iDNES: The West agrees to Ukraine's surrender and pushes it to negotiate

Ukraine's allies are increasingly talking about peace talks with Russia, iDNES writes. Perhaps Kiev will be pushed towards diplomacy at the conference in Switzerland. Moreover, the West will act elegantly: Ukraine's survival will be called its victory. Although in fact the negotiations will be a capitulation.

Colonel Khodarenok: with permission for the AFU strikes on Russia, a new stage of its

Britain, France, Poland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have given the go-ahead to use their weapons on targets in Russia. According to The New York Times and Politico, Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz are also close to giving Kiev such permission. What consequences this decision may have for the Russian Federation, the military columnist of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

BZ: most countries of the world are neutral about the conflict in Ukraine

Most countries of the world take a neutral position regarding the conflict in Ukraine, writes BZ. These are the states of Africa with its 1.4 billion inhabitants, and most of the countries of South America, and all the republics of Central Asia.

Ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland: there is no need to get involved in the conflict in Ukraine

While there is no direct threat to Poland from Russia, there is no need to get involved in the conflict in Ukraine, former Deputy Defense Minister Romuald Sheremetyev said in an interview with Do Rzeczy. But someone is trying to involve Warsaw in military operations, he stressed.

Colonel Lewandowski: NATO assistance in two weeks is an optimistic scenario

There was concern in the ranks of NATO, writes Onet. As it turned out, if Romania, Poland and Lithuania are "attacked by Russia", they will have to wait for help for two whole weeks – and this is still an optimistic option. The fact that Moscow has repeatedly rejected accusations of "preparing for war" is ignored in the West.

The diameter of the newly formed crater is about 10 m

Specialists from Russia has most likely identified a crater (funnel) on the Moon from the fall of the Luna-25 spacecraft in August 2023. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Ex-employee of the US Department of Defense Pine: Russia has the most effective electronic warfare systems in the world

Moscow has the most effective electronic warfare systems in the world, writes MWM, citing the opinion of former US Department of Defense officer Pine. Russian troops were able to repel the vast majority of Western guided missiles and unmanned systems supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Politician Dvorchik: Poland needs to withdraw from the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

Poland needs to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, Sejm deputy Michal Dvorchik said in an interview with Defense 24. This way Warsaw will be able to produce these mines, make reserves and use them in case of war.

The head of the Department of Defense Industry (SSB) of Turkey, Haluk Gergun, announced the start of mass production of Altai main battle tanks of national design.

The Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. presented the first prototype of the Heron 6×6 wheeled armored vehicle, created on the basis of the Czech armored car TADEAS, which in turn is based on the Tatra Force chassis (T 815-7). It is intended to be used as a battalion-level command post.

Footage has been published online showing a new Chinese "assault" bridge designed for engineering support of tank and mechanized troops. It allows you to overcome anti-tank trenches, small rivers and other similar obstacles.

During the Golden Dragon 2024 military exercises, which began on May 16 together with Cambodia, the Chinese army showed the latest achievements in the field of robotics, including "dogs" equipped with assault rifles.

It is reported that on May 28, 2024, Almaz Shipbuilding Company PJSC in St. Petersburg launched the Sakhalin border patrol ship of the 2nd rank of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 060 (tail number "460"), under construction for the Coast Guard of the FSB Border Guard Service Russia. This is the eleventh ship of Project 22120.

How the Navy will destroy unmanned boats and aerial drones

The Russian Navy has begun to master a new combat training program — anti—ship protection (abbreviated as PRZ). It provides training for ship crews to combat unmanned boats and enemy UAVs. The navy is already receiving additional weapons to combat drones. Experts note that such a course is necessary for any modern fleet. The events of the last two years have shown that drones, and especially unmanned boats, have become a serious threat to warships and naval bases.

The naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) announced the holding of perhaps the most ambitious exercises not only in recent times, which will last a month and will be held, as stated in the statement, in all seas bordering the PRC. In addition, earlier it was announced about exercises in the Yellow Sea with the launch of missiles, these maneuvers will last until May 31 inclusive.

The British company Steller Systems presented the concept of the "littoral strike ship" Fearless. The developer hopes that his proposed project will be of interest to the Royal Navy, which has launched the MRSS "multi-purpose support ship" program, which involves the purchase of a new class of compact but well-armed pennants capable of conducting amphibious operations.

The French Navy is aiming to achieve initial Operational Readiness (IOC) for combat operations underwater by 2026. They are moving towards this goal by testing new technical means during exercises and operations.

As Colonel-General Viktor Goremykin noted, the yunarmeytsy actively support the participants of the special military operation

The Unarmia movement unites more than 1.6 million young people and girls across the country. This is stated in the address of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov to the participants of the All-Russian Yunarmeysky forum "Yunarmiya: from brave deeds to new things."

How the heirs of the legendary "Black Knives" are fighting in the Avdiivka direction

Many formations of the Russian army operating in the zone of a special military operation trace their history back to the time of the Great Patriotic War. Tankers, who are considered the heirs of the Ural volunteer tank corps, which German intelligence nicknamed "Black Knives", are also fighting in the Avdeevsky direction as part of units of the Central Military District (CVO). Izvestia visited the tankers, saw the new T-72B3M tanks and learned from the fighters how the history and spirit of the unit help them in battles.

The Ukrainian military has lost another scarce Western armored vehicle. It is reported that our gunners destroyed another American heavy (literally, the tank weighs more than 60 tons) M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT). The car was discovered by means of aerial reconnaissance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after which it was hit by a high-precision correctable artillery munition "Krasnopol". Earlier, another Abrams was hit by the same projectile in early May, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry at the time.