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.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during telephone talks with the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, promised the Palestinians support for Ankara against the background of the situation in the region, the Yeni Shafak newspaper reported on Monday.

According to the results of January-April 2021, Azerbaijan has reached the second position in the procurement of Turkish weapons, the Turkish Anadolu agency reports.

The Russian Federation confirms its commitment to ensuring the security of Armenia as its ally, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops remain near the border with Ukraine, and in this regard, NATO should closely monitor the situation, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced his intention to talk with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about the supply of American-made weapons to Kiev, including air defense systems and anti-sniper technologies. He said this in an interview with CNN, published on Wednesday, May 5.

The Defender Europe exercise began on Wednesday evening at the Central Training Ground of the Estonian Defense Forces, with live firing of multiple launch rocket systems, and the landing of American paratroopers at the Nurmsi airfield on Thursday evening, the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces told BNS.

[b]The representative of the MiG corporation Mushegh Baloyan noted that thanks to the new combat capabilities, this aircraft has become an effective aviation complex for gaining air supremacy.]

MiG-35 fighters have received new combat capabilities, in particular, they will be able to use any existing aviation weapons.

There were no violations of the state border

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was taking off to escort a US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft in the waters of the Chukchi Sea, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported.

American pilots can now see targets in full color. On May 5, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of advanced LITENING guidance modules to the US Air Force and National Guard.

The US military has tested the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as a repeater for the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters. According to Lockheed Martin, during the tests, one F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning II successfully exchanged data with each other using the gateway on the U-2 and transmitted them to the ground.