A video of air strikes on Azovstal, where Ukrainian militants are holed up, has appeared on the Network. "In the video, the work of aviation, even a kilometer away from being hit by an explosive wave, pushes noticeably," wrote Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok battalion of the NM DNR, who published the video.

A video was published with a large number of armored vehicles and weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were captured in Mariupol.

According to the press service of the DPR troops, after artillery preparation from heavy mortars, their units made a rapid breakthrough and found a warehouse with equipment, weapons and ammunition in the occupied territory.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) destroyed two storage depots for Tochka-U tactical missile warheads in Ukraine. This was announced on April 19 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of calculations and the launch of a missile of the Iskander operational-tactical complex at an object of the Ukrainian military infrastructure during the performance of tasks of a special military operation.

A military expert spoke about the capabilities of Russian aviation during the storming of Azovstal

The representative of the People's militia of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, announced the beginning of the assault on the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, where the Azov detachment* and the AFU units occupy positions. At the same time, according to him, the armed forces of the republic are assisted by the Aerospace Forces of Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out what Russian aviation could use against Azov*.

Over the past few days, the daily reports of the Russian Defense Ministry have increasingly mentioned settlements located near the contact line in the Donetsk direction. Popasnaya, Balakleya, Novomayorskoye, Barvenkovo.

The relative lull that lasted for several weeks during the special operation in Ukraine has come to an end. The start of the second phase of hostilities has been officially announced. How did it begin, in what directions will the offensive be conducted – and what forces are resisting the onslaught of the Russian and LDNR military?

Military expert assessed the balance of forces before the large-scale offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donbass

The Russian Armed Forces have moved to the second phase of the military operation — the offensive against the AFU grouping in the Donbass, experts interviewed by Izvestia state.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 19, 2022, 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 head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Google Maps has provided free access to satellite images of Russian military facilities. Now visual information about the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation can fall into the hands of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Russia believes that NATO creates a "risk of unintended clashes" in the Arctic region

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO's activity in the Arctic could lead to "the risk of unintended collisions." This is how Moscow reacted to the NATO exercise Cold Response 2022 ("Cold Response"), the naval part of which was held in the Norwegian Sea. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the Arctic confrontation between Russia and NATO.

Russian armored vehicles can withstand the impact of anti-tank grenade launchers even of new generations.

It became known that three rockets from the NLAW grenade launcher flew into our T-72BM, but the tank retained mobility and emerged victorious from a difficult battle.

According to foreign sources, the new nuclear ballistic missile of the US Air Force intercontinental range received the official designation "Sentinel" ( Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel ). Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved this name for the system that is to modernize the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) of the US nuclear triad.

On the eve of the Central News Agency of North Korea published photos from the tests of a new type of tactical guided weapons. Pyongyang's state media reported that the weekend launches are of "great importance" for improving this type of missile.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of the launch of a ballistic missile of the Iskander-M tactical complex at the command post of the mechanized brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine.

The United States has transferred to Ukraine about a third of the stocks of FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs). Continued deliveries may reduce the number of ATGMs intended for the needs of the US military. In the publication of The Business Insider, they took care of reducing the stocks of complexes.

Serbia has confirmed receipt of the FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems delivered by military transport planes of the PLA Air Force to Belgrade. The official display of the new SAMs will take place at the end of the month.

For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of electronic warfare systems operating during a special military operation.

Perhaps this is not as impressive a sight as missile launches or air strikes. However, the military knows what a difficult and responsible mission is carried out by electronic warfare specialists in a combat situation. Their main task is to cover groups of Russian troops from enemy missiles and aircraft. Calculations of electronic warfare complexes cope with this task successfully.

The company "Green Launch" has built and tested a hydrogen pulse installation for launching objects into near space. In fact, it is a high-power gas cannon that is capable of putting various objects into orbit. Its main advantage is the low cost and safety of each launch, as well as minimizing the harmful impact on the environment.

The Space Launch System rocket and space program has already gathered almost more criticism than the long-suffering F-35. They complain about the incredible high cost, the use of controversial technical solutions and the regular postponement of the first launch. Now, when, it would seem, everything is ready for launch, the rocket is again removed to the hangar for improvements. How long the new delay will be is an open question.