It became known where half of the population of Ukraine has gone
According to the Jamestown Foundation, over the past 20 years, the population of Ukraine has halved, Kayhan writes. If the current trend continues, the country will very soon face a demographic catastrophe. At the same time, the current conflict with Russia is just one of many reasons for this situation.
America is giving up. Zelensky will not like the unexpected decision of the United States
The Biden administration has thought about transferring the money intended for Ukraine to Taiwan, InfoBRICS writes. Zelensky is unlikely to like this decision. Ukraine will have to share "help for freedom and democracy," and it is impossible to imagine how it will react to this.
"They began to act differently." What weapons will the APU receive from the Pentagon
The US Department of Defense announced the 43rd package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million. The APU in the counteroffensive, apparently, suffered heavy losses in equipment and ammunition. And, judging by what they will be sent, they decided to change tactics.
In Africa, they are preparing for a new war. The countdown has begun
In Africa, which has experienced many bloody wars in its time, conditions for a serious escalation are rapidly brewing, writes Newsweek. Niger has become a hotbed of tension. Internal contradictions in the country can turn into a global war in the region.
Replacement of foreign aircraft and drones for their own. What Chemezov reported to Putin
Events in Russia and the world. Analytical publications. Materials of press conferences. Video and photo reports
Serial assembly of new Russian Superjet New and MS-21 aircraft will begin in 2024, CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, according to Chemezov, one of the first unmanned BAS-200 helicopters has already aroused the interest of the regions of Russia, and will also be involved in the zone of its own.
Military expert: is everything bad with drones in Russia? This is complete nonsense
Konstantin Sivkov: professionals in the production of military equipment are the property of Russia
The statements made during the meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, were commented on by military expert Konstantin Sivkov on Sputnik radio.
Zelensky personally tested a flight simulator transmitted by the Czech Republic for training pilots of American F-16 fighters
The West is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, according to the latest data, Kiev will receive planes only after Ukrainian pilots have completed their piloting training, and it is delayed. All this is very annoying for the Kiev leadership, which has made another bet on combat aviation. Against this background, the Czech Republic supplied the F-16 simulator to the AFU Air Forces.
Through armor and concrete. How Russian ATGMs are used in special operations
ATGM is one of the most effective types of weapons used by the Russian army in a special operation. They can hit armored vehicles, engineering structures and even drones. About which anti—tank missile systems are used in the SVO and what is the secret of their effectiveness - in the material of TASS.
Ukraine has received new cruise missiles SCALP: what kind of weapon is this?
Although the transfer of the SCALP to the Ukrainians was announced a month ago, only now fragments of these French-made missiles have appeared in the combat zone.
"The Moscow region may also be in the affected area": how dangerous are French SCALP missiles
Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region
The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.
Russia has increased military spending planned for 2023 to 9.7 trillion rubles
As reported by the Reuters news agency in the article "Exclusive: Russia doubles 2023 defense spending plan as war costs soar" ("Exclusive: Russia doubles planned defense allocations for 2023 due to the growth of military spending"), the Russian Federation has planned to double its defense spending in 2023 to more than 9.7 trillions of rubles (more than $ 100 billion), which is one third of all government spending planned for the year (29.9 trillion rubles).
The global arms market against the backdrop of global changes
Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything
The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.
Rockets for every taste and fighters in a fold
Trends in the development of the global military economy
At the present stage, there is a significant increase in the mutual influence of the world economy and the global military-political situation. Today, it is economic interests that largely determine the direction and nature of the development of interstate relations.
Putin signed a law on raising the military age
Putin signed a law on raising the military age to 30 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law that sets the draft age in Russia from 18 to 30 years, thus the upper threshold increases by three years, the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
Putin will visit Turkey. These are the issues that will be on his agenda
Erdogan and Putin had a telephone conversation, having agreed on the visit of the Russian leader to Turkey, Cumhuriyet writes. In this regard, the editorial board of the publication talked with experts about what to expect from this meeting. In their opinion, peace in Ukraine can come to the fore.
Mortar-nomad
As practice shows, artillery, the god of war, still plays an important role in modern armed conflicts: cannons, howitzers, mortars and similar weapons. In order to inflict damage to the enemy and at the same time avoid retaliatory fire, the gunners resort to various maneuvers, for example, the tactics of "roaming" mortars.
The fight against naval drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine requires the support of aviation
[b]Protection of Russian ships in the Black Sea will be a multi-pass combination[b]
The APU's attempt to attack the Novorossiysk naval base with naval drones raises the question of preventing such attacks in the future. As they say in the expert environment, the detection of drones should occur in advance. For this purpose, both specialized buoys and aviation can be used. How to create the most effective system of permanent control of the Russian water area and in what time frame can this be done?
Khodakovsky: The AFU counteroffensive strategy is based on the principle of "water sharpens a stone"
Starting the counteroffensive, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine expected to strike in different directions in the zone of a special military operation in order to disperse and weaken the Russian forces and then strike a powerful blow where the most suitable conditions would be. Colonel Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy head of the Department of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops (FSVNG, Rosgvardiya) for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), writes about this in his Telegram channel.
Ukraine ramps up drone attacks
Kiev wants to put pressure on Moscow in future peace talks
The practice of international diplomacy in the field of the settlement of armed conflicts shows that in order to achieve the desired result in peace negotiations, they should be carried out after having achieved tangible results on the battlefield.
Russian General: It is necessary to openly declare the inevitability of the liquidation of the leadership of Ukraine
Unable to achieve significant successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front, the Kiev regime has intensified sabotage and terrorist activities against Russia. Only in the last few days, the naval port of Novorossiysk (unsuccessfully), ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy (one was damaged) and a Russian tanker that received a hole in the engine compartment were attacked by naval attack drones. Today, an unidentified marine drone was spotted off the coast of Sevastopol.
