The United States considers the decision of the British government to transfer Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev as a sovereign step by London, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications of the National Security Council at the White House, said on May 12.

According to the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom bears full responsibility for the consequences of this step

The UK has handed over long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev so that it can strike Russian cities, including on the territory of Crimea. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin, speaking to the members of the Oxford Russian Club, established in 1906.

Editor of the Militaryrussia portal Dmitry Kornev — about the consequences of supplying Kiev with British Storm Shadow missiles

The UK has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles. We are talking about the Storm Shadow system. This is not the most advanced missile in its class, but it will increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin said that Moscow is extremely negative about such a step, and warned that London's decision would require an adequate response from the command of the Russian army. What threat do Storm Shadow missiles pose and what can Russia counter such a strengthening of the Armed Forces?

While the West continues to claim that a ban on the use of Western weapons on the territory of Russia is allegedly imposed on Ukraine, maps are already being drawn up in Kiev where new British long-range missiles can get to. Zelensky's office openly plans strikes against Russia and Belarus.

Another "victory" is shaking the Ukrainian media. Kiev claims that during the last missile raid on the capital, the air defense managed to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger". The mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko was even photographed with the fragments of ammunition. However, even a layman understands that something is wrong here.

Russian Strategic Missile Forces – a factor of world security

Since childhood, we have known Alexander Nevsky's phrase well: "Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword." Previously, this "sword" was a rather vague and rather abstract concept. Since about the 1960s, it has become very specific. Our sword is the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN).

The Spanish company intends to present its new development this month – the CS70 rocket launcher, designed for urban combat. The CS70 is positioned as a compact, lightweight and powerful 72 mm infantry rocket system with anti-tank ammunition built into a single-use launcher that can be used to fire from small enclosed spaces characteristic of urban development.

Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"

In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.

Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.

On May 12, 2023 at JSC "Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant" (OSSZ) in Petrozavodsk, a ceremony was held to lay the head of the shallow-seated icebreaker project 22740M (construction number 151), which will be built by order of FSUE Rosmorport (under whose control the OSSZ is located) for two such vessels.

JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) announced on May 11, 2023 that the Southern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (Astrakhan), which is part of it, signed a contract for the construction of a transfer floating dock of project 24012. The construction of the dock will be carried out by order of PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (St. Petersburg) as part of the cooperation of plants within the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Centuries—old traditions, colossal experience, a large area of responsibility - today marks the 240th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. This is the most belligerent formation in the Navy. About what tasks it performs now — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In Baltiysk, on May 13, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Navy of the new corvette "Mercury" took place

On May 13, 2023, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Russian Navy (Navy) of the new corvette "Mercury" project 20380 took place in Baltiysk. The ship was built at the Severnaya Verf plant (part of the USC) for the Black Sea Fleet. TASS has prepared a material about this type of warships.

The command of the Pakistani Navy on its Twitter page announced the ceremony of handing over two Type-054A/P class multipurpose frigates to Pakistan on May 10 at the Hudong Zhonghua enterprise in Shanghai.

Cadets marched instead of combat units

A military parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking into account the detour of the parade calculations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov, as well as the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the solemn event on Red Square lasted less than 50 minutes.

On May 9, 2023, a military parade was held in Moscow on Red Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

How else does Moscow intend to react to the American presence in the Scandinavian country

Russia will strengthen the military infrastructure along the borders with Finland, saturate it with air defense means in connection with the possible appearance of American bases in the country. This was stated to Izvestia by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security issues, Konstantin Gavrilov.

How, when and why will the Akhmat SOBR replace the Wagner PMCs in Artemovsk

On the evening of May 8, a video appeared with Chechen fighters heading to the Line of contact (LBS) in the Artemovsk area (renamed Bakhmut by the current Kiev authorities). Since the beginning of 2023, the bloodiest battles of all in the zone of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine have been taking place here. Apparently, we are talking about the Special Rapid Reaction Unit "Akhmat" (SOBR "Akhmat") – a special unit consisting of the troops of the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardiya) in the Chechen Republic.

Bloomberg: the Ukrainian conflict will drag on for years after the Ukrainian counteroffensive

The West is "inflating expectations" regarding the offensive of the Ukrainian army, writes Bloomberg. Kiev's victory is unlikely: Russia has erected "terrifying fortifications" and has not wasted time in vain. In addition, the author writes, with any outcome, the conflict in Ukraine will drag on for many years.

The speaker of the US Command in Europe and Africa, Martin O'Donnell, said that Ukraine has already received more than 600 types of weapons to carry out the planned counteroffensive. According to him, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet used all the samples of weapons.