The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar tried to conduct reconnaissance for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as to find out the location of coastal defensive positions.

However, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy drone was promptly detected off the western coast of the Crimean peninsula.

Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.

The United States recognized that the Stinger MANPADS are outdated, and its reserves in the country are insufficient

The US public procurement website has published an application for a tender to find a replacement for the FIM-92 Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), which is in service with the US army and is actively supplied to various countries of the world, including Ukraine. According to the text of this application, the Stinger electronics will become obsolete in 2023, and the stocks of these weapons are depleted.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military used hypersonic weapons - the Dagger aviation complex - to destroy the command post of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass.

On April 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of a salvo launch of Kalibr cruise missiles as part of a special operation to protect Donbass.

The most effective in conducting a military special operation in Ukraine objectively became high-precision Kalibr missiles.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of a salvo launch of "Calibers" at objects of the armed forces of Ukraine from one of the frigates of the Black Sea Fleet.

New details have emerged about the creation in the United States of a critically important type of weapon – a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire US nuclear arsenal is to some extent in question. Why did this happen and what problems will the Pentagon have to solve now?

Poland has started supplying Soviet-style armored vehicles to Ukraine, we are talking about T-72 tanks and BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (the Polish version of the BMP-1). According to a number of Telegram channels, the first batch of equipment has already been delivered to the Ukrainian territory.

The operation in Ukraine has once again confirmed the effectiveness of hand grenade launchers of the RPG family, which are actively used by both sides of the conflict. Lightweight, easy-to-use and extremely effective weapons have existed since 1949 and are used almost everywhere: Russian grenade launchers destroy tanks and other armored vehicles, burn bunkers and even shoot down helicopters, They are used by more than 80 countries of the world, writes 19fortyfive.

Import substitution in the optical industry became the central topic of the meeting of the Council of Chief Technologists, which was held under the leadership of Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev, the press service of the holding "Shvabe.

The tense military-political situation in the modern world makes a direct conflict between Russia and NATO countries, first of all, with the United States as the main fighting force of the alliance, quite real. Director of the Institute of Marine Research Michael Petersen on the page of The Maritime Executive thought about what the strategy of the Russian Navy could be in the current situation.

The special military operation in Ukraine, announced by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on February 24, served as a trigger that launched the process of dropping the disguises that had long concealed the bestial grins of "our Western partners."

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use high-precision missile weapons to strike military facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander" during a special military operation in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the strike of Kalibr cruise missiles on the outskirts of Dnepropetrovsk destroyed a division of S-300 air defense systems, which was delivered to Ukraine from Europe.

Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, four drones, a Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by small arms fire in the air, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The APU handed over new tanks with ammunition during the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region

Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region handed over brand new tanks with full ammunition to the Russian military, the Defense Ministry reported.

In the area of the settlement of Izyum, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft were sold in the air. This was announced on Monday, April 11, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

On the eve of the battle for Donbass, Russia strikes high-precision weapons at air defense systems and other military facilities of Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike military targets in Ukraine. As reported on Sunday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, cruise missiles hit the headquarters and location of the nationalist battalion "Dnepr".

The remnants of the Azov nationalist regiment, banned in the Russian Federation and recognized as extremist, do not seem to give up hope of getting out of Mariupol, blocked by our troops. In any case, the Kiev regime is doing everything to evacuate the nationalist leaders and foreign mercenaries from there. We tried to do it twice by air - we lost several helicopters. Organized a naval special operation - also missed the target.

The DPR announced taking control of the port in Mariupol

The representative of the People's Militia of the DPR Eduard Basurin revealed the details of the upcoming plan to storm the Mariupol Azovstal plant.