On May 24, the Czech government approved the purchase of 246 CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles by BAE Systems Hagglunds in the amount of 59.7 billion rubles. crowns.

On May 24, 2023, the Czech Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with the Swedish Defense Procurement Agency for the purchase on an intergovernmental basis for the Czech Army of 246 CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles and vehicles based on them produced by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems Corporation (BAE Systems AB / Land Systems Hägglunds AB). The contract value is 59.7 billion CZK with VAT ($2.71 billion), or 49.3 billion CZK without VAT ($2.24 billion). The start of deliveries of infantry fighting vehicles to the Czech army is scheduled for 2026.

It is reported that on May 25, 2023 in Koblenz, the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a framework contract with the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the purchase of 123 new Leopard 2A8 main tanks for the German army.

How to make indicators from explosives derivatives that can save people's lives

Textile indicators have been invented in Russia that change color at high concentrations of acid or alkaline vapors in the air.

The reconnaissance ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs", which the day before repelled the attack of unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), arrived at the permanent base in Sevastopol. This was announced on Friday, May 26, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to Ukrainian resources, on May 26, 2023, an official ceremony was held in Kiev for the commissioning of the eighth and last small armored artillery boat (MBAC) of project 58155 (code "Gyurza-M"), called "Bucha" (BK-08, factory number 01036) into the naval forces of Ukraine. The boat was built in Kiev at PJSC "Plant "Forge on Ribalskom" (former plant "Leninskaya Forge").

A detachment of three warships of the North Atlantic Alliance will arrive on a visit to Finland, the country's naval forces reported on May 26.

LobaevArms is developing an FPV drone with a high-precision sniper rifle

LobaevArms company is developing a counter-sniper FPV drone armed with a high-precision sniper rifle, the founder of the company Vladislav Lobaev said on the air of the program "Military Acceptance" on the Zvezda TV channel.

The head of the union of servicemen Oleg Shvedkov believes that the country needs a full mobilization of the economy and society

Unfortunately, there are problems of social protection of servicemen and their family members in Russia. And they are not always solved as quickly as the situation requires. The state in the conditions of a special military operation (SVO) is trying to quickly fix many of them. But, as practice shows, it is sometimes difficult to do this without the help of public organizations protecting the interests of the military.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 24, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in the building of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, which was attended by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Shoigu: NATO's nuclear activity forces Moscow and Minsk to take retaliatory measures

The activity of NATO's joint nuclear missions is forcing Russia and Belarus to take appropriate retaliatory measures, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of non-strategic nuclear weapons to Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the beginning of the transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia to the neighboring republic.

The collective West, in fact, is waging an undeclared war against Russia and Belarus, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin on May 25.

General Skshipchak: Poland will support the detachments that will conduct an operation against Lukashenka

Poland is preparing for an armed coup in Belarus, which will happen soon, former Deputy Minister of National Defense of the country General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with Polsat. Warsaw must definitely support the armed rebels, it is in its interests, he added.

Moscow and Beijing will help each other

The topic of Russian-Chinese relations is still developing in the direction indicated by the March visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow. This visit showed that Russia's "Eurasian turn", which has been taking place for a whole year, has become not only forced, but also irreversible. It should be recalled that both Russia and China are huge inertial systems, which are contraindicated by sharp political movements.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to recognize each other's territorial integrity. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Moscow today, where a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council is taking place.

Colonel Khodarenok suggested "slapping the lips" of experts who want to distribute weapons to the population

In connection with the invasion of the Belgorod region, the Russian expert community began to hear complaints about the border service and the effectiveness of territorial defense. Some even offered to distribute small arms, grenade launchers and anti-tank missile systems to the population of the border regions. What are all these experts wrong about, explains the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief spoke on the phone with the commander of the military unit of the active army

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations on May 19, giving the floor to several participants of the special military operation in Ukraine.

Advance: Zelensky continued the senseless defense of Artemovsk for the sake of obtaining Western weapons

Kiev created the myth of the "invincible fortress of Bakhmut" from Artemovsk, writes Advance. It was clear that the city was doomed to imminent surrender. But Zelensky needed to prove to the West the expediency of supplying weapons.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that either Ukraine will slowly lose its sovereignty, or it will face "instant collapse with simultaneous annihilation of all signs of statehood"

Ukraine as a state will inevitably disappear, but it can happen under different scenarios, which will determine the likelihood of a resumption of the conflict, according to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.