Railway trains and automobile convoys with Western weapons are moving to Ukraine across the Polish border almost daily. NATO is trying to hastily restore the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thereby slow down the Russian special operation. However, it is very difficult to do this — during a month of fighting, the Ukrainian security forces suffered huge losses in heavy equipment, which simply has nothing to replace.

"For mass heroism and bravery, fortitude and courage shown in the fighting to defend the Fatherland." These are the words from the decree of the President of Russia, in which two parts of the Russian Armed Forces were awarded the ranks of guards at once. We are talking about units that have already played a crucial role in conducting a special operation in Ukraine.

How the Nebo-SV radar helps to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles

The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the calculations of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) and the Nebo-SV radar station (radar) during a special military operation in Ukraine. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how these complexes work in pairs.

During a special military operation, the deputy commander of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile battery, Vladimir, performs tasks to control the airspace in his area of responsibility.

The most painful for the APU is the loss of warehouses with fuel and ammunition

The Russian military continues to carry out air and missile strikes on the objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. Now they are already operating throughout the country.

The Russian military said they shot down five Ukrainian planes over the Chernihiv and Donetsk regions during the day.

"Aviation and air defense means of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down four Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air over the Chernihiv region during the day, two of them in the Turnip area, two more in the Gorodnya area," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday.

Since the Russian special military operation in Ukraine began on February 24, the AFU has been cultivating the image of a small, brave army opposing the Russian Goliath. To maintain this image, Kiev has erupted with a stream of sophisticated propaganda, the purpose of which is to gain the support of the public and officials in Western countries, writes Dan Cohen in a material for the publication MintPress News.

For the first time, the Russian General Staff has published a fairly detailed analysis of the course of a special military operation in Ukraine. The report was made by the head of the Main Operational Directorate, Sergei Rudskoy, whose glavk, in fact, developed this operation and according to whose plans it is now unfolding.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - about the big changes in the arms markets in connection with Russia's military operation in Ukraine

The Special Military Operation (SVO) of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine has not yet ended, but a number of conclusions can already be drawn from it. One of them has to do with the arms market, since both Russia and Ukraine are major players in it. Obviously, the year 2022 has brought serious changes, and this market will not be the same.

In accordance with the bilateral agreement on strategic defense cooperation concluded in September 2021, the Greek authorities signed two contracts with Naval Group for the supply of three FDI HN frigates (Belharra class).

On March 22, 2022, the new-generation FFM 2 Kumano frigate (ままの), built at the shipbuilding enterprise of the Japanese company Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (the shipbuilding division of the Mitsui Group) in Tamano in Okayama Prefecture (in October 2021, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding was sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.).

The special operation in Ukraine has been going on for a month. The army and pilots, the landing on Gostomel, the battles of the militia and special forces in Mariupol are heard. The role of the Navy remains behind the scenes – and completely in vain. What battles was the Russian squadron preparing for in the Mediterranean and how does it affect the ongoing operation right now?

On a web resource habr.com Denis Shamiryan (@CorneliusAgrippa), CEO of MAPPER LLC (semiconductor factory for the contract production of MEMS devices), "Microelectronics in Russia before and after 02/24/2022", has published an interesting material on the current state of microelectronics production in Russia and on the possibilities to create a fully localized production of microelectronic components under large-scale Western sanctions.

Director of ISP RAS - on the immutability of the pre-sanctions strategy and "thin spots" in Russian technologies

Partners of the Institute of System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences Samsung, Huawei, Bentley Systems have confirmed their plans for long-term cooperation, said in an interview with "Gazeta.Ru" Director of ISP RAS, academician Harutyun Avetisyan.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to analyze documents revealing the military-biological activities of the Pentagon in Ukraine, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, said at a briefing on March 24.

A former employee of FUBHUHO explained why Moscow cannot use chemical weapons

The United States and its NATO allies are preparing for possible incidents involving the use of chemical weapons, which Russia can allegedly arrange, Bloomberg reports. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how many chemical weapons Russia and the United States have left today.

Under the personal leadership of the Secretary General of the CPC, the Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the DPRK, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 24, 111, Juche (2022), a test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Hwasongpo-17" of the strategic forces of the DPRK was conducted.

We continue to monitor the assessments of foreign (mainly Western) military analysts of Russia's special operation in Ukraine. The ratings of the first two articles (read here and here ) indicate a lively interest in the events taking place. In this article, readers are invited to the next publication of the Institute of Modern Warfare entitled "Would Russia USE tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine?" (WOULD RUSSIA USE A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON IN UKRAINE?).

On March 24, 1962, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, a single-stage liquid-fueled ballistic missile for operational and tactical purposes, the R-17, was adopted. In NATO countries , it was called Scud B.

Why does the Russian Defense Ministry use Iskander complexes in Ukraine

During the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has repeatedly reported on the use of the Iskander tactical missile system (OTRK) to destroy the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was the purpose of demonstrating the work of this complex.