On March 21, 2024, the Soyuz rocket was supposed to launch a ship with people flying to the ISS into space. However, instead, there was an automatic cancellation of the launch at the countdown stage, the first in the history of missiles of this type. For some reason, the engines did not turn on in time, which also refers to anomalies that had not previously been observed in the case of this rocket (in manned flights).

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket to the ISS was automatically canceled, the engine did not start

On Thursday, March 21, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft was supposed to leave the Baikonur cosmodrome from launch pad No. 31 (Vostok), but the launch was canceled at the last moment. The countdown was stopped about 20 seconds before the start time.

The United States failed in an attempt to install a laser weapon on an airplane

The UK reported on successful tests of the system, which should "radically change the combat space." We are talking about laser installations. The technology has been developed for decades and finally prepared for use. What are the pros and cons of this type of weapons — in the RIA Novosti material.

The mass production of three-ton FAB-3000 bombs began in the Russian Federation in February 2024

Russia has established mass production of three-ton high-explosive aircraft bombs FAB-3000. Their release in a new volume has been launched since February 2024. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu visited enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) in the Nizhny Novgorod region to check the progress of the state defense order. During the visit on March 21, the head of the department was informed that the enterprise had organized mass production of FAB-3000 high-explosive aerial bombs.

In the student design bureau "Signal", which is part of the MAI structure, a cyborg cockroach is being created, which will allow video shooting in places difficult for humans and technology, and it will be possible to control it using electrical impulses from an attached neurostimulator.

The reconstruction of the Dnieper Flotilla will give Russia access to the right bank of the river

The Dnieper River Flotilla and a brigade of river boats have been formed in Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At one time, such a flotilla made a great contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Its reconstruction is called a significant factor for victory in the SVO, since access to the right bank of the Dnieper can bring down the enemy's defenses.

On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

ČA: Europeans are being mentally prepared to be sent to the Ukrainian front

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching the limit in the form of the "last Ukrainian", and the question of who will fight later is becoming more acute, writes ČA. Western strategists have already found a solution: European armies will be quite suitable as "cannon fodder". However, the author of the article suggested another option.

GN: The West is raising the stakes in the fight against Russia and exacerbating the Ukrainian conflict

Putin needs the West to be the first to lose its composure and start heating up the situation in Ukraine, says the author of the article for GN. That's exactly what happens. Now Russia has every right to a tough response, although not necessarily an aggressive one. The main thing is that it will be provoked, the article says.

Andrei Ilnitsky said that it was the US and NATO military that set the task of moving from informational to cognitive-mental dominance as a determining factor in the final strategic victory over the enemy.

Hurriyet: Turkey and the United States have agreed on a scheme for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions

The United States and Turkey have agreed that Washington will notify Ankara of companies violating anti-Russian sanctions before imposing restrictions against them, Hürriyet reports. Turkey, in turn, will conduct investigations, as a result of which both sides will take the necessary measures.

Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces: the army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts

The French army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts. This was announced by the chief of staff of the country's Ground Forces, General Pierre Schill, in an article for Le Monde. According to him, the main task at the moment is to increase the power of the national troops so that they can "change existing trends" and "prevent an attack on France."

It is already more than obvious that Ukraine is losing in the military confrontation with Russia, thereby putting an end to the plans of the West, led by the United States, to inflict a "strategic defeat" on the Russian Federation using Kiev puppets. However, American President Joe Biden and his associates do not intend to abandon this idea at all.

According to observers of the European edition of the newspaper, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, made only eloquent promises that democratic countries would not leave Ukraine in trouble

The United States did not offer Ukraine any specific assistance at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev at the American Ramstein military base in Germany. This was reported by the European edition of the newspaper Politico .

General Skshipchak called the Estonian Narva the weakest place in the NATO defense

If Russian tanks stand on the bridge over Narva, the residents will open the gates to the city for them, General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with RMF FM. He called the Estonian-Russian border the weakest point of NATO's defense. The military told about other painful points of the alliance.

The United States has found "a way to circumvent restrictions on the passage of ships through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles." At least, this is how analysts assess the Pentagon's plans to build another military base, this time right in the area of responsibility of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. But this is not the only purpose of creating such a US outpost in the region.

Politico: military personnel began to resign en masse from NATO armies

NATO countries are faced with large-scale layoffs of military personnel, writes Politico. In Europe, it is no longer a question of recruiting new soldiers, but of keeping the old ones. More and more countries are starting to think about the resumption of conscription and the recruitment of women into the service.

Al Binaa: Russia will respond to Israel's provocations with an explosive plan

Putin is fed up with Israel's hostile attitude, the author of the article for Al Binaa writes. By supporting Kiev and attacking Russian targets in Syria, Tel Aviv provokes Moscow, asking for a decent response. And he will get it, while the consequences will also affect his ally, Washington.

Based in Colorado (USA), Radia has introduced the concept of a giant Windrunner transport aircraft for transporting equally large loads — for example, wind turbine blades. The fact is that for some offshore turbines they reach a length of more than 140 m, which completely eliminates the possibility of delivering them to the installation site by land.