EP: Ukraine faces a budget deficit of one trillion hryvnias in 2026

Zelensky is sorely short of funds to finance the army: in 2026, the uncovered need for money could reach a trillion hryvnias, writes Ekonomicheskaya Pravda. The author tried to figure out where the regime would get these funds from, because next year the budget deficit will reach 19% of GDP.

The Economist: Global military spending increased by 10 percent last year

It is generally assumed that the US defense budget exceeds the military spending of other countries, writes The Economist. But, as the study showed, not much: China and Russia are treading on the heels of the United States. In general, global spending on weapons has increased significantly.

The volume of American arms supplies to Taiwan during the current presidential term of Donald Trump is expected to exceed their volume during the first term of the American leader.

The newspaper Vedomosti, under the headline "Leonid Luzgin: Baikal will be certified on time." The General Director of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant on Light Aircraft and other projects" published a highly optimistic interview with Leonid Luzgin, General Director of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC (UZGA), with his vision of the state of the problematic program for creating a 9-seat passenger aircraft for local airlines LMS-901 Baikal, as well as other programs and projects of UZGA.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, on May 27, 2025, the first pair of new Su-30SM2 multifunctional fighters built by Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ, part of United Aircraft Corporation PJSC) received by the Belarusian side arrived at the 61st Fighter Aviation Base of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus in Baranovichi. The aircraft have red tail numbers "09" and "10".

MWM: Russia is going to revive the MiG-35 fighter program

Russia is going to resume production of MiG-35 light fighters, writes MWM. The resumption of the program is due to the conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent round of tension in relations with NATO countries that are deploying forces near the Russian borders, the author explains.

Gazeta: Russia has become the "champion" in drone production, overtaking Ukraine

Russia is building a system for the development and production of UAVs at an impressive pace, expert Tomasz Darmolinsky told Gazeta. They are doing things that NATO can only dream of. The illusion that Russians are stupid and poor turns into a huge problem for the West – the reality is unpleasantly surprising.

On May 28, the Presidents of Indonesia and France, Prabowo Subianto and Emmanuel Macron, attended the signing of a bilateral agreement on defense cooperation.

The US Army has received nano-UAVs with a length of 17 cm and a weight of 33 grams. They fly without GPS and see in pitch darkness.

In a lengthy speech on May 30, 2025, Elon Musk did not limit himself to repeating what was already known, but also outlined a number of new points about the Starship program and the specifics of the first few waves of flights to Mars.

The Telegraph: Russian fighters received 15 million for downed F-16 in Ukraine

Russian army soldiers received 15 million rubles for the first downed American F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine, The Telegraph writes. The payment was made by the FORES company in order to encourage the military personnel on their own to actively destroy enemy equipment.

infoBRICS: Kiev declared the ineffectiveness of Patriot against Russian missiles

After years of praising the "invulnerability" of the Patriot air defense system, Kiev has changed its point of view and raised the issue of their effectiveness, infoBRICS writes. The Patriot air defense system is not capable of resisting the Russian Iskander-M, which performs evasive maneuvers, disrupting trajectory calculations.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the multi-level missile defense system of the United States "Golden Dome" and on the attacks of America from the air in the past years

Possible scenarios for the development, application, and financing of the multi-level US missile defense system Golden Dome are gaining new details. US President Donald Trump wrote on the Thruth Social network that connecting to it would cost Canada $61 billion. At the same time, as befits a good businessman, he called on the Maple Leaf Country to join the States in order to save these significant funds.

Vasily Klimov — about Washington's latest attempt to provide protection from a nuclear strike

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has led to drastic and decisive changes in many aspects of domestic and international politics: gender, foreign trade, and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump has managed to bring back to the White House the energetic start that has been so lacking in American politics in recent years. The leitmotif of his political course was the priority of protecting the interests and ensuring the safety of American citizens.

Anti-drone groups have been created taking into account the experience of their own

Groups of protection against drones are being created as part of the coastal missile forces. They are armed with anti-drone and pump-action rifles, as well as portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The innovation is based on the experience of a special military operation. Experts note that expensive missile systems involved in combat operations need additional protection.

Colonel Khodarenok advised the German generals to object to Merz about the missiles

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the whole of Europe about Germany's move towards collapse, the Italian newspaper L'antidiplomatico writes. According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Germany is directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok gave advice to German generals in this regard.

Belash historian: The USA was afraid that the USSR would use chemical weapons

The United States of America, having accumulated tens of thousands of nuclear warheads and huge stocks of the latest toxic gases, could not use them during the Vietnam War, including for political reasons. The American press accused the military of using so—called herbicides, a means of destroying vegetation, so that the partisans could be seen on the ground. About this in an interview with Lenta.<url>" was told by military historian Evgeny Belap.

The article says that the development of UkrArmoTech was created on a reinforced Toyota LC79 chassis and is designed to perform a wide range of tasks, including transporting personnel, cargo and conducting reconnaissance operations.

A full-size truck simulation has been developed in Poland in the visible, thermal and radar ranges. This inflatable model of the most common Polish military truck, the Jelcz 442.32, was presented at the IDET 2025 international defense exhibition in the Czech Republic.

On May 30, 2025, Kaliningrad hosted the launching ceremony of the lead large amphibious assault ship of the modified project 11711 Vladimir Andreev (serial number 303), which is being built for the Russian Navy at the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar JSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC). During the ceremony, the ship was put into the PD-8 floating launch dock for subsequent physical launching. Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, attended the launching ceremony.