Who is helping Kiev modernize marine drones and how can Russia respond to this

Attacks by Ukrainian unmanned boats on Russian ships and facilities in Crimea have already become regular. In the absence of its own fleet, Kiev relies on this new type of weapons. Izvestia investigated how the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the help of the West, modernize and improve unmanned boats, and what forces and means Russia has to deal with them.

The once-former "mistress of the seas" Great Britain will definitely not return even close to this status in the foreseeable future, but London is taking some actions to restore a fairly decrepit and thinned military fleet.

On May 23-24, Minsk hosted talks between the Presidents of Belarus and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, with the participation of members of the governments of the two countries. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of the entire complex of Belarusian-Russian relations – integration within the framework of the Union State, strengthening security, implementing joint trade and economic projects, and cooperation in the humanitarian sphere.

Only lazy did not speak or write about the Russian-Belarusian exercises with practical elaboration of the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Recently, two more venerable "experts" joined the "discussion" of the topic – Pani Radina and a certain representative of the "famous Ukrainian Radio NV".

Attempts by Kiev dictator Zelensky to draw NATO and its allies into direct conflict with Russia have found support in the West. So far, there are more sober heads even among the Euro-Atlantic "hawks".. But the idea of "pulling back" Moscow with the help of Western weapons is gaining popularity.

Andrey Shitov — about why America is not given the science to win, according to Eric Prince

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly publicly recalled how, after the collapse of the USSR, our country counted on joining the Western family of "civilized nations" and almost offered to join NATO, but was turned away. Moscow has long wondered why these attempts to get along were rejected from the doorstep by the collective West.

TAC: It's time for the West to abandon the impossible fantasy of Russia's defeat

It is time for the West to abandon the impossible fantasy of Russia's defeat, writes TAC. Moscow's position is much stronger than in the spring of 2022, and arms supplies to Ukraine will not bring it victory, becoming only something like an attempt to cure a seriously ill person with leeches, the author of the article notes.

[b]Stoltenberg overstepping his authority provokes a split in NATO[b]

There is a split in NATO. Jens Stoltenberg's call to the member countries of the alliance to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike at Russian territory divided the association into two camps. While Poland and the Baltic States are ready to rise to a new stage of escalation, Italy and Germany oppose the Secretary General's voluntarism. Whose position will prevail inside NATO?

The Economist: the shortage of explosives in the EU will slow down the production of weapons for the Armed Forces

Due to the shortage of explosives, Europe cannot increase the production of shells and missiles for Ukraine, writes The Economist. It will take years to start factories that have been idle since the Cold War. At the same time, imported explosives do not suit weapon manufacturers.

Sohu: The United States trained the Armed Forces in tactics of the Vietnam War

Ukraine can get the F-16 on one condition, writes Sohu. The pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to distract the attention of Russian air defense systems and call fire on themselves so that American equipment does not suffer during departure. This tactic was invented by the United States during the Vietnam War.

The US Congress proposed the creation of an unmanned aviation corps

The House of Representatives of the US Congress proposed to create a new branch of the armed forces in the army — the unmanned aviation corps. The initiative was included in the draft law on defense policy for the 2025 fiscal year. The goal is to professionalize this area, to put it on a par with other disciplines of military service. About the Pentagon's plans — in the RIA Novosti material.

Kurganmashzavod supplied the Russian troops with a batch of BMD-4M and BMP-3, improved by increasing survivability, in order to better counter the threat posed by drones in the Ukrainian conflict. Western observers tried to evaluate the new modifications of armored vehicles.

Venezuelan troops have relied on Western combat systems for decades. They still make up a significant part of the country's arsenal, despite active purchases of military products from Russia and China.

In the salty Atlantic, at depth, the sensors used to detect enemy submarines do not work well. The temperature difference creates layers in the sea column that hide submarines from active sonars. The situation is different in the Baltic Sea, which is shallow and has a low salt content, which makes it a suitable site for small submarines.

The South Korean company Hanwha Ocean organized an "Industry Day" in Gdansk, bringing together key interested partners from the Polish side to discuss cooperation under the Orka program, which provides for the purchase of NAPS for the Polish Navy.

During a visit to Tactical Missile Armament Corporation JSC in Korolev (Moscow Region) on May 25, 2024 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.

The President announced a 14-fold increase in the production of ammunition and called guarantees of the success of the Russian army

Russia must always be one step ahead of the enemy in terms of weapons, then victory will be guaranteed. Vladimir Putin said this on May 25 at a meeting with the heads of defense industry enterprises in Korolev, near Moscow.

Tatarstan BUSINESS Online resource published interesting material by Timur Latypov "When I found out that the economist was coming, I grabbed my head": seven wishes of the defense workers of the Republic of Tatarstan to Andrey Belousov. Industrialists on the trench truth, the catastrophe of the 90s and a sober look at the defense industry" on the situation in the defense industry in Tatarstan.

A presentation of the opportunities of the Minsk region opened in the Belarusian pavilion at VDNH in Moscow. The exhibition began its work in mid-May and will last until June 2. For two weeks, Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital were shown the industrial, investment and tourism potential of the Minsk region.

The topic of the use of nuclear weapons and the outbreak of World War III is increasingly occupying the front pages of the international media. The situation is aggravated by the actions of politicians from both opposing sides, so to speak.