Dmitry Litovkin, Executive editor of the Independent Military Review:

- Now our people often ask the question: why, destroying the military infrastructure of Ukraine, demilitarizing this country, the Russian army does not hit the so-called decision-making centers? In particular, the Ukrainian General Staff and the Ministry of Defense. They recall the NATO operation in Yugoslavia, where one of the first missile strikes was carried out just at the military department in the center of Belgrade.

Dmitry Polyansky, the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, stated Russia's concern about the current state of the arms control system.

What is unconventional weapons and whether they exist in Russia

The Russian army will soon be provided with unconventional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes. This was told to President Vladimir Putin by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who is responsible for the military-industrial complex. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what it means.

The state armament program aimed at creating a completely new weapon will be submitted for approval by the President by mid-2023. Its preparation and execution of the state defense order was discussed at a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in Novo-Ogarevo.

Vsevolod Opanasenko, the founder of the T-Platform supercomputer company, who was recently released from arrest on his own recognizance, found a job at Rostec. Almost simultaneously, the Edelweiss company, which the market considers controlled by him, was headed by a top manager of the state corporation.

The Ministry of Economic Development has started collecting opinions and proposals from several dozen ministries, associations, banks, consortia and hardcore organizations on promising methods of state planning in the Russian radio-electronic industry. The Ministry of Economy is interested in their position on the elements of the 1969 Soviet regulation on the Ministry of Electronic Industry, as well as information on the previously applied methodology of the USSR State Planning Committee.

The United States has decided to cancel the tests of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, Reuters reports, citing a military source.

At the end of the week, high-precision cruise missiles destroyed the headquarters of a group of Ukrainian troops near the village of Shakhterskoye. The strike was carried out by anti-ship "Onyx" coastal missile system "Bastion".

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — about the new high-precision ammunition that was presented by the Russian aviation

In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have been carrying out precision strikes on strategically important objects on the territory of Ukraine.

The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, together with the government of St. Petersburg and cooperative enterprises, is creating a unique UAV flight monitoring system.

Experts told about the problems of the American project of the sixth-generation fighter NGAD

Against the background of the fighting in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, discussions continue in the United States around the appearance and functions of the sixth-generation fighter, created under the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program in order to adopt it in 2030. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what this plane might look like.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video of the combat work of Russian Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters. And then the pilot of the "thirty-fifth" named Klim told about the features of the use of this aircraft during a special military operation.

On April 4, the United States celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the founding of NATO. The Alliance of America and Europe, which they call the most powerful military-political bloc in history. European countries also note, of course. But if this is really a holiday for America, then for Europeans it is rather a shame and even a threat.

Politico (USA): Orban's victory sets the stage for new battles within the European Union around democracy and Russia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, having won the election, retained his place among the leaders of the EU countries, writes Politico. This means that Europe will face new clashes over key values and new attempts to resist a hard line in relations with Moscow.

Labor (Bulgaria): Mr. Xi and the future of the world

The center of the future world is Asia. Both Beijing and Washington know this for sure, writes Trud. Therefore, the United States is wondering how China will react to the desire to isolate Russia. The author of the article believes that China has two good reasons to support Moscow.

Huanqiu shibao (China): The US is strangling Russia to control Europe

The reason for the escalation in Ukraine was the US attempts to "strangle" Russia, writes the author of "Huanqiu Shibao". Washington intends to maintain the role of the world hegemon and therefore always vigilantly watches the forces that can challenge it.

Srbin.info (Serbia): The Russians began the destruction of the totalitarian political system. Which side will the Serbs take?

The world is changing dramatically. The West is suffering bankruptcy and turning into aggressive corporate fascism, writes Srbin.info . He fights for survival and tries to turn people into zombie idiots. Russia has put an end to international violence. It rose up to preserve its sovereignty, national and spiritual unity. Ukraine is only the first phase of the struggle, the author of the article is sure.

An American volunteer visited Ukraine and told The Grayzone how the foreign Legion wanted to make "cannon fodder" out of him, Alexander Rubinstein writes in his article.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, independent Ukraine retained control over all Soviet enterprises of the military-industrial complex located on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. For thirty post-Soviet years, the policy of Ukrainian leaders and an incredibly high level of corruption have led to the shutdown and termination of the existence of many enterprises of the "defense industry", which the Ukrainian state inherited from the Soviet era.

Russia has attracted all types and kinds of armed forces to the military special operation in Ukraine, with the exception of the "nuclear triad". Both time-tested weapons and brand-new ones are used. About what the Russian army is fighting with — in the material of RIA Novosti.