Romania has changed legislation to supply weapons to Ukraine
Romania will send a batch of lethal weapons from the reserves of the Ministry of Defense of its country to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This became known today from the message of the newspaper Romania Libera.
The Ambassador of Ukraine confessed to involvement in the arms trade
Andrey Melnik: I am not only an ambassador, but also an arms dealer
The scandalous ambassador of the Kiev regime to Germany, Andrei Melnik, has repeatedly found himself on the pages of the press, surprised by his "non-standard" approach to diplomacy. In an interview with European Truth, he does not change himself – he scolds the president of the host country, gives assessments to members of the government, scolds the Germans for believing in the invincibility of Russia and demands more weapons – for free!
Kosovo demanded that Serbia recognize their "independence". And here's why
Kosovo, Albanians, Serbs and Crimea
Recognition of Kosovo's "independence" will benefit Serbia, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti is sure. In an interview with journalist Kathimerini, he repeated this demand, but at the same time did not hide his desire to unite with Albania. However, Kurti is most concerned about the possible spread of the Ukrainian conflict to the Western Balkans.
Finland's membership in NATO is a risk factor for the United States
Scandinavians, NATO and binding alliances
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will not add to the security of the United States in any way, according to the famous American conservative politician Patrick Buchanan. But there will be more worries and risks: the Finnish border with Russia is 1,270 kilometers. But can the US and the EU miss the opportunity to "punish Putin"?
"Pacific NATO" wants to expand at the expense of Japan?
Vasily Golovnin — on the prospects of Japan joining the USA, Great Britain and Australia in AUKUS
In mid—April, Japanese political life was stirred up by a small sensation - the United States, Great Britain and Australia, as it was claimed, at an unofficial level persistently invite Tokyo to join their still trilateral military partnership AUKUS, which these countries created last fall mainly to counter China. And now, of course, Russia.
In the USA, they told about the giant Chinese radar watching Japan
In the Chinese province of Shandong, a giant radar was built aimed towards Japan, which allows you to observe the launches of ballistic missiles, says the American edition of Defense News, referring to satellite images obtained in February by Maxar Technologies.
The US and North Korea are "too cautious": the Chinese press analyzed the prospects for aggravation on the Korean peninsula
The Global Times, an English-language version of Huanqiu Shibao, paid attention to the situation on the Korean peninsula. Recently, as you know, the DPRK has become very active in terms of testing new ballistic missiles and tactical weapons. The missile launches, carried out on the instructions of the country's leader Kim Jong–un, alarm the closest neighbors and potential opponents of the DPRK - South Korea and Japan.
The launch of a missile by a Su-34 bomber in Ukraine was shown on video
The use of the X-29 missile by the Su-34 fighter-bomber was shown on video.
The Ministry of Defense has released footage of Su-34 sorties and the launch of the X-29 air-to-ground missile in Ukraine. As Mikhail, the commander of the Su-34 flight, explained, they were tasked with destroying enemy equipment with high-precision missiles. The target was hit.
IL-38 aircraft conducted an eight-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean
The crews of four Il-38 and Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft from the mixed aviation regiment of troops and forces in the northeast of Russia conducted an eight-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean along the eastern coast of Kamchatka during which they searched for ships and submarines of the "enemy", the Pacific Fleet said.
AeroVironment will supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV
On April 14, the US Department of Defense announced the signing by the Command for the conclusion of contracts of the US Army with AeroVironment Inc. of an agreement for the supply of RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV kits for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The UK delivered a batch of ATGM to the Kosovo Security Forces
According to Serbian media, on April 15, a BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft of the British Air Force landed at Pristina airport.
"Javelin was supposed to burn all our equipment, but it didn't happen"
Why the American anti-tank missile system turned out to be ineffective in Ukraine
The United States has supplied Ukraine with about 7 thousand Javelin hand-held anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs). According to the estimates of the American publication Insider, the stocks of these weapons from the Americans themselves have decreased by about a third and now amount to 20-25 thousand sets. At the same time, the fighting in Ukraine has shown the insufficient effectiveness of these complexes. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
Yuri Borisov: Manufacturers of precision weapons are contracted by the Ministry of Defense until 2030
Today, the main manufacturers of high-precision missiles, including Kalibr missiles, are contracted by the Ministry of Defense with orders for the supply of high-precision weapons until 2030, and some until 2033. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, said this in an interview with RT.
Sergei Shoigu: The special operation is going according to plan
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting of the department's board on Tuesday. Our special military operation in Ukraine was not directly on the agenda. However, the minister, of course, could not bypass this topic.
Google has opened free access to high-resolution satellite images of Russian military facilities
Google Maps has provided free access to satellite images of Russian military facilities. Now visual information about the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation can fall into the hands of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Without crossing the boundaries
Military expert Dmitry Kornev — how Russia will be able to strengthen the western borders in the event of Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Since March 2022, discussions have been going on in Finland and Sweden about renouncing neutral status and joining the North Atlantic Alliance. On April 11, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources, that both states intend to apply this summer.
The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the Tochka-U tactical missile repair plant in Dnepropetrovsk
The operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck at the 84th military facilities of Ukraine. According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Major General Igor Konashenkov, including in Dnepropetrovsk, a plant for repairing the head parts of tactical missiles "Tochka-U" was destroyed.
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told why Ukrainian nationalists are hitting their own
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian military again launched a missile attack on a peaceful object. In the village of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, "Dot-U", they destroyed a farm that cannot be restored.
The purpose of "Iskander" was prompted by intelligence
The Russian military warned about the bloody provocations that the Kiev regime, with the support of a number of Western countries, is preparing in the Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
The head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, said that more than 70 mobile groups have been formed from the militants of nationalist battalions.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: A logistics center with a large batch of foreign weapons was destroyed near Lviv
High-precision air-launched missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck the 124th Joint Logistics Support Center of the Command of the logistics forces of the Ukrainian troops, located in the Lviv region. According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the strike was carried out on the morning of April 18.
