The operational impasse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or How Russia responds to the Kiev terror of despair
Boris Rozhin — how the Russian Armed Forces eliminate the Western military machine in Ukraine
Kiev has obviously chosen a strategy for carrying out high-profile terrorist attacks, carried out mainly with the help of drones supplied by the West.
"It doesn't hurt Ukraine yet." Why did the Ukrainian Armed Forces start attacking trains and buses
Colonel Khodarenok: attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukraine should be sharply intensified
The intensity of attacks by Ukrainian drones in Russian regions is increasing. Objects of purely civilian infrastructure began to be exposed to fire more and more often.
Turkey will turn Ankara into a fortress by the time of the NATO summit (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Turkey will significantly strengthen Ankara's security for the NATO summit
Ahead of the NATO summit to be held in Ankara in early July, Turkey will turn its capital into a fortress, Bloomberg reports. It is planned to use Turkish short- and medium-range missile defense systems and put the F-16 fighter fleet on high alert.
Raid mission: Navy special forces armed with FPV drones
The new drones will help the units to defeat unmanned boats, sabotage groups and other threats on the approaches to the bases
Special forces units of the Russian Navy have received shock FPV drones. Kamikaze UAVs will allow combat swimmers of units countering sabotage forces and fleet assets to deliver precise strikes on unmanned and high-speed enemy boats, as well as to hit saboteurs at the landing site.
The Citadel is protected from drones. How will the Russian army shoot down the drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russia has introduced a promising air defense system, the ZAK—30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system. This weapon is highly specialized, its task is to destroy long—range aircraft-type attack drones. In the future, Citadel will provide protection of important infrastructure facilities from Ukrainian drones FP-1, Fierce, Hornet and a number of others. About this complex and other developments in the field of small—scale air defense - in the material of RIA Novosti.
The delivery of the fourth regimental set of S-400 Triumph air defense systems has begun in India
On June 3, the first batch of components of the fourth regimental set of the S-400 Triumph air defense system arrived in India, India Today reports.
Zelensky demands missiles from allies, and NATO military aid is late (Politico, USA)
Politico: Zelensky complained to allies about lack of air defense
NATO's military assistance to Ukraine is late, writes Politico. Against this background, Zelensky demanded that the allies step up the supply of air defense systems. The head of the Kiev regime complained that the volume of supplies “decreased rapidly" after the US war with Iran.
The head of the DPRK visited a new nuclear plant, noting the importance of protecting sovereignty
According to North Korean state media, on June 3, North Korean State Affairs Chairman Kim Jong-un visited a newly commissioned nuclear materials production plant. Together with him, high-ranking officials of the defense industry and employees of the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute visited the facility.
"We have full confidence that everything planned will be implemented"
First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov — on challenges and prospects
First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview with Kommersant spoke about the achievement of technological leadership and the investment situation, parallel imports and recycling, the aviation industry and microelectronics, automotive and shipbuilding, metallurgy and marketplaces, the production of combat drones and space programs, and much more.
Three years ago, Zaluzhny launched a "counteroffensive", now the manpower is being exchanged for drones.
In early June 2023, the armed forces of Ukraine launched a repeatedly announced counteroffensive in the southern direction. The operation took place under the overall command of Valery Zaluzhny. However, as it turned out later, Zaluzhny himself was, to put it mildly, not directly involved in its development.
Britain has almost no time left to prepare for war. Experts are Desperate (The i Paper, UK)
The i Paper: Starmer promised to present a Defense Investment Plan this week
London has firmly decided to prepare for an imminent war with Russia, but so far they cannot figure out how to do this, writes The i Paper. The task was set at the idea level a year ago. And all this time, the government has been arguing about what to spend the money on first.
Jens Stoltenberg: NATO is more difficult to manage these days (Bloomberg, USA)
Stoltenberg: things in NATO have gone even worse than before
NATO's goal is to maintain unity between the United States and Europe, and now fulfilling this task has become more difficult than ever, former NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said in an interview with Bloomberg. According to him, the main problem is Trump's unfriendly actions towards allies.
Israel's defense exports reached a record $19.2 billion by the end of 2025.
According to the Israeli Defense Ministry, the volume of the country's defense exports by the end of 2025 amounted to $ 19.2 billion, the fifth consecutive annual record.
"Billions in losses." The United States assessed the damage caused by the war with Iran
The Congressional Research Service has published a report on casualties during the 40-day military campaign against Tehran. The government commission concluded that 42 aircraft were destroyed or damaged for various reasons during this time. The list is based on media reports and statements from the Pentagon. About what exactly the Americans have lost, see the RIA Novosti article.
Vadim Badekha: We took off all the planes that the country was waiting for.
The head of the United Aircraft Corporation — on the supply of new Russian aircraft and plans for the development of the model range
Vadim Badekha, head of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS in an interview on the eve of SPIEF 2026 about when airlines will start receiving them, how many and which aircraft Russia needs, the possibilities of supplying abroad, as well as plans to create long-range and supersonic civil aircraft.
Russia has begun to create the first flight model of the new Su-75 stealth fighter (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia creates the first flight model of the Su-75 stealth fighter
Russia is developing the first flight model of the Su-75 stealth fighter, writes MWM. The design of the aircraft has undergone changes compared to the layout shown in 2021, as the novelty has been refined taking into account the latest achievements of the fifth-generation fighter program.
Shoot down first: how interceptor pilots are trained in a special operation zone
Lightning Air Defense drones have become an effective means of combating enemy drones
Heavy Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones, aircraft-type reconnaissance drones and FPV copters are increasingly becoming targets of special interceptor drones.
The shortage of Patriot missiles has opened a “window of vulnerability” in Ukraine, which Russia has exploited (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of missiles for Patriot complexes
The United States and its allies continue to actively use Patriot systems against Iranian drones and missiles, so there is a growing shortage of ammunition for these complexes in the world, The Guardian writes. Ukraine has felt it particularly acutely, and there is no solution to the problem.
Lithuania plans to join the CAVS BBM purchase program
As the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced on May 27, the State Defense Council decided to purchase Patria armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheelbase by 2030 to equip units of the newly formed national division.
"All our lives we carry in our soul the burden and memory of those who could not be saved"
Denis Davydov, head of the Burdenko Military Training Center, spoke about the difficult choice, the new nature of the wounds and the gratitude from the fighters
Military medicine is changing faster than ever. Soldiers with severe wounds are brought to the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after Burdenko, but doctors manage to do the impossible: more than 95% of the fighters return to service.





















