![]() ![]() ![]() The soldiers were first taught how to maneuver the main battle tank as drivers and commanders, the spokesperson said, adding the soldiers said driving the Leopard 2 tanks was like “driving a Mercedes.” The spokesperson said they were trained as drivers, gunners, technicians, commanders and maintenance personnel. The spokesperson said the soldiers were trained 12 to 14 hours a day, six days a week, over the past five weeks. The spokesperson said the Ukrainian soldiers were “highly motivated” and used the five-week training “more than effectively.” Germany has so far vowed to supply Ukraine with 18 of the latest A6 model Leopard 2 tanks. The spokesperson - who is routinely not named - told CNN that with training now concluding, it would soon be feasible for Germany to deploy the Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers have nearly completed their training on Leopard 2 battle tanks in Munster, Germany, according to a spokesperson for the special training command of its armed forces, the Bundeswehr. In January, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private military company Wagner Group, which is considered a volunteer formation, appealed to the Russian State Duma to issue protections for the volunteers and convicts who fight as Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine.Ī Leopard 2 tank is seen at the Armored Corps Training Center in Munster, Germany, on February 20. What's next?: The bill has to pass the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, and be signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The law now extends the Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on liability for "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to volunteer formations. Public dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces, as well as volunteer formations, which had grave consequences, will see offenders facing up to 15 years in prison. Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday adopted the third and final reading of a bill that introduces criminal liability for discrediting all participants, including volunteers, in the so-called "special military operation." The Reaper drone can fly as high as 50,000 feet, according to the Air Force, and has the sensors and capabilities to gather intel and perform reconnaissance for extended periods of time, making it an ideal platform to track movements on the battlefield and in the Black Sea. Some context: The US has been operating Reaper drones over the Black Sea since before the beginning of the war, using the spy drone to monitor the area. and Allied aircraft will continue to operate in international airspace and we call on the Russians to conduct themselves professionally and safely," Hecker added, according to the statement. "In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians nearly caused both aircraft to crash." Hecker, commander of US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, according to the Air Force statement. "Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9," said US Air Force Gen. ![]() This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional." Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. "At approximately 7:03 AM (CET), one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. Russian and US aircraft have operated over the Black Sea during the course of the war, but this is the first known such interaction, a potentially dangerous escalation at a critical time in the fighting.Īccording to a statement from the US Air Force: The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. ![]() (Senior Airman Christa Anderson/US Air National Guard/File)Ī Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of a MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to a US official familiar with the incident. In this February 21 photo, a US Air Force 119th Wing MQ-9 Reaper flys over an airfield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. ![]()
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