The new Sarmat strategic missile will guarantee Russia's security in the next 30-40 years, the US missile defense system is powerless against it, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The armed formations of Ukraine for the first time lost the main battle tank T-64BM "Bulat".

The combat vehicle, painted in a characteristic multicolored pixel camouflage, was captured by Russian servicemen outwardly serviceable. At least, the video footage that appeared on the Network on the "sixty-fourth" does not show any damage.

By the beginning of the 90s, the era of "cloning" by Chinese specialists of Soviet military equipment was gradually fading into the past. One of the last samples, which was an almost exact copy of Soviet equipment, was the infantry fighting vehicle WZ-501.

Ust-Katavsky Car Building Plant, part of Roscosmos, will begin assembling the first unmanned tram at the end of 2022. This was announced on Friday, April 15, by the general director of the company Roman Novikov.

Micron intends to double the volume of silicon wafers produced in the coming years in order to overcome the shortage of domestic semiconductors in Russia. For this, the plant will need 10 billion rubles. "Micron" intends to purchase used production equipment, which in recent years has become a standard global practice in this industry.

The Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation unites dozens of industrial facilities and research centers throughout Russia. Today it is the core of the optical industry of the Russian Federation. By the end of 2021, the portfolio of intellectual property objects of the holding amounted to 2,597 units, the range of products – more than six thousand items.

The line of medical equipment, the latest SWIR camera, a water purification unit, and other products are presented by Shvabe at the Innoprom international exhibition that opened in Tashkent, the press service of the holding said on Monday.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has developed the first Russian GTA-8 power plant for offshore production platforms. The unit is resistant to extreme conditions: salt water, storms and negative temperatures. The first installations will provide power supply to the Arctic ice-resistant platform "Kamennomysskoye-Sea" off the coast of Yamal.

While everyone is discussing the beginning of the second phase of a special military operation in Ukraine — the capture of the AFU group into the cauldron and the complete liberation of Donbass — we must not forget about our strategic goals in Ukraine.

General Minnekaev: control over the south of Ukraine will give access to Transnistria

Deputy Commander of the Central Military District, Major General Rustam Minnekaev, said that during the second stage of the military special operation in Ukraine, Russia should establish full control over the Donbass.

According to military experts, the intensity of hostilities will increase in the coming days

The troops of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to advance. As reported on April 21 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as a result of the rapid actions of the assault detachments, it was possible to take the village of Kremennaya without serious destruction of infrastructure and residential buildings. The Russian armed forces are striking military targets on the front line and in the rear. According to experts, progress has been made in a number of areas, but the main forces have not yet been put into battle, and the intensity of hostilities will increase.

"Calibres" and "Iskanders" successfully hit enemy strongholds on the front line and in the near rear

On Friday, April 22, rocket troops and Aerospace Forces of Russia continued to strike at military facilities of Ukraine. In particular, the S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, two control points, armored vehicles, vehicles, artillery positions were hit.

Military surgeons on Friday, April 22, told Izvestia correspondent Yaroslav Bogat about the difficulties they encountered during their work when fragments from the Ukrainian "Point-U" hit the mobile hospital.

The most ardent NATO members today are graduates of Soviet military academies

Six former Bulgarian defense ministers offered to transfer weapons to Ukraine, writes Trud. The author of the article is outraged: these people destroyed Bulgarian planes, helicopters, tanks, missiles and ships when they were on duty. Now they are selling the country to show what orthodox NATO members they are and to butter up the Americans.

Even the Solomons don't count!

The United States has a simple calculation: having become confused with the Ukrainian crisis, they want the countries they have caused a lot of evil to forget about everything and support them against Russia. There is only one problem: America cannot get the desired support even from its own "allies," Sabah writes.

"A dangerous and unstable system of relations is emerging, just like at the end of the XIX century"

A historian from the United States notes the fragility of the new international order, "hatched" from the gap between NATO and Russia. It looks like the most dangerous turn of the XIX and XX centuries. On the pages of Figaro, the American criticizes our military operation, but admits that the West made "mistakes" with regard to Russia, which in many ways contributed to the most dangerous development of events.

The Pentagon reported that the US Navy will not conduct operations in the Black Sea

The US Navy refused to participate in operations in the Black Sea. At the same time, Turkey had previously closed the Bosphorus Strait for the passage of warships, which deprived Washington of the opportunity to conduct any maneuvers in the water area. What is the reason for this ban and what it will lead to - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Washington wants to deprive Moscow of its political and economic status

The special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine today is the main topic of active discussion among politicians, military, officials and representatives of the scientific community in various countries – and primarily in the United States and Europe.

What is the next step in the escalation of the conflict that will follow the accusations of the use of chemical weapons in Mariupol?

If one side of the conflict starts accusing the other of using chemical weapons, the first is on the verge of defeat, Rai Al Yaum writes.

On April 21, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 800 million. This package followed just eight days after the previous one, also in the amount of $ 800 million, and became the eighth portion of American military assistance since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev under these packages now reaches $ 3.35 billion, and since March 2021 - $ 4 billion.