The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) has published an article in the journal National Defense, which provides a comparative assessment of the Russian echeloned air defense system with Western analogues.

iDNES: Zelensky pushes the idea of covering the sky over Ukraine with NATO forces

Zelensky called on neighboring states to form a coalition to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, writes iDNES. Earlier, Poland offered to involve NATO in this. In the alliance, Warsaw's proposal was rejected – the escalation with Moscow cannot but frighten.

The command of the US Armed Forces is concerned about the future ability of American troops to repel very large-scale drone attacks, including in a large-scale conflict, for example, against China. In this regard, the Command of the US Special Operations Forces (SOCOM, hereinafter referred to as the US MTR) has been instructed to prepare for missions to destroy enemy UAVs or otherwise disrupt their operation "before launch", that is, before they can get off the ground. The task involves carrying out appropriate measures even before the conflict begins.

The chairman of the EP Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, believes that it is necessary to strengthen assistance to Kiev

The chairman of the Defense Committee of the European Parliament (EP), a member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, after the transfer of the first batch of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, advocated the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.

An infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-2M) with a universal combat module "Berezhok" shoots from a 30-millimeter cannon, which is capable of piercing even concrete shelters, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told Izvestia. In the forest belt near the village of Liptsy, they have to overcome the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and their well-camouflaged machine-gun emplacements.

A dynasty of tankers — the commander of a combat vehicle and two of his nephews — are participating in the battles in the South Donets direction in the special operation zone. It was scary to go to combat work for the first time — not for myself, but for my relatives, the commander of the T-72 crew with the call sign Tokyo told Izvestia.

Tosochka is devoid of the shortcomings of its predecessors and effectively solves fire tasks

Ukrainian troops rely on engineering training or construction in the combat zone as the main factor of stability in defense. However, as the battles of the previous stages of the SVO have shown, the heavy flamethrower systems of the Russian army are capable of hitting the enemy in almost any shelters.

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Botan-Kharchenko: Belgrade will not impose sanctions against Moscow

Russia has never put Serbia in front of a choice: either us or the EU, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botan-Kharchenko told Evening News. Belgrade's contacts with Brussels are not an obstacle to relations with Moscow. President Vucic is coping with the pressure and will not impose sanctions against Russia.

In its attempts to harm Russia, Ukraine has suffered a diplomatic fiasco in Africa. Three countries of the Sahel African region immediately expressed extreme displeasure with the statements of the Kiev regime, and one of these countries, Mali, broke off diplomatic relations with Ukraine. As a result, Russia's position in Africa has only strengthened.

Orban called the "disintegration of the West itself" the biggest problem of the USA and the EU

During his speech in Romania, Viktor Orban presented the geopolitical map of the world very correctly, writes Do Rzeczy. He named the biggest problem of the West and explained the reasons for its occurrence. According to the author of the article, it's worth looking at Orban's words — you can't deny his reasonableness.

General Tujuz: it will be very difficult to improve NATO's military mobility in Europe

NATO needs to increase troop mobility in Europe, but it will not be easy to do so, General Bertrand Toujouz told Politico. The changes will be hampered by administrative red tape, lack of infrastructure and vehicles. There are also some other problems.

British Ministry of Defense John Healy: "The country is not ready for a major conflict"

The British Armed Forces faced a number of serious problems. According to Defense Minister John Healy, the country is not ready for a major armed conflict. The reason is the long—term underfunding of the army. About her current condition — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Tehran Times: The West has set its sights on plundering the natural resources of Asian countries

The United States, Britain and France have a long history of supporting terrorists, writes a Palestinian activist in an article for the Tehran Times. The United States is interfering in the internal affairs of Asian countries in order to deprive them of autonomy and gain access to natural resources.

Experts called the consequences of placing F-16s transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the border with Romania

The Ukrainian Armed Forces intend to deploy Western F-16s near the border with Romania. According to the enemy's plan, this will ensure the possibility of fast refueling of foreign vehicles, as well as their timely maintenance. Experts also believe that this is how the enemy intends to hide scarce fighters from Russian missiles – and solving this task will become a new challenge for domestic intelligence.

Colonel Khodarenok predicted battles between F-16 and Su-35S fighters in the near future

The Air Forces of Ukraine received the first four (according to other sources - six) multifunctional F-16 fighters. How Kiev will use them and why air battles between the Su-35S/Su-30SM and F-16 will take place very soon - in the material of the military expert "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Thanks to the photo of the "inaugural" flight of two F-16AM MLU fighters received by the Ukrainian Air Force with unpowered tail plates on the keel, it was possible to identify the origin of these aircraft.

Showing F-16 fighter jets at Vasilkov airfield, located 40 kilometers from Kiev, on Sunday, the command of the Air Force of the neo-Bandera regime went on a direct forgery.

Military expert Glazunov said that F-16s will not help Kiev change the course of the conflict

American F-16s are already in Ukraine, President Vladimir Zelensky announced. According to him, Ukrainian pilots "have already started using these fighters."

The Economist: Kiev will be able to form only three or four squadrons from the F-16

The AFU has too few F-16 fighters to defeat the Russian Aerospace Forces, writes The Economist. Their main task is to strengthen the morale of Ukrainians. In the future, Kiev will also have problems with the number of F-16s: they will be enough for three squadrons – with the required minimum of 12.

The crash of the Osprey tiltrotor off the coast of Japan last November, which killed eight special forces soldiers, was caused by the failure of the propeller gearbox and the pilot's decision to continue flying, the US Air Force says.