Russian military equipment used during a special military operation receives additional protection. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

General Ruzhansky: huge defense spending only harms Poland

Tanks from the United States were bought in order to please Kaczynski, wPolityce quotes a statement by the former commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces, General Miroslav Ruzhansky. He considers the increase in defense spending harmful for Poland and criticizes the government's defense policy.

The Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the purchase of 227 articulated armored tracked all-terrain vehicles BvS10 Mk.2B for the Bundeswehr.

The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the tanker Kama have made a call at the port of Jeddah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to replenish fuel and food supplies, the Northern Fleet said on Wednesday.

On April 4, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

According to the Minister of Defense, only since the beginning of the year, the Russian troops have hit 59 M777 artillery systems, 13 Paladin self-propelled artillery units, 14 American-made HIMARS launchers, as well as 30 self-propelled artillery units from Poland, Germany, France and the Czech Republic.

The Russian armed forces have changed the tactics of striking positions and objects on the territory of Ukraine and are actively using guided (planning) aerial bombs. This was announced by the official representative of the Air Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Yuriy Ignat.

The Russian Defense Minister said that NATO is strengthening the anti-Russian course, which leads to an escalation of the conflict

NATO is strengthening its anti-Russian course, which leads to an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, but this will not affect the outcome of a special military operation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The diplomatic mission noted that "it is the Kiev regime, together with the United States, NATO and the EU, that bear full responsibility" for the contamination of the territory of Ukraine and the Russian Federation with foreign-made mines, and consequently, for the civilian casualties caused by them.

The Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service believes that Warsaw sees Kiev's military defeat as a condition for this

The Polish leadership does not abandon the idea of gaining control over the western part of Ukraine, a condition for which Warsaw sees the military defeat of Kiev. This was announced on Tuesday after a meeting with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko by the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia Sergey Naryshkin.

Figaro: the new concept of Russian foreign policy was doomed to criticism of the West

The West urgently needs to learn to understand the interests of other countries, and first of all Russia. Figaro readers come to this conclusion after another "horror story" about Russia. According to Isabelle Lasser, Russia has nothing to be offended by the West at all. No promises were made to her in writing there.

The new package, in particular, will include ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems

The United States is allocating a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $2.6 billion, including ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems. This was announced on Tuesday by the Pentagon press service.

On April 4, the US authorities announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. The full list of transferred types of weapons, military equipment and equipment has been published by the US Department of Defense.

Iltalehti: Finland's status change made Russia's retaliatory measures inevitable

An increase in the border between NATO and Russia by 1300 kilometers after Finland joins the alliance will entail many changes, according to Finnish political scientist Heikki Patomaki. In an interview with Iltalehti, he said that real actions on the part of Moscow are still far away, but the build-up of military power in the region is inevitable.

Expert Hodarenok told how the Russian Federation will strengthen troops on the border due to Finland's accession to NATO

Finland can become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance as early as today, April 4. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called this a historic week: according to him, today the flag of Finland will be raised at the headquarters in Brussels, and this country will become a member of the alliance. About what steps Russia will take to protect its territories bordering the new NATO member - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

According to German sources, from April 1, 2023, the German Ground Forces began to reorganize their formations. It is assumed that this type of armed forces of the country "will create prerequisites for the formation of a new category of forces, the so-called medium forces." In the future, the Bundeswehr plans to have three categories of forces (each at the brigade level): light (airmobile), medium (on its own wheelbase) and heavy (mechanized).

EP: Bosnia and Herzegovina has become the West's new headache in the Balkans

Republika Srpska, which is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, threatens to secede from the federation, writes Evropeyska Pravda. This position of Bani Luka will lead to the creation of another "hot spot" in the Balkans and will strengthen Russia's influence in the region.

Julia van der Colff's interesting material "Building A New American Arsenal" ("Creating a New American Arsenal") has been published in the American online publication "Wars on the Rocks" with a discussion of the current problems of the US military-industrial complex in the light of the fighting in Ukraine.

Ukraine announced the creation of five aviation brigades, which are replenished with supplies of fighters from NATO countries. They are supposed to be used as part of a possible counteroffensive. At the same time, the AFU does not report anything about the supply of assault aircraft, which is necessary for offensive actions. In this case, how can the aerial part of the battle for the Azov Sea look like?

A representative of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the air of the so-called all-Ukrainian telethon made a statement about the state of the type of troops in Ukraine.