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03-10-2023, 10:50 AM
Oct. 1 drone strikes on Russia’s Smolensk significantly damaged the Smolensk Aviation Plant, which produced Kh-59 cruise missiles, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported on Oct. 2. The agency said that three out of four drones launched struck the plant, significantly damaging and disrupting manufacturing capabilities. Kh-59 missiles have range of up to 280 kilometers & have been regularly used to strikes against Ukraine.
On Aug. 30, drone strike destroyed four Il-76 aircraft in Pskov Oblast, while marine drones took large-scale attack on a shipyard in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, damaged two Russian navy vessels. Deadly drone arms race intensifies as Ukraine, Russia embrace the future of war
Poland delivers refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, 1st package of Leopard 2 tanks has been returned to Ukraine after epaired in Poland from battlefield damage, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) reported on Oct. 2. More repaired tanks will continue to be delivered in future, as others are still undergoing maintenance. Germany and Poland agreed on July 24 to establish a repair center for Leopard 2 tanks damaged ( Ukraine). It previously reported NATO planned to open larger repair & maintenance facility in Poland for Ukrainian military hardware, primarily for tanks and armored vehicles.
Ukraine has not revealed the extent of its losses, and Germany said it has "no info" regarding destroyed Leopards. According to Forbes, only five of Ukraine's Leopard 2 tanks have been destroyed during the ongoing counteroffensive as of late August, losses occurred in the early weeks of the counteroffensive on front line near village of Robotyne, southeastern Zaporizhzhia.
Several of Ukraine’s partners have provided Kyiv with Leopard 2 tanks, including Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Canada, and Denmark. There are about 2,000 Leopard 2 tanks in Europe at varying levels of readiness, according to CNN.
On Aug. 30, drone strike destroyed four Il-76 aircraft in Pskov Oblast, while marine drones took large-scale attack on a shipyard in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, damaged two Russian navy vessels. Deadly drone arms race intensifies as Ukraine, Russia embrace the future of war
Poland delivers refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, 1st package of Leopard 2 tanks has been returned to Ukraine after epaired in Poland from battlefield damage, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) reported on Oct. 2. More repaired tanks will continue to be delivered in future, as others are still undergoing maintenance. Germany and Poland agreed on July 24 to establish a repair center for Leopard 2 tanks damaged ( Ukraine). It previously reported NATO planned to open larger repair & maintenance facility in Poland for Ukrainian military hardware, primarily for tanks and armored vehicles.
Ukraine has not revealed the extent of its losses, and Germany said it has "no info" regarding destroyed Leopards. According to Forbes, only five of Ukraine's Leopard 2 tanks have been destroyed during the ongoing counteroffensive as of late August, losses occurred in the early weeks of the counteroffensive on front line near village of Robotyne, southeastern Zaporizhzhia.
Several of Ukraine’s partners have provided Kyiv with Leopard 2 tanks, including Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Canada, and Denmark. There are about 2,000 Leopard 2 tanks in Europe at varying levels of readiness, according to CNN.
