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.

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 preparation of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "West-2021", scheduled for September, has entered an active phase. This was announced on May 31 by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu at the board of the department.

The VII Army International Games are scheduled to be held in more than a dozen countries this year. 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 Chairman of Promsvyazbank, Pyotr Fradkov, spoke to the scientific and pedagogical staff and students of the final course of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the financing of the military-industrial complex.

The armed forces are involved in solving general civil issues. So, for the uninterrupted water supply of the population of the Crimea, the military laid a temporary water pipeline with a length of 32 kilometers. This was announced on Monday at a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the department Sergei Shoigu.

Official Baku supports the calls of the international community for a peaceful resolution of the tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border and the delimitation and demarcation of the border, said Leyla Abdullayeva, head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

The Federation Council Committee on International Affairs at a meeting on Monday with the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov supported the law on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty, the chamber intends to consider the document on June 2, a source in the Russian parliament told RIA Novosti.

The engine will be installed on passenger and transport aircraft of local air lines

The United Engine Corporation Rostec plans to create an airplane version of the VK-1600V engine developed for helicopters. This was reported to TASS by the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of the UEC of the state Corporation Rostec") Vsevolod Eliseev.

The Russian Mi-28 helicopter will make any enemy run screaming in the opposite direction. This is written by the Canadian portal HotCars.

The launch of the first radar Earth observation satellite "Obzor-R" is planned for next year. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", said the deputy director of the Department of navigation space systems of Roscosmos Valery Zaichko.

Developed in the 50s of the last century in the USSR, the S-75 Dvina anti-aircraft missile system once again confirmed its effectiveness by destroying a modern drone in the sky of Syria. The shooting took place as part of the air defense training of the government troops.

Now it sounds like a fantasy, but relatively recently in Ukraine, the 140-mm, as it was called in advertising materials, "super-powerful" tank gun 55L "Bagheera"was tested.

The Office will have its own budget

The Ministry of Defense will form an office for working with artificial intelligence with its own budget by December 2021. This was announced on Monday by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to return half of the costs of Russians when switching to domestic electronic components and software.

The activities of the Northern Fleet ensure the military and economic security of the Russian Arctic and are not directed against other states, said the commander of the Northern Fleet, Hero of the Russian Federation Admiral Alexander Moiseev in an interview published on Monday in the official newspaper of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

Alexander Moiseev said that after the repair is completed, this cruiser will become the most powerful ship armed with missiles

The nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov will become the most powerful ship armed with missiles after the repair is completed. This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Red Star" by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev.

This year, the Baltic Fleet's naval personnel may be replenished with two ships armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, the head of the Baltic Fleet's press service, Captain 1st Rank Roman Martov, told Interfax.

Russia has begun factory sea trials of one of its most powerful strategic nuclear submarines, the Knyaz Oleg submarine. This is the second ship built according to the upgraded project 955A "Borey-A".

The modernization of the Russian army is carried out exclusively for defensive purposes. This clarification was made on Sunday, May 30, by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov on the air of the program " Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" on the channel "Russia 1".