Marder armored vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, fire fighting equipment and road maintenance. BMP engine power 600 hp The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km / h. The crew of the car is 3 people and 7 landing people.

The Russians also have the 9K333 Verba which is more modern than the Igla-S.
The Verba has a three channel seeker with UV and infrared. It is more advanced than the dual channel seeker on the US Stinger.

Anti Shahed weapon, consisting of a makeshift three Maxim machine guns put together.


The road to Bakhmut is bloody muddy at this time, full of abandoned and destroyed vehicles. While wheeled vehicles will struggle and sink through, this Ukrainian BMP manages to float and track nicely through the mud.

Overview of the Polish Rosomak infantry fighting vehicles of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine ordered 100 Rosomak armored personnel carriers from Poland, the Prime Minister of Poland told reporters. Poland will receive payment for armored vehicles from the funds of the European Union and the United States allocated to help Ukraine. The Rosomak infantry fighting vehicle is a Polish licensed version of the Finnish Patria AMV armored vehicle developed in 2001. In 2003, Poland ordered 690 vehicles for itself, later another 307, and in 2017 Poland began to produce a licensed version of the Rosomak BMP. BMPs were also ordered by other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, but with a turret from the Russian BMP-3. The Rosomak BMP was used in Afghanistan, there is a known case when the frontal armor of the vehicle withstood the impact of an RPG-7 grenade launcher, the vehicles were then additionally armored. The BMP has different weapons, usually the Rosomak BMP is equipped with a 30 mm automatic cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun. There is also an option with a Spike anti-tank missile system or a 40 mm Mk.19 grenade launcher and a 12.7 mm machine gun. Some versions of the BMP had all-round cameras and a system that determines the direction of fire. An infantry fighting vehicle weighing 22 tons, without additional armor, is equipped with an 480 hp engine. and develops speeds up to 100 km/h on the highway and up to 10 km/h on the water. Power reserve up to 800 kilometers. The crew of the car is 3 people and 8 landing people.

The Ukrainian army began to use the 40 mm M32 Milkor MGL grenade launcher. The light six-shot revolving grenade launcher Milkor MGL was developed in South Africa in 1983 on the basis of the American single-shot M79 grenade launchers, after which it was modernized many times. The grenade launcher has been produced by the American division of Milkor USA since 2005 under the name Milkor M32 MGL, at one time the grenade launcher was even on sale for 15 thousand dollars. The M32 grenade launcher is equipped with a regular collimator sight mounted on an adjustable base and having a scale for entering corrections for firing range. The Milkor MGL-140 grenade launcher quickly gained worldwide popularity and is used by more than thirty countries around the world. The effective range of the grenade launcher for point targets is 150 meters, for area targets 400 meters, the rate of fire is 18 rounds per minute, and the weight is 6 kilograms.

The Ukrainian army began to use the Soviet 100-mm anti-aircraft gun KS-19. The KS-19 gun was developed in 1947 and is designed to fight large, high-altitude air targets; it can also be used as an anti-tank weapon. Anti-aircraft systems KS-19 took part in all modern conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. In the Persian Gulf War, according to some versions, the guns were able to hit the Panavia Tornado 200 aircraft. From 1948 to 1955, 10,151 KS-19 guns were manufactured, and now Ukraine has about 173 guns of this type. The KS-19 guns can fire independently and with guidance from the SON-9A Globus radar. To cool the gun, a special ice tank can be used. The firing range of the gun against high-altitude targets is 15 km, the reach limit along the horizon is 21 km, and the rate of fire is 15 rounds per minute. The transition time from the traveling to the combat position is 5 minutes, the calculation of the gun is 7 people. Currently, the KS-19 anti-aircraft complex is in service with a number of countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East.