On the eve of the battle for Donbass, Russia strikes high-precision weapons at air defense systems and other military facilities of Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike military targets in Ukraine. As reported on Sunday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, cruise missiles hit the headquarters and location of the nationalist battalion "Dnepr".

In the area of the settlement of Izyum, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft were sold in the air. This was announced on Monday, April 11, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The APU handed over new tanks with ammunition during the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region

Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region handed over brand new tanks with full ammunition to the Russian military, the Defense Ministry reported.

Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, four drones, a Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by small arms fire in the air, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the strike of Kalibr cruise missiles on the outskirts of Dnepropetrovsk destroyed a division of S-300 air defense systems, which was delivered to Ukraine from Europe.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use high-precision missile weapons to strike military facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander" during a special military operation in Ukraine.

The special military operation in Ukraine, announced by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on February 24, served as a trigger that launched the process of dropping the disguises that had long concealed the bestial grins of "our Western partners."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the main goal of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine. According to him, it should put an end to the dominance of the United States and its subordinate Western allies in the world.

According to the Pentagon, China plans to increase the size of its navy from about 355 to 460 ships by 2030. At the same time, according to the current budget, the US Navy will be reduced from 298 to 280 pennants by 2027.

Experts explained why the US Navy is decommissioning warships

The US Navy has released a list of 24 warships that are planned to be taken off combat duty and decommissioned in 2023. The relevant document of the Navy includes a list of the ships being withdrawn by name with an indication of their index. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for the write-off was.

The command of the Pakistan Navy has adopted the fourth and last high-speed missile boat of the Azmat class, built at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) in Karachi.

Turkey has ruled out the passage of warships of any countries, including NATO, through the Black Sea Straits into the Black Sea. According to the country's Defense Ministry, Ankara will firmly adhere to the Montreux Convention.

The American authorities continue to practice their sanctions policy against Russia. Moreover, sanctions packages are introduced literally every day. They are loudly announced in most Western and, of course, Ukrainian media. However, much more quietly, individual sanctions from these "packages" are being withdrawn and lifted, or legislative decisions are being taken in the United States to suspend their actions.

The Ukrainian authorities do not abandon attempts to restore the heavy weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, almost knocked out by the Russian army as part of a special operation on demilitarization and denazification. This also applies to artillery. Since the West is no longer able to supply Soviet-style weapons, Kiev is beginning to demand NATO weapons.

Slovakia confirmed Ukraine's negotiations regarding the Zuzana self-propelled howitzers. In addition, it is possible that Bratislava will supply Kiev with Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters.

In April 1983, the Soviet Army received upgraded versions of the T-55 and T-62 tanks.

The modification of these combat vehicles was undertaken on the basis of the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On measures to ensure the comprehensive modernization of the T-55 (T-55A) and T-62 tanks", adopted on July 25, 1981. A special program provided for bringing them up to the characteristics of the T-72 and T-64 tanks, as well as foreign analogues.

The newest Russian armored car "Buran" was first presented to the public in 2020. However, it is already gaining popularity among the military – both Russian and foreign.

North Korea continues the work begun earlier to restore the tunnel at the Pungeri nuclear test site, Yonhap news agency writes, citing a report by experts from the Vienna-based non-governmental European organization Open Nuclear Network.

Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons

The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.

In American aviation, they complained about "anomalies of flight tests." Interesting wording... Because of them, according to the US Air Force, the Pentagon had to postpone the hypersonic missile program.