The servicemen of Russia and Belarus have started preparing for joint large-scale exercises in early autumn. Moreover, military personnel from other countries will also be involved in them. This was stated in an interview with the official newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Red Star" by the head of the Main Department of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Ivan Buvaltsev.

The Russian Defense Ministry will form about 20 new formations and military units in the Western Military District in response to the actions of NATO countries. On the air of Sputnik radio, this decision was commented on by a military expert, candidate of Historical Sciences Ivan Konovalov.

Russia will create about 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District for "adequate opposition to NATO". This statement was made on Monday, May 31, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Russia may deploy more Iskander tactical missile systems on its western borders, and in certain circumstances it will deploy medium-range hypersonic missiles there, Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov predicts.

The new 20 military units and formations that will be created in the Western Military District will help neutralize new threats and challenges to Russia's security from NATO and significantly strengthen the overall potential of the Western Military District, Igor Korotchenko, a well-known military expert and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti on Monday.

In addition to holding the Main Naval Parade, the meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry considered the implementation of the plan of the Western Military District in the framework of the implementation of the May decrees of the President of the Russian Federation and his instructions given at the meeting in Sochi.

The US Navy has confirmed its plans to decommission the newest patrol boats of the Mark VI project, the oldest of which was purchased by the military six years ago, The Drive reports, citing a budget request for 2022.

The United States unreasonably seeks to question the territorial integrity of Russia. This was stated by the first Deputy director of the FSB of Russia - the head of the border service, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, noting that Washington does not recognize the motivated position of the Russian Federation regarding the status of Peter the Great Bay in the Primorsky Territory.

[b]According to the source, this will be followed by state tests, during which the submarine will fire Onyx and Kalibr-PL missiles.]

The first serial nuclear submarine (NPS) of the project 885M cipher "Ash-M" "Novosibirsk" will enter the factory sea trials (ZHI) at the end of June. This was reported to TASS on Friday by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The solemn ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's flag on the newest small sea tanker "Vice Admiral Ferries" was held on Saturday in Sevastopol, the tanker was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

As reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 28, 2021, the new anti-sabotage boat P-450 "Yunarmeets Sakhalin" project 21980 (code "Grachonok") became part of the Pacific Fleet. The ceremony of raising the Naval flag on the anti-sabotage boat "Yunarmeets Sakhalin", which took place in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka, was attended by the Commander of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS), Vice Admiral Alexander Yuldashev.

The intensity of the service of Russian border guards in the Arctic has increased against the background of increased economic activity of the Russian Federation in this region, they have the strength and means to continue to respond in a timely manner to possible changes in the situation, First Deputy Director - head of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

In Russia, they began to create the first prototypes of the heavy shock robotic complex "Shturm", designed for combat in the city. On the air of Sputnik radio, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin noted the capabilities of the combat vehicle.

Specialists of Uralvagonzavod have started creating the first prototypes of the Shturm robotic complex, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

In Vietnam, the production of Soviet B-10 recoilless guns continues. They are manufactured at the Z125 defense enterprise and have the local designation DKZ82.

The USSR supplied these weapons of destruction to a friendly country when it repelled American aggression. In parallel, deliveries from China were also carried out. Their clones were designated Type 65.

The Ukrainian perspective "self-propelled gun" has started fire tests. May 27, portal defence-ua.com he reported that the Bogdana self-propelled gun had already fired more than 50 shots at the Shiroky Lan training ground.

Units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) demonstrated their most modern tanks at a recent exercise. They are upgraded T-62MV, equipped with dynamic protection or, as it is also called in the West, "reactive armor", which removes the effectiveness of cumulative ammunition.

At the exercises in Algeria, the T-72s, modernized with the help of Russia, were demonstrated.

Currently, the army of this North African state, along with modern T-90SA, continues to operate more than 300 combat vehicles of this model. They have proven themselves as simple and reliable tanks.

Russian armored vehicles from the fleet of the Hmeimim air base have shown their reliability and efficiency in the extremely hot climate of Syria. This was told to the media representatives by military motorists on the day of their professional holiday, which is celebrated in Russia on May 29, TASS reports.

During the all-Army competition for field training among the units of the military air defense named after Colonel General B. I. Dukhov, anti-aircraft gunners jointly hit high-speed air targets.