At the Northern Shipyard, as part of the preparation of the Captain Breichman processor trawler of Project 170701 for launching, an operation was carried out to remove it from the boathouse to an open slipway.

Previously, the Captain Breichman processor trawler was freed from scaffolding and installed on a ship-carrying train consisting of high-capacity hydraulic trolleys.

The Command of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces announced the transfer ceremony of the Mogami-class frigate (also known as Project 30DX, 30FFM) to the fleet on April 28 at the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Russian scientific organizations and universities have lost access to one of the world's largest databases of scientific articles Web of Science, which is managed by Clarivate. The termination of access was announced by the telegram channel Russian Research, the information about the shutdown was confirmed by the Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Khokhlov. In mid-March, Clarivate announced that it was ceasing all commercial activities in Russia in connection with the military actions of Russian troops in Ukraine.

The Kremlin denied a rumor about the announcement of general mobilization in Russia on May 9

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov denied the reports that appeared in the media about the beginning of the war with Ukraine on May 9. He also assured that no military mobilization would be announced in Russia on Victory Day.

On May 4, 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.

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) continue combat work to defeat the firing positions of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), strong points and areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment. The Ministry of Defense showed how the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S7M "Malka" copes with combat tasks when conducting counter-battery warfare.

During the special operation in Ukraine, Russian electronic means solve a number of important tasks, some of the results are already known - for example, thanks to EW, the glory of the Turkish Bayraktar drones has faded. The importance of invisible weapons in modern warfare is constantly growing, so the electronic warfare troops plan to acquire their own satellites, and their equipment will be controlled by artificial intelligence.

Conflict export

The Kiev regime is trying to achieve its strategic goal and make the conflict with Russia international, Pechat writes. To do this, he inspires Moldova that the perfect time has come for a military crackdown on Transnistria. And then, according to Kiev's plan, it will be possible to involve not only Chisinau, but also NATO in the confrontation with Russia.

Interview with Pope Francis: "Putin is not stopping the offensive, and I would like to see him in Moscow. I'm not going to Kiev"

In his interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the Pope decides on the words for which in the West today they are deprived of work or even "canceled" in the media. One of the reasons for the conflict in Ukraine, he considers "the barking of NATO at the gates of Russia." And the Pope calls on Patriarch Kirill to fight for peace by spiritual means.

With Ukraine, the press got into a galosh again

The Ukrainian crisis is covered with the same bias, writes The American Conservative. According to the author, too often the Western press works as a mouthpiece of clumsy Ukrainian propaganda.

The United States and NATO talk a lot about protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. So, on April 25, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Washington is counting on such a weakening of Russia that would put an end to its capabilities of "invading" any countries of the world.

The War for Globalism in Ukraine

The United States is waging a proxy war for globalism in Ukraine, writes American Colonel McGregor in an article for TAC. In his opinion, Washington is ready to do anything to harm Russia as much as possible in this conflict. Even if it means the destruction of Ukraine.

Eduard Basurin said that NATO arms supplies will prolong the conflict in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian military, using precision air and sea-based weapons, destroyed six traction power substations on the railways through which foreign military equipment and ammunition were supplied to the AFU group in Donbass. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how weapons from NATO countries get to Ukraine.

SIPRI analysts told what weapons Russia and Ukraine bought before the conflict

Global military spending continues to grow, reaching a level of $2.1 trillion. This is stated in the report of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a leading center for the study of military conflicts.

What weapons Poland supplied to Ukraine for seven billion dollars

Kiev received from Warsaw 200 T-72 tanks, a number of self-propelled artillery installations "Carnation", multiple rocket launchers "Grad" and missiles compatible with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, writes Military Watch.

According to information published on May 2 by The Jerusalem Post newspaper, contrary to previously published reports, Israel does not prohibit Estonia from supplying the Armed Forces of Estonia with Israeli-made weapons, including the Spike ATGM.

Les Echos: 5 things to know about Christopher Cavoli, the new NATO Commander-in-Chief

The joint NATO forces in Europe have a new commander — General Cavoli, according to the French edition of Les Eco. Interestingly, the news came out under the heading "Ukraine". Who would have thought that one day it would be "under Ukraine" that NATO's top commanders would be chosen.

Air Force General Popov spoke about the tactics of the Su-24M at extremely low altitudes

For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing a Su-24M front-line bomber striking the positions of the AFU at extremely low altitude. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out in which cases this tactic is used and how the aircraft gets away from being hit by enemy air defenses.

The Algerian Air Force received a second military transport aircraft "Super Hercules" in the LM-100J version (a civilian version of the serial military transport aircraft C-130J).

Space expert Pushkin told why to rescue rocket stages by helicopter

Should the first-ever return of a space rocket to earth using a parachute and a helicopter be considered a breakthrough, is it better to land a rocket on its feet, as Elon Musk does, and does helicopter pick-up have a future in Russian cosmonautics, "Gazeta.Ru" was told by Pavel Pushkin, an independent space expert, former director of the private space company KosmoKurs.