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Ukraine weapons: What military equipment is the world giving?​

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By David Brown, Jake Horton & Tural Ahmedzade
BBC News

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Kyiv has been provided with a huge range of military equipment by more than 30 countries.
The US announced fresh support worth $2.5bn (£2bn) this week, including armoured vehicles, but not main battle tanks which have been requested by Kyiv.
The UK has said it will send Challenger 2 tanks to help Ukraine's war effort, and Berlin is facing calls to allow German-made Leopard 2 tanks to be sent.
Ukraine's requirements have changed significantly as the war has progressed.

Tanks​

Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky says his forces need Western main battle tanks urgently, to defend territory from Russian attack, and to push Russian troops out of occupied areas.
Some Western officials similarly believe that Russian forces are currently in a weak position, and that there is a window of opportunity in which more advanced tanks may help Ukraine to push forward.

The UK has agreed to provide 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Challenger 2 is the British army's main battle tank.
Graphic showing details of the Challenger 2 tank.

Challenger 2 was built in the 1990s, but is significantly more advanced than other tanks available to Ukraine's armed forces.
Ukraine used Warsaw Pact designed T-72 tanks prior to the invasion, and since February 2022 has received more than 200 T-72s from Poland, the Czech Republic and a small number of other countries.
Graphic showing details of T-72 tank.

In the months which followed the Russian invasion, Western nations were keen to offer Ukraine Warsaw Pact rather than Nato standard weaponry, because Ukraine's armed forces had a ready supply of trained crew, spare parts and maintenance capabilities.
Switching to Nato standard tanks would have required a range of logistical support which Ukraine did not have in place.

Now, Ukraine wants German Leopard 2 tanks, used by a number of European countries.
Germany has been under intense international pressure to donate Leopard 2s, but has not done so and crucially has not given its permission for other countries with Leopard 2s to pass them to Ukraine.
The Leopard 2 is easier to maintain and requires less fuel than some western alternatives.
Graphic showing details of the German Leopard 2 tank.

Reports suggest that Germany will not change its position on Leopard 2s unless the US sends its own Abrams main battle tanks.
The US is by far the largest donor of military aid to Ukraine overall.
US officials say they are not ready to do this. "The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. It's expensive. It's hard to train on. It has a jet engine," according to the Pentagon's top security adviser, Colin Kahl.

Graphic showing details of the US M1 Abrams tank.

Combat vehicles​

Military professionals point out that success on the battlefield requires a vast range of equipment, deployed in coordination, with the necessary logistical support in place.
Among the many vehicles donated to Ukraine is the Stryker armoured fighting vehicle.
On Thursday, the US announced it was sending 90 Strykers.
Graphic showing details of the Stryker armoured fighting vehicle.

Among the other vehicles donated by the US this week are 59 more Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. They were used extensively by US forces in Iraq.
Graphic showing details of the Bradley armoured fighting vehicle..

Air defences​

On 21 December, the US announced it was sending the Patriot missile system to Ukraine.
On Thursday, Germany and the Netherlands also announced they were donating Patriot launchers and missiles.
This highly sophisticated system has a range of up to 62 miles (100km), depending on the type of missile used, and requires specialised training for Ukrainian soldiers, likely to be carried out at a US Army base in Germany.
But the system is expensive to operate - one Patriot missile costs around $3m.
Graphic showing how the Patriot system works

Since the start of the conflict, Ukraine has been using Soviet-era S-300 surface-to-air systems against Russian attacks.
Before the conflict began in February, Ukraine had about 250 S-300s and there have been efforts to replenish these with similar systems stockpiled in other former Soviet countries, with some coming from Slovakia.
Graphic showing details of the S-300 air defences system.

The US has also provided Nasams (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) to Ukraine. The first Nasams arrived in Ukraine in November.
In addition, the UK has provided several air defence systems, including Starstreak, designed to bring down low-flying aircraft at short range.
Graphic showing details of the Star Streak system.

Germany has also provided air defence systems, including the IRIS-T air defence systems which can hit approaching missiles at an altitude of up to 20km.

Long-range rockets​

Among the long-range rocket launchers sent to Ukraine by the US are the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or Himars. Several European countries have also sent similar systems.
Himars are believed to have been central to Ukraine's success in pushing Russian forces back in the south, particularly in Kherson in November.
Graphic showing details of the Himars multiple rocket launcher.

Crucially, the range of Himars, and many other systems, varies according to the munitions used, and it is believed that western donors have not provided the ammunition with the longest range.
The munitions thought to have been supplied to Ukraine give the system a range of about 50 miles (80km), which is further than the Smerch system on the Russian side.
Himars systems are also much more accurate than the equivalent Russian systems.
Graphic comparing ranges of artillery.

Howitzers​

In the months following the invasion and Russia's retreat from Kyiv, much of the war centred on the east of the country where supplies of artillery to Ukraine were in heavy demand.
Australia, Canada and the US were among the countries to send advanced M777 howitzers and ammunition to Ukraine.
The range of the M777 is similar to Russia's Giatsint-B howitzer, and much longer than Russia's D-30 towed gun.
Graphic showing details of M777 artillery

Anti-tank weapons​

Thousands of Nlaw weapons, designed to destroy tanks with a single shot, have also been supplied to Ukraine.
Graphic showing details of Nlaw anti-tank weapon.

The weapons are thought to have been particularly important in stopping the advance of Russian forces on Kyiv in the hours and days following the invasion.
"Nlaw was absolutely critical to the defeat of Russian ground thrusts in the early stages of the war," according to Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute.

Drones​

Drones have featured heavily in the conflict so far, with many used for surveillance, targeting and heavy lift operations.
Turkey has sold Bayraktar TB2 armed drones to Ukraine in recent months, whilst the Turkish manufacturer of the system has donated drones to crowd-funding operations in support of Ukraine.
Graphic showing details of the Bayraktar TB2 drone.

Analysts say the Bayraktar TB2s have been extremely effective, flying at about 25,000 feet (7,600m) before descending to attack Russian targets with laser-guided bombs.
They are believed to have destroyed helicopters, naval vessels and missile systems.
They have also been used to provide the exact locations of Russian positions for precision artillery strikes.
Additional reporting by Tom Spencer. Graphics by Gerry Fletcher and Sana Dionysiou.
 
*European War enters the chatroom

UK and US blame Germany for European War in one way or another

UK troll army that blames Germany: "We are simply trying to blame the Putin/Trump/Tucker/Russia Republican/cia/cronies in the Kremlin - Ukraine War designed to weaken Pompeos enemy EU, on Germany.

Don't focus on the fact that US did not give Ukraine enough arms to win, and be distracted with Leopards nonsense."
 


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Scholz is no Russian fan or supporter in fact he dislikes them more then the Americans and others but here is the thing people don't understand Scholz is defending Germany.

He knows once a Russo-Nato conflict goes off Germany will pay the ultimate price as Russia is closer to their area and will take the burden..

To put it short Scholz is afriad of Putin note he doesn't love him or anything he is intimidated by putin


Germans are still traumatized from WW2 , ever since , they are careful not to send weapons for war zones.

I can appreciate that they are careful not to flame this conflict and avoid war , but this war is upon then whether they want it or not.

I do not see the Russian stopping their attacks or agreeing to any size fire , unless they see a strong opponent facing them. So in this case , sending this tanks is the way to see this war ending.

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Ok let’s assume the US empire collapses, Russia wins, the Europeans stop buy US cars, what has Russia to offer?

Lada?

Can Putin stop global warming? Can he suck carbon dioxide out from the air?

Can he do anything at all?
Everything is made in China
 

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Germany Allows Ukraine ‘Preparatory’ Training on Leopard Tanks


Germany hasn’t made a decision to allow the sending of Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, but will allow other countries to train Ukrainian soldiers on the vehicles.

“Germany won’t stand in the way if other states act like us, especially with regard to the possible preparatory training on these tanks,” new defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said Friday after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the US airbase in Ramstein.


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Last 2 packages combined include:

109 Bradleys
100 M113s
90 Strykers
108 MRAPs
488 Humvees
54 howitzers
All pathetic rubbish- even the taliban can Dismantle all these equipment.

My issue qith US govt now are all the loans it's taking to fund it's losing ukraine war.
 
Important Russian offensive in Zaporizhzhia

Russia-Ukraine War: Zaporizhzhia Offensive Explained

 
I really hope Russia can destroy Ukraine, sick of all these pro-UA bots everywhere smh.
If u think about it, Russia has already destroyed Ukraine, because Ukraine as a country is militarily and economically disabled now- its only surviving off the west. So Russia has destroyed Ukraine without destroying most of its military or economic resources...that's why nato sends so many weapons now..because Ukrainian military has literally been destroyed enough to not function even at a competitive level to note lose more soldiers and territories quicker to Russian military.
 
Putin is betting on trump come back to power , they are cozy friends , and nobody more than trump like weakened Europe
Putin lives in his parallel universe.

The reality: Russia central bank sells Russia assets including Chinese yuan worth 750 million USD. That’s unsustainable.

 
The US recommends that Ukraine withdraw its forces from Bakhmut urgently.
@Machhad517

US official: Ukraine should launch a counterattack instead of sticking to Bakhmut..
He saw that the priority given to the fighting in Bakhmut was hindering Ukraine in its primary task of preparing a strategic offensive against the Russians in the south of the country during the spring..
He also estimated that the longer the fighting in Bakhmut, the stronger the position of Russia, which has greater artillery capabilities and a numerical advantage in terms of fighters.

Russian forces move the sleeping front and launch a lightning attack on the Zaporozhye fronts.
▪️ The Russians advanced 5 km north.
▪️ The villages of Mali Shcherbaki and Lubkovskoye were captured in a surprise attack.
▪️ Offensive operations are underway near Shcherbaki, Novodanilovka, Novoandrivka, Malaya Tokmashma, Belogoroi.
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A question that needs a real convincing answer...
Why mobilize NATO offensive forces in Poland?



Thr Russian forces destroy the Ukrainian 66th armored brigade completely in the forest near Zaporozhye


Polish aid to Ukraine, including more than 300 tanks

Russian General Gorolev:
The time has come.. Either we acknowledge NATO's participation in the war against us officially, or we crush everything that NATO gave to Ukraine, including those bad tanks.
@Machhad517
 
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