As reported, on March 16, 2022, flight tests of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft with the factory number 0208 (registration number RF-78663), built at the Ulyanovsk Aviastar-SP JSC (part of the Transport Aviation Division of the United Aircraft Corporation JSC - UAC), began at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny factory airfield complex). The aircraft was pumped out of the workshop in mid-January 2022. This is the first new-built IL-76MD-90A aircraft, launched in 2022.

Major General of the Air Force Popov told why the AFU used the Soviet Tu-141 drone

Despite the popularity of Turkish Bayraktar drones in the Ukrainian army, which proved themselves in Syria and the Karabakh conflict, Kiev is also actively using Soviet Tu-141 Strizh drones produced at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant. This application is accompanied by scandals. "Newspaper.Ru" found out the details.

Military pilot Shurygin explained the "survivability" of the Russian Su-25

The Russian army is actively using Su-25 attack aircraft during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense has published a video of targeted missile strikes by these aircraft on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. One of the Russian attack aircraft came under fire from Ukrainian MANPADS, was shot down, but on one engine was able to fly to the home airfield and land. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the secret of the survivability of the Su-25, known as the "Rook".

The Washington Post (USA): how can the United States avoid a new Cold war and focus on the really important?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, the widow of the recently departed friend of Russia and the great historian Stephen Cohen, is sincerely saddened by the events on Ukraine. Faithful to the memory of her husband, she calls on Kiev and Moscow to negotiate, and the United States recommends that instead of sending weapons to fight the climate catastrophe - in cooperation with Russia and China.

Minister Akar: The Montreux Convention meets the interests of all parties, violation of the status quo will not benefit anyone (Anadolu, Turkey)

What is happening in Ukraine has made fundamental changes in regional security, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. He noted the special role of Ankara in the settlement of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and recalled that Turkey insists on dialogue and diplomacy, not sanctions.

A military expert told how Switchblade drones will affect the course of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States is discussing the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Switchblade kamikaze drones, NBC reported, citing Congressional sources. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how effective these drones can be.

The editorial board of IVi covers foreign assessments of Russia's special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. In the presented publication, the reader is invited to the article "The Ukrainian insurgency will be long and bloody."

The New Yorker (USA): why John Mearsheimer blames the United States for the crisis in Ukraine

The West and, first of all, the United States are to blame for what is happening in Ukraine, American political scientist John Mearsheimer is sure. He calls on the United States to start working "tirelessly" to improve relations with Russia. Ukraine needs to do the same. She will be at "serious risk" if she turns her back on the Russians completely, warns Mearsheimer.

In response to the threats of the US Secretary of Agriculture to hit Russian fertilizers, Brazil strongly opposed. It is impossible to impose an embargo on fertilizers from Russia, because this will not only increase global inflation, but also threaten food shortages, Brazilians warn. Both Europe and the USA themselves are heavily dependent on Russian fertilizers. Why is Washington not afraid of an increase in the number of hungry people?

ABC (Spain): the day when Russia wanted to join NATO

The stories of Russia and NATO are closely linked: For 70 years they watched each other, threatened, but did not fight directly, writes the Spanish ABC. But few people know that despite the complexity of relations, the USSR and then Russia tried to join the alliance at least four times.

Cumhuriyet (Turkey): the choice of Ukraine is a neutral country

The United States is against the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. They use it to preserve their own hegemony and destroy the Russian economy, the author of the article believes. Now Ukraine has two options: either accept the status of a neutral country, which, however, will not suit the United States in any way, or continue to follow the Americans and suffer a catastrophe.

Huanqiu shibao (China): Macron "walks a tightrope" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

Countries have different attitudes to what is happening in Ukraine, but Macron's statements attract the most attention, writes Huanqiu Shibao. On the one hand, he talks about the need to respect Russia, on the other hand, he supports sanctions against it. According to the author of the article, the actions of the French leader prove that Europe does not need a defeated Russia, but a weakened One "in the right way".

Former member of the British Parliament: The United States is ready to fight to the last drop of Ukrainian and European blood (Global Times, China)

NATO's actions against Russia are madness and suicide, said former British MP George Galloway. And the working class of Europe and the USA will pay for it. Galloway explained how anti-Russian sanctions will affect Westerners. The forecasts are disappointing.

Parlamentní listy (Czech Republic): everything is clear. You will have to choose from two evils

Why did Russia launch a special operation in Ukraine, and how will relations between Russia, China and Europe be built after it ends? These questions are answered by political scientist Oscar Krejci, writes Parlamentní listy. He is sure that Europe will have to choose between two evils.

He expressed his desire that the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations be completed in the hall where the Minsk agreements on Ukraine were signed

Humanitarian aid, mobile communications and the Internet appear in the liberated territories of the Luhansk region

The most stubborn battles on March 17 in the LPR unfolded northwest of Severodonetsk - for the city of Rubezhnoye. Here the people's militia managed to reach his administration and plant the flag of the republic over it.

How long will Ukraine be able to use Tochka-U missiles

The military operation in Ukraine may be the last case of the active use of Soviet tactical missile systems "Tochka-U". According to experts, Ukraine has almost no missiles of the complex left, and Russia in 2019 announced its decommissioning in favor of Iskanders. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the "Dot-U" works.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, March 20, published a video of the combat use of Su-35 fighters during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

After Russia's targeted fire on Western fighters, they flee from Ukraine: this is not the same war as in Iraq or Afghanistan (Military Watch Magazine, USA)

Here 's how a Swedish volunteer told about the Russian strike: "It was a living hell - fire, screams, panic. A bunch of bombs and missiles," writes Military Watch. After that, more than two-thirds of Western volunteers decided to leave the country immediately.

America needs more and more new ships

At the WEST 2022 conference held recently in San Diego, which addressed issues of naval construction, the chief of Naval operations of the US Navy, that is, the commander-in-chief in our opinion, Admiral Mike Gilday, told reporters that in order to fulfill their obligations under the national defense strategy, the United States Navy must have a fleet of "more than 500 ships". As the admiral explained, to be precise, we are talking about 513 floating units.