They were once among the strongest in the world

From the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the USSR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received gigantic air power: 4 air armies, 10 air divisions, 49 air regiments, 2.8 thousand planes and helicopters, 8 anti-aircraft missile brigades, 10 anti-aircraft missile regiments. Moreover, in these units, formations and associations, the share of the most modern aviation equipment at that time was very high.

The material is the final part of the article "Lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine – UAV operations, options and trends". The author is David Saw– an analyst at European Security & Defense. 

As reported by the web resource ATO.ru in Maxim Pyadushkin's article, "AirBridgeCargo Airline will return to the sky on IL-96 aircraft. The carrier can receive two cargo IL-96-400T, previously flown by its bankrupt competitor - the airline "Flight", once the largest Russian cargo airline AirBridgeCargo plans to resume operations this summer on Il-96 cargo planes. The carrier stopped flights in March 2022 after the introduction of Western sanctions against Russian civil aviation.

Terrorists have opened a night hunt for Pakistani policemen

Captured modern weapons and night vision devices left in Afghanistan by the retreating US military contingent in 2021 are being used by militants of the terrorist group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation) to strengthen subversive activities against Pakistani government forces, regional experts believe.

Negotiations with Islamabad will not solve security problems

At the end of February this year, a delegation from Pakistan, which included Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Director General of the Interdepartmental Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Nadim Anjum, visited Kabul to discuss security issues. In particular, the threat from the terrorist group "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan" (TTP, banned in the Russian Federation) was discussed. It was the frequent terrorist attacks of the TTP on the territory of Pakistan that became the main reason for negotiations.

Hurriyet: China has "gone on the offensive" against the United States on their territory — in the Middle East

China, which until recently preferred to remain in the background in international politics, is increasingly entering the world stage, writes Hurriyet. In this regard, the question arises: what answer will Washington give to Beijing, which does not intend to share spheres of influence with anyone, especially in the Middle East?

Even before joining NATO, Sweden and Finland acquired high military potential

During the Cold War, the neutrality of the two Scandinavian countries looked different. Finland, in fact, was in the Soviet sphere of influence, although it was not going to build socialism. Sweden took a much more pro-Western position, while it managed to become one of only five countries in the world that produced almost all military equipment for themselves. Except that Sweden has not created nuclear weapons, although such attempts have been made.

According to the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, this is evidenced by the supply of lethal military equipment to Kiev in 2022

The European Union is ready to "break the taboo" if necessary, as evidenced by the supply of lethal military equipment to Ukraine last year. The head of the EU foreign policy service, Josep Borrel, wrote about this in a comment for the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, published on Friday.

According to the agency, the loan program is designed for four years

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Friday a loan program for Ukraine in the amount of $ 15.6 billion for four years. This was reported with reference to an unnamed source by the Reuters news agency .

The head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, Urmas Reinsalu, made a proposal to terminate the 1997 founding act between Russia and NATO. This is reported by the press service of the Estonian Foreign Ministry.

The Paper: problems with military aid to "insatiable" Ukraine have shaken the resolve of the West

Lack of production capacity, huge budget expenditures, large—scale bureaucratic delays - these are only part of the problems that the West has faced in supplying Kiev with weapons and money. Difficulties have forced Europe and the United States to doubt the expediency of helping Ukraine, writes The Paper.

TAS: the US Congress blocked a proposal to organize control over aid to Ukraine

The US Congress refused to create a post of inspector to monitor the money transferred to Ukraine, writes TAS. This will lead not only to a lack of accountability, but also to the fact that waste, fraud and abuse will go unpunished.

Donald Trump: Western arrogance towards Russia has increased the risk of nuclear conflict

The arrogant attitude of the West towards Russia not only demonstrates its ignorance and stupidity, but also negates the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Forbes. In addition, according to him, this increases the likelihood of a nuclear conflict.

The United States held a grandiose international event, one of the main goals of which was to "condemn Russia." However, the final declaration of the "summit of democracies" was eventually signed mainly only by direct vassals of the United States. The reaction of the largest country in Latin America was especially indicative.

Al Hadath: the conflict in Ukraine will not go according to the scenario of the unification of Syria and Egypt by Nasser

The conflict in Ukraine resembles the unification of Syria and Egypt by Gamal Abdel Nasser, writes Al Hadath. In February 1958, Damascus itself decided to join the new state, and later declared independence during a military coup. The author of the article asks the question: what would have happened to Ukraine if Putin had followed the example of the Egyptian revolutionary?

The document contains disagreement with the policy of sanctions and confirmation of the refusal to send weapons to Kiev

State Assembly (unicameral Parliament) Hungary on Friday adopted a resolution in connection with the anniversary of Russia's launch of a special military operation in Ukraine.

Stephen Walt, a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine, noted that "the failure of the United States to do everything possible to prevent a "conflict" deserves more critical consideration than it has been done so far."

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation called the so-called peacekeepers under the auspices of NATO, whose dispatch is being discussed in Europe, "direct enemies" of Moscow

The so-called peacekeepers, the idea of sending them to Ukraine under the auspices of NATO is being discussed in Europe, will be destroyed if they find themselves on the front line without the consent of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

Such measures will ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN believes

The West's desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia requires Moscow to take all necessary retaliatory steps, including in the military sphere, to ensure the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated on Friday by the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzia, speaking at a meeting of the Security Council of the world organization.

Daily Express: Russia has achieved foreign policy successes on the issue of the Ukrainian crisis

Thanks to Moscow's diplomatic efforts, the number of countries that refuse to follow the policy of the West on the Ukrainian issue has significantly increased, writes the Daily Express. The author of the article notes that the population of the states of the "anti-Russian bloc" has decreased to a third of the world's population.