On May 18, the Baltic Fleet Day is celebrated in Russia, established by the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy of July 15, 1996 "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty".

The Black Sea Fleet, left without a flagship after the death of the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow", will soon receive a new flagship of the fleet. According to preliminary information, it will be one of the frigates of project 11356.

Serial production of DGTA-55R gas turbine engines for Russian frigates has been started in Russia, production has been mastered at enterprises that are part of Rostec State Corporation. This was announced by the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov.

This summer, the division of unmanned surface ships of the US Navy (USVDIV One) will send four experimental drones to Hawaii for testing during the RIMPAC 2022 exercises. Testing of promising vehicles is aimed at exploring the possibilities of using drones to increase the lethality of the surface fleet.

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR, an American government organization), published a document stating the helplessness of the Kabul leadership before the loss of power that occurred last summer.

On May 16, Moscow hosted a meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member states dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the CSTO.

As stated in the official statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, our country is terminating membership in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). At the same time, the ministry clarified that such a step would not affect Russia's presence in the region. Moscow still intends to cooperate with all countries pursuing a responsible policy in the Baltic, to protect the interests of compatriots.

Countering Western sanctions, the course of a special military operation, as well as the restructuring of the Russian economy in the conditions of a new cold war were discussed by members of the scientific council at the Russian Security Council under the leadership of Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the launch of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles from one of the frigates of the Black Sea Fleet. The video was published on Tuesday, May 17.

A Ukrainian drone with valuable information was intercepted by the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) near Kharkiv. Denis Kulaga, a correspondent of the Izvestia TV channel, reported this on May 17.

About 16 thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine got into the "cauldron" near Severodonetsk and Lisichansk

According to the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Luhansk People's Republic, Vitaly Kiselyov, a group of Ukrainian military numbering 15-16 thousand is located in the area of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. The troops were ordered not to withdraw from their positions, as before in Rubezhnoye, Kiselyov suggests. Meanwhile, the forces of the LPR took control of the village of Orekhovo in the Popasnyansky district. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Diplomat Polyansky: the military from Azovstal surrendered without conditions

Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that the "Nazis " of Azov"surrendered without conditions." State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin noted during today's plenary session that the battalion's fighters "should not be exchanged." Leonid Slutsky, the acting head of the LDPR faction, proposed to temporarily return the death penalty for "inhumans".

The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video with the destruction of armored vehicles of two Ukrainian mechanized battalions that tried to launch a counterattack on May 14.

Kaliningrad has become a real thorn for NATO

Kaliningrad became a nuclear outpost of Russia back in 2016, Mond notes. And although the newspaper notes the fear that the Russian enclave causes among the Balts, it follows from the text that the West is to blame for its militarization. All of Russia's steps to strengthen its defense were responses to NATO's actions in the region.

How Russia learns from the actions of the West in Iraq, Kosovo, Guantanamo and Palestine

The author of the article is concerned about the double standards of the West. Iraq, Kosovo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki — there is no hint that the United States will be punished for all this. At the same time, Russia continues to be an "aggressor" for them.

The conflict in Ukraine has narrowed India's geopolitical opportunities

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has significantly reduced India's geopolitical capabilities, The Hindu newspaper writes. The author of the material notes that New Delhi should be afraid of the increased influence of the PRC in South Asia.

Military analyst: membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO can lead to fundamental changes in Russia

A Danish military analyst said in an interview with DR that the membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO could lead to fundamental changes in Russia. In addition, he is confident that by including these two countries from the "key region" in its composition, the alliance will expand its strategic capabilities. In fact, the Russians will be surrounded from Anatolia to the Arctic.

Mika Aaltola warns about Russian tricks: "There will be no NATO bases in Finland"

It seems that the Kremlin is trying to put pressure on the process of Finland's accession to NATO by spreading false information, Iltalehti writes. As an example, the article cites a tweet by a BBC correspondent in Russia.

Finland and Sweden officially apply to NATO on Wednesday. However, the Swedes made a reservation that they join the alliance purely formally, they refuse to host nuclear missiles and foreign military bases. Russia has already threatened both countries with diplomatic and military retaliatory measures, but will react to the approach of the North Atlantic Alliance to its northern borders differently than in the case of Ukraine.

Turkey's important move regarding NATO!

Turkey does not agree to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. This was the reason for a telephone conversation between Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. But Haber7 support calls on Ankara to stand its ground to the end.