And again, news from Turkey reflecting the rapid growth of the military-industrial potential of this country - on April 28, 2023, the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate (Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığına - SSB) reported that the first prototype of the promising Turkish combat helicopter T929 ATAK-2, created by the Turkish state aircraft manufacturing association Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), made its first flight.

It flowed over the surface of the planet in its near-equatorial regions, the press service of the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported

TASS, April 28. For the first time, the Chinese Zhuzhong rover discovered traces in the Martian dunes on the territory of the Utopia Plain that water periodically flowed over the surface of Mars in its near-equatorial regions in the relatively recent geological past. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KAN).

The press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation clarified that the equipment has been successfully tested

The first serial complexes of automated artillery control of the airborne forces "Zavet-D", doubling the efficiency of its use, will be delivered to the troops by the end of this year. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation.

The Turkish Baykar Group on April 27, 2023, at the TEKNOFEST 2023 aviation and industrial show that opened at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, officially presented a new small-sized (rather even miniature) Bayraktar Kemankeş aviation cruise missile (also called barrage ammunition), designed for use primarily from unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Stormer HVM air defense installation delivered from England by the armed formations of the Kiev regime was seen near the line of contact. A single car was moving on the outskirts of an unidentified settlement. Apparently, the militants, fearing defeat by Russian precision-guided weapons, such as Krasnopol ammunition, are forced to constantly move it.

It will begin in the middle of the year, Boris Pistorius said

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured that the transfer of an additional 80 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine will begin in the middle of this year. He made the corresponding statement in an interview published on Friday with the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia

The Command of the Romanian Land Forces has decided to modernize the fleet of main battle tanks (MBT) T-85M1 Bizonul ("Bison").

The Israeli company Elbit Systems will supply the Armed Forces of the Philippines with 18 new Sabra light tanks on the chassis of the ASCOD-2 tracked BBM by the end of this year.

On April 27, 2023, the launch ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-608 Mozhaysk (factory number 01618), which is under construction for the Navy of the Russian Federation, took place in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - JSC USC). project 06363. This is the fifth of six Project 06363 submarines being built for the Pacific Fleet. Its delivery to the Russian Navy is scheduled for the end of the year.

The Sun: an investigation has been launched in Britain because of the scheme of the device of a nuclear submarine in the toilet

The British Navy initiated an investigation in connection with the information that documents with the scheme of the device of the newest nuclear submarine HMS Anson were found in one of the pubs of the country, writes The Sun.

Peacekeepers of Russia and the whole world celebrate anniversaries

The UN website "Peacekeeping Operations" (OPM) has a column dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the creation of the UN Body for Monitoring the Implementation of the Terms of the Truce in Palestine (UNTSO). "For 75 years, United Nations peacekeepers have been working to save and change people's lives for a better life in regions where there is no peace, political stability and security."

The Head of State visited the headquarters of the groups in the new territories

Opening a meeting with members of the government on April 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the day before, "he visited both the Kherson region and the Luhansk region." The purpose of the trip was to meet with military leaders in the zone of a special military operation (SVO).

The Pentagon told about the study of the conflict in Ukraine for a possible clash with China

Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States Kathleen Hicks said that the Pentagon learned a number of lessons from the conflict in Ukraine for a possible future armed confrontation with China. These lessons are no less relevant for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, but at this stage they can only be considered preliminary.

On the night of April 24, another batch of Ukrainian naval drones was destroyed

Intense shooting from automatic weapons off the coast of the Gagarin district of Sevastopol between 3 and 4 a.m. on Monday, April 24, was twice interrupted by strong explosions. Soon, a message appeared on the information resources of the city administration that the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) The Russian Navy "is now repelling an attack by surface drones on an external raid."

The Scotsman: Zelensky has six months left to make progress in the conflict

Zelensky has six months left to achieve an acceptable result for the United States and Europe in the conflict with Russia, writes The Scotsman. Otherwise, in October, the West will force Ukraine to negotiate.

Myśl Polska: Kiev cannot launch a counteroffensive for reasons more important than dirt

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has been loudly announced since March, but nothing has happened yet, writes Myśl Polska. The weather is only one and not the most important reason for this. There are other factors influencing the beginning of the offensive announced by Kiev.

A synergetic approach will help intelligence and analysts

The implementation of the "breakthrough" of the United States to world domination, undertaken after the collapse of the USSR, became a sequence of adventurous, ill-considered decisions leading to the unknown, causing the death of many thousands of people. Let us recall the actions to expand NATO, the aggression against Yugoslavia, the invasion of Afghanistan and the shameful flight from there.

TAC: to end the conflict in Ukraine, we need to give Russia what it wants

To end the conflict in Ukraine, it is necessary to give Russia what it wants – to become one of the five "world policemen", writes TAC. In addition, it is necessary to lift all sanctions and remember that Moscow will never agree to Kiev's accession to NATO.

Spectator: the growing ambitions of the Ukrainian special services caused alarm in the United States

Information about the preparation by the Ukrainian special services of "mass strikes" against Russia and the organization of sabotage and terrorist attacks on its territory seriously worried Washington, writes Spectator. The loss of control over the Kiev "hawks" by Western curators is fraught with a sharp escalation of the conflict.

EP: in the USA, the rejection of the risks of nuclear war was preferred to the "victory" of Ukraine

The US strategy in Ukraine pursues two goals – to counteract Russia and prevent a third world War, writes Evropeyska Pravda. If Biden is re-elected, Washington's desire to throw its forces into preventing a nuclear apocalypse will be more clearly manifested.