The command of the Russian Armed Forces has decided to significantly increase the number of counter-battery warfare complexes "Penicillin" in the area of the special operation. There will now be twice as many of them here as before.

Experience in the use of assault aircraft and confrontation with air defense in the conflict in Ukraine

For ten months, Russian military pilots have accumulated considerable experience in the combat use of weapons and military equipment in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). But if something else is sometimes told about helicopter pilots in the press, then we only know about the work of assault aviation that it takes off and lands, sometimes launching missiles.

AT: the undermining of the "Northern Streams" led to a stunning defeat of the United States in the Middle East

China inflicted a stunning defeat on the United States when it was able to convince Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations, writes American Thinker. One of the factors of Beijing's triumph was the undermining of the "Northern Streams", which demonstrated Washington's perfidy to Riyadh.

Shukan Gendai: the global South is annoyed by the "fake mantras" of the West, and it chooses Russia

Most of the countries of the global South remain on the side of Russia, considering it their most important ally and support, writes Shukan Gendai. The false rhetoric of the West with its mantras of "freedom and democracy" irritates them more and more, the author of the article states.

According to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, the cause of the incident was the failure of the United States to comply with the flight restriction zone declared by the Russian Federation

During the talks, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin focused on the exchange of views on the causes and consequences of the incident with the crash of a US drone over the Black Sea. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The United States is concerned that its armed forces may "never get" the MQ-9 drone that fell off the coast of Crimea. Why is the world's strongest American army completely powerless in this case, what secrets can this UAV carry – and what difficulties will Russian specialists have to face?

The Pentagon has released a video that reportedly shows yesterday's incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. Recall that, according to the American side, he was flying in international airspace and was "unprofessionally intercepted by Russian Su-27 fighters":

Americans fear for the fate of the MQ-9 Reaper drone ("Reaper"), which crashed into the Black Sea: military technology may fall "into the wrong hands." In addition, the Pentagon is likely to reconsider tactics in the region. And this, in turn, threatens trouble for Washington's allies. About the unexpected consequences of the incident — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Turkey admitted that it cannot yet make a choice in the situation in which the United States has driven it. Washington demands that its warships be allowed to enter the Black Sea in search of the downed Reaper drone. But by doing this, Ankara will violate the 1936 Montreux Convention, the strict observance of which the Turks have always been proud of. Is there any tools in Washington's arsenal that can force Turkey to violate the Straits Convention?

Expert: the fallen US drone is of interest from different points of view, even museum

The American drone that fell into the Black Sea in the event of its recovery could be of interest from different points of view, and in the future even become a museum exhibit, said Sergey Gorbachev, director of the Institute of CIS Countries in Sevastopol, captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, told RIA Novosti.

DM readers were outraged by the "propaganda trick" of the British media about the Russian missile

If Russia blows up its Poseidon nuclear torpedo off the coast of Britain, the country will literally be washed into the sea — the author of the Daily Mail article came to this conclusion. Readers are indignant: "Stop inciting us against the Russians! The United States is more likely to go for a nuclear provocation."

NYT: The United States was afraid that because of Artemovsk, Ukraine would not have enough shells for an "offensive"

The United States warned Ukraine against excessive spending of ammunition near Artemivsk, writes NYT. Kiev uses them in such quantities that they may not be enough for the "spring offensive", and Western arsenals are already depleted.

Many believe in Kiev's victory, but opinions differ on what it will be expressed in

Germany's promise at the beginning of 2023 to send tanks to Ukraine marked another concession of this European country in the Ukrainian issue. And it became evidence of the gradual escalation of the supply of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) by Western allies to Ukraine.

The former assistant to the American president for national security noted that NATO was "afraid of threats from Moscow" regarding the possible escalation of the crisis

The leadership of the Russian Federation managed to prevent a decisive response to the Ukrainian crisis from the United States and its NATO allies, who demonstrate a lack of strategic plans. This assessment was made by the former assistant to the American president for national security John Bolton in an author's article published on Wednesday on the website of The Wall Street Journal newspaper.

TAC: Biden's anti-Russian strategy leads to the collapse of America

Biden's strategy to "destroy" Russia has failed, writes TAC. The only thing he has achieved is a crisis of US national power. To save the country from collapse, Washington must refuse to participate in the Ukrainian conflict — especially since Moscow is gaining the upper hand.

Intrigues on the Black Sea have not discouraged the appetite for the Arctic

Attempts by the administration of American President Joseph Biden to accelerate Sweden's entry into NATO have stalled indefinitely. Turkey resisted, which used its right to refuse approval until all the conditions regarding Stockholm's ties with Kurdish separatists were met.

Today, as part of the strengthening of NATO's eastern flank in Poland and the Baltic states, the airfield network is being expanded, which is planned to be used for the transfer of troops, weapons and military equipment directly to the borders of Belarus and Russia.

German elites will have to make difficult choices

Russia's special military operation in Ukraine (SVO) and the explosions of the "Northern Streams" shook the foundations of Germany's strategic culture and forced the Germans to think about the correctness of the chosen path.

Medya Günlüğü: the Bundeswehr exhausted its arsenal of weapons even before the conflict in Ukraine

The Bundeswehr exhausted its stocks of weapons and ammunition even before the special operation in Ukraine, writes Medya Günlüğü. Now the locomotive of the European Union has an army with only 96 battle tanks. Meanwhile, the Russian Armed Forces are armed with thousands of pieces of military equipment, which is not inferior to the German "Leopards".

Poland does not hope for an alliance and is arming itself against the Russian Federation

Poland has managed to be a European superpower in its history, and twice completely disappear from the political map of the world.