The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of the calculations of self-propelled artillery installations "Malka" in the conduct of counter-battery warfare during a special military operation.

It is reported that the adjustment of the combat work of artillery calculations is carried out during the day and at night using unmanned aerial vehicles.

On the website of the British Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (formerly Royal United Services Institute, RUSI) on April 27, 2022, an interesting material by Sam Cranny-Evans, Sidharth Kaushal "Technical Reflections on Russia's Armored Fighting Vehicles" ("Technical reflections on Russians armored combat vehicles").

Domestic 2C4 tracked mortars can use various types of ammunition. In the May issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection", A. Kalistratov's publication "The Handsome Tulip is the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the world" describes in detail what weapons of destruction are included in the ammunition of this unique combat vehicle.

As part of the diversification of production and an increase in the share of civilian products, JSC Obukhov Plant, part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, is starting to manufacture industrial additive equipment.

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of medium range "Buk-M2" and short-range "Tor-2M" destroyed more than 40 targets during a special operation in Ukraine. The effectiveness of the military air defense (air defense) complexes was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, reports TASS.

Russian scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed the first Russian-made 3D printer for printing in space in microgravity. This is reported by "Gazeta.<url>" with reference to the press service of the university.

Roscosmos has signed a contract with the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia to develop a draft design of the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) for 2.7 billion rubles, follows from the data of the public procurement portal.

Chinese engineers have taught a swarm of drones to move through the forest and demonstrated this by flying in bamboo thickets. Drones constantly exchange information and fly as a single unit, but at the same time they may deviate slightly from the general trajectory if there is an obstacle in the way. The article is published in Science Robotics.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the work of specialists of the Aviation Engineering Service (IAS) and the fuel and lubricants service (fuel and lubricants) at the field airfield. The military personnel of the IAS and the fuel and lubricants ensure the fulfillment of tasks during the special operation to protect the population of Donbass.

The island of Hokkaido is the most important stronghold of Japan's defense in the north of the country. A Japanese military expert described the scenario of a "hypothetical Russian invasion" in this prefecture the day before.

On May 3, 2022, US President Joe Biden visited the Lockheed Martin plant in Troy (Alabama), which is the parent company of the joint venture JV Javelin of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon corporations, which produces the anti-tank missile system of the same name.

Retired US Major General: that's what Ukrainians need

American retired General Mike Repass arrived in Ukraine and realized that the supply of Western weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not enough to "prevent Russia's victory," CNN reports. He explained why this is happening.

In connection with the incidents in Transnistria and the sudden check of the reaction forces in Belarus, a quite reasonable question arises: could the conflict in Ukraine spread to neighboring regions? To answer it, let's ask ourselves another question: who will benefit from it? Russia - certainly not. Because this tension is of a completely different level, completely different forces. But the most important thing is that on the final trajectory it will mean going to a big war with the NATO bloc.

NATO won't move an inch! China supports Putin, and Xi delivers an angry warning

China has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue of non-expansion of NATO to the east, writes the British tabloid Daily Express. Readers of the newspaper also do not understand the reasons for the expansion and call the actions of the alliance "pure madness".

Those who consider "Romeo and Juliet" a geopolitical masterpiece!

The world is at a global crossroads at the geopolitical level, Sabah writes. The author of the article is sure that after the struggle between the major powers and the blocs around the Ukrainian crisis, life will not be the same.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, after today's meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, said that his country is in an extremely difficult situation regarding the solution of the Kosovo and Metohija issue. At the same time, he stressed that Vladimir Putin's recent words about the Kosovo precedent of the International Court of Justice allegedly added problems to Belgrade.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a telephone conversation, accepted the apology of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that displeased the Israeli leadership, Bennett's office tweeted.

NYT: The CIA secretly gave Ukraine intelligence about the Russian military

The New York Times, citing senior American officials, claims that Washington allegedly provided Kiev with intelligence that led to the death of Russian officers. Their number is not called. According to the publication, the United States has focused efforts on transmitting information about the location of the mobile headquarters of the Russian army.

Rosgvardiya special forces destroyed a group of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kharkiv region

Rosgvardiya reported on the liquidation of the "sabotage group" and the leader of the Ukrainian territorial defense. According to the agency, in the Kharkiv region, the special forces of the Rosgvardiya noticed people with weapons in their hands and without identification marks, who opened fire in response to the demand to surrender.

The services rendered to the Motherland by thousands of soldiers and officers participating in the Russian special military operation, representing the united people of Russia, are worthy of the memory of all generations, said Nail Mukhitov, Assistant Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.