Poland handed over Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that the Polish authorities handed over “about a dozen” Mi-24 combat helicopters to the Ukrainian armed forces. It is noted that the Polish authorities did not publicly report on the supply of these helicopters to Ukraine. The helicopters were sent to help the Ukrainian army in the counteroffensive. In March, Soviet-made helicopters were already handed over to Ukraine by North Macedonia. Kyiv received 12 Mi-24s, which originally belonged to Ukraine itself, but were transferred to Macedonia in 2001. As of 2022, the Polish Army Aviation had 15 Mi-24D and 13 Mi-24V helicopters.
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The Ukrainian fleet received British Sandown minesweepers, review. Two former British minesweepers of the Sandown project, transferred to the Ukrainian fleet in 2021, have been accepted into the Ukrainian Navy. The solemn ceremony took place on July 2, 2023, on the day of the celebration of the Ukrainian Navy. The ceremony of commissioning two ships of mine defense M310 "Chernihiv" and M311 "Cherkassy" was held in the UK in Glasgow. Minesweepers-searchers of the Sandown type began to be built in 1988, they are now part of the British, Estonian and now Ukrainian fleets. The minesweepers continue to be in Britain and participated in the Sea Breeze-2023 exercise, they cannot arrive in Ukraine. Minesweepers of the "Sandown" type are designed to search for and destroy sea mines using remotely controlled search vehicles; minesweepers do not have devices for minesweeping. To reduce magnetism, the ship's hull is made of reinforced fiberglass. The ship's mechanisms are isolated from the hull by mounting on shock absorbers. The ships are armed with a 30 mm weapon station and three 12.7 mm machine guns. The crew of each ship is 45 people. The length of the minesweepers is 52.6 meters, the displacement is 465 tons, the speed is up to 13 knots on a diesel power plant. Cruising range 3000 miles.
A hybrid of the BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle of the Ukrainian army. This time, the Ukrainian BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle were crossed. It turned out to be a kind of hybrid of military equipment, a BMP-1 hull and a BMD-2 turret, the vehicle is equipped with a canopy from drones and gratings against cumulative ammunition.
Ukrainian soldiers tested body armor 6B46 Ratnik of Russia. Ukrainian servicemen have published footage of tests of the Russian Granit 5A class combat breastplate used with 6B45 body armor and 6B46 body armor from the Russian Ratnik military equipment set. Fire was fired from an AK-74 assault rifle and a Kalashnikov light machine gun at a distance of 28 meters, including armor-piercing cartridges. Judging by the reaction of the soldiers at the end of the video, the result surprised them.
The new marine drone MAGURA V5 of the Spetstechnoexport company began to be used by the Ukrainian army. Previously, footage with the first sea drone of Ukraine has already been published. The drone is designed for surveillance, reconnaissance, patrolling, search and rescue operations, mine action, fleet protection and combat missions. The payload of the drone is 320 kg, now it is used as a kamikaze sea drone, equipping it with explosives, according to the creators, this is effective. The MAGURA V5 drone has a speed of up to 77 kilometers per hour and is capable of traveling up to 833 kilometers. The drone is controlled by Mesh radio or via the Starlink satellite Internet system, which is more likely. The drone is 5.5 meters long, 1.5 meters wide, and 50 centimeters above the waterline.
Ukrainian modernization of the Maxim machine gun. The 7.62 mm Maxim machine gun was again redesigned by Ukrainian craftsmen. As you can see from the video, the machine gun now has an optical sight, a bipod and a stock. The protective shield and the water casing for cooling the barrel were also removed. A fairly deep modernization of the machine gun from all that have so far met. The aiming range of the Maxim machine gun is up to 2300 meters. The maximum range of a bullet is 3900 meters.
A hybrid of the BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle of the Ukrainian army. This time, the Ukrainian BMP-1 and the BMD-2 combat vehicle were crossed. It turned out to be a kind of hybrid of military equipment, a BMP-1 hull and a BMD-2 turret, the vehicle is equipped with a canopy from drones and gratings against cumulative ammunition.
Using BMD-2 turret is a big improvement as it allows the 30mm 2A42 autocannon to replace the 76mm Grom, the 30mm being a more effective and versatile weapon.
The video shows the field repair of the British AS-90 self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian army. The Cummins VTA-903T-660 660 hp engine was removed from the machine. and automatic transmission ZF LSG 2000. According to the Ukrainian soldier, for some reason the self-propelled guns are not moving.
The Ukrainian army began to use an unarmed Polish-made SKOT R-3M command armored personnel carrier, the vehicle was bought with the money of volunteers. The OT-64 armored personnel carrier was developed in 1959 in Czechoslovakia, since 1961 the OT-64 armored personnel carrier began to be produced under license in Poland under the SKOT index. On the basis of the OT-64 armored personnel carrier, a large family of vehicles was created, some of them still remained in the armies of Slovakia, Poland and other countries. Compared with the old armored vehicles, this vehicle is an analogue of the Soviet BTR-60, the main advantage in relation to the Soviet counterpart was a fully armored interior. Armored personnel carriers of the OT-64 SKOT series were armed as standard with 7.62mm, 12.7mm and 14.5mm machine guns, some had the Malyutka ATGM. The thickness of the armor of the OT-64 SKOT machine is from 6 to 13 mm. Weight 14.5 tons, developed speed up to 95 km/h. The crew of 2 people and 10 people landing.
The production of ATGM Stugna-P has been increased in Ukraine, an overview of the complex. Ukraine has quadrupled the production of Stugna-P anti-tank systems, said the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin. ATGM "Stugna-P" adopted by the army of Ukraine in 2011. We can say this is a successful development of the military industrial complex of Ukraine. The ATGM is exported under the name Skif, this is a Ukrainian-Belarusian development. The ATGM is equipped with a semi-automatic laser beam guidance system. It is also possible to control the rocket from a remote control from a closed position. The missile can be programmed to attack from above the target, from a height of 10 meters, or directly. When attacked from above, the missile can miss, according to Forbes American experts. The main advantage of the ATGM is the use of a wired remote control for the missile. The remote control allows the ATGM crew to work from a closed position on a television channel, this is convenient and the ATGM crew is safe. The range of the ATGM flight, when using 152 mm RK-2M-K missiles, is up to 5500 meters, penetration is up to 1100 mm of homogeneous steel. When using 130 mm RK-2S missiles, armor penetration is about 800 mm. The mass of anti-tank systems with a rocket is 90 kg. The price of the Stugna-P ATGM is about 20 thousand dollars.