A giant funnel from the Sarmat ICBM unit was filmed on video
A video appeared on the Network from the Kamchatka Kura test site, where training combat units arrived after the first launch of the Sarmat heavy ballistic missile. The operator of Zvezda managed to shoot rare shots.
The head of Roscosmos said that Russia will put about 50 new Sarmat strategic missiles on combat duty
Russia will soon put about 50 new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) on combat duty, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
Deripaska recalled the danger of nuclear war and collective suicide
Billionaire Oleg Deripaska urged to remember the danger of nuclear war and the words of one of the creators of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, academician Andrei Sakharov, that this is "collective suicide."
Polish T-72M1R with thermal imagers and "reactive armor" have been spotted in Ukraine
Along with the outdated T-72M1S, the upgraded T-72M1RS were also sent from Poland to Ukraine. These tanks have received a number of improvements, including night thermal imaging sights.
German press: The Cabinet of Ministers headed by Scholz is stalling for time by not sending the Marder BMP to Ukraine
The German press writes about the problems that arise for Ukraine in terms of the implementation by the German government of sending heavy equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces. We are talking about Berlin's promised deliveries of the Marder BMP to Kiev.
Howitzers delivered to Ukraine were called obsolete
The Czech Republic supplied the Ukrainian military with self-propelled artillery units (ACS) vz.77 Dana 152 mm caliber. In the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the installations were called outdated.
Russia will have its own gigafactory
Rosatom will build a huge plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and industry for 26 billion rubles. At the same time, the products will be focused mainly on the domestic market.
In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the "revived" Moskvich plant and the production of a certain electric car on its basis.
The ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been put to the test
As reported by JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), on May 21, 2022, the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" of the project built at this enterprise in St. Petersburg for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) entered factory sea trials for the first time. 00903 (factory number 02404).
The main engine was installed on the fifth trawler processor of project 170701 "Captain Aces", which is being built at the Northern Shipyard
The shipyard "Severnaya Verf" continues construction of a series of fishing trawlers-processors of project 170701 for the holding NOREBO. According to the press service of the enterprise, the fifth trawler of the series has already received the main engine.
Corvette "Mercury" at sea
As reported, on May 21, 2022, the Mercury corvette of the modified project 20380 (factory number 1007, originally called "Zealous"), built for the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg at PJSC "Shipbuilding Plant "Severnaya Verf" (as part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation"), entered the factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea for the first time").
American Press: The US needs to return the warships to the Black Sea and unblock the ports of Ukraine
US and NATO warships need to return to the Black Sea, so Joe Biden must convince Erdogan to open the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, closed after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Seth Cropsey, a former assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations, came to this opinion in his article for The Hill newspaper.
A 62-storey comfortable skyscraper for Naval officers will be built in India
In the south of Mumbai, by the end of 2026, it is planned to erect a 62-storey skyscraper, which will house 220 Indian Navy officers who serve at the Nagar (Colaba) base. This is reported by the Indian media with reference to the tender published by the Ministry of Defense of India.
Unique catamaran-water skimmer WAM-V conquers the sea element
The California company Marine Advanced Robotics has made significant progress in creating an unusual modular vessel WAM-V, the prototype of which was first released 16 years ago.
The Minister of Defense held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces
On May 20, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces 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.
China dreams of a coalition to rule the world
Beijing makes it clear that the world needs a new union of states capable of "introducing stability into international relations experiencing an era of radical changes." These words of Chinese President Xi Jinping refer to the BRICS organization, which also includes Russia. But will the BRICS members be able to overthrow the collective West from the pedestal of the world leader?
China and Russia are not allies, but their relations have not deteriorated due to the crisis
China and Russia are not allies, but their relations have not deteriorated due to the Ukrainian crisis
China cannot attend the summit of the CSTO military alliance, which was convened by Vladimir Putin on May 16. China is not in a military alliance with Russia. He has not signed military agreements with any country other than the DPRK. It is militarily neutral and has nothing to do with NATO.
The Chinese authorities stressed the importance of BRICS in a period of geopolitical turmoil
At the meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS member countries, which took place yesterday, May 19, the Chinese authorities stressed the importance of deepening cooperation within the organization, as well as the desire to normalize international relations in a period of geopolitical turmoil.
In Belarus, it was allowed to involve internal troops in the protection of the state border and territorial defense
Servicemen of the internal troops have been granted the right to carry and use weapons and military equipment
In Belarus, the scope of use of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the conditions for the use of weapons and military equipment by military personnel have been adjusted.
Kazakh lessons
The West is trying to reach Russia through Central Asia
Kazakhstan for the first time refused to hold this year's traditional Victory Day parade on May 9. The explanation is banal – lack of funds. But it is unlikely that it is justified for a country that has huge reserves of oil, gas, rare earth metals and actively supplies them abroad.
This country faced a very difficult choice — Russia or the West
Between the hammer and the anvil. Algeria is facing a difficult choice — Russia or the West? What will be his final decision?
The gas crisis in Europe and Moscow's special operation in Ukraine not only attracted international attention to Algeria, but also put it before a difficult choice — Russia or the West, Rai Al Youm writes. The author of the article tells how this choice is complicated, and what are the real possibilities of the country to provide an alternative to Russian gas.























