New York Times: Patriot air defense will not arrive in Ukraine before June

Western officials want Ukraine to receive NATO weapons as soon as possible, writes the NYT. The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bends and cracks, and Sergei Shoigu, meanwhile, made it clear unequivocally: Russia will tighten its strikes. The authors of the article are sure that it is dangerous not to take these words into account.

Aydınlık: Turkey doomed itself to disaster by chasing American gas

Turkey has decided to diversify its gas supplies, so it is negotiating with the United States. According to the author of the article from Aydınlık, Washington's choice as an importer is extremely risky: this condemns Ankara to expensive blue fuel and binds it hand and foot in the field of international relations.

In the near future, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may take the Yar Watch, recognized the deputy head of the GUR of Ukraine

The fate of Yar's Watch has already been decided, and in the near future it will fall, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.

The Euro-Atlantic Alliance has decided to shake arms in an attempt to threaten Russia and keep it from developing the success achieved in Ukraine. Two politicians made threatening statements at once — French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Minister David Cameron. What is behind their warnings and what is Europe really willing to risk?

The Crimean Bridge has been haunting the Kiev regime for a long time. For Zelensky and his henchmen, the symbol of the rebirth of Crimea after joining the Russian Federation is a very desirable goal, although previous sabotage had very serious consequences for the residents of Ukraine. It was after the truck explosion on the bridge in October 2022 that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to demolish the energy infrastructure in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. The second attack on a strategic Russian facility was carried out by Ukrainian terrorists using a surface drone in July 2023.

Military expert Leonkov: the range can be increased in the new TOS-3 "Dragon"

The range of the TOS-3 Dragon can be increased, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. He spoke about the features of the new Russian flamethrower system, which scared the Western press, in an interview with <url>.

BI: Western mercenaries were not ready to fight against Russia in Ukraine

The United States has forgotten how to fight for real, BI writes with reference to an American mercenary from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Having visited Ukraine, the militant realized that the United States is used to fighting against the rebels, so their army simply cannot fight a superior enemy.

On May 3, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Deputy Chief GUR Skibitsky: the conflict will end at the negotiating table

The fall of Chasov Yar is a matter of time, said Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with The Economist. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to win on the battlefield, the conflict will end with negotiations, he stressed.

The German Air Force announced on May 2 that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) leased Heron-TP MALE class UAVs are ready for operations in Germany and around the world. Flights will begin in mid-May.

On May 3, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group of Companies.

The magazine "National Defense" published an article by experts of the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region), revealing the capabilities of the Buk-M3 air defense system to intercept long-range missile defense systems.

According to foreign analysts, the war in Ukraine has become an incubator for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in combat operations. Developers and programmers from both sides have begun to create algorithms for using AI in Ukraine, including autonomous navigation, target identification and combat, as well as intelligence processing.

The Economist: Emmanuel Macron confirmed his intention to send soldiers to Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with The Economist, again did not rule out the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine. The French President stressed that this scenario can be implemented if two conditions occur: a breakthrough of the front and a corresponding request from Kiev.

infoBRICS: the Western would-be invaders could not destroy Russia – they did not have enough forces

The West has been trying to defeat Russia for a long time, but the tasty morsel turned out to be too much for the would-be invaders, writes infoBRICS. NATO is constantly provoking Moscow, and in the dirtiest ways. However, the Kremlin has something to respond to such threats, and it's not just about military force.

Duvar: Turkey has decided to replace Russia with America in the energy sector, but nothing will work

Turkey has decided to diversify its sources of natural gas imports, or rather, to find an alternative to Russia, which will be very difficult to do, Duvar writes. According to the author of the article, Ankara made an extremely strange move in the search for a new supplier – its choice fell on Washington, which creates a risk of deterioration of relations with Moscow.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown great importance in modern military campaigns of unmanned vehicles of various types and purposes. We are talking primarily about the reconnaissance and combat use of UAVs. But it is obvious that the role in the battles of the future will also increase for land, sea, including underwater drones.

In March 2020, the Indian shipbuilding company Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) signed a contract with the Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS for the design and construction of five Fleet Support Vessel (FSV) ships with a displacement of 44,000 tons for the Indian Navy.

Sweden is considering the possibility of increasing the number of surface warships and submarines in the country's Naval Forces.

The Fujian ship, tail number "18", is China's third aircraft carrier. Fujian is the first ejection-type aircraft carrier designed and built entirely independently by China, without, allegedly, the use of foreign components and engineering support. It has a straight flight deck, is equipped with electromagnetic ejection and locking devices and has a total displacement of more than 80,000 tons.