The US military, in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan, is destroying equipment that will not be exported to the United States or transferred to the Afghan army. This was reported by the Associated Press on May 10.

Social network user livejournal.com altyn73 has prepared an overview of the Victory Day parades in the regions held on May 9, 2021..

A military parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. For the first time in history, the parade was attended by members of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.

Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov in an interview with RT commented on the US military maneuvers in Estonia. On the night of May 8, the United States landed more than 700 troops, military equipment and equipment in Estonia as part of the Swift Response exercise.

The Bulgarian Defense Ministry reported that the military units passing through the transit will be escorted by the military police

More than 400 high-readiness NATO Joint Forces personnel, along with the necessary combat and support equipment, will be deployed from Turkey and Albania to Romania via Bulgaria during Monday and Tuesday to participate in the Steadfast Defender - 21 exercise.

The current French military in an open letter supported the appeal of 20 retired generals to French President Emmanuel Macron, who declared the "disintegration" of the country." The corresponding letter was published on May 9 in the edition of Valeurs actuelles.

The Council of the European Union (EU) has instructed the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, to submit a draft of the EU's first military concept, the Strategic Compass, by November 2021 for further discussion. This was announced on May 10 by the press service of the EU Council.

The Council of the European Union reaffirmed its determination to move forward with the establishment of its own security and defence system.

Social media users from all over the world did not ignore the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Especially in social networks, the air part of the parade, in particular the Su-57 fighter, was discussed.

Bill Nelson also said that all space powers should minimize the risks to people and property on Earth from re-entry of space objects and ensure the transparency of these operations.

The Chinese government has paid close attention to the situation with the fall of debris from the spent stage of China's largest rocket, the Changzheng 5B, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

At the Victory parade in Nizhny Novgorod, the latest artillery systems developed by the local Central Research Institute "Burevestnik"were presented. This is their first public demonstration - the artillery installations have not yet been adopted and are being tested. A video of the parade rehearsal appeared online.

The well-known Belgian company-developer and manufacturer of small arms FN Herstal has introduced a new "ultralight" manual machine gun FN EVOLYS with belt power, offered in versions for NATO cartridges of 5.56 x 45 mm and 7.62 x 51 mm.

American police officers complain about the lack of ammunition. Due to the shortage, law enforcement officers have to massively cancel shooting classes, the Izvestia TV channel reports. It is noted that ammunition for the future is bought by ordinary citizens, while their needs are only growing.

The arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces received 19 new samples of electronic warfare (EW) equipment, including aviation. On Sunday, May 9, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The US authorities have declared a regional emergency in connection with the suspension of the work of the largest operator of the United States, Colonial Pipeline, engaged in the transportation of fuel through the pipeline.

The crews of more than 60 ships and support vessels of the Russian Navy (Navy) perform combat training tasks in long-distance ocean voyages, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The flagship of the Ukrainian Marine Guard " Grigory Kuropyatnikov "and the US Coast Guard ship" Hamilton " conducted joint exercises at sea for two days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported on Monday.

The Taliban movement (banned in Russia) announced that it will stop fighting in Afghanistan for three days in connection with the Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) holiday, celebrated in honor of the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Western media reported.

Israeli Army tanks responded to the launching of explosive balloons and rocket launches on Israeli territory by striking Hamas targets, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday in a tweet.