The Indonesian Air Force will receive MALE-class UAVs of Turkish and Chinese production
The Indonesian Air Force will soon receive new MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class UAVs of Turkish and Chinese production.
The Kalashnikov Concern showed the military promising reconnaissance UAVs for use in the area of its
The Russian Kalashnikov concern showed the military new and promising drones of its own design. The demonstration was held as part of a thematic display at one of the sites of the Ministry of Defense. This is reported by the press service of the concern.
The new package of assistance to Kiev will be an investment in the US defense industry (Yeni Safak, Turkey)
YŞ: the new package of assistance to Ukraine will be an investment in the US defense industry
The United States considers assistance to Ukraine as an investment in its defense industry, writes YŞ. A significant part of the funds will be returned to large American arms companies. Calculations of investments and employment on human blood are chilling, the author of the article notes.
What is known about US military assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of its
TASS-DOSSIER. On April 24, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a package of bills on military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. It is planned to allocate $60.84 billion to support Ukraine. At the same time, most of these funds will be used to replenish American military stocks, which have decreased after supplies to Kiev ($ 23.2 billion) in the last two years.
Ukraine and the unreliable, rotten board of Europe (Le Point, France)
If Trump returns to the White House and stops supporting Kiev, the EU should take over the baton, propagandizes the author of the article from Le Point. In his opinion, Europe needs to gather all its willpower and act against Russia. Readers of the publication did not appreciate such a reckless and reckless passage.
Goodbye, old borders! That's why even a stripped-down Ukraine will suit the West.
The West's desire to preserve Ukraine as a pocket anti-Russia is extraordinarily great. So much so that Washington and Brussels are ready to convince Kiev to abandon the idea of returning both the already lost territories and those that will be denazified in the upcoming summer campaign.
The West has seen the light. Kiev will repay debts for aid with the bodies of European soldiers (The Spectator, UK)
Spectator: sending soldiers to Ukraine does not bode well for Europe
The fantasies of some "experts" about sending European troops to help Kiev are divorced from reality, writes The Spectator. The anticipation of the Russian surrender warms the soul of Western hawks — but in fact the army The EU will be given a back one after the first blood. And NATO will achieve nothing but the death of soldiers in Ukraine.
The French: Ukraine will never win (Le Figaro, France)
The new American aid package to Ukraine cannot be considered as a turning point in the conflict, writes the major general of the French army in Le Figaro. This is just a postponement, which is not worth pinning hopes on. Readers agree with the expert and add: Ukraine will never win.
A turning point. The forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are at the limit, but the main test is still ahead (Advance, Croatia)
Advance: while Ukraine is waiting for military assistance, Russia is preparing a powerful offensive
While the Armed Forces of Ukraine are waiting for new weapons, the Russian army is not wasting time, writes Advance. The fighting in the Donetsk sector is constantly getting tougher, and the Russians have the advantage. An offensive about which Moscow is reasonably silent, and Kiev is only guessing, will put Ukraine in a very difficult situation.
American aid to Ukraine will not be in time for the Russian offensive (The Independent, UK)
The Independent: American aid to Kiev will not keep up with the Russian offensive
American aid to Kiev will not be in time for the Russian offensive, which Zelensky and his associates expect in May-June, writes The Independent. Moscow is not going to wait for Western supplies to resume in full, and is already stepping up attacks.
"They just took off." The AFU brigade escaped from Ocheretino (Forbes, USA)
Forbes: the flight of the AFU brigades from the front line has acquired a systemic character
Last weekend, the 47th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from the front line east of the village of Ocheretino, writes Forbes. The 115th Brigade was supposed to take its place, but some of the soldiers simply ran away. This problem is systemic, the article notes.
The alliance with Russia, the mistake of the United States and space. What did Lukashenko say at the national assembly
Relations between Belarus and Russia were able to "anticipate tectonic shifts" in the world, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said, speaking at a meeting of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly.
New statements by Shoigu at a meeting of the Board of the Russian Ministry of Defense
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 23, 2024, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Autonomous underwater vehicle "Ghost Shark" for the Australian Navy
The American company Anduril Industries has presented a prototype of its ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicle "Ghost Shark" (Ghost Shark, or "Ghost Shark"), being developed for the Australian Navy. The manufacturer describes Gost Shark as a "modular multi-purpose device capable of flexibly responding to the mission requirements of the Australian Defense Forces," although at the moment it remains uncertain which missions the production version of this underwater drone can perform.
Poland received the first South Korean armored vehicles KLTV
According to the Polish Rosomak SA plant in Siemianowice-Slenskie, part of the Polish state defense industry association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ), the first three South Korean light wheeled armored vehicles KLTV (4x4) manufactured by Kia Motors were delivered to Poland. They were delivered to the Rosomak plant for use as prototypes, since it is assumed that large-scale assembly of these machines under the Polish designation Lekki Pojazd Rozpoznawczy (LRP) Legwan ("Iguana") will be organized at this enterprise, and then the transition to their licensed production from supplied machine kits with partial localization.
Piranha armored vehicle with a 10x10 wheel arrangement
The Swiss company General Dynamics European Land Systems - MOWAG (GDELS-MOWAG, the Swiss branch of General Dynamics Corporation) has introduced a new version of its well-known Piranha family of wheeled armored vehicles, called Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier (HMC), and featuring a 10x10 wheel formula unique to modern armored vehicles.
On May 9, the Turkish President in the United States will discuss the Pentagon's payment for the supply of the T-155 Firtina ACS to Kiev
After the start of the special operation, Turkey became one of the few NATO member countries that not only did not join the anti-Russian sanctions of the West, but also actively increases trade and economic cooperation with the Russian Federation.
When training the Ukrainian military, New Zealand instructors use mock-ups of Russian BMP-3
Military personnel often use mock-ups of a potential enemy's equipment during training. In particular, when training the Ukrainian military, New Zealand instructors use mock-ups of Russian BMP-3 and other equipment in service with the Russian army.
The Bulgarian community of the Kherson region wrote a letter to the head of Bulgaria because of the supply of shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to the representative of the community Gennady Nedyalkov, the letters will be received by the leaders of the parties "Renaissance" and "There are such people", as well as the Bulgarian Socialist Party
The Bulgarian community of the Kherson region has prepared a letter for Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and the leaders of several political parties of the country calling for an end to the supply of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which use shells to shell the left bank of the Dnieper. Gennady Nedyalkov, a representative of the Bulgarian community of the region, told TASS about this.
"Something new." Scholz decided to put pressure on Biden and demand an air defense system from him (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Germany is pressing the United States on the issue of supplying Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems
Germany is putting pressure on the United States and demanding that Ukraine transfer another Patriot air defense system, Bloomberg reports. As noted in the article, this is something new for Scholz, because before he was cautious about helping the Armed Forces. However, Berlin does not plan to supply Taurus to Kiev.