A British colonel who served in Ukraine for 12 years listed the mistakes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Welt: the Englishman named the reasons for the inevitable defeat of the Ukrainian army
The former colonel of the British army worried the German edition of Welt. He has been working with the APU as an adviser for many years and found there all those shortcomings that the Soviet army was often accused of and that are allegedly absent in the West. The formula "I am the boss, and you are a fool" has survived all the perestroika and Maidan.
It became known which issue in Ukraine prevents Europeans from "sleeping at night"
Foreign Policy: cold war with China will force the US to switch attention from Ukraine
The question of whether the United States will continue to support Ukraine after the elections in 2024 prevents many European officials from "sleeping at night," writes FP. The reason is the brewing cold war between the United States and China, which may draw Washington's attention to itself.
In Japan, Kishida was convicted for meeting with Zelensky instead of Putin
Professor Kamukibo: Tokyo should talk to Moscow, not Kiev
Fumio Kishida should not have gone to Kiev and given Zelensky a ritual rice shovel for the "victory" of Ukraine, writes Japanese professor Masato Kamikubo in an article by Yahoo News Japan. A visit to Moscow would be much more productive. He would help achieve peace and put an end to everyone's suffering.
US attempts to remove "belligerent" Russia from the UN Security Council are rejected: do not fight yourself
Junge Welt: US attempts to deprive Russia of the UN Security Council presidency because of Ukraine are hypocritical
When it was Russia's turn to preside over At the UN Security Council, the United States was outraged on behalf of the "world community," writes the German Junge Welt with irony. The reason for the outrage: Russia is a "warring" country. And this is said by the American state, which has spent four-fifths of its history in wars.
Irresponsible NATO has jeopardized the security of the whole of Europe
GT: NATO is acting irresponsibly, forcing Russia to defend itself with nuclear weapons
Finland has become a new member of NATO. Probably, now she will be on the front line in the alliance's fight against Russia, GT writes. Moscow understands this, so it will increase its nuclear potential. Thus, Helsinki's rejection of the policy of neutrality jeopardized the security of the whole of Europe.
"The Ukrainian military is waiting for the go-ahead." What is known about the preparation of the AFU counteroffensive
Rogov said that Ukraine has completed preparations for a counteroffensive in Zaporozhye
The Ukrainian army has accumulated reserves of personnel, ammunition and armored vehicles, thereby completing preparations for the offensive in the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
Putin demanded a tough and effective fight against the "unfinished underground" in the new regions of the Russian Federation
Neo-Nazis and radicals are used to intimidate residents of these regions, the head of state noted
Kiev uses its "unfinished underground" of neo-Nazis and radicals to intimidate residents of new regions of the Russian Federation, this must be dealt with harshly and effectively. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Defense Minister informed about the progress of a special military operation in Ukraine
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 4, 2023, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
The British are terrified. Russia told where it will place "Poseidons"
Daily Mail: a new division of submarines with Poseidons will be formed in Russia
Russia will respond to the actions of the West by forming a new division of nuclear submarines in Kamchatka, which will be equipped with Poseidon nuclear torpedoes, writes the Daily Mail. In Britain, they recognized that weapons can cause "great damage" to the country.
Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak said that artificial intelligence can pose serious risks to society and humanity
Entrepreneur and owner of Twitter (blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation for refusing to remove extremist content) Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are among the big names in an open letter signed calling for stopping the deployment of artificial intelligence-based tools such as ChatGPT.
How it works: Machine vision
Machine vision is a technology for obtaining images, processing them and using the data obtained to solve various kinds of applied tasks without human intervention. One of the important elements of machine vision devices are photosensitive devices that convert the energy of optical radiation into an electrical signal. The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation is engaged in the production of such devices. And the technology itself is already being used in full force in the work of the Corporation's enterprises.
Oceanbotics has updated the practical underwater rover Optimus
The SRV-8X Optimus underwater rover is an updated and technologically more advanced version of its predecessor SRV-8, developed by the Austro-German company Oceanbotics.
By the beginning of April, 19% of the promised Western tanks were delivered to Ukraine
As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier, Russia plans to produce and modernize more than 1,600 tanks
By the beginning of April, Ukraine had received 57 Western tanks out of 293 that were promised to it by Western countries at the moment, it follows from TASS calculations based on official statements of the states supplying combat vehicles.
More than 1,000 T-64s have been destroyed: tanks of this type will soon not remain in the APU
The Russian liberators turned most of the T-64 tanks of various modifications that were in service with the Ukrainian armed formations into scrap metal.
Shoigu: The Belarusian military received the Iskander-M missile system, which can also be used in nuclear execution
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Belarusian servicemen have already received the Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), which uses nuclear missiles.
Designed to deter China: The Pentagon has ordered large batches of air-to-surface missiles
The Pentagon is going to thoroughly increase the arsenal of weapons of destruction for its combat aircraft. According to Lockheed Martin Corporation, the country's military department has ordered the supply of large batches of JAGM and HELLFIRE air-to-surface missiles, the total cost of which can be up to $4.5 billion, including subsequent possible options.
Nokia will build the first cellular network on the Moon by order of Lockheed Martin
Neither the launch date nor the names and surnames of the participants of the Artemis-2 lunar mission are yet known, and business prospects for the development of our nearest space neighbor are already being discussed with might and main. In particular, Lockheed Martin announced its intentions to become the first company to start making money on the moon.
American Electric Ekranoplan project
As reported by the web resource ATO.ru in the article "The project of the American commercial ekranoplan attracted interest and funds from the defense industry. Lockheed Martin invests in the surface glider-ekranoplane with electric motor program," the American developer of ekranoplanes Regent continues to attract investors and customers and enters new market sectors. Lockheed Martin, one of the largest companies in the US defense and aerospace complex, is investing in the development of next-generation ekranoplane technologies. The company's venture fund, Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV), has announced a strategic investment in Regent, a startup developing a vehicle it calls a "marine glider."
American military-industrial complex companies have teamed up to create a new "Doomsday aircraft" to control the US nuclear triad
American military-industrial companies Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Raytheon Intelligence and Space will unite to jointly develop a new E-XX command and control aircraft for the US Navy, which can be used in the event of a nuclear war. The consolidation of the three largest concerns of the American military-industrial complex to create a new "Doomsday aircraft" is reported by the military-analytical publication Defense News.
Speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force: We have five fighter brigades with Su-27 and MiG-29, but we still need Western aircraft
A representative of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the air of the so-called all-Ukrainian telethon made a statement about the state of the type of troops in Ukraine.