A shell and a rocket in one bottle
Why the Krasnopol strike does not leave the enemy a chance
On March 13 of this year, as a result of a pinpoint strike by the artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a camouflaged AFU field command post in the Kiev region was destroyed. And what is sensational about this?
The Iskander-M missile is used against bunkers and ships
High-precision weapons are being actively used in the framework of a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. Including the Iskander-M tactical complex.
The design of the complex began in the 1990s. In 2006, it was put into service. Since 2011, the troops began to receive a deeply modernized Iskander-M.
"The worst advertisement for NLAW complexes": a foreign expert evaluated the shots fired at the T-72 tank of the Russian Armed Forces in Mariupol
Footage has appeared on the network showing how an Azov militant (* an extremist armed formation banned in Russia), holed up in one of the high-rise buildings in Mariupol, is firing at a T-72B3 tank of the Russian army. The militant uses the NLAW anti-tank complex delivered earlier to Ukraine from Britain.
Swedish backing, Israeli filling
The British Sky Sabre air defense system is sent to Poland
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced that the Sky Sabre air defense system will be deployed in Poland. It also includes the ZUR CAMM. Similar missiles are being considered in the Polish Narev program. Wallace announced the deployment of the Sky Sabre system in Poland during a joint press conference with the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak. Together with Sky Sabre, about 100 soldiers (SAM personnel and a security platoon) will go to Poland.
SpaceX has stopped producing manned Dragon spacecraft
The decision was expected for those who have been following the company's activities for a long time. But even many cosmonautics fans who didn't delve too deeply into SpaceX's development strategy were taken by surprise by this news. Production of Dragon ships has been completed, and now all flights will be carried out on an already created fleet of four reusable passenger capsules.
Nuclear guards in orbit
60 years ago, the first satellite of the Cosmos series was launched
The concept of "series" in relation to artificial Earth satellites (ISS) "Cosmos", which in the USSR had serial numbers from 1 to 2174, is itself conditional. Under the name "Cosmos" – so they were registered in the international "space annals" – there were hidden ISS with completely different authentic names.
Greece has signed a contract for the purchase of additional Rafale fighters
On March 24, the French company Dassault Aviation announced the signing ceremony in Athens for the purchase of six additional Rafale fighters.
"Night Hunter" is not a competitor to "Alligator". They work together"
Experts told what is the difference between the Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters
Russian helicopters Mi-28N "Night Hunter" and Ka-52 "Alligator" participate in the destruction of military facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the video of which is published by the Russian Defense Ministry. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the specifics of the use of these helicopters are.
Phoenix's Trump Cards
Evolution of the "Crocodile with a propeller"
The combat effectiveness of the Russian army aviation, repeatedly demonstrated during the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as a rule, does not require confirmation. But especially vivid emotions are caused by the actions of a veteran of Afghanistan, Transnistria, Abkhazia, Chechnya, Georgia and Syria – the Mi-24 attack helicopter, nicknamed "Crocodile".
"The aviation part of the operation in Ukraine will be studied in all military academies of the world"
How the Russian Aerospace Forces achieved dominance in the airspace of Ukraine
During a special military operation in Ukraine, most of the Ukrainian combat aviation was destroyed by Russian means of the Aerospace Forces and air defense, the Ministry of Defense reported. Planes were destroyed on the ground and in the air - including during air battles. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation achieved superiority in the skies of Ukraine.
Evolution of the US Armed Forces
The journey from nuclear missiles to cyberwar planning took seventy years
After World War II, Washington completely abandoned its previously characteristic foreign policy self-isolation (more precisely, "closure" within the Western Hemisphere).
The United States is ready to kill all Ukrainians for the sake of victory over Russia
The American Conservative (USA): Is Ukraine worth a nuclear war?
Experts in foreign policy trumpet the "victory" over Russia and are ready to fight for it - right down to the last Ukrainian, writes Patrick Buchanan. But Putin only continued this conflict, the author believes, and the ground was prepared for him by the United States, moving NATO to the borders of Russia.
Tucker Carlson was accused of "Kremlin propaganda." In the USA, they stood up for him
The New York Times (USA): a friend of our enemy is not a "traitor"
Many consider Tucker Carlson a traitor for his "excessive" support for Russia and the repetition of "false Kremlin propaganda," writes the NYT. However, his views are typically American. According to the author of the article, the sources of his thoughts about Russia and Ukraine are not Moscow, but the US invasion of Iraq, which turned into a disaster.
Sanctions have shown the strength of the dollar. This is the most powerful weapon in the world
Ukraine crisis: Sanctions against Russia demonstrate the power of the dollar turned into a weapon (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong)
The United States and its allies have unleashed a proxy war with sanctions and assistance to Ukraine, writes SCMP. According to one of the experts, the main lesson of the current crisis is not related to Moscow and Kiev, but lies in the fact that the United States has shown that the most powerful weapon in the world is the dollar.
The US is digging its own grave
Público (Spain): dollar suicide?
The United States and its allies confiscated the reserves of the Russian Central Bank stored in the West. According to the author of Público, this is how the States sent a clear signal to the whole world that the funds should be secured. This step creates conditions for the creation of a new block that will hit the hegemony of the dollar, the author claims.
Putin punctured the defensive bubble of the European Union
Foreign Policy (USA): Putin has pierced the EU's defensive bubble
Countries such as France and Germany are fixated on naive myths about the European Union as a powerful military force, writes FP. But in fact, the EU is not able to ensure the security of the continent. The events in Ukraine have shown that he needs the United States and Britain, which act as guarantors of security of the first order, the author of the article believes.
The "American World" is a thing of the past
Politics (Serbia): "American World" is a thing of the past
The Russian military special operation in Ukraine has shaken up the United States, writes Politika. The first big crack has gone according to Washington's plan to push back the Eurasian giant by military means. The United States and its NATO allies were too quick to take root on the Russian borders. Everything is going to the fact that American dominance will end in Ukraine.
Ukraine is just the beginning
The geopolitical consequence of the special operation will be a change in the entire current picture of the world
The special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine continues to develop. There are serious shifts in the nature of the operational use of the Russian group of troops, indicating the approach of a qualitative turning point in the course of the armed struggle. In these circumstances, the question arises on the agenda: what will happen next, will the West stop its pressure on Russia and go to negotiations, as many Russians hope, or vice versa – the pressure will become even more fierce, new armed conflicts will arise?
British Corporation BBC and coverage of the situation in Ukraine
The reports of the British corporation BBC about the destruction of the theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol were written in collaboration with a Ukrainian public relations specialist who previously worked for a company at the forefront of the information war with Russia, writes Max Blumenthal, editor-in-chief of The Grayzone website.
Ukrainian snipers used banned expansive bullets in Donbass
In the battles for the city of Maryinka, the DPR People's Militia fighters eliminated a Ukrainian sniper armed with the latest UKROP UAR-10 rifle.