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​Defense Express’ Weekly Review: Ukrainian Drones Destroy russian Equipment on the Move, russia Plans to Use Non-Existent T-80UM2 Tank and Germany Can Send the Fuchs Carriers to Ukraine

Russian T-90M Proryv main battle tank on fire / screenshot from video
Russian T-90M Proryv main battle tank on fire / screenshot from video

Digest of Defense Express on the main events of the week

The Ukrainian FPV drones destroy russian vehicles on the move (videos)

The videos appeared on the network show a first-person view (FPV) loitering munition destroying russian vehicles on the move. Watch and read more about the successful missions of Ukrainian drones.

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The view from FPV drone / screenshot from video

The russian forces want to deploy the T-80UM2 experimental tank to Ukraine

The “anonymous tank crew from the Southern Military District” reported about the plans to deploy the T-80UM2 Black Eagle experimental main battle tank to the Ukrainian frontlines.

Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (April 2023)
The T-80UM2 tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces in the Sumy region, March, 2022 Defense Express Defense Express’ Weekly Review: Ukrainian Drones Destroy russian Equipment on the Move, russia Plans to Use Non-Existent T-80UM2 Tank and Germany Can Send the Fuchs Carriers to Ukraine
The T-80UM2 tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces in the Sumy region, March, 2022 / Photo credit: Dr-Mashari Al Shammari

But the thing is that the only combat-ready prototype was destroyed by the Ukrainian Forces in March 2022.

It looks like Germany wants to send the Fuchs APCs to Ukraine

Rheinmetall announced that it would deploy a service and logistics center for the Western-type armored equipment in Romania, just 17 km from the border with Ukraine, in the city of Satu Mare. The arms giant noted this center would specialize in providing service for the British Challenger 2 and German Leopard 2 main battle tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, and Fuchs armored personnel carriers.

The Fuchs carrier looks quite interesting among the other items on the list since Germany hasn't supplied them to Ukraine yet.

The Netherlands announced a missile system purchase better than the HIMARS

The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands published a message announcing the purchase of a number of samples of weapons and military equipment.

The Ministry noted the need for reactive artillery to provide fire support at short, medium and long distances and, on their opinion, only two systems meet such requirements today.

The russian T-90M tank was disabled with the ATGM and finished off with a Molotov cocktails

The 87th anti-tank division of the 45th Artillery Brigade destroyed another T-90M Proryv main battle tank. The video was published on Facebook. Watch and read more about this spectacular destruction.

Russian T-90M Proryv main battle tank on fire Defense Express. Defense Express’ Weekly Review: Ukrainian Drones Destroy russian Equipment on the Move, russia Plans to Use Non-Existent T-80UM2 Tank and Germany Can Send the Fuchs Carriers to Ukraine
Russian T-90M Proryv main battle tank on fire / screenshot from video
Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (March 2023)