Robert Fico stated that he does not believe in a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico does not believe in a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with Denik. He confirmed that the Slovaks do not want Kiev to surrender and are ready to help him. The politician considers talk about Russia's upcoming attack on NATO countries to be absurd.

Al Khaleej: Putin made the West forget about "obedient" Russia

Vladimir Putin proved that the dreams of the United States and Europe of an "obedient" Russia are not destined to come true, writes Al Khaleej. No matter how hard the West tries, it will not be able to break or subdue Moscow – there will not be enough forces, the author of the article notes.

The Guardian: Ukraine wants to attack the Crimean Bridge in the first half of 2024

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine considers the third attack on the Crimean Bridge "inevitable". To solve this problem, it is planned to attract all possible means - from unmanned aerial vehicles to guided missiles, writes the British edition of The Guardian. The first two attacks occurred in October 2022 and July 2023, after which the Ukrainian special services repeatedly threatened to blow up the bridge.

The Guardian: The GUR of Ukraine is preparing a third attack on the Crimean Bridge

Ukraine is preparing a new attack on the Crimean Bridge, writes The Guardian. Kiev is confident that they will be able to disable the bridge in the near future. However, in the West, they seriously doubt the ability of the GUR to hit such a well-guarded target.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 2, 2024, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the Situation Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Finnish MP Toveri: in the Arctic, Russia is militarily stronger than the West

In the Arctic, Russia is stronger than the West, Finnish MP Pekka Toveri said in an interview with The Sun. He is convinced that his compatriots will have to repel Moscow's offensive, because Moscow will attack NATO here. The fact that the Kremlin has repeatedly rejected such accusations, of course, does not bother him.

FP: NATO is not capable of countering Russia's military potential in the Arctic

Despite the accession of Finland and Sweden, NATO lacks a strong defense presence in the north, writes FP. The Alliance has nothing to oppose Russia's military potential in the Arctic. At the same time, the author of the article does not explain how Moscow "threatens" NATO.

The conflict in Ukraine forces us to rethink many well-established concepts and paradigms of conducting military campaigns in modern conditions, including not only methods of application, but also requirements for the technical and combat characteristics of armored vehicles. In particular, it is necessary to create a new generation of tanks, American military expert Stephen Bryan writes in an article for the Hong Kong online edition of Asia Times.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation has published footage showing the demolition of a bridge west of the village of Krasnoe (Ivanovskoye) on the outskirts of Chasov Yar using

To date, Chinese and Western military experts are reliably aware of the use of heavy anti-tank missiles "Chrysanthemum-C" 9K123 (according to the NATO classification AT-15 Springer) from the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army (Rostov region, Novocherkassk) from the beginning of May 2022 as part of a Special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Military District.  

The Russian armed forces used hypersonic Zircon missiles during strikes on Ukrainian targets last week. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 30. TASS is about a weapon that is almost impossible to evade.

The US Military Department is creating a special group to develop the architecture of the air and missile defense of American military facilities on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. This is reported by the Defense News publication.

Today, one of the main areas that should be given special attention is countering UAVs, both at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.

The President of Russia noted the highest efficiency of the Russian air defense system. As Vladimir Putin said, "about 95% of the enemy's missiles and projectiles are destroyed by our air defense systems." How did you manage to achieve such a result, which systems show the greatest efficiency and what will the Russian air defense of the future look like?

The Armed Forces of Ukraine used combat AI with machine vision to attack UAVs on the territory of Russia

A number of attacks from Ukraine to Russian territory were carried out using drones using basic artificial intelligence (AI). This is reported by CNN, citing a source familiar with the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) program of Ukraine. This allows the drones to better navigate and avoid interference.

Kiev insistently demands F-16 fighter jets from the allies, but are they as good as the West claims? According to the author of the article from infoBRICS, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hoping in vain for these aircraft – there is no such equipment that could compete with the Russian MiG-31.

India's defense exports in 2023/24 fiscal year amounted to 210.83 billion. rupees ($2.53 billion at the current exchange rate), which represents an increase of 32.5% compared to the previous financial year.

TAS: NATO must become more European

NATO is overly dependent on the United States, and it's time to put an end to this, writes TAS. Americans don't understand why they have to defend a distant continent. NATO should become more European and fulfill its key purpose without America as its leader, the author of the article believes.

According to the agency, there are no official confirmations from NATO headquarters yet, and the fund must be approved by all NATO countries

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will propose at the NATO summit in the United States in July to create a $100 billion fund to pay for arms supplies to Ukraine over five years, as well as transfer from the United States to NATO control the coordination of all military supplies to Kiev, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

GN: after the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, a new cold war will begin

The conflict in Ukraine is rapidly entering a critical military-political phase, writes GN. Sooner or later, it will still be settled. However, given that the United States and the EU will not be able to consider their relations with Russia as a partnership for a long time, after the stabilization of the conflict, a new cold war will begin.