The Russian military reported on the use of robots to mine the areas of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) taken under control.

Military personnel of the Anti-Sabotage Forces and Means Squad (PDSS) The Leningrad Naval Base conducted tactical exercises and firing from patrol boats in the Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported on Sunday.

The growth of military activity in the Arctic region cannot but worry Russia, Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council, told RIA Novosti.

Building up capabilities to ensure and protect national interests in the world Ocean is vital for Russia against the background of the total hybrid war of the collective West being waged against it.

Amazing adventures of warships in repair docks

A representative of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar", which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told a TASS correspondent that the patrol ship "Intrepid" will return to the Baltic Fleet in mid-May of this year.

Against the background of a total hybrid war against the West, Russia is changing its Maritime doctrine. The correction of the document was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. According to him, in wartime it will become easier to use civilian vessels and crews for the needs of the Navy. First of all, container ships, tankers and icebreakers will be needed. How useful is the civilian fleet for Russia's combat potential in the World Ocean?

The corvette of the Caspian flotilla "Uglich" with Kalibr cruise missiles will make the transition from Kaspiysk to St. Petersburg. During the campaign, he will be accompanied by the anti-sabotage boat "Yunarmeets Tatarstan" project 21980 "Grachonok".

As reported, on the night of May 20, 2022, the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov project 11435 of the Russian Navy was put into a new dry dock of the 35 Ship Repair Plant branch of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) in Murmansk to undergo dock repairs.

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

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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.