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Drone footage of Ukrainian army defensive fortifications in the Zaporizhia region. Ukraine's line of defense is multi-layered, including anti-tank obstacles, ditches, barbed wire, and possibly mines. According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Shmyhal, 2,130 platoon strongpoints, over 3,000 kilometers of anti-tank ditches, and over 1,000 kilometers of defensive pyramids have already been constructed. 16,000 kilometers of Egoza-type barrier lines and 4,300 kilometers of low-visibility obstacles have also been installed. Defensive fortifications are being built in the Donbas, Zaporizhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Kyiv regions.

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Ukraine's 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala" displayed the US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks they are using. Forty-nine decommissioned M1A1 Abrams tanks were delivered to Ukraine from Australia. Previously, 31 M1A1 SA Abrams tanks were also delivered from the US, and they were used by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura." As The New York Times reported in March 2025, Ukraine had 11 tanks left from the American shipment; other sources say five tanks remain. The M1A1 Abrams tanks from the American shipment have now been withdrawn from the front lines. Tanks from the Australian shipment are already in use; their use was recently demonstrated in the Donbas. In the Ukrainian version, the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been fitted with additional blocks of the Soviet-era Kontakt-1 dynamic armor. A folding mesh grill has also been installed on the roof of the M1A1 Abrams to protect against drones.

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The Ukrainian army demonstrated a demonstration of a French wheeled 155mm self-propelled howitzer, the Caesar, mounted on a Renault Sherpa truck chassis. The self-propelled gun is equipped with a TR F1 cannon and a SIGMA 30 fire control system. The first CAESAR prototype was unveiled in 1994, and the French military received the first howitzers in 2002. The self-propelled howitzer has proven itself in Ukraine; this particular example is equipped with anti-drone grids. The CAESAR has a firing range of up to 42 km using conventional ammunition. Among the main advantages of the CAESAR are its high mobility, long firing range, and low operating costs and price.

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A long-range mobile tactical radar ‘Lanza LTR-25’ for Ukraine.

The Spanish Council of Ministers (CdM 13/01/2026) has given the green light to the acquisition of a Lanza LTR-25 mobile radar for transfer to Ukraine, in a deal valued at €37 million.

The production and delivery of the system by Indra is to be completed during 2026.

The training of Ukrainian personnel for the operation and maintenance of the system will be included in the training modules that the Spanish Armed Forces offer to Ukrainian military personnel within the framework of the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM UA) since November 2022.

 
Ukrainian troops received modernized ZSU-23-4M-A1 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns from volunteers. The Shilka air defense system was produced in the USSR from 1964 to 1982; it is currently used in limited numbers by the Russian army to counter certain types of UAVs. The ZSU-23-4M Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were upgraded to the ZSU-23-4M-A1 standard. The repair and upgrade cost $8 million. The ZSU-23-4M-A1 modification completed its first trials in 2019 and was approved for trial operation. The ZSU-23-4M-A1 features new Rokach-AS radars, a digital fire control system, a navigation system, and improved electrical and auxiliary equipment. The new radar is capable of detecting and tracking drones at a range of up to 9 km. The upgrade reduced target acquisition time from 18 to 0.2 seconds. The number of tracked targets increased from 1 to 20. It's worth noting that the upgraded Shilka air defense system can effectively counter large drones.

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