For the first time, the latest Russian howitzers appear in the Ukrainian war. Their website provides information about the Moscow regime’s tactics.
Kharkiv – Russia inflicted heavy losses in the Ukraine war. We are talking about highly mobile self-propelled howitzers from France. Not far from the border with Ukraine, the Russian counterpart was first discovered in combat.
Weapons in the Ukraine War: Russia takes Malwa to the front for the first time in 2S43
Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers describe the 2S43 Malwa as a counterpart to the French Tsar, 18 of which were delivered to Kiev by Paris in the first year of the war. As it became known at the beginning of 2024, the French want to supply the Ukrainians with 78 more models of truck-based precision howitzers over the course of this year.
However, for military tactical reasons, it is not known how many of this number were delivered at the beginning of June. On the other hand, Moscow has so far kept 2S43 Malwa out of combat in and around the treacherously attacked neighboring country. However, bloggers are now eagerly sharing a video on online platform X outlining their alleged location in the Russian border region of Belgorod.
Ukrainian front near Kharkiv: Russia deploys the new 2S43 Malwa howitzer
On this front line on the border of the two countries, Russian infantry forces have tried unsuccessfully in recent weeks to advance towards the second largest Ukrainian city, Kharkiv (about 1.5 million people). The 2S43 Malwa is clearly intended to serve as artillery support for these units of Kremlin autocrat Vladimir Putin, some of which have already been eliminated.
The besieged Ukrainian city of Volchansk (formerly home to 19,000 people) is located in the far north of the devastated country in the Kharkiv region, just a few kilometers from the Russian border. It is not possible to verify whether 2S43 Malwa bombed that area and the exact time from which the images came cannot be verified.
2S43 bored
Weapon type:
Self-propelled light armored howitzer
crew:
5 artillery soldiers
Weight:
32 tons (without ammunition)
Length Width:
13m/2.75m
Main armament:
1 x 152 mm howitzer 2A64
The question arises: why did the Russian army not use 2S43 Malwa earlier or elsewhere in the Ukrainian war? Speculation. It is said that the wheeled self-propelled howitzer has no secondary armament. There is no machine gun on the driver’s cabin and no powerful integrated kill system that can fire rifle-like shrapnel against accelerating suicide drones. Using a howitzer in the vast Donbass area would likely be very risky.
Vladimir Putin’s new weapon: rarely seen in the Ukraine war so far
Because: The commonly used 3OF45 explosive bomb has a firing distance of less than 25 kilometers. This meant that the self-propelled howitzers had to be brought closer to the front in order to be able to fight enemy positions. This puts the crew and their vehicle at a distance from the FPV kamikaze drones, which is a significant risk, especially as the 2S43 Malwa is only lightly armored and would not be able to drive if hit directly in the driver’s cabin, for example. .
For comparison: the Caesar 155 mm howitzer can fire NATO standard caliber high-explosive grenades at a distance of 40 km, and the Vulcano 155 precision-guided artillery grenade can fire more than 50 km. Thus the limited range limits Putin’s 2S43 Malwa missile. It is also not known how accurate propellant grenades are. Using a rifle, trained soldiers should be able to fire at least seven to eight rounds per minute, meaning a target at a larger range can be covered by explosive ammunition. theoretically.
Vladimir Putin Weapons: Number of Russian 2S43 Malwa unknown
It is also unclear how many howitzers have been delivered to the Russian Armed Forces so far. The Moscow Defense Ministry concluded a contract to order an unspecified number of weapons with the Russian arms manufacturer Rostec only in mid-August 2023. Russian State News Agency TASS Then on October 26, he announced the delivery of the first batch to the Kremlin army. It was not clear from the report how many copies of the weapon were used.
The fact that the 2S43 Malwa is now in use in the Belgorod border region may be because Moscow previously assumed that the Ukrainians would not respond on Russian territory with Western long-range weapons. However, as the latest example of Putin’s destructive missile battery, also in Belgorod, shows, this assumption may have been dispelled. (evening)
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
Trump’s first meeting with Netanyahu in more than three years
trump card He said, referring to Harris, that he did not know “how a Jewish person could vote for her, but that is up to each individual.” He found their behavior “definitely disrespectful to Israel.”
The Republican also assured the Israeli prime minister of his full solidarity, the campaign team said. “If we don’t win, there will be major wars in the Middle East and maybe World War III,” Trump said. It was the first time Netanyahu and Trump had met in person since he left the White House more than three years ago.
Netanyahu praises Trump’s policy toward Israel
Netanyahu praised Trump’s qualities in the meeting Israel She added that during his term from 2017 to 2021, Netanyahu praised Trump’s mediation in the so-called Abraham Accords, the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the recognition of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the killing of Iranian General Soleimani, and the termination of the nuclear agreement with Israel. Iran and Trump’s war against anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu is currently on a multi-day visit to the United States. On Wednesday, he defended Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in a speech to the US Congress. He also reportedly discussed artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy with tech billionaire Elon Musk on the sidelines of the speech. He was welcomed on Thursday by US President Biden and Kamala Harris They were welcomed to the White House for separate talks.
hoping to reach a hostage deal
Asked by a reporter whether his visit to the United States showed progress toward a hostage deal, Netanyahu replied: „I hope so. But I think time will tell. We are certainly keen to reach (an agreement). We are working on it.”
Netanyahu added that Israel would send a team of negotiators to Rome, likely early next week. Regarding the status of negotiations over the release of the hostages still held by Hamas, he said that, in his view, there had been some movement in the talks “because of the military pressure we have applied.” “I hope there will be enough movement to complete the deal,” Netanyahu said.
In Israel, the prime minister is increasingly accused of delaying the conflict in order to avoid the collapse of his far-right government coalition, which is expected if the war ends.
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
Reinhold Messner
September 17, 1944
Brixen (South Tyrol)
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
’Symbolic’ Consequences – EU Moves Ministerial Meeting From Budapest to Brussels
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Hungary, led by Viktor Orban, has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1.
Source: German Press Agency/Alexander Zemlianichenko
There is still a lot of anger in Brussels about Viktor Orbán’s “peace mission”: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wants to ban Budapest from the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers. But the shot could backfire.
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DrThe European Commission is drawing further conclusions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s unilateral actions: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that upcoming meetings of foreign and defence ministers will be held in Brussels – not in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Borrell said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels that he had taken the decision after a majority of ministers spoke out against Hungary and wanted to impose „symbolic” consequences on the country. According to Borrell, 25 foreign ministers condemned Orban’s behaviour. The Hungarian received support only from Slovakia.
But Borrell has also been heavily criticised for his uncoordinated move to cancel the Budapest meeting. “Spain does not support a boycott in the EU,” Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel called the idea of a boycott “nonsense”. Bettel said he would rather go to Budapest and express his opinion to the Hungarians. Germany, France and the Netherlands have also voiced opposition to Borrell’s proposal.
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In Brussels, it cannot be ruled out that Borrell’s boycott campaign will ultimately backfire: several ministers are now said to be staying away from the Brussels meeting on 28-30 August in protest.
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Hungary has held the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July. Immediately after that visit began, Orbán made a surprise visit to Ukraine, Russia and China on a self-proclaimed “peace mission.” He also met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. His meetings have drawn criticism from EU member states.
The European Commission had already reached its first conclusions a week ago. A Council spokesman had said that no commissioners would be sent to informal meetings of the Hungarian Council Presidency, but only senior officials. The decision was taken by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. There will also be no customary inaugural visit by the Commission to the new Council Presidency.
