According to Polish media, Ukraine has signed a contract with Poland for the purchase of 54 (according to other sources, 60) 155-mm/52 Polish Krab self-propelled howitzers of new production, as well as an accompanying set of auxiliary vehicles to equip three artillery divisions. The total value of the contract is about 3 billion zlotys (about 700 million dollars), which makes it the largest export contract of the Polish defense industry in the post-socialist period.

A lot of large stores began to appear on the darknet, where you can buy a wide range of weapons from Ukraine. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Military Informant".

The VII annual conference "Digital Industry of Industrial Russia" this year started on May 30 and will last until June 5 in Nizhny Novgorod. The key theme of 2022 is "Digital Reality. Playing by the new rules." The focus is on projects that help our industrial enterprises solve import substitution issues and achieve technological independence. Read about three such developments presented at the CIPR-2022 by Rostec State Corporation in our material.

It seems that some of the fears of Western tech giants are becoming a harsh reality. Russia has restricted the supply of neon abroad, which can lead to collapse in a variety of industries in which microchips are used.

The Maritime Board supported the draft of the updated Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation

On May 20 in St. Petersburg at the Admiralty, under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, a regular meeting of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation was held on the results of the country's maritime activities over the past 2021.

To clear the water area, it will take the efforts of several states, experts say

Statements that Russia is preventing the export of grain from Ukraine are a bluff, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 3. He guaranteed peaceful passage in a civil manner

What is the US trying to achieve in the Indian Ocean

US President Joseph Biden signed a decree on the return of the American military contingent to Somalia. It seems to be an ordinary case, so no one paid attention to it. But, having opened the map and assessed the situation, it can be understood that it is not the fight against terrorism in this ill–fated country, but its geographical location - in the west of the Indian Ocean, on the Horn of Africa.

As mentioned earlier, the prospective fleet of small surface warships (Small Surface Combatants, SSC) of the US Navy will consist of frigates of the FFG(X) project and LCS class ships.

Western suppliers represented by Russia have lost a large market. This was stated by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov in an interview with the Turkish Anadolu agency.

Five decades of Russian expansion in the Sahel

Russia is aware that the Sahel region is the main reference point for expansion into the depths of the African continent, writes Al-Quds Al-Arabi. According to the author, in order to realize its ambitions, Moscow needs to overcome some difficulties, in particular, the traditional influence of Paris.

In the DPR, the city is surrounded, from where Donetsk was shelled for eight years

The cleaning of Severodonetsk continues in the LPR, and the operation to encircle the city of Avdiivka is progressing in the DPR. His release will solve the problem of water supply to Donetsk, experts explain.

The most real chance for peace in Ukraine

Neutrality will ensure Ukraine's security and satisfy both Russia and the West, the author of Foreign Affairs believes. He highly appreciates the agreements reached at the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on March 29, and regrets that they were not appreciated in the West.

Hundreds of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine were destroyed by precision weapons shortly after their arrival at the places where they were undergoing additional training. This was announced on Thursday, June 2, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Western anti-Russian front is bursting at the seams

The Western anti-Russian front is bursting at the seams, writes The Wall Street Journal. Western Europe did not agree with Washington, London and its own neighbors. The countries cannot agree on the degree of the "threat" from Russia and Kiev's chances of victory.

Where did the special operation in Ukraine lead European security

Russia's special operation in Ukraine has forced the EU to seriously think about its security policy, writes the "Diary". How has the European Union changed and where is it moving in its three most difficult areas – energy independence, migration and defense? Europe has achieved little, but there are more and more problems, the author of the article is sure.

Warsaw and Kiev merge in an embrace to spite the Kremlin

Poland is completely safe, despite the "aggressive policy" of the Kremlin, which carries a potential threat to the democratic community, said the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. He spoke on May 26 at a briefing after the Defender Europe 2022 exercises with the development of combat interaction between the Polish and American militaries.

Support for Ukraine is weakening. America has already achieved everything it wanted

Speaking at a forum in Davos, Kissinger warned the West that Russia should not be defeated, writes iDNES. He simply transferred to European soil a change in the narrative in the conflict that began in the United States. This means that Washington has already achieved everything it wanted, and therefore is not interested in continuing the fighting.

Western countries are trying to involve neutral states in the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by roundabout maneuvers.

Wang Xianjui: Russia has taken countermeasures against NATO expansion in several directions

The NATO summit is approaching, at which the participating countries will discuss the possibility of Finland and Sweden joining the alliance. Moscow cannot put everything on the Turkish veto against the expansion of the bloc, writes Huanqiu Shibao, and will use its own countermeasures. There are at least four of them.

To equip the military from the United States and other NATO allies of Warsaw with weapons and equipment, Poland has begun construction of an armory for the US army. It is expected to complete the construction of the facility in 2024.