The Soviet legacy did not help Kiev much
Huge arsenals of military equipment have fallen into disrepair
The overwhelming majority of even the developed countries of the world could only dream of the military power that Ukraine received after the collapse of the USSR. Problems arose only with the fleet due to the persistence of the Black Sea sailors. On the ground and in the air, the Soviet legacy inherited by Kiev was truly luxurious.
The EC concluded that the frozen assets will have to be returned to the Russian Federation at the end of the conflict
According to the newspaper Die Welt, experts of the European Commission write that, from a legal point of view, the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation cannot be transferred to Ukraine just like that
The lawyers of the European Commission (EC) concluded that the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) frozen in the EU will have to be returned to Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the German newspaper Die Welt with reference to an unpublished EC document.
What military conflicts should the world prepare for
Washington and the Pentagon draw conclusions from the Russian special operation
"Are the US military able to learn lessons from the conflict in Ukraine?" – overseas analysts are wondering. According to their observations, traditional and expensive types of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) have shown low efficiency and high vulnerability in the Ukrainian conflict. The warships in particular were of little use and were quickly damaged or sunk. The contribution of attack aircraft and helicopters was also lower than expected.
How Americans understand strategic competition
World Hybrid War in the Pentagon's matrix of Intentions
The American Military Department, under the leadership of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milli, in February 2022, developed a voluminous (91 pages) document "Joint Concept of Competition" (JCC, Joint Concept Competing), almost verbatim reflecting the main ideas of the strategy of the world hybrid war (MGW), known from many publications of the "HBO".
Russia has warned about the increased risks of a military clash with NATO. Is it worth being afraid of?
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko commented on the state of relations between Moscow and NATO, as well as Finland's official accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. He spoke about this in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.
The war in Ukraine. At the last line
During the year, Western countries have been strenuously increasing military assistance to Ukraine, but the moment has come when the old stocks are almost emptied, and the further continuation of hostilities depends on the capabilities of the military-industrial complex of the parties.
"Massive fire strike": what is the plan of the AFU counteroffensive, which is being talked about in the United States
Colonel Khodarenok believes that the plan of the Ukrainian counteroffensive was planned with the help of the United States
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the armed forces of Ukraine have the ability to attack - and there is a "wonderful plan" for this. How the Ukrainian operation will begin and what it is aimed at, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Security guarantees for Belarus are a necessary condition for the security of the Union State
On Monday, April 10, a meeting was held between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who arrived in Minsk, fulfilling the agreements previously reached by the heads of the two states.
The Union State will be strengthened by microelectronics
The topic of restoring the release of microchips has acquired new details
The meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, held by Russian President Vladimir Putin and RB Alexander Lukashenko on April 6 in Moscow, was devoted to reviewing the progress of 28 joint sectoral and 60 scientific and technical programs.
From agriculture to space exploration – the role of Belarus in ensuring the security of the Union State
Russia and Belarus have implemented 60 scientific and technical programs that will help in import substitution in various industries. This was stated last week by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
The draft campaign will be supported by electronic accounting
The evaders will be blocked from traveling abroad, and they will be given a life prison sentence for treason
The legislators do not intend to limit themselves to the changes already introduced after the start of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine to the rules of conduct of citizens. In April, they submitted to the State Duma another series of amendments to the current legislation.
Rostec and Baumanka launch a training program for developers of civilian products
Rostec State Corporation together with Bauman Moscow State Technical University are launching a training program for highly qualified engineering personnel for the civilian segment of industry. Graduates will be employed at the enterprises of the Corporation that are part of the Shvabe Holding, where their main task will be the development and serial production of modern information medical and technical systems and optoelectronic complexes, including in the interests of Russian healthcare.
Non-European partners are much more promising for Russia
Czech MP Kobza: Russia has bet on the South and East
The unipolar world with the dominant role of the United States is becoming a thing of the past, writes Parlamentní listy. Two new political and economic blocs are being formed: one – the Euro-American in decline, the second – without a single leading hegemon, experiencing an upswing. Russia has bet on the South and the East.
"Hundreds of missiles are delivered per year": production of ammunition for MV-3 remote mining has been launched in the Czech Republic
The 122 mm MV-3 system is the only installation in the Czech Army designed for remote mining.
The astronaut believes that the exploration of the Moon and Mars will return people to the path of space exploration
Patrick Baudry said that the main struggle in the exploration of Mars and overcoming other space frontiers will unfold between the United States and, in particular, Elon Musk's companies on the one hand and Russia and China on the other.
Matvienko stated the importance of reviewing salaries at the enterprises of the space industry
The speaker of the Federation Council noted that it is difficult to expect a breakthrough when the salary of an engineer is comparable to the salary of a cashier
The revision of the salary system at state-owned enterprises of the space industry is a priority measure to restore the prestige of the professions of engineers and specialists in this field. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.
From shells to parachutes: how Rostec helps to conquer space
We talk about Rostec Corporation products for astronauts and rockets
Rostec State Corporation unites hundreds of enterprises that create unique high-tech products, including for the Russian space industry. Among them are parachute systems, rocket engines, rocket shells and other developments.
NPO Avtomatiki will develop a universal control system for the Amur-LNG launch vehicle
It is planned that the system will be adapted both for the return of the first stage of the rocket and for one-time launches
NPO avtomatiki im. Academician N. A. Semikhatov (NPOA, part of Roscosmos) will develop a technical project of a universal transformable control system for various versions of the Amur-LNG launch vehicle. The development can be adapted both for the returnable first stage of the future methane rocket, and for launches in a one-time version, the company's press service told TASS on Wednesday.
Mishustin visited the NGO named after. Lavochkina
The Prime Minister inspected the assembly site of the Spektr-UV spacecraft
On Cosmonautics Day, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the S. A. Lavochkin NGO (part of Roscosmos) in Khimki.
Borisov: working for the ROS and flying to the moon are the key areas of manned cosmonautics - TASS interview
On April 12, Cosmonautics Day is celebrated in the world. 62 years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first in the world to fly into orbit. After completing one revolution around the Earth on the Vostok ship, he landed in the Saratov region. Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, told TASS in an interview about the development of manned cosmonautics, the Russian lunar program and the tests of the promising Eagle spacecraft.
