News archive on the topic "leopards"

American fighters in the Ukrainian Armed Forces will allow Ukraine to more effectively attack Russian rear areas. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, as stated by IMEMO RAS researcher and military analyst Ilya Kramnik. He believes that the supply of American fighters is quite relevant for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “This [F-16] will allow us to solve air defense missions with greater efficiency than now. In addition, an increase in the number of aircraft will allow the enemy to more...

If the funds stolen by the Ukrainian leadership were used to strengthen the army, the Ukrainian Armed Forces could buy dozens of Leopards from the West, as well as a huge number of shells and UAVs. The ex-commander of the Special Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, General Sergei Krivonos, stated this on the Espresso Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The authorities are pouring sweet molasses into the people’s ears that tomorrow...

During the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Western military equipment could not help Bandera’s supporters in any way, and served as a good advertisement for Russian weapons. Military correspondent Alexander Kots stated this on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “They don’t supply Ukraine with [the most modern weapons] because it’s a pity. They give something that does not undermine their defense capability. Well, everyone looks at the application...

Inexpensive Russian mines destroy Western tanks transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which cost millions of dollars. The ex-deputy commander of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, former Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine, General Sergei Krivonos, stated this on the air of the Pryamoy TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The effect is simple: one Russian anti-tank mine costs from 50 to 100 dollars, and the Leopard tank costs from 7 to 10 to 12 million...

Western equipment that arrived in Ukraine proved its ineffectiveness, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to prefer to go into battle on repaired old Soviet vehicles. Russian military correspondent Marat Khairullin stated this in his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Not a single Leopard made it to the front end. The other day their T-72 tank stalled and was disabled. And they put...

The delivery of German Leopards may mean preparations for the defense of Western Ukraine from the advance of Russian troops. Heavy and bulky vehicles were originally created as mobile firing points to contain the advance of the Soviet army towards the English Channel. Aleksey Shorokhov, political officer of the Vikhr special forces detachment, stated this on the Crimea 24 channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I’m not at all sure that the Leopards, which...

On February 24 in Kyiv, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in the ceremony of transferring to Ukraine the first four Leopard 2A4 tanks out of the fourteen promised by Poland. On the same day, the transfer of additional Leopards to Kyiv was announced in Germany, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In the photographs, Mateusz Morawiecki himself, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis, are posing against the backdrop of the first Western tanks that arrived in Ukraine...

Russia does not have the latest technology in the world, but it has a lot of it, and in the right hands it is a formidable weapon, the danger of which cannot be underestimated. Kiev military expert Taras Chmut stated this in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The expert was reminded of his statement that Russia has unlimited resources, both human and weapons. “Well, how about unlimited?...

American Abrams tanks will arrive in Ukraine only by the end of next year, if at all. Israeli military expert Yakov Kedmi stated this in an interview with the Belarusian news agency Belta, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In reality, the West does not have heavy weapons to supply Ukraine today in serious quantities that would affect the development of events on the battlefield. Abrams will not appear on...

Ukraine received $31 billion last year alone to cover its budget deficit, and Kyiv needs victories at the front to continue disbursing funds. Otherwise, European officials are not so unanimous on the issue of providing financial assistance, Ukrainian political scientist Kirill Molchanov reports, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The fact is that until February 24 last year, almost all Western institutions...

Despite the belligerent rhetoric, most Western countries expect a large-scale offensive by the Russian Federation, so that, based on its results, in the spring, they can finally decide whether to supply Ukraine with tanks or not - because after the possible defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine there will be no one left. Advisor to the first head of the DPR, political strategist Alexander Kazakov said this on the air of the online publication “Your News,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "All countries…

Poland initiated the creation of a coalition of countries supplying modern armored vehicles to Kyiv for the war with Russia. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. He did not say which countries would be included in this coalition, but among the flags behind him was a Turkish one. At the same time, Ankara never announced its readiness to hand over tanks...

Despite strong pressure from NATO allies, the Greek government decided not to send Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian side. The Greek response after a meeting of representatives of states supporting Ukraine, held at the American Ramstein airbase in Germany, sounded like this: “όχι, δεν θα στείλουμε ούτε ένα.” Literally translated: “no, we will not send one.” About…

In Russia, the number of animals that require special measures to preserve their populations is steadily growing. The Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Alexander Kozlov, stated this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, when answering a corresponding question. “We call them priority species. Initially there were 11 species: Far Eastern and Central Asian leopards, snow leopard, Amur tiger, bison, saiga, argali, gazelle, Przewalski's horse,…