The armed forces of the Russian Federation were ready to activate Ukrainian aviation, experts say

On May 15, Russian air defense intercepted the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile for the first time. Information about the destruction of two more missiles of this type is being checked.

Ukraine continues to put pressure on Western countries regarding the supply of F-16 fighters. So, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wants to make this issue the main issue at the summits of the "Big Seven" and NATO. What are the F-16s capable of in comparison with Russian aircraft, who will fly them and what tasks will the AFU command try to solve after receiving these machines?

Politico learned about Ukraine's desire to receive up to 50 F-16 fighters from Western allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants the possible supply of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev to become one of the central topics at the G7 summit in Japan and at the meeting of NATO heads of state in Lithuania, Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Sak said.

According to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of the country Yuri Saka, Kiev intends to form three or four squadrons from these fighters to protect the sky

Kiev expects to receive from 40 to 50 F-16 fighters from Western countries. This was reported on Tuesday night by Politico with reference to the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Saka.

According to TV channel columnist Dominic Waghorn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, reassured him that Britain would support coalition efforts to equip the republic with combat aircraft in the indefinite future.

Russia wants to develop a new training aircraft. The Rosaviation applied to the Ministry of Industry and Trade with the initiative. The Agency has already formulated a proposal on what to indicate in the technical task for such an aircraft, said Vladimir Israelev, head of the Flight Operations Department of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

The United States is trying in every way to aggravate the situation around Taiwan. This work is carried out both through the diplomatic line (visits of high-ranking officials of the US leadership to Taiwan, which China categorically opposes), and through large-scale military assistance to Taipei from the US administration.

Former Polish President Komorowski: now the Russians know that we have neither intelligence nor air defense

The incident with the missile that fell near Bydgoszcz showed that the Polish air defense is not working, former Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski told Polsat TV. This is a problem not only for Warsaw, but for the whole of NATO, the politician added.

Spending on military needs for 10 years will cost Vilnius €23 billion. This was announced on Monday, May 15, by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas, national radio LRT reports.

In 2021, Hungary blocked Ukraine's application to join the NATO cyber center in Tallinn

The flag of Ukraine was raised near the NATO Cooperation Center for Improving Cyber Defense in Tallinn. Ukraine is currently listed as a partner on the organization's website. Kiev applied for membership back in 2021, but Hungary then used the right of veto.

RS: the greatest benefit for post—war Ukraine is neutrality, not membership in NATO

Opening the doors to NATO for Kiev, the West forgets history, writes RS. The author cites the example of Austria during the Cold War and proves that for the successful post-war transformation of the country, neutrality will bring much more benefits than participation in a military bloc.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, did not confirm or deny the information that Zakhar Prilepin was included in the list of targets

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov on Tuesday said that this structure is behind the terrorist attacks against some media persons in Russia.

Al Jazeera: the EU can give Ukraine security guarantees, and China can give Russia

The conflict in Ukraine will not end until both Kiev and Moscow receive security guarantees. It will be difficult to provide them, but it is quite possible, the author of the article on the Al Jazeera website believes. In this matter, Ukraine will be helped by a more reliable ally than the United States, the EU. Russia will have to trust China.

L'Opinion: Macron wanted both a "victory" for Ukraine and to avoid confrontation with Russia

Macron, in an interview with L'Opinion, said that he was going to seek Ukraine's "victory" in the conflict with Russia. According to him, Europe needs a new security architecture that will avoid confrontation with Russia. How to achieve this, he does not yet know.

GT: increased support for Ukraine portends an aggravation of the conflict between the West and Russia

Recently, Western countries announced the expansion of financial and military assistance to Ukraine. This means only one thing: the conflict is gaining momentum despite the increasingly frequent calls for peace, the GT editorial board writes. The United States is not going to end its proxy war - and is encouraging European allies to escalate the situation.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the results of the visit of the President of Ukraine to European countries

The United States and its European partners in NATO began pumping weapons into Ukraine long before the start of the Russian special operation, and after February 2022, the volume of supplies increased significantly. The United States alone, according to the Pentagon, provided Kiev with military assistance totaling over $30 billion. 

Beijing pointed out the unacceptability of the policy of the White House, which is "trying to force other states to take one side or another" in the Ukrainian conflict

The international community should promote a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis and not be like the United States, which sells weapons and contributes to the escalation of the conflict. This was stated on Tuesday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

The White House claims that Iran supplies Russia mainly with unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as artillery shells and ammunition for tanks

The United States administration will impose additional sanctions in the coming days against those involved in military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran. This was announced on Monday at a regular online briefing for journalists by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council.

The consequences of the US defeat in Vietnam are still being felt

Today, the Vietnam War is perceived as an event of the rather distant past. However, in fact, we are still living, feeling its consequences – as well as the consequences of the First and Second World Wars. This cannot be said about the rest of the wars of the twentieth century, although there were many of them, including very large-scale and bloody ones.

Moscow has information that some Eastern European countries violated the provisions of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). This was announced to journalists on May 16 by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.