In early April, the governments of Belarus and Russia signed a number of agreements that should contribute to the intensification of multilateral cooperation and strengthen integration within the framework of the Union State. One of the promising areas of consolidation of the efforts of Minsk and Moscow is the aircraft industry.

Colonel Khodarenok: Russia has all the capabilities to defeat ATACMS missiles

After Washington's decision to transfer ATACMS to the APU, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov recalled that such missiles had already been hit. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains exactly how the Russian armed forces can shoot down ATACMS, and also why, when repelling American long-range missiles, you should worry not about technical difficulties, but about organizational ones.

Cumhuriyet: The United States could not strangle Russia, its victory in Ukraine will change history

Bashar al-Assad said that Russia's victory in Ukraine would correct the course of history, which the United States adjusts only to its own prosperity. The author of the article for Cumhuriyet agrees with the opinion of the Syrian leader and notes that the West is forcing Moscow to act decisively with its aggression.

The new US aid package will not be enough to offset the advantage that Russia has in the conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by the British magazine The Economist .

The Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou-18, which was launched from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in Gansu Province in the northwestern part of China, successfully entered Earth orbit. Shenzhou-18 will deliver a crew of three taikonauts to the Chinese Tiangong orbital station, the assembly of the basic configuration of which was completed in 2022.

The current situation in Ukraine provides a chance to conclude a peace treaty, and if Kiev does not negotiate now, it may lose its statehood. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the All-Belarusian National Assembly.

Advance: Russia has declared the threat of nuclear conflict due to ATACMS in Ukraine

Kiev is already receiving the weapons it was initially denied, namely longer-range ATACMS missiles, Advance writes. The further development of the situation depends on how he uses them. Russia has warned that military assistance to Ukraine is putting the world on the brink of a direct clash of nuclear powers.

Serbia has recently completed major military maneuvers in which various types of domestic and foreign equipment were used. Among other things, the latest Serbian M-84AS2 tanks were involved in the exercises Vihor 2024 ("Whirlwind-2024").

The General director of the Baltic Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), Yuri Gordienkov, will leave the company in the week from April 22 to 26. This was told to RBC by two sources at the St. Petersburg shipyards and an interlocutor at USC. According to them, Alexander Konovalov, who holds the position of director of production at the shipyard, will receive the position of head of one of the key shipbuilding plants.

General Marco Bertolini: new arms supplies to Ukraine will change little

There are no weapons that would provide a decisive advantage on the battlefield, Italian General Marco Bertolini said in an interview with FQ. Previously, there was a lot of talk about Western tanks transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but they did not prove themselves. The Russian army is advancing and making progress, the military stressed.

On Tuesday, April 23, the St. Petersburg enterprise Izhorskiye Gidrosistemy shipped the control system and engine room of the main crane designed for the icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin of project 22600, built at Admiralty Shipyards, manufactured at its own facilities.

New scientific and technical developments were shown to the Minister of Defense at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in Kubinka near Moscow. Among them are ground—based uninhabited vehicles (NPA) on wheeled, tracked chassis, armed and unarmed, in open and closed versions. They are designed for the transportation of materiel, sanitary evacuation or are platforms for various payloads — weapons, engineering equipment.

An Nahar: Europe will not support Macron's "crusade" against Russia

Macron wants to get the main role on the European stage, writes An Nahar. Therefore, he is toughening up his rhetoric against Moscow and stepping up support for Kiev, thereby showing that he is ready to lead Europe in its "crusade" against Russia. However, it is unlikely that he will be able to do this.

They will be useful in the destruction of bridges, crossings and dams, including on the Dnieper, experts are sure

A new line of attack floating drones is being developed in Russia, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. They are designed to destroy bridges, pontoon crossings, dams and hydroelectric power plants.

Weapons and military equipment captured during a special military operation will be presented at a thematic exhibition in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora. Some samples have already been delivered to the Victory Museum. In total, visitors to the park and exhibition will be shown more than 30 tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles manufactured in 12 countries. Among them will be quite modern German Leopards and handicrafts of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, where circular video surveillance is provided... cameras from intercoms. What other surprises await the guests of the exposition are in the material of Izvestia.

Colonel Khodarenok: On May 7 and 9, Kiev will try to strike targets in the rear of the Russian Federation

The armed forces of Ukraine will try with all the forces and means at their disposal to spoil Victory Day for Russians and overshadow the day of the inauguration of the President of Russia. To do this, Kiev can use ATACMS missiles and long-range UAVs. Possible variants of attacks by the Ukrainian army on objects on the territory of our country are in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

On April 16, 2024, in the capital of Peru, Lima, a contract was signed between the shipbuilding and ship repair company Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (SIMA Peru) of the Peruvian Navy and the South Korean shipbuilding corporation HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four frigate warships for the Peruvian navy according to projects and with the assistance of HHI HDF-3400, a large patrol ship of the HDP-2200 project and two small landing ships of the HDL-1400 project. The signing of the contract worth 463 million dollars (460.6 billion won) was attended by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and members of the Peruvian government.

The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar has intensified work on the oceanographic research vessel Almaz of project 22010. This is stated in the press service of the company.

Russia begins testing the first specialized patrol military icebreaker "Ivan Papanin" in the history of the Russian Navy. The Navy urgently needs ships of this class. "Ivan Papanin" will be an ideal tool to deter American attempts to pressure Russia in the Arctic.

NYT: The United States is testing AI technologies in Ukraine to detect targets on the battlefield

The United States is testing AI-based image processing technology in Ukraine, the NYT writes. It allows you to receive information about the movements of Russian forces in almost real time. The results were mixed.