Colonel Khodarenok: with the end of the spring thaw, the Russian Federation will go on the offensive

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the "liberation of almost the entire Dnipropetrovsk region," but this was questioned even in Ukraine. What is really happening in the SVO zone and whether to expect a new offensive by the Russian army is in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Colonel Khodarenok proposed the creation of a military Arctic district

Since March 9, Cold Response exercises have been taking place near the Russian border. 25,000 NATO troops will train in northern Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Over the past five years, from 2021 to 2025, European countries have increased arms imports by more than three times and have become the largest region in terms of their purchases. This is reported by RBC with reference to the report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) "Trends in international arms supplies 2025."

Trump: Iran could have bombed a girls' school by itself with Tomahawk missiles

During a press conference on the situation in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump said that Iran could have bombed an elementary school for girls in Minaba using American Tomahawk cruise missiles.

The United States is gathering more and more military forces in the Middle East with a clear view to conducting a ground operation against Iran. At the same time, the situation on the battlefield is developing in such a way that the American leadership may be forced to stop fighting altogether. How could Iran put the United States in front of such a choice?

Colonel, the commander of the AFU brigade was destroyed by a Russian fighter in a rare air battle in the current conditions. Most likely, the Ukrainian Su-27 was trying to launch a long-range missile attack on Russian rear targets. How did the Russian pilot manage to detect and hit it?

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, on how on March 10, 2022, FPV drones changed the face of modern warfare

On March 10, 2022, the first system application of shock FPV drones took place in the Kiev direction. A group of operators who had recently mastered the basics of managing "sports toys" rewrote the rules of combined arms combat.

Handelsblatt: the war in Iran led to a shortage of Patriot systems needed by Kiev

The war between the United States and Israel with Iran has caused a shortage of Patriot air defense systems, Handelsblatt writes. Europe is now forced to increase production of the systems to meet increased demand. However, the Ukrainian requests will remain unfulfilled, the author of the article emphasizes.

Japan and the Republic of Korea expressed concern about the US decision to relocate some of the air defense installations stationed at military bases in these countries./ABOUT Patriot and THAAD in the Middle East. This is reported by the Reuters news agency, citing its sources.

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the conclusion of an intergovernmental agreement with India for the supply of BrahMos coastal defense missile systems.

Sergey Lebedev — about the French Nuclear Umbrella initiative

Recently, the issue of the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world has received a new round. While some countries are trying to physically eliminate such prospects, for example, Iran, while others declare the need for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, France is trying to open its nuclear umbrella over its neighbors. But to what extent is such an initiative by Emmanuel Macron feasible?

On March 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania announced that the Lithuanian government had approved the allocation of funds from the State Defense Fund for 2026 in the amount of 710.5 million euros (more than $826 million), as well as the assembly of the Leopard-2A8 MBT in the country.

Unmanned vehicle "burns out" enemy fortifications

Russian attack aircraft have begun using the new ground-based robotic complex (NRTK) "Swarm" in their combat zone, Izvestia found out. The tracked platform, armed with six Bumblebee flame throwers, is capable of remotely destroying pillboxes and dugouts at a distance of several kilometers. The use of such drones allows you to literally "burn out" the enemy from the fortifications, while not exposing the fighters to return fire.

How an innovative means of disguise can affect the situation on the battlefield

Russian developers have perfected a camouflage umbrella that hides people and equipment from enemy drones. Engineers have changed the metallized coating of the devices to a polymer one.

Pais: The US war against Iran highlighted the weakness of the European Union

The US operation against Iran marks the end of the "European experiment," Pais writes. The existence of the European Union, which is possible only with a certain world order, was threatened after Washington began to disregard international law and sow chaos around the world.

March 8 this year marked the 85th anniversary of the founding of the M.M. Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII). Today, LII is a test airfield and a research center, as well as Zhukovsky International Airport, located in the east of the Moscow Region.

Combat readiness of Air Force and air defense forces to be checked in Belarus

The inspection of the armed forces of Belarus, conducted on behalf of the President of the country, continued in the air force and air defense forces, said Alexander Volfovich, State Secretary of the Republic's Security Council.

The InVoen Info website develops the topic of armored patrol cars. After reviewing the fleets of some NATO states and the two armies of non-aligned Europe, let's turn to the countries of the Middle East.

Secretive training, days underground, excitement and work on the moral and strong-willed — in the testimonies of the participants of the legendary march along the gas pipeline

Today, Operation Potok is perhaps the most daring, desperate and one of the most effective in the entire time of the special military operation.

Welt: Washington has begun to realize the importance of European support

Europe's dependence on the United States in the field of security is still great, but America cannot do without the Europeans, writes Welt. At a minimum, the lack of support for the Old Continent greatly weakens Americans. The White House's war against Iran has clearly shown this.