The only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was docked for repairs

The only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy, Admiral Kuznetsov, docked at the 35th plant in Severomorsk for repairs, said Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. The docking was planned to take place a few days ago, but it had to be postponed due to strong winds. It is expected that the cruiser will return to the disposal of the Navy no earlier than 2023.

More than 10 ships and support vessels were involved, including a submarine and a frigate

The Northern Fleet conducted planned exercises in the Barents Sea to exit its bases and deploy fleet forces in the near sea zone.

The lead MRC of the Karakurt Project 22800 series of ships, being built at the Amur Shipyard for the Pacific Fleet, received the main engine of the aft compartment. Before that, two diesel generators were installed on the ship. This is reported by the press service of the company.

The US Navy and Marine Corps are changing their concept of unmanned ships (vessels). Last month, it became known about the refusal of the US Navy from the project of an unmanned large-displacement submarine. The question is also raised about the future of an average unmanned ship.

Questions of the applied theory of wars

This small but capacious work cannot fail to attract the attention of all those who are interested in the problems of decision-making in the political, diplomatic and military-political sphere. There are at least two reasons for this.

The situation in Ukraine was discussed on Thursday, among other issues, during a telephone conversation between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milli, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The letters Z and V are not official military symbols, said the deputy of the Moscow City Duma Evgeny Stupin, quoting the response of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to his request.

On Thursday, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, began a summary of the progress of the special military operation with, perhaps, the main event of this week - the process of surrendering militants trapped in the dungeons of the Mariupol metallurgical plant "Azovstal".

Artillery in the course of a special military operation is not so often mentioned as effective strikes of "Calibers" and "Iskanders". However, it turns out that guns today play an almost decisive role on the battlefields in Ukraine. How are these weapons used today and how is their effectiveness preserved?

Ukraine for the first time used large-caliber artillery of American production

According to the report of the Ministry of Defense dated May 18, Russian gunners and rocket launchers inflicted fire damage on a battery of 155-mm M777 howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Earlier, videos appeared on the Internet showing Ukrainian gunners firing at Russian troops and LDPR militia from similar towed howitzers. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar confirmed the authenticity of these materials.

In Mariupol, militants continue to surrender, blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant

In the area of the settlement of Podgornoye, several 155-mm M777 howitzers of American production were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 18. The coordinates of their positions were established with the help of drones and artillery reconnaissance, and then missile strikes were launched.

For what reasons did the Russian army prefer the siege of Azovstal to the assault

Servicemen of the Ukrainian army and other military formations who have taken refuge on the territory of the Azovstal plant are surrendering en masse. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of May 19, more than 1,700 people had already laid down their weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the Azovstal plant was in military terms and why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the DPR army did not storm it.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands reparations from Russia

Banned in Russia, the national battalion "Azov" and parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), blocked at the Mariupol enterprise "Azovstal", finally lost faith in the support of the military-political leadership in Kiev and announced surrender. This information was acknowledged in Telegram channels by the commander of the unit Denis Prokopenko.

Kiev is counting on Western arsenals and warehouses

The Russian military special operation in Ukraine has entered the stage of a struggle for attrition. At the same time, Russia's opponent is no longer Ukraine, but the entire collective West, which is wider than NATO. The personnel, of course, remains Ukrainian. But weapons and equipment are now coming from many countries.

In 2014, at the dawn of the events that led to the current situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian design bureau "Logic" began work on an autonomous control system (ACS) of troops. The program was called "Nettle". In 2018, the program codes were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Scott Ritter, an American military analyst and former UN inspector for arms control in Iraq, believes that Ukraine is losing during a special military operation to Russia. He said that the presence of Ukrainian troops on the border with Russia in the Kharkiv region is not of fundamental importance. Despite the fact that in certain places Ukrainian troops control the territories of the region, this has no effect on the main course of hostilities.

The West is going to weaken Russia by the hands of Ukrainians

The collective West continues to step up efforts to disavow Russia in Europe and reduce its role in international affairs. The heads of state of the "Big Seven" (G7) held a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. They expressed their readiness to continue providing military and economic support to the country. This was reported by the press service of the White House.

What will be the price of Europe's liberation from Russian resources

Europe is feverishly trying to get rid of energy dependence on Russia and is paying a high price for it, but it is to blame for this itself, the Bulgarian Radio website quotes the opinion of one of the Western experts. The Europeans underestimate the steps to impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas, he believes.

Why does Russia still have friends in France

France's attitude to the situation in Ukraine surprises the West. According to the French, the Russian special operation is the result of NATO provocations and "humiliations" experienced by Moscow since the 1990s. And some call the conflict itself an "American" war.

Retired US General and one of the employees of the MSNBC TV channel Barry McCaffrey posted a video on Twitter, which he considered footage of the destruction of the Russian Air Force aircraft by Ukrainian air defense forces, Fox News reports with a Twitter link.