Russia announced the completion of Malva self-propelled artillery state tests for the second time
Despite the second attempt to announce the completion of the tests, the viability of the new russian 152-mm 2S43 Malva wheeled self-propelled howitzer project can only be shown by the establishment of its serial production – and there may be many obstacles on the way to this, including the “childhood diseases” of this new system.
Ukrainian FPV drones spectacularly destroy rare russian Murom-M surveillance systems (videos)
The videos appeared on the network show Ukrainian first-person view (FPV) drones destroying rare russian Murom-M surveillance systems.
Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (May 2023)
Lacking in aircraft, russia wants to buy several MiG-35 fighters for parades
When the Kremlin canceled the aircraft part of the main military parade on May 9 for the second year in a row, media analysts put forward two explanations. Either aircraft losses in the war against Ukraine were so high that russians simply had no planes to show in the skies above the Red Square, or the Kremlin decided the appearance of combat aircraft in this situation would be a bad idea in terms of propaganda.
Against this background, russian media highlighted the reports published in February 2023 about russia's plans to procure several MiG-35 fighters specially for the aerobatic teams engaged in parades.
Russian media report on the first encounter with Leopard MBT on the battlefield, forgetting previous feats
According to russian media reports, a commander of a russian military tank battalion, operating under the call sign Tiger, has shared a tale of the initial clash with a Leopard 2 main battle tank.
Interestingly, russian media previously covered instances of russian forces encountering Leopard 2 MBTs, which had been transferred by the country that didn’t even have them in 2022.
One captured T-90 tank led to billions of dollars lost for russia
The capture of a single T-90 tank by Ukrainian forces resulted in significant financial losses for russia. Defense Express discusses the implications and consequences of this capture, highlighting the impact it had on russia's military capabilities and expenditures.
Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (April 2023)
