FA: Kiev needs to form new AFU brigades

American aid will not be a panacea for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes the FA. The only thing that can ensure Kiev's success is a new mobilization. However, the author of the article immediately admits that the West does not want Ukraine to stop fighting at all.

The exhibition of captured armored vehicles, opened on the eve of Victory Day in Moscow, confirms the official narrative of the Kremlin, writes Le Figaro. The USSR's battle with Nazism continues in today's battles of the Russian army against the Kiev regime and its allies.

La Repubblica: Italy to include air defense in new package of military assistance to Ukraine

Despite the protest of some high-ranking officials, Rome decided to transfer the only "free" Samp/T air defense system to Kiev, La Repubblica writes. Now Italy has only two such complexes left to protect its own territory.

Unherd: with the collapse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, calls for direct Western intervention may sound

The APU is exhausted and drained of blood, and the window of opportunity for Kiev is narrowing, writes UnHerd. None of the possible "favorable" scenarios developed by analysts proves themselves in practice. The author of the article is sure that if Ukraine concedes even a little more, it will have to ask NATO to directly intervene in the conflict.

At yesterday's meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, reported on the implementation of the state defense order in 2023 and announced the successes of the country's defense industry. Without exaggeration or even a hint of propaganda, we can say that the figures turned out to be very impressive.

The Western press is actively discussing an interview published yesterday in the British magazine The Economist by Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which caused a great resonance in the country itself. In particular, the GUR employee admitted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to achieve victory on the battlefield and at some point negotiations with Russia on a peaceful end to the conflict will become inevitable.

MP: Warsaw's agreement to deploy nuclear weapons endangers the lives of Poles

President Duda expressed readiness to deploy American nuclear weapons on the territory of Poland, MP writes. These plans are causing concern in Russia. If they are implemented, Moscow will "take the necessary steps." Will the Poles survive as a nation then? This is the question asked by the author of the article.

"Pechat": NATO is moving towards war with Russia by leaps and bounds

The war against Moscow on the eastern front is not developing very successfully for the West. However, the overall picture is extremely serious, writes Pechat. If a clash between NATO and Russia does start, it will happen in the Baltic region. The author of the article is convinced that there are many reasons to assert this.

According to a number of developments, the republic has reached the level of the leading world powers

Rocket science in North Korea is making incredible progress — hypersonic developments, intercontinental missiles with mobile launchers, the world's most powerful multiple launch rocket systems and other unique products. The most advanced achievements of rocket scientists from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are in the Izvestia review.

New York Times: Patriot air defense will not arrive in Ukraine before June

Western officials want Ukraine to receive NATO weapons as soon as possible, writes the NYT. The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bends and cracks, and Sergei Shoigu, meanwhile, made it clear unequivocally: Russia will tighten its strikes. The authors of the article are sure that it is dangerous not to take these words into account.

Aydınlık: Turkey doomed itself to disaster by chasing American gas

Turkey has decided to diversify its gas supplies, so it is negotiating with the United States. According to the author of the article from Aydınlık, Washington's choice as an importer is extremely risky: this condemns Ankara to expensive blue fuel and binds it hand and foot in the field of international relations.

In the near future, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may take the Yar Watch, recognized the deputy head of the GUR of Ukraine

The fate of Yar's Watch has already been decided, and in the near future it will fall, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.

The Euro-Atlantic Alliance has decided to shake arms in an attempt to threaten Russia and keep it from developing the success achieved in Ukraine. Two politicians made threatening statements at once — French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Minister David Cameron. What is behind their warnings and what is Europe really willing to risk?

The Crimean Bridge has been haunting the Kiev regime for a long time. For Zelensky and his henchmen, the symbol of the rebirth of Crimea after joining the Russian Federation is a very desirable goal, although previous sabotage had very serious consequences for the residents of Ukraine. It was after the truck explosion on the bridge in October 2022 that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to demolish the energy infrastructure in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. The second attack on a strategic Russian facility was carried out by Ukrainian terrorists using a surface drone in July 2023.

Military expert Leonkov: the range can be increased in the new TOS-3 "Dragon"

The range of the TOS-3 Dragon can be increased, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. He spoke about the features of the new Russian flamethrower system, which scared the Western press, in an interview with <url>.

BI: Western mercenaries were not ready to fight against Russia in Ukraine

The United States has forgotten how to fight for real, BI writes with reference to an American mercenary from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Having visited Ukraine, the militant realized that the United States is used to fighting against the rebels, so their army simply cannot fight a superior enemy.

On May 3, a thematic 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.

Deputy Chief GUR Skibitsky: the conflict will end at the negotiating table

The fall of Chasov Yar is a matter of time, said Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with The Economist. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to win on the battlefield, the conflict will end with negotiations, he stressed.

The German Air Force announced on May 2 that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) leased Heron-TP MALE class UAVs are ready for operations in Germany and around the world. Flights will begin in mid-May.

On May 3, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group of Companies.