Bulgarian politician Bozhilov: it is impossible to return to the previous principles of European security

The conflict in Ukraine has become a geostrategic fault, according to former Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Yordan Bozhilov. This is a conflict of approaches and values, he said in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. The expert doubts that a return to the previous principles of the European security architecture is possible, since trust has been lost. Of course, he blames Russia for this.

WP: Ukraine was preparing "mass strikes" against Russia on February 24, but the US stopped it

Ukraine intended to strike Moscow and the Black Sea port in Novorossiysk on the anniversary of the start of the military operation, WP writes. The leaked Pentagon documents state that Kiev postponed the operation at the request of the United States in order to avoid escalation of the conflict.

Ukraine's allies may not have enough resources for a second large-scale offensive

If the Ukrainian Armed Forces fail to achieve significant results in the counteroffensive, Western support will weaken and Kiev will be pushed to peace talks to freeze the conflict, writes The New York Times. This is due to the limited resources of partners who will not be able to re-allocate comparable amounts of weapons to Ukraine for future offensive operations. Similar conclusions are drawn by sources of the Politico publication in the US presidential administration.

Ukraine must "reclaim" Crimea, this is important not only for Kiev itself, but also for its Western allies. This statement was made by the ex-commander of NATO forces in Europe, Ben Hodges.

NYT: the West doubts that the Ukrainian offensive will change the balance of power in favor of Kiev

U.S. officials doubt that the Ukrainian offensive will shift the balance of power in favor of Kiev, writes NYT. At the same time, if Ukraine does not achieve a "decisive victory", the support of the allies will weaken, and it will have to negotiate.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the UN secretariat and personally UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to more actively contribute to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, including those related to the Middle East settlement.

The Ministry of Defense reported that representatives of more than 50 countries of the world are participating, more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels

The opening ceremony of the 78th General Assembly and Congress of the International Council of Military Sports (CISM) took place on Tuesday at one of the venues in Moscow. 170 representatives from more than 50 countries are participating in the Congress, and more than 25 countries will participate via video conference call from Brussels, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Once upon a time, the capabilities of GPS navigators were limited to a single function - indicating the user's location on a digital map. Today, this is clearly not enough, so the list of functions offered by developers is constantly being updated.

The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.

The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a new air defense system and ammunition for carrier-based aviation

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is increasing its combat capabilities. Now it will be protected from air strikes by the unique Pantsir-M anti-aircraft systems, combined into an integrated air defense system, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

On April 23, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the military armored repair plant in Sakarya-Arifiye near Istanbul took part in the ceremony of handing over to the command of the Turkish Ground Forces for testing the first two samples of the main tank of the national Turkish development Altay, manufactured by BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in the so-called serial configuration in T1 (in fact, the next prototypes).

The Czech Republic has become one of the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime, providing the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles, including Soviet-style tanks. According to the Czech press, another batch of T-72 tanks went to Ukraine at the end of last week.

A number of Telegram channels announced the arrival of new S-8 aircraft missiles in the Ukrainian air force. Presumably, they are being transferred to the Kiev regime by one of the countries of Eastern Europe.

Lithuania will hand over to Ukraine a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars designed to detect aerial targets, as well as for use in counter-battery warfare. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to the Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, created specifically to help the Kiev regime.

This will allow accepting all types of aircraft

The airport at the Vostochny cosmodrome is currently being actively built, the 3 km long runway will be completed by 1 km in the future. This is stated in the message of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.

On April 22, 2023, a prototype of the Turkish multipurpose helicopter T625 Gökbey, equipped for the first time with two Turkish-designed TS1400 turboshaft engines, made its first flight at the airfield of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) aviation association in Ankara. The TS1400 engine in the 1400 hp power class was developed by the engine-building division of TAI - TAI Engine Industries (TEI).

The Polish Air Force received the second batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones of Turkish production, the press service of the Polish Ministry of Defense reported on its official website.

Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Donbass and other territories, the Air Forces of Ukraine have lost 60 fighter planes. This is about 40% of the pre-war fleet, the British magazine The Economist notes, analyzing the current state of Ukrainian military aviation.

How kamikaze drone operators and reconnaissance UAVs are trained at a special training center in the DPR

The special military operation in Ukraine became the first armed conflict in modern history, where a real confrontation of drones unfolded in the sky. Such a massive use of this type of equipment by troops on both sides has never been noted.

China has revealed new details of previously announced sanctions against two American arms manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them.