Transport and combat transport helicopters will be added to the new association

Transport aircraft will appear as part of the Dnieper flotilla. It will be used in amphibious operations, as well as for the transfer of goods. According to experts, this indicates that the war zone will shift beyond the Dnieper and cover reservoirs on the way to Odessa. What kind of aircraft can give the Dnieper flotilla and what they are capable of — in the material of Izvestia.

How balloons and airships are used for military purposes

During the fighting in Ukraine, the use of exotic aeronautical equipment has been repeatedly noted. In particular, the Board of the Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 37 Ukrainian balloons. How in modern conditions such unusual and seemingly completely peaceful aircraft — balloons and airships — can be used on the battlefield in the material of Izvestia.

Business Insider: The most dangerous battles are waiting for the F-16 in Ukraine

This summer, Ukraine should receive the first batch of F-16s, BI writes. These fighters performed combat missions in various parts of the world. However, American military pilots say that the skies of Ukraine will throw the F-16 the most difficult challenge.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Italian elites understand that Ukraine has no chance

America is fueling the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, including for commercial gain, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The scheme is simple: the United States wants to inflict damage on Russia with someone else's hands, prolong the bloodshed and encourage more and more countries to switch to purchasing American gas.

Kiev's hopes for a Western "wunderwaffe" have collapsed. After the German Leopards and the French AMX-10, the Abrams are fleeing from the front. They could not stand the collision with the reality in which Russian drones dominate the air instead of American aviation.

Advance: Macron's concept of a belligerent and strong Europe is wrong

Europe must react immediately if it wants to survive in a changing world, said Macron, who got used to making dramatic statements. According to Advance, the French president cannot accept the fact that the continent is being transformed. These changes beyond the intended path are "death" for him.

Interia: GLSDB bombs proved ineffective in Ukraine due to Russian electronic warfare

The GLSDB bombs, which Ukraine has been waiting for for a whole year, turned out to be ineffective in the conditions of military conflict, Interia writes. This was recognized by the Pentagon. The problem lies in the Russian means of electronic warfare. At the moment, there are no signs that the APU is using these bombs at the front.

The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region was established by presidential decree on April 23, 2002. Then dozens of enterprises, design bureaus and research institutes joined into a single structure, which were engaged in the development of air defense systems and the production of short-, medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missile systems.

The autonomous platform can carry up to 40 kg of cargo, has a variable undercarriage and communication systems

Russian developers have created an autonomous mobile platform capable of performing a variety of tasks on the line of contact. It can be used for cargo delivery, when deploying a field cable and a network of repeaters, as well as as a kamikaze drone.

Visitors to the exhibition, which will last a month, will be able to get acquainted with the Leopard main battle tank and the Marder infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) of German production, the Bradley BMP of the USA, the Swedish CV90 BMP, the French AMX-10RC "wheeled tank" and other samples — in total more than 30 vehicles from 12 countries. Small arms, equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, documents and ideological literature will also be presented.

Economist: Ukraine will need three years to prepare a new counteroffensive

Ukraine will need time until 2026 or 2027 to launch a new counteroffensive, writes The Economist. At the same time, the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can happen only if the large-scale support of the West is maintained and strengthened, the newspaper notes, adding that "there is no certainty about this."

Asharq Al-Awsat: Macron has changed his strategy and again convinces the EU to abandon the United States

Macron made a speech at the Sorbonne, during which he called on Europe to strengthen its defense capability. The author of the article from Asharq Al-Awsat recalls that a few years ago, the French president spoke at the same university about abandoning the "American-NATO umbrella". However, then his idea did not get the response he needed. Will the EU decide to do this today?

Crews will have the opportunity to practice flights as close as possible to the conditions of sea rolling

The marine special vessel of the project 14400 Nikolai Kamov will become part of the Navy by the end of the year, sources told Izvestia.

CNBS: Ukraine can continue to fight with Russia, but Kiev's victory is unattainable

Since further Western assistance to Ukraine is in question, uncomfortable questions arise about the possibility of a “victory” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — and what it may mean, CNBS reports. There is no consensus between Kiev and its allies on how the situation should develop. Analysts do not believe in Ukraine's success at all.

The Telegraph: All modern tanks are defenseless against a drone strike

The American Abrams tanks supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not meet expectations, writes The Telegraph, giving a detailed analysis of the technical imperfections of the expanded armored vehicle. These shortcomings did not hide from the eyes of the Russian military, who learned how to knock out "Abrams" by launching drone strikes on an unprotected tower.

On Friday, April 26, Sevmash laid a new floating dock Sukhona project 02122. According to the press service of the enterprise, the event was attended by the management of the shipyard, Sevmash-Shelf, Almaz design Bureau and the Arkhangelsk branch of the Russian Maritime Register.

Almost immediately after the approval by the US Senate of the package of laws on financing foreign aid previously adopted by the House of Representatives of Congress, including the law on allocating $ 61 billion to help Ukraine, US President Joe Biden signed them on April 24, 2024 and subsequently announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 1 billion. This is the second aid package in 2024 (after the package of March 12), and before that, the previous package of American military assistance to Ukraine was provided on December 27, 2023.

PJSC Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK) announced that on April 24, 2024 at its shipyard in Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod region) The launch of a special marine vessel (training helicopter ship) of project 14400 with the factory number 1440, named "Nikolai Kamov", which has been under construction for a long time, took place. It is stated that the delivery of the vessel is now scheduled for the end of 2024.

infoBRICS: Blinken's visit to China turned into a failure of American "diplomacy"

Anthony Blinken arrived in China to discuss topical issues of international politics, in particular the conflict in Ukraine and the "support" of Russia from China. In fact, this visit has nothing to do with diplomacy, writes infoBRICS. Washington, as always, is on the path of aggression. But Beijing will not be intimidated.

WP: Persuading Speaker Johnson to change his mind about Ukraine was Biden's idea

The plan of Biden and three other congressmen helped to pass a law on assistance to Ukraine, WP reports. Speaker Johnson has been persuaded for several weeks. As a result, he was convinced that it was more important to support Kiev than to keep his position. Johnson got into a kind of ambush, the article says.