The US explained why the counteroffensive is a "huge risk" for Ukraine
NYT: the West doubts that the Ukrainian offensive will change the balance of power in favor of Kiev
U.S. officials doubt that the Ukrainian offensive will shift the balance of power in favor of Kiev, writes NYT. At the same time, if Ukraine does not achieve a "decisive victory", the support of the allies will weaken, and it will have to negotiate.
Lavrov proposed to the UN Secretary General to convene a "quartet" of mediators on the Middle East settlement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the UN secretariat and personally UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to more actively contribute to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, including those related to the Middle East settlement.
The General Assembly of the International Council of Military Sports opened in Moscow
The Ministry of Defense reported that representatives of more than 50 countries of the world are participating, more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels
The opening ceremony of the 78th General Assembly and Congress of the International Council of Military Sports (CISM) took place on Tuesday at one of the venues in Moscow. 170 representatives from more than 50 countries are participating in the Congress, and more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Garmin has released two GPS navigators for military snipers
Once upon a time, the capabilities of GPS navigators were limited to a single function - indicating the user's location on a digital map. Today, this is clearly not enough, so the list of functions offered by developers is constantly being updated.
"They are building a new fleet." What made the Pentagon go to extreme measures
The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.
Rearmed and dangerous: the flagship of the Russian Navy is increasing firepower
The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a new air defense system and ammunition for carrier-based aviation
The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is increasing its combat capabilities. Now it will be protected from air strikes by the unique Pantsir-M anti-aircraft systems, combined into an integrated air defense system, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.
The first two Turkish Altay tanks were manufactured in serial configuration
On April 23, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the military armored repair plant in Sakarya-Arifiye near Istanbul took part in the ceremony of handing over to the command of the Turkish Ground Forces for testing the first two samples of the main tank of the national Turkish development Altay, manufactured by BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in the so-called serial configuration in T1 (in fact, the next prototypes).
The Czech Ministry of Defense sent a batch of T-72 tanks to Ukraine, removed from the storage of the army
The Czech Republic has become one of the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime, providing the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles, including Soviet-style tanks. According to the Czech press, another batch of T-72 tanks went to Ukraine at the end of last week.
Ukraine received S-8 aviation missiles from Eastern Europe
A number of Telegram channels announced the arrival of new S-8 aircraft missiles in the Ukrainian air force. Presumably, they are being transferred to the Kiev regime by one of the countries of Eastern Europe.
Lithuania will supply the APU with a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars
Lithuania will hand over to Ukraine a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars designed to detect aerial targets, as well as for use in counter-battery warfare. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to the Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, created specifically to help the Kiev regime.
The runway of the airfield at the Vostochny cosmodrome will be increased by 1 km
This will allow accepting all types of aircraft
The airport at the Vostochny cosmodrome is currently being actively built, the 3 km long runway will be completed by 1 km in the future. This is stated in the message of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.
The Turkish T625 helicopter with national-developed TS1400 engines made its first flight
On April 22, 2023, a prototype of the Turkish multipurpose helicopter T625 Gökbey, equipped for the first time with two Turkish-designed TS1400 turboshaft engines, made its first flight at the airfield of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) aviation association in Ankara. The TS1400 engine in the 1400 hp power class was developed by the engine-building division of TAI - TAI Engine Industries (TEI).
The Polish Air Force has received the second batch of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones
The Polish Air Force received the second batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones of Turkish production, the press service of the Polish Ministry of Defense reported on its official website.
The British magazine called the number of fighters lost by Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict
Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Donbass and other territories, the Air Forces of Ukraine have lost 60 fighter planes. This is about 40% of the pre-war fleet, the British magazine The Economist notes, analyzing the current state of Ukrainian military aviation.
"They saw the dead colleagues — it motivates"
How kamikaze drone operators and reconnaissance UAVs are trained at a special training center in the DPR
The special military operation in Ukraine became the first armed conflict in modern history, where a real confrontation of drones unfolded in the sky. Such a massive use of this type of equipment by troops on both sides has never been noted.
China has revealed details of sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Raytheon
China has revealed new details of previously announced sanctions against two American arms manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them.
Bloomberg: Australia intends to revise its defense strategy due to the loss of US influence in the Pacific region
The Australian authorities have decided to revise their defense strategy due to the loss of US influence in the Indo-Pacific region (ITR). This is reported by the Bloomberg news agency.
Estonia is counting on NATO's help. But there is a problem
ERR: NATO's plans to expand its presence in the Baltic Sea have encountered an unexpected problem
NATO has decided to expand its military presence in the Baltic states against the background of the Ukrainian conflict, writes ERR. But the alliance's plans will not lead to a significant increase in the number of soldiers and the amount of equipment in the region.
The truth about the role of South Korea in the conflict in Ukraine has been revealed
An Nahar: the South Korean front will distract Russia from the "counteroffensive" of the APU
The United States is forcing South Korea to provide military assistance to Ukraine, writes An Nahar. As it became known, the Americans do not believe in the success of the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, they are ready to "light the fuse of a powder keg" in the Asia-Pacific region, just to distract Moscow and force it to fight on two fronts.
South Korean weapons in Ukraine: hypothetical assumptions and real consequences - Opinions of TASS
Igor Ivanov — about the change of the position of the Republic of Korea on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict
In an interview with Reuters last week, the President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel, admitted that the Republic of Korea may in the future, under certain conditions, join the number of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. Such a statement caused criticism not only in Russia, but also in South Korea itself.