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  • Poland signs record $700M howitzer deal with Ukraine

    Poland signs record $700M howitzer deal with Ukraine

    Poland announced a record deal Tuesday to sell Krab self-propelled howitzers from local manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola to Ukraine, the largest-ever export weapon order for the country. In what could be the biggest-ever export order for Polish defense companies, Poland has agreed to sell around 60 Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. Visiting one of the…

  • Ukraine sent newly received T-72M1R tanks to front

    Ukraine sent newly received T-72M1R tanks to front

    The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly deployed its recently received T-72M1R main battle tanks with Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor to the front line, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Ex-Polish T-72M1R tanks have been photographed driving through Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. According to Defence24, the T-72M1R is one of the latest upgraded versions of Soviet-era T-72…

  • Dutch YPR-765 infantry vehicles arrived in Ukraine

    Dutch YPR-765 infantry vehicles arrived in Ukraine

    Ukrainian Army has received its first YPR-765 armoured infantry vehicles from Netherlands, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed on Saturday. According to a press release from the Ukrainian military, Army recently received the first tranche of Western weapons, including Dutch YPR-765 vehicles. About a month earlier, the Dutch Prime Minister announced via his…

  • Lithuania to send more armored vehicles to Ukraine

    Lithuania to send more armored vehicles to Ukraine

    Lithuania will send more M113 armored personnel carriers and M577 armored command vehicles to Ukraine as part of the next military aid package, according to Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. According to Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas, M113 armoured vehicles are becoming an important part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Lithuania is making a significant contribution to…

  • British armored vehicles spotted in Ukraine

    British armored vehicles spotted in Ukraine

    Videos have surfaced online reportedly showing UK-made armored vehicles in service of the Ukrainian Armed forces donated by the British government to fight Russian troops. Several videos, which were posted on social media, show a recently arrived in Ukraine Husky tactical support vehicle and Wolfhound heavily armoured patrol vehicle. UK Defence Minister Jeremy Quin has…

  • Australia sends first M113AS4 tracked armored vehicles to Ukraine

    Australia sends first M113AS4 tracked armored vehicles to Ukraine

    Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has confirmed that the first four M113AS4 tracked armored vehicles being gifted to Ukraine departed Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley. “Loaded into a Ukrainian Antonov AN-124 aircraft, the four vehicles are the first of 14 M113AS4s to be provided by Australia,” Marles said. The Australian government’s military assistance package…

  • Donated Australia’s Bushmaster armored vehicles headed to Ukraine

    Donated Australia’s Bushmaster armored vehicles headed to Ukraine

    The Australian Government confirmed on Friday that it has provided further support to the Government of Ukraine by gifting 20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, including two ambulance variants, to aid the Government of Ukraine’s response to Russia’s unrelenting and illegal aggression. Australia’s response follows a direct request from President Zelenskyy during his address to a…

  • Ukrainian Army to receive Canadian-built armoured vehicles

    Ukrainian Army to receive Canadian-built armoured vehicles

    Ukrainian Armed Forces are expected to receive new armoured vehicles from Canada, according to The National Post. On April 11, The National Post reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has authorized to send $500 million in weapons, including armoured personnel carriers, to help Ukrainian forces during Russia’s unprovoked onslaught. “Ottawa is understood to be in the…

  • Powerful FH70 howitzer enters the fight in Ukraine

    Powerful FH70 howitzer enters the fight in Ukraine

    The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed that recently received towed FH70 howitzers were used in combat operations against Russian targets. The Ukrainian military also said that new 155mm howitzers strike wiping out Russian targets during fighting in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. The FH70 is a powerful 155mm howitzer jointly developed by the United…

  • Ukraine to get more M113 armored personnel carriers from Lithuania

    Ukraine to get more M113 armored personnel carriers from Lithuania

    Lithuania will send more military vehicles to Ukraine as the country defends itself against a Russian invasion, according to Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. “We are preparing a NEW support shipment to Ukraine. 20 M113 armored vehicles, 10 military trucks and 10 SUVs (for demining operations) will be delivered to Ukraine soon!,” Anušauskas said in a tweet.…