Ukrainian expert Kokotyukha called the words about the victory of Ukraine "erotic fantasies"

The statements of numerous experts that Ukraine will be able to win the conflict with Russia, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will parade through Red Square are nothing more than fantasies, writes the "Commander-in-Chief". Kiev has two ways out of this situation, and both will have a sad end.

Al Riyadh: the escalation of the international situation confirms the predictions of the third World War

The confrontation between the West, Russia and China is gaining momentum, and it will lead to a third world war, writes Al Riyadh. How will events develop, and who will be the winner? The author describes his vision of the future, he does not give optimistic forecasts.

The infamous Ukrainian diplomat, now Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk, offered Berlin to transfer a hundred Tornado fighters to Ukraine. Words are not devoid of rational grain, as Germany is going to change these outdated machines for the new F-35 and Eurofighter. What is the meaning of Melnik's statement and will Ukraine receive the planes written off in Germany?

NYT: the question of the fate of Ukraine will be a serious challenge to the fragile unity of the European Union

The EU has managed to rally against Russia, but this unity is unlikely to remain, the author of the article in the NYT believes. Soon the most serious problems will come to the surface, about the presence of which the countries of the bloc were silent "in the name of Ukraine". Then Europe will be in danger of splitting.

Figaro: the creators of the self-propelled gun "Cesar" in France do not defend their homeland, but "bring peace" to Mali and Ukraine

Factories producing self-propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns) "Cesar" in France received a task from President Macron: to halve the production time of one self-propelled gun, writes Figaro. A lot of guns are needed, Ukraine is waiting for them, they will kill people there.

Al Mayadeen: The West is creating an "Asian NATO" for military confrontation with China

The United States and Great Britain are creating an Asian analogue of NATO together with Japan to confront China, writes Al Mayadeen. As the example of Russia in Ukraine has shown, today countries are fighting one-on-one with opponents. This threatens Beijing as well. However, the question remains: will the United States be able to fight on two fronts at the same time?

An important role in strengthening the technological independence of the country is played by the development of aviation science in accordance with global trends.

One of them is to increase the environmental friendliness of aircraft, which is possible when using alternative types of fuel.

Expert Fedutinov told how the UAV "Outpost-R" showed itself in the battles in Ukraine

At the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, videos of the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles "Outpost-R" by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine began to appear regularly on the network. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the features of this UAV.

In 2022, 22 launches of Russian space launch vehicles took place: 13 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, seven from Baikonur, and one each from the Eastern and Guiana Space Center. Among them are 19 launches of Soyuz-2 rockets (eight Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b, two Soyuz-2.1b and one Soyuz-ST-B), two Angara-1 rockets.2" and one - Proton-M rockets. All of them were successful.

According to the first Deputy Prime Minister, it is also time to "help domestic technology companies make a breakthrough in the development of space technologies"

Russian private business is capable of making a breakthrough in the development of space technologies. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, commenting on the signing of an agreement on cooperation between business and the state on the roadmap "Promising space systems and services".

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost run out of ammunition of the legacy of the USSR and their own production, more than 70 percent of weapons and ammunition are NATO-made.

The US has not fulfilled the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Atomic Weapons for a single day

Since 1946, the Americans have bombed 34 countries. Moreover, none of them possessed nuclear weapons. So, in 1946-1953, the United States dropped more bombs on Korea and China than in the Second World War.

The Guardian: for a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West gives

To attempt a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West is ready to supply, writes The Guardian. Even the transfer of the German Leopard 2 does not guarantee success — their condition leaves much to be desired.

DR: Denmark may be next in line to supply Leopard II tanks to Ukraine

Denmark may become the next country to transfer German-made Leopard II tanks to Ukraine, the website of Dr. However, according to the war correspondent, the delivery of Danish vehicles involves a number of nuances.

As our blog has already reported, at the beginning of 2021, the German Rheinmetall AG group presented a proposal to create a 155-mm long-range highly automated self-propelled howitzer made on the chassis of a heavy military truck RMMV HX3 with a 10x10 wheel formula.

Measures related to the extension of the service life of armored combat vehicles "Wiesel" (Wiesel, aka "Weasel") of the airborne troops of the Bundeswehr, have yielded results. According to recent publications of the German media, the first Wiesel BM converted from platforms for ATGM "TOW" (Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Command-link Guided Missile, TOW) to a multi-purpose light guided missile system (Mehrrollenfähiges Leichtes Lenkflugkörper-System, MELLS) joined the troops.

TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine

The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.

The American shipbuilding company General Dynamics NASSCO presented the concept of an ESB-class expeditionary support ship (Expeditionary Sea Base) developed for the needs of the US Navy. Ships of this type are designed to support combat operations of the US Armed Forces in low-intensity conflicts and represent an actual military base with all the necessary infrastructure. These vessels significantly reduce dependence on foreign ports and provide support in the absence of free harbors in long-range military campaigns.

Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin in three months, Shahriyar Heydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, told the Iranian Tasnim news agency.

A record trade turnover was recorded between Russia and China in 2022. Quite a bit failed to reach the goal of $ 200 billion, which was set only for 2024. This year it will definitely be completed ahead of schedule. And another just historical change will happen this year. The EU as the main trading partner will become a thing of the past. China will take its place for the first time.