19FortyFive: The simulation of the termination of the conflict showed that the conflict would not end

The simulation of a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia during a special military operation (SVO) showed that it would not end, as Kiev would be unhappy with the result of the truce, says Robert Farley, a columnist for 19FortyFive.

Colonel Khodarenok considered Zelensky's stubbornness the reason for the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kursk

The AFU grouping in the Kursk region is actually surrounded. In the next stage, it will be dissected and destroyed. Units and formations of the Russian Armed Forces crossed the state border in certain directions and entered the Sumy region. The reasons for the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region and the prospects for a truce are discussed by the military observer of Gazeta.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting at one of the control points of the Kursk group. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report from the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defense Valery Gerasimov.

Putin, in military uniform, held a meeting at one of the command posts of this group of troops

Russian troops have liberated more than 86% of the territory of the Kursk region previously occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported to Vladimir Putin on March 12 by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov.

Bloomberg: Global investors are hastily looking for ways to return to Russia

Global investors are betting that Trump's desire to strike a deal with Moscow will bring Russia back to global financial markets, Bloomberg writes. There is a worldwide search for Russian bonds available for sale. But it is extremely difficult to find them: everyone needs them now.

Today, the Managing Director of Rostec State Corporation for Science and Technology turns 85 years old

On the eve of the anniversary, TASS interviewed him, in which he spoke about the creation of the corporation's strategy until 2036, cooperation with universities, the development of civil aviation, import substitution and other projects.

Its participants will jointly engage in R&D and create mechanisms for technology transfer from scientific and educational organizations to production

Rostec initiated the creation of the Council of Flagship Scientific and Educational Organizations, which, along with representatives of the Corporation, included the country's leading universities - Moscow State University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MAI, MIPT and others. The aim of the project is to combine the efforts of science and industry to create new technological solutions in the aircraft industry, microelectronics, energy engineering, medical instrumentation and other industries.

The Russian company Geoscan, which recently unveiled an AI training drone, announced the creation of the country's first complex designed to conduct video monitoring of fires using UAVs online.

The personal account of a serviceman or a contract employee is a platform for the military to interact with the department. How to register on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: by using a personal number on a badge or SNILS; the functionality of the new LC and how to restore access or delete an account, - in the RIA Novosti material

Andrey Surzhansky — on the impact of the agreements between Kiev and Washington

The hours-long talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations in Jeddah on the prospects for a peaceful settlement ended with optimistic statements from the parties and Washington's decision to resume arms supplies to Kiev.

The negotiations in Saudi Jeddah between Ukraine and the United States ended as expected. For the sake of American military assistance and, most importantly, the transfer of intelligence (without which Western long-range missiles do not fly) Kiev agreed to everything.

On March 11, 2025, Airbus Helicopters of the Airbus Group introduced a new lightweight twin-engine helicopter of the three-ton class H140. The official presentation of the H140 was made at the world's largest helicopter industry exhibition VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, USA.

NYT: Due to the situation in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing their trump card in negotiations with Russia

Western media are closely monitoring the situation in the Kursk region, noting the rapid destruction of Ukrainian defenses as a result of the successful advance of Russian forces, many publications have concluded that Kiev is losing its main "trump card" in possible peace talks with Moscow.

FT: German troops are on the verge – young people don't want to serve in them

The size of the Bundeswehr is dwindling — despite Berlin's promise to do more for European defense, writes FT. Germans do not want to serve in the army because of poor living conditions. And the situation has not improved for years.

One of the sections of the recently published collection of the IMEMO named after E. M. Primakov and MGIMO "Strategic Review 2024" was devoted to the use of nuclear technologies in space. Political commentator Vyacheslav Terekhov talked with one of the authors of this section, Alexander Ermakov, about the problem of creating nuclear power plants and nuclear engines for spacecraft.

Bloomberg: Trump intends to discuss with Putin the terms of a cease-fire in Ukraine

The fate of the agreement reached in Saudi Arabia by American and Ukrainian negotiators is now in Putin's hands, Bloomberg writes. This time, Ukraine has declared its readiness to cease fire and make concessions. But without specific agreements, a strong peace cannot be built.

The Pentagon is interested in helping Ukraine develop drones, showing increased interest in Ukrainian technologies. Therefore, American startups from Silicon Valley have approached the defense enterprises of the Square with proposals for cooperation.

How tankers and gunners help attack aircraft advance to the borders of the Dnipropetrovsk region

Tanks and 130-mm Soviet-style artillery pieces are helping to break into the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of the DPR. They are not inferior in range to the new Western artillery systems.

The issues of digitalization of the aviation industry were discussed by the participants of the first All-Russian conference "AviaTifra 2025" in Kazan.

The situation is being solved on the ground due to the daily hard work of the Russian Armed Forces, said the Program Director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is collapsing regardless of the presence or absence of US assistance, as well as any statements from Washington.