Denmark expects to involve more countries in cooperation on F-16 for Ukraine
As the Acting Minister of Defense of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen stated, by July 1, Copenhagen would like "to have a concrete project that could be proposed to the Ukrainian government"
Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen expects that other countries will join the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighters, in addition to his country, Belgium, Great Britain and the Netherlands. He said this on Monday at a meeting with his colleagues in Warsaw.
Italy stated that they do not have the F-16 for transfer to Ukraine
As Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani noted, Rome is working on making a "common decision with the allies" on this topic
Italy does not have F-16 fighters, so it cannot provide them to Ukraine. However, Rome is working on making a "common decision with its allies" on this topic, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.
The Swedish Foreign Minister does not see the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict in the supply of F-16 to Ukraine
Tobias Billstrom believes that countries that have military equipment ready for delivery to Kiev should state this
Deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of the conflict. This opinion was expressed to journalists on Monday by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom upon arrival at a meeting with colleagues in Brussels, answering a question about the possibility of further strengthening the confrontation between the parties after sending Kiev new weapons systems, in particular the F-16.
The Dutch Foreign Minister announced the training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16
Pilots from Ukraine will soon begin training in the management of F-16 fighter jets, Dutch Foreign Minister Vopke Hoekstra said on May 22 during a meeting of the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
"Zelensky categorically assured that he would not use the F-16 on the territory of Russia"
US President Biden announced Zelensky's promise not to use the F-16 on targets in Russia
Following the G7 summit, Joe Biden said that Vladimir Zelensky promised him not to use F-16 fighter jets against targets in Russia. According to Biden, the fighters will not be needed by the AFU during the counteroffensive - but they will help in the long term. Biden's national security aide Jake Sullivan added that the guarantees do not apply to Crimea.
Portugal ruled out the possibility of transferring F-16 fighters to Ukraine
According to the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Juan Gomes Carvinho, Portugal needs combat aircraft at its disposal
The Portuguese authorities cannot currently transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine, since the combat aircraft available to the republic are needed by it itself. This was stated to journalists on Monday by the head of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, Joao Gomes Carvinho.
Borrel said that the EU will "soon be able to deliver" the F-16 to Ukraine
The head of the Foreign Policy Service of the community welcomed the decision of the Group of Seven to prepare for the dispatch of fighters to Kiev
The European Union welcomes the decision of the Group of Seven to prepare to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine and expects that "it will be able to deliver them soon." This was stated on Monday by the head of the foreign policy service of the community, Josep Borrel, upon arrival at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU countries.
"Switched to automatic mode and fired at false targets": why Patriot lost 32 missiles trying to shoot down the Dagger
Launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles by the Ukrainian Patriot air defense system could be carried out by diverting interference
Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) lost all 32 missiles while trying to shoot down the Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger". In this tone, Military Watch Magazine (MWM) writes about it. Why the SAM began to fire at false air objects one by one, having spent all the missiles, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Russian "Infernal thresher" - AZP-57 on a tank chassis is seen in the area of its
The fighters of the Russian army have created a fire support vehicle with high firepower. Photos of a tank tractor armed with an infernal thresher - a 57-mm rapid-firing AZP-57 anti-aircraft artillery complex S-60 - appeared recently on social networks.
The Spanish Defense Ministry plans to purchase 258 EIMOS mortars
At the first stage, the Spanish Defense Ministry plans to purchase up to 258 EIMOS mortars from the Spanish company Expal for the Armed Forces of the country in the amount of 125 million euros.
How the mysterious Fleet defeated anti-Russian sanctions
The world press is immersed in the investigation of an almost detective story – the sudden appearance of a giant fleet of tankers, one of the largest in the world. This fleet turned out to belong to a little-known Indian company, and it eventually changed the entire logistics of oil flows on our planet. How is what is happening related to Western sanctions against Russia?
"The Pacific Fleet has fallen into the role of the second plan": what is the basis of the combat forces of the TOPH and what it is capable of
May 21 marks the day of the Pacific Fleet
292 years ago, during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna, the Senate established the Okhotsk Military Port - the first permanent naval unit of Russia in the Far East. This was the first stage of the emergence of naval forces in the region, which later became the Pacific Fleet. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the current state of the TOP.
The ninth border patrol ship of Project 22120 was launched
As reported, on May 20, 2023, the border patrol ship of the 2nd rank Podolsk of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with the alleged factory number 058 (tail number "458"), which is under construction, was launched at PJSC Shipbuilding Firm Almaz in St. Petersburg, traditionally without much publicity. for the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia. This is the ninth ship of the 22120 project, and neither the order of this unit nor the start of its construction was previously publicly reported.
In Britain, they were afraid of a catastrophe due to Russian submarines
Daily Mail: Russian Navy strike on underwater cables will undermine UK infrastructure
Russian submarines can cause a disaster in the UK by hitting underwater Internet cables and pipelines in the North Sea, writes the Daily Mail. Such an attack would undermine the country's economy and negatively affect the lives of every Briton.
Expert: MILEX exhibition has become a significant contribution to the integration of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus into the peak of NATO
According to the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov, Minsk has further cemented itself with military-technical ties with Moscow
The MILEX-2023 international arms exhibition held in Minsk has become a significant contribution to the integration of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus into a single alliance as opposed to NATO. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov at the end of the event.
Novelties of the Belarusian defense industry at the MILEX-2023 exhibition
New samples of Belarusian military equipment are presented at the XI International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023". Below is information about some of them in the presentation of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.
MILEX–2023: Belarus is ready for constructive and mutually beneficial dialogue on the terms of mutual respect and equality
From May 17 to May 20, the attention of military and political leaders of many countries of the world, military experts, analysts, military engineers and ordinary citizens is focused on the International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2023.
Lukashenko has put aviation and air defense on alert
The Belarusian military is taking measures after the incidents in the Bryansk region
Fighter aircraft and air defense forces of the Republic of Belarus (RB) have been put on high alert. Minsk explained the adoption of these measures by "incidents in the Bryansk region", namely the crash of several Russian manned aircraft of different classes on May 12-13.
British experts: The Russian army has taken into account some of its mistakes since the beginning of the war and has noticeably improved
Experts from the British Royal United Institute for Defense Studies (RUSI) conducted an extended analysis of the actions of the Russian army after more than a year of the military conflict in Ukraine. As a result, very objective conclusions were made that the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out serious work on the mistakes made at the initial stage of the special operation, and carried out a number of changes that improved the strategy and tactics of the actions of the Russian troops.
The abandoned "Nest": how the last fortified areas of the VFU in Artemovsk were hacked
Izvestia saw the battles for the complete liberation of the city
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the fighters of the Wagner PMCs and the military of the Russian Armed Forces on the liberation of the most important settlement of Donbass — Artemovsk. On May 20, assault detachments of volunteers with the support of artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of troops cleared the last quarters of the city from the detachments of the VFU and mercenaries. The day before, Izvestia correspondents visited the positions of the PMCs in the captured Ukrainian fortified area "Nest", saw how the battles for the private sector were going on in the western part of the city, and got acquainted with the trophies recaptured from the enemy.
