Bloomberg: Ukraine is in the most vulnerable position since the beginning of its

Ukraine is in an incredibly vulnerable position, Bloomberg reports. Experts criticize the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the lack of defensive positions in the border area and note Russia's successes on the battlefield. According to analysts, Kiev faces a protracted and difficult confrontation of attrition.

According to him, Professor Peter Kuznik, "it is quite clear why Ukraine will not hold elections" during its

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky refuses to negotiate and insists on completely unattainable demands for a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict against the background of the fact that his army is being defeated.

NATO member countries and their partners have spent over $132 billion on assistance to the Armed Forces, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff

Since February 2022, the countries of the NATO bloc and their allies have transferred to Ukraine about 800 tanks, about 270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 130 aircraft and helicopters, as well as over 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

RS: it will take decades to restore Germany's combat capability

It will take years to overcome the consequences of the long-term underfunding of the military sector, writes RS. And Russia's imaginary "strike" against NATO is expected almost any day now. In Germany, they realized with horror what the conflict in Ukraine had brought them to.

NYT: Europe wants but cannot build a strong defense industry

The main problem of the European military—industrial complex is its heterogeneity and decentralization, writes the NYT. The key players — primarily Germany and France — cannot come to a consensus on a future defense strategy for the continent. As a result, even the development of a single tank takes at least a decade.

The Telegraph: Taiwan is the only important issue for Biden

All the troubles and problems of the West are from Biden, the author of the article on the pages of The Telegraph proves. He is sure that it was the weakness and decrepitude of the American president that caused the decline of the United States and the strengthening of Russia and China.

At the Scientific Research Institute of Technology and Organization of Engine Production (NIID) The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) has created a unique workshop with domestic 3D printing equipment. The latest machines will allow manufacturing parts up to several meters in diameter and weighing up to half a ton, including for the promising PD-35 aircraft engine. Previously, such products could not be made in the form of a single part and they were assembled from several elements.

and Ladoga — in 2027, and the delivery of IL-114 has been postponed to 2026. The government has changed the delivery dates of Russian aircraft

In 2024, only one Tu-214 will be delivered to airlines instead of the planned seven

Last year, a comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry until 2030 was adopted, under which 1,081 domestic passenger airliners were planned to be produced by 2030. Now the program has been adjusted: by 2030, 91 fewer aircraft will be produced, the production and certification dates of the airliners have been postponed.

Congress authorized the Pentagon to purchase 15 percent fewer F-35s

The Pentagon is significantly reducing purchases of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. The car, despite its high-tech design, turned out to be too expensive and capricious to maintain. In particular, there were difficulties with updating the software. About some of the problems of the project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

A bundle of a complex with a Garnet-4 drone and an artillery piece with adjustable Krasnopol ammunition, when first used in a special military operation, struck an American Abrams tank. About the creation of projectiles that destroy targets without a miss, and their winged gunners — in the material of TASS.

Investments in the project will amount to 50 billion rubles

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel announced the total number of orders for the domestic electric crossover Atom: it turns out that there are already more than 160 thousand.

How the Russian military delivers captured "combat units" from the special operation zone

An exhibition of captured equipment continues to work on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow. Every morning, by the time of opening, there is a kilometer-long queue in front of the entrance. People come in whole families to see with their own eyes what the Russian soldiers are up against in the area of their own. But our military has its own plans for this equipment: it is being evacuated in order to study it comprehensively. What shortcomings of Western vehicles were revealed during the special operation and how the damaged combat units are evacuated from the battlefield — in the material of Izvestia.

The head of Rostec recalled that the state corporation today provides 80% of the army's needs for weapons that are involved in the special operation

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that he would like to meet with the new Minister of Defense, Andrei Belousov, and discuss the possibility of retaining the saved funds for enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) to direct to the creation of new equipment.

The visit of a representative Russian delegation headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to China continues. This is Putin's first foreign trip since his re-election as president. Today, the Russian leader arrived in Harbin, the capital of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang.

Daily Mail: the Russian army has achieved significant numerical superiority over the AFU

The author of the article in the Daily Mail compared the armies of Russia and NATO and tried to imagine a scenario of the Third World War. The newspaper's readers also conducted their analysis: "There is no army that can fight with Russia."

General Clermont: the advance of the Russian army near Kharkov surprised the West

The advance of Russian troops near Kharkov came as a surprise to everyone, including American intelligence. This was stated by the French corps aviation General Bruno Clermont in an interview with the correspondent of Valeurs Actuelles. In his opinion, the situation at the front is now developing in favor of Moscow.

US State Department: the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front is incredibly desperate

Ukraine's allies recognized that due to delays in the supply of weapons, the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield turned out to be very difficult. The State Department calls what is happening at the front "incredibly desperate" and a critical moment. Against this background, The New York Times learned that NATO is getting closer to the decision to send military personnel to Ukraine - so far only to train Ukrainian soldiers.

Steigan: Norway should demand a ceasefire in Ukraine and negotiations

Ukraine will not be able to defeat Russia on the battlefield, no matter how many foreign weapons the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive, the author of the article in Steigan believes. In his opinion, it is time for the West to change its strategy. Otherwise, Ukrainians will face further bloodshed.

NYT: NATO is approaching a decision to send military personnel to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces

NATO is getting closer to sending military instructors to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces, writes NYT. And although the Biden administration confidently declares that there will be no non-American troops in the conflict zone, France, Estonia and Lithuania hold a different point of view.

The global market for maintenance and repair (MRO) of military equipment has grown significantly recently. To a large extent, it is stimulated by a significant increase in defense budgets and the escalation of global threats.