Russia introduced BMR-3M Vepr Mine clearance vehicles in Donbas
The Russian military started to use the latest BMR-3M Vepr version armoured mine clearance combat vehicle In Donbas to clear minefields that the Ukrainian army had set.
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Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
The U.S. Global Hawk Monitored Ukraine Borders and Russia controlled areas in the Black Sea
The U.S. Air Force's strategic unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-4 Global Hawk patrolled the Ukrainian border over Donbas and Crimea. In addition, U.S. surveillance aircraft monitored regions of naval drills restricted by Russia in the Black Sea.
Bilateral Relations
Putin Warns about the Use of TB2s in Donbass
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he is restless about the use of TB2 UAVs in Donbas. Putin answered questions from Russia 1 TV.
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine May Acquire More TB2s
Kyiv intends to increase the number of Turkish TB2 drones, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shaptala said during a television interview.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Drives Both Russians and Germans Furious
In the Donbas region, Ukraine employed the TB2 UCAV for the first time to counter-attack pro-Russian “rebellions.” The Ukrainian Armed Forces shared footage on social media Tuesday of its first-ever combat deployment of a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drone (UCAV) to destroy a howitzer used by pro-Russian separatists in Donbas. Both Germany and Russia are furious over Ukraine’s deployment of UCAVs. Ukraine views the use of UCAVs to be a kind of “self-defence.”
Unmanned Systems
For the First Time, a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 UCAV Attacks Pro-Russian Forces
The Ukrainian Armed Troops used Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs for the first time against pro-Russian separatist forces in Donbas. According to a statement posted on the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Facebook page, Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs struck a pro-Russian separatist artillery installation in the Donbas settlement of Granitnoye.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
US New Strategic Partner: Ukraine
The Biden government declares relations with Ukraine as strategic partners.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy Visits Donbas
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was visiting eastern Ukraine on Thursday, following a rise in tension with Russia over a long-running conflict.
