Zelensky insists that the AFU will be able to defeat Russia, but his soldiers from the frontline think otherwise, writes The Times. According to them, Western weapons arrived too late, and the training of NATO instructors is not effective enough against the actions of Russian troops.

General Kuyat: Russia has defeated the AFU and is preparing for an offensive on Odessa

The Russian army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retired General Harald Kuyat, ex-head of the NATO Military Committee, said in an interview with the HKCM Youtube channel. Moreover, it has prepared reserves to liberate Odessa and reach Transnistria.

The American newspaper "The New York Times" published interesting material by Anatoly Kurmanaev, Isayen Herrera "Mercenaries or Volunteers? Economic Pain Pushes Colombian Veterans to Ukraine" ("Mercenaries or volunteers? The pain of financial problems pushes Colombian veterans to Ukraine") about the difficult life of Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine.

An inevitable geopolitical reality is coming for the Kiev regime, Akharin Khabar reports. There is no doubt about Russia's victory. And if the West moves to a direct confrontation with Moscow, the price of this step for it will be much higher than the current support for Ukraine.

According to the Korean Central Telegraph Agency, the G7 plays a negative role in world politics, including in the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula

The Group of Seven (G7) plays a negative role in world politics, including in the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Korean peninsula, the "seven" with its "aristocracy" and weakening influence does not correspond to the time and should be dissolved.

The United States cannot just leave Ukraine now, and there is a serious reason for this, Serbian political analyst Boris Varga told Danas. The conflict will not end soon, and the West is hesitant to provide assistance to Kiev, the expert notes.

Inciting wars is in the hands of the United States, namely their defense industry, writes Rebelion. In 2022, there were 55 active conflicts in the world, compared with 33 recorded a decade earlier. The coincidence is that neoconservatives are now in power, the author notes.

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted that Washington has evidence that Chinese firms and financial institutions are providing assistance to the Russian defense industry

The administration of the United States has warned China about the possibility of applying further sanctions in case Russia provides assistance in connection with the conduct of its own, said Finance Minister Janet Yellen, speaking in San Francisco (California) following a meeting with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China He Lifeng. Her speech was broadcast by American news broadcasters.

The struggle between countries and peoples for survival in a tough new world is becoming a new normality, writes media manager and author of futurological texts Gabor Shteyngart in Focus. New wars are going on in the economy. Therefore, people need to live in their own countries, and the criterion of convenience is replaced by the criterion of reliability.

The United States aims to demonize the Lebanese paramilitary Hezbollah party by spreading information about the alleged Russian Yakhont missiles it is armed with, a source close to the political leadership of Hezbollah told Izvestia.

A little more than a month has passed since the beginning of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation. The tension is growing, but there is no active intervention of other states yet. What will happen next? Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks about this with Nikolai Kozhanov, senior researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of the Primakov IMEMO RAS.

In the fifth issue of the Arms Export magazine, a detailed analytical commentary was published by Yuri Lyamin, a researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies and an expert on the Middle East, on the prerequisites and the initial stage of the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. The bmpd blog offers readers the full text of the article.

The American amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, which carries AV-8B Harrier II fighters capable of taking off and landing vertically, is now in the waters of the Red Sea. It has been reported that personnel are attaching AGM-154 long-range aircraft bombs to the pylons of these aircraft.

Rostec noted that the development surpasses all available domestic and foreign analogues in its characteristics

The team of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) has created a new generation unguided aviation missile (NAR) with a highly efficient engine, laying the foundation for the creation of missiles combining the properties of concrete-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation ammunition. This was reported to journalists at Rostec following the presentation of the Nikolai Makarovets Award.

What happens if we combine ultra-high-altitude aircraft and strike weapons systems

In the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, a new reconnaissance and strike complex is being developed, sources recently told Izvestia. It should combine stratospheric reconnaissance aircraft and strike weapons systems. Similar systems already exist in the United States and are being created in other NATO countries. Izvestia investigated what opportunities this type of weapon provides in modern armed conflicts and how they can strengthen the Russian armed forces.

It was reported that on November 10, 2023, the first flight of the first prototype T-1 of the new American stealth strategic bomber B-21 Raider took place at the airfield of the Plant 42 enterprise of the American corporation Northrop Grumman in Palmdale (California).

The press service of the holding reported that the complex is capable of working on stealth targets

Almaz - Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aerospace Exhibition models of the S-350E Vityaz medium-range anti-aircraft missile system and Viking medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), the press service of the holding reported.

For the first time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) successfully used the Hetz-3 missile defense system in combat conditions (Strela-3 — approx. "Tapes.ru"), designed to intercept ballistic missiles. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The IDF used the Arrow-3 extra-atmospheric system for the first time

The Israel Defense Forces reported the first case of successful combat use of the Arrow-3 anti-missile system (Hetz-3, Strela-3). In the sky over the Red Sea, the PRK destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni Houthis. What is the new extra-atmospheric missile defense system of Israel capable of and whether it can really shoot down missiles in space, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Israel sold Finland a multilevel missile defense system "David's Sling" for €317 million

The Israeli Defense Ministry has concluded a "historic" agreement on the first-ever sale abroad of the David's Sling missile defense system. The value of the transaction with Finland is estimated at €317 million. The Finnish authorities announced their desire to purchase the system on April 5 - a day after the country's accession to NATO. Why Helsinki "David's Sling" - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».