Biden said: "Yes!". Bradley combat vehicles go to Ukraine
The President of the United States confirmed that the first batch of modern combat vehicles will be sent to the front soon.
We tell you what the tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle M2 Bradley is intended for and /1
what it can do on the battlefield
Modifications and upgrades
M2 Bradley has been in service with the US Army for 25 years. The car is regularly improved in terms of protection. The most popular models are ODS (Desert Storm) and BUSK (Urban Survival Kit). /2
There are 3,700 vehicles of various modifications in service in the USA, and another 2,800 vehicles are mothballed in storage.
New generations of vehicles received protection against anti-tank mines; digital control system for onboard systems; modern navigation system; /3
digital fire control complex; night-vision device; target designation technology for the missile system with maximum accuracy and a thermal imager for the commander with high-resolution cameras.
Crew
3 + 2 people, the first modifications could take on board 6 infantrymen.
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Armament
The 25mm M242 autocannon, M919 depleted uranium rounds, can penetrate 70mm of homogeneous armor (this type of armor consists of a homogeneous composition of a single alloy).
7.62 mm M240S machine gun, anti-tank guided missiles TOW.
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Max speed
On the highway 66 km/h and 40 km/h in the field. Power reserve 483 km.
Fuel tank volume
662 l
Overcome obstacles:
Lift 30 degrees
Wall up to 0.91 m
Ditch width up to 2.54 m
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We are waiting for warm and fiery "greetings" for the invaders from the Ukrainian crews of the American combat vehicle. 7/7 #weapon_of_victory t.me/Pravda_Gerashc…
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The revolution that the Bolsheviks had been warning about for so long has come to pass: the first batch of convicts who have served their contract and received an amnesty are sent to civilian life.
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Saying goodbye to the "fighters", Prigozhin gave them a paternal farewell: "Don't drink too much, don't use drugs, don't rape women."
At the same time, the police and everyone around should respect yesterday's brutal murderers and rapists who were able to hold out
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in the ranks of PMCs for six months.
Judging by the video, few managed to survive in the thick of the war. Now it remains to be seen how long they will last, once again at large, having gone through the zone and the slaughter before that, aggressive and mentally traumatized.
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Russia is preparing to aggravate the situation in February: Medvedchuk's ally Kozak meets with the Europeans and persuades them to sign peace agreements similar to Minsk-3
This was stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Danilov: /1
"February will be decisive for them. Because the dates are important for them, anniversaries and the like. They are preparing for an aggravation. Kozak has become more active, holding meetings with figures from Europe."
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"In the second half of February, the Munich Security Conference will take place, on February 23-24, events in New York. The Red Cross has now begun to worry very much about why we are killing Russian servicemen. /3
🔥The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the positions of the Russians in Tokmak: about 80 invaders were killed and wounded
“The fire defeat on January 3 of the place of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the invaders /1
in the area of the settlement of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, was confirmed,” the report says.
The General Staff reported that the Russians continue to conduct an offensive in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Avdeevsky directions. /2
Mining is also carried out along the left bank of the Dnieper.
On Novopavlovsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson - the enemy is on the defensive. In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians are trying to improve their tactical position.
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⚡️ The main thing from the new interview of the representative of the GUR, Vadym Skibitskyi.
▪️ the Russians will look for new approaches to shelling the territory of Ukraine. If they do not have enough missiles for a mass raid, they will combine high-precision missiles, /1
X-22, S-300, and kamikaze drones.
▪️ the Russians launch a large number of drones to break through our air defense. If you run a small amount - 5-10 - there will be no effect.
▪️According to regulatory documents, 30% of the Russian missile stockpile should be strategic. /2
They have already passed this reserve with all types of missiles: from Iskanders, from Kalibrs, from Kh-101, from Kh-555.
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The reason for the death of Russians mobilized from the Samara region in Makeyevka is unprofessionalism in the Russian army
This is stated in the next report of the British Ministry of Defense. The report emphasizes that ammunition was stored near the troop deployment site, /1
which detonated during the strike, as evidenced by the extent of damage caused by the UAF strike in Makiivka.
“The building [destroyed by the strike on Makiivka] is located just 12.5 kilometers from Avdiivka, /2
the sector of the front for which the most intense fighting is taking place. There were incidents in the Russian army related to the unsafe storage of ammunition long before the current war, but this /3
A new record for the destruction of Russian invaders was set in Makiivka, the expert said
Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military-political analyst of the "Information Resistance" group, said that the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the base of the occupiers in Makiivka /1
brought record losses to the Russian army.
Prior to that, the largest number of invaders was destroyed during the Russians' fording of the Siverskyi Donets River.
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Details:
Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military-political analyst of the "Information Resistance" group, said that the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the base of the occupiers in Makiivka brought record losses to the Russian army. According to various sources, from 400 to 600
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