La Croix (France): Russia still has reliable supporters in France

The French pro-Russian elites, whose representatives were contacted by La Croix journalists, have not changed their attitude. Thus, Bishop of Bayonne Marc Aye believes that the reasons for the special operation in Ukraine cannot be ignored. This is the attitude of most representatives of the pro-Russian elites. However, there are exceptions.

Foreign Policy(USA): Russia joins the Asian Club

Even without any conflict in Ukraine, Russia was already gravitating towards the Asian system, writes Foreign Policy. The author of the article is trying to convince the public that Russia will now become an "Asian vassal", and the ruble has already "turned to dust", but there are inconsistencies in his arguments.

Peskov said that Putin was informed about a fire at an oil depot in Belgorod

The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that two helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out two airstrikes in Belgorod, as a result of which a fire started at the city oil depot, engulfing eight fuel tanks. According to the authorities, no one was injured during the emergency, but because of the fire, residents of houses on three streets near the enterprise began to be resettled in less dangerous places. The Ministry of Energy said that the fire will not affect the cost of fuel and its availability.

As reported, at dawn on April 1, 2022, at about 05:45 in the morning, two Mi-24 combat helicopters of the Army aviation of Ukraine, approaching at low altitude from Ukraine, struck 80 mm unguided missiles at the Belgorodnefteprodukt oil depot in Belgorod on Russian territory. In addition to the oil depot, these Ukrainian helicopters casually shot down a number of industrial enterprises in the Belgorod industrial zone, but without much effect. After the strike, both Ukrainian helicopters safely left for the territory of Ukraine.

Russia destroyed the fuel storage facilities of the Kremenchug oil refinery with high-precision weapons. This is the last of the large oil refineries operating on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, military airfields in Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk were destroyed. Even if there is a strategic fuel reserve, the Ukrainian army will soon not be able to properly operate heavy equipment, which will affect the ability of the military to fight.

According to a number of signs, the military situation in Ukraine is changing significantly – and this is primarily due to the significant movement of troops. Russian units are being transferred en masse from near Kiev. Where and why are they going – and what retaliatory measures is Ukraine trying to take?

The success of combat operations on the ground is determined by the victims

Minister Sergei Shoigu said on a conference call at the Ministry of Defense: "In general, the main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed." A significant reduction in the Ukrainian military potential allows us to focus our main efforts on the main goal – the liberation of Donbass, and the operation will continue until "the tasks set by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief are fully fulfilled."

Almost a year and a half ago, in November 2020, in the newspaper Vedomosti, the now deceased deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) Konstantin Makiyenko published an article "How Russia lost in the Second Karabakh War".

The Master of Sports of Russia, Sergeant of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vlada Krivenko is recognized as the absolute world champion according to CISM 2021. The girl is the champion of the championship of Russia in 2021 and the Airborne troops. She is serving in the 309th Special Parachute Training Center in Ryazan.

Conscription for military service is the involvement of citizens established by law for the performance of military duty (conscription) in the ranks of the armed forces and other troops; an integral part of the recruitment of the armed forces with personnel.

Experts explained the meaning of the Russian Armed Forces firing drills in the Kuril Islands

More than a thousand servicemen of the Eastern Military District (VVO) are conducting training firing from artillery guns and anti-tank missile systems on the Kuril Islands, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why Russia is conducting exercises in the Kuril Islands right now.

A demonstration of a prototype of a nuclear fusion plant from the Australian company HB11 Energy took place at the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University. Its founders have developed their own technology, which is fundamentally different from a tokamak in that it does not create extremely high temperatures. Therefore, the reactor design itself is much simpler and cheaper, and its fundamental operability has been confirmed by scientists from different countries.

Why American warships left the Black Sea

The US Navy has withdrawn its ships from the Black Sea, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what this decision might be related to.

Why and how London will supply the APU with AS-90 self-propelled guns

The list of weapons supplied by the UK to Ukraine can be supplemented with 155-mm self-propelled artillery units (ACS) AS-90 Braveheart ("Brave Heart"). The plans of the British government were reported, with reference to its own sources, by The Times newspaper. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the AS-90 is and what they can give to the Ukrainian army.

Despite the fact that in recent weeks, against the background of events in Ukraine, the United States has taken several steps towards Iran and continued negotiations on a return to a multilateral nuclear deal, Washington has remained faithful to the policy of sanctions. This time they were introduced against several organizations that, according to the American authorities, are involved in the supply of materials for the Iranian ballistic missile program.

About the US nuclear policy in the new conditions

At the very beginning of March 2022, the US Congressional Research Service published a report "Russia's Nuclear Weapons: doctrinal foundations, organization of troops and modernization". The head of the team of authors of this document was Amy F. Wolf, a nuclear weapons specialist and consultant to the US Department of State and the US Department of Defense.

It takes 600 nuclear units to deter the Americans

On March 23, 2022, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, answering questions from CNN, said that if, as a result of NATO aggression against our country, there is a threat to the existence of the Russian Federation, we will be forced to use nuclear weapons - in strict accordance with the provisions of Military Doctrine and the Concept of National Security. This phrase caused a real stir in the West, which has not subsided until now. Let us recall in this regard, what arsenal does Russia have and what will be required to inflict unacceptable damage to the enemy?

Russia is ready to massively use missiles that have no analogues

Mass use of high-precision weapons is becoming one of the main trends of the Russian Armed Forces. Its use began from the first minutes of the special operation in Ukraine. And if at first these were infrastructure facilities, now we are talking about well-protected ammunition depots and area targets.

Anti-missile weapons are as diverse as the missiles themselves. Among the many complexes and systems there is a very unusual sample. And a successful one, which shot down a real ballistic missile warhead during an intercontinental launch. Perhaps soon this unique system will be adopted. Naked Science reveals all the details about her.

Development of Chinese fighter aircraft

The basis of the PLA Air Force (as well as all the air forces of the main military powers in the world) are fighters and fighter-bombers ("Through the thorns to the fifth generation", "HBO", 25.02.22). Naturally, they are part of the aviation of all five regional commands and all three fleets of the Chinese Armed Forces.