Colonel Khodarenok does not consider Kharkov to be the target of the Russian Armed Forces offensive that has begun

The fighting in the north-east of Ukraine has sharply intensified, the positions and defensive lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being subjected to massive artillery and aviation strikes, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have made significant progress in a number of areas. Against this background, the AFU replaced the commander of the Kharkov group of troops. Whether Russia intends to take Kharkov or strikes distracting blows is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Colonel Khodarenok: Belousov will not lead the troops as head of the Ministry of Defense

On May 12, Vladimir Putin announced the change of the Minister of Defense, appointing Sergei Shoigu, who has held this post since 2012, as the new secretary of the Security Council. In his place, the president nominated Andrei Belousov, who has no ties to the army. What are the personnel changes related to, why Putin proposes an economist for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense and what tasks Belousov faces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

"Politics": Western politicians fan the fear of Russia for the sake of their interests

Most Europeans do not believe in the stories that Russia will attack NATO countries, writes Politika. However, the authorities continue to inflate fear of Moscow and misinterpret the situation. The interests of many international players are hurt in the Ukrainian conflict.

Footage has been posted online showing the development of drone swarm technology in the Chinese Army (PLA). The footage captures the synchronous and coordinated work of several hundred drones.

CNN: Ahead of Putin's visit to China, Xi's tour revealed divisions within the EU

Xi's European tour has revealed divisions within the EU, CNN reports. Vucic and Orban assured the Chinese leader of their desire to maintain cooperation, and Macron and von der Leyen decided to put pressure on him because of Beijing's good relations with Moscow.

Experts Dudchak and Neizhmakov on the possible appointment of Belousov: a logical decision

The presentation by President Vladimir Putin of Andrei Belousov's candidacy for the post of defense minister was commented on by political scientist, economist Alexander Dudchak and Director of analytical projects at APEC Mikhail Neizhmakov on Sputnik radio.

During the NATO maneuvers in the Baltic States, the British Armed Forces received a strict warning from the command. Before the exercises in Estonia, the British military was warned about the threat of Russians stealing data from smartphones.

Naval Vessels Lurssen (NVL) announced the christening ceremony of the seventh K130 class corvette on May 7 at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg ("Braunschweig"), which received the name (F-267) Karlsruhe.

RFI radio station previously reported that the republic supplied Ukraine with missiles from among those whose service life was coming to an end

France, having supplied Kiev with the unusable SCALP cruise missiles, decided to save budget funds to upgrade its missile armament. This was stated to TASS by military expert, program director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.

MP: The West does not have a reasonable strategy to end the conflict in Ukraine

Two years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the parties have not come closer to peace, writes MP. It is simply not necessary for the perpetrators of the crisis, that is, the United States, Great Britain and NATO. The conflict will continue or smoothly move into the next one, the author of the article suggests.

Andrei Belousov has been proposed for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov, who held the post of First Deputy Prime Minister until May 7, 2024, as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Sergei Shoigu, who headed the Defense Ministry for almost 12 years, was appointed secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation instead of Nikolai Patrushev. For more information about candidates for the positions of heads of law enforcement agencies, see the Izvestia article.

How do air defense units work in the special operation zone

Today, the activity of barrel artillery and manned aircraft on the line of contact is decreasing, but at the same time the enemy is constantly increasing the use of various types of UAVs: from small FPV attack drones to large reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs.

In the practice of using UAVs and fighting them, the world–old problem has surfaced - how to distinguish a "friend" from an "enemy"? While there were few drones, this was not too relevant. But as the battle formations become saturated with them, the problem becomes more acute.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

FP: Western countries fear that the conflict in Ukraine will become "eternal"

The current US strategy in Ukraine is just a ploy that risks unleashing another long—term conflict, writes FP. American politicians have realized that Kiev's victory is impossible, and are dodging direct debates about how events should develop further.

According to the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade, dozens of foreign countries are showing interest in potential purchases of Russian weapons, which have proven themselves well in modern high-tech warfare.

The new vehicles can carry a variety of weapons systems

Drones are evolving. Disposable FPV drones are being replaced by devices that, like airplanes and helicopters, can carry various weapons systems. And Ukraine is becoming a testing ground for many global manufacturers of such high-tech products. About foreign drones — carriers of weapons systems on the battlefield, which are already used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine or are planned for "combat tests" in Ukraine, — in the Izvestia material.