Some details of the interception of the American strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 over the South China Sea have become known. The interception was carried out by a Chinese Air Force fighter. It is reported that this fighter was the J-16 (a further modification of the J-11, built on the basis of the Su-27).

Successful flight tests of a cargo aircraft of its own design have been conducted in Iran. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier General Mohammadreza Ashtiani, IRNA news agency reports.

As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation on May 30, 2023, the new heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, manufactured in the branch of PJSC IL - Aviastar (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), was transferred to the customer - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The UK has opened a criminal case under the article "Terrorism", the Kremlin calls the Kiev regime the organizer

The UAV attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region were the Kiev regime's "response" to Russia's successful strikes on decision-making facilities, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

In the confrontation with China, the United States relies on regional states, which one after another involve in the sphere of their military and political interests. To strengthen its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, Washington is trying to win over countries that, for one reason or another, often historically, have certain tensions in relations with China. We are talking, first of all, about Japan and South Korea, which are already actually under the military protectorate of the United States.

"Not elite anymore?" — the American command is increasingly asking this question, talking about the Marine Corps. The Pentagon is trying to reform this type of troops, but is facing fierce criticism from its own officers. About the causes of discontent — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Federalist: Americans do not go to military service because of indoctrination

Americans have nothing to be proud of, because the United States is a "systematically racist country." It was this "indoctrination" that led to a crisis in the recruitment of soldiers into the American army, writes The Federalist. People simply do not understand why they suffer in the service and why they die in "eternal wars".

Advance: the US officially condemned the escalation in Kosovo, but this does not mean that they do not want it

Kosovo is considered in the world as part of the conflict between East and West, and Belgrade is viewed as an ally of Moscow, writes Advance. The escalation in the region is taking place at a tense moment for the Serbs. And it can both distract attention from the internal turmoil in Serbia, and intensify this turmoil.

GT: the failure in Ukraine forced the US to switch to starting a war in Serbia

Conflict on Ukraine has become a failure for the United States and has not brought the desired results — neither the weakening of Russia, nor the strengthening of positions in the EU. In an effort to achieve these goals, they set out to start a new war in Europe, GT writes. Aggravation in Kosovo has given America the opportunity to do so.

Spiegel: During clashes in Kosovo with NATO forces, Serbs drew the letter Z on their jeeps

Clashes between Serbs and NATO peacekeepers are gaining momentum, Spiegel reports. Several dozen soldiers were injured, and the Serbs drew the letter Z on their cars. The Serbian President drew a parallel with the conflict in Ukraine and said that the head of Kosovo dreams of becoming the second Zelensky.

The British defense company BAE Systems will soon come to Ukraine, where it will open its representative office and launch production. This is reported by the office of the President of Ukraine.

On May 26, the command of the Finnish Armed Forces announced the intention of the country's authorities to provide additional military assistance to Ukraine.

Macron: Putin awakened NATO with a powerful electric shock discharge

French President Emmanuel Macron made a speech in Bratislava on topical security issues, Le Point reports. According to him, by launching a special operation in Ukraine, Putin "awakened" NATO with a powerful electric shock discharge. Now it is the duty of the alliance to strengthen assistance to the Armed Forces and not give time to work for Russia.

At the same time, Berlin stated that they were supplying weapons to Kiev in order to "defend Ukrainian territory"

The Government of Germany considers legitimate from the point of view of international law the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on objects on the territory of Russia with Ukrainian-made weapons. This statement was made on Wednesday at a briefing by the official representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Steffen Hebestreit.

Geopolitika.news: NATO gives weapons, but does not rush directly to Ukraine

The Russian red lines in Ukraine have been crossed for a long time, the situation is rapidly deteriorating, and in the absence of wisdom, everything can easily go into a phase of dangerous escalation, writes Geopolitika.news. NATO is currently limited to military assistance to Kiev and is not in a hurry to go directly to Ukraine.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa believes that the safety of the Zaporozhye NPP will remain under threat until Ukraine is forced to comply with the rules laid down in nuclear energy

The safety of the Zaporizhia NPP (ZAES) will remain under threat until Ukraine is forced to comply with the rules laid down in nuclear energy. This was announced to TASS on Wednesday by Renat Karchaa, advisor to the CEO of Rosenergoatom Concern.

US Senator Lindsey Graham again announced the imminent powerful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after his trip to Kiev. This is reported by the American edition of Politico.

According to John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, Kiev assured Washington that it would not use American weapons for strikes inside Russia.

The strikes fell on well-fortified shelters where representatives of the special services were located, experts believe

The armed forces of the Russian Federation hit military infrastructure facilities, including "the headquarters of the military intelligence of Ukraine, which was hit two or three days ago," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 30.

Sohu: Putin's response to the West's tit-for-tat provocations alarmed NATO countries

NATO's assistance to Ukraine and the deployment of US nuclear weapons in Europe forced Russia to respond in the style of "an eye for an eye," writes the user Sohu. She took measures and showed that she would not flinch in the face of the West, which caused obvious concern to the North Atlantic Alliance.