The informational and psychological factor decided the outcome of the Vietnam War

The belligerents have been trying to influence the psychological state of their own troops and the population, as well as the psychological state of the enemy's army and population, since wars have existed. But it was in the twentieth century that the importance of the information and psychological component of war began to grow rapidly - in connection with the development of the mass print press, then radio, then television and, finally, the Internet.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov announced the readiness of the army for a counteroffensive

Ukraine is ready to attack, the troops are waiting for the decision of the command, suitable weather and "God's will," said Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov. According to him, Ukraine has received a large number of armored vehicles and tanks from Western partners. Reznikov pointed out that some of the equipment is still on the way, and the American Abrams will not have time to take part in the offensive operation. The NYT wrote that the offensive is planned for May.

Medvedev, in response to Zelensky's promise to "return Crimea", called for the destruction of the "Kiev regime"

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to return Crimea to Kiev's control. However, he stressed, the success of the enterprise depends on the number of weapons that Western countries will supply. In addition, the politician warned that the military conflict with the Russian Federation could drag on for "years and decades." Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on Zelensky's speech.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland reported that on April 28, 2023, it signed a contract worth 1.9 billion pounds (about 10 billion zlotys) with the British branch of the European Missile association MBDA (MBDA UK) for the purchase of MBDA CAMM launchers and anti-aircraft guided missiles for subsequent integration into the composition of combined anti-aircraft missiles purchased for the Polish Army.-Pilica+ cannon complexes.

The Sun: an investigation has been launched in Britain because of the scheme of the device of a nuclear submarine in the toilet

The British Navy initiated an investigation in connection with the information that documents with the scheme of the device of the newest nuclear submarine HMS Anson were found in one of the pubs of the country, writes The Sun.

On April 27, 2023, the launch ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-608 Mozhaysk (factory number 01618), which is under construction for the Navy of the Russian Federation, took place in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - JSC USC). project 06363. This is the fifth of six Project 06363 submarines being built for the Pacific Fleet. Its delivery to the Russian Navy is scheduled for the end of the year.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems will supply the Armed Forces of the Philippines with 18 new Sabra light tanks on the chassis of the ASCOD-2 tracked BBM by the end of this year.

The Command of the Romanian Land Forces has decided to modernize the fleet of main battle tanks (MBT) T-85M1 Bizonul ("Bison").

It will begin in the middle of the year, Boris Pistorius said

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured that the transfer of an additional 80 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine will begin in the middle of this year. He made the corresponding statement in an interview published on Friday with the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia

The Stormer HVM air defense installation delivered from England by the armed formations of the Kiev regime was seen near the line of contact. A single car was moving on the outskirts of an unidentified settlement. Apparently, the militants, fearing defeat by Russian precision-guided weapons, such as Krasnopol ammunition, are forced to constantly move it.

The Turkish Baykar Group on April 27, 2023, at the TEKNOFEST 2023 aviation and industrial show that opened at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, officially presented a new small-sized (rather even miniature) Bayraktar Kemankeş aviation cruise missile (also called barrage ammunition), designed for use primarily from unmanned aerial vehicles.

The press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation clarified that the equipment has been successfully tested

The first serial complexes of automated artillery control of the airborne forces "Zavet-D", doubling the efficiency of its use, will be delivered to the troops by the end of this year. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation.

It flowed over the surface of the planet in its near-equatorial regions, the press service of the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported

TASS, April 28. For the first time, the Chinese Zhuzhong rover discovered traces in the Martian dunes on the territory of the Utopia Plain that water periodically flowed over the surface of Mars in its near-equatorial regions in the relatively recent geological past. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KAN).

And again, news from Turkey reflecting the rapid growth of the military-industrial potential of this country - on April 28, 2023, the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate (Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığına - SSB) reported that the first prototype of the promising Turkish combat helicopter T929 ATAK-2, created by the Turkish state aircraft manufacturing association Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), made its first flight.

On April 23, Taiwanese and French UAV manufacturers signed an agreement at the Taipei representative office in Paris on cooperation in the field of creating a reconnaissance UAV that can be assembled without using Chinese-made components.

Four tactical fighters of the Israeli Air Force attacked Syria from the Mediterranean Sea, said Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the republic.

"The moment is lost for the baton." The Telegraph readers spoke about the "Chinese threat"

China threatens Western democracy. Therefore, it is time for London to abandon its "softness" towards Beijing and arm itself with a "baton", the author of The Telegraph article believes. Readers, however, ridiculed the journalist's statements: "The moment is lost for the baton, it's time to stock up on plasters."

Ex-commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe spoke about the shortage of skilled workers in the US military-industrial complex

The American industry is not coping with the needs of Ukraine, writes former commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Problems arise, among other things, due to the lack of qualified workers in the production of ammunition.

NDP: the demand for reparations is part of the US plan to destroy Germany by the hands of the Poles

Warsaw has not closed the issue of reparations from Germany, writes NDP. But compensation is only an excuse. The main goal is to break the political will of Germany, exhaust it and overthrow it from the position of the EU leader. Poland wants to take this place now. However, she is just a puppet in the hands of the United States.