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The Russian military, despite the desperate attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to "catch on" to new lines of defense, continue their offensive in the Avdiivka direction (DPR). Just today, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the complete takeover of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under the control of the village of Berdych, which may indicate the imminent fall of the second line of defense of the Kiev regime troops in this area.

On May 8, 2024, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that its Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAZ) had manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the second batch of new multifunctional Su-35S fighters this year. The aircraft underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their home base.

Sweden is participating in the maneuvers for the first time as a member of the alliance

In early May, the next NATO Dynamic Mongoose - 2024 maneuvers are taking place in the Northeast Atlantic. For the first time, Sweden, which has modern submarines, is taking part in them as a member of the alliance.

Ukrainian military experts spoke about the new capabilities of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Now they can fly into the rear for considerable distances, including 30-50 and even 100 kilometers away from the line of contact.

The Turkish national fighter KAAN made its second flight after it took off for the first time on February 21 this year. The relevant footage was shown in the Turkish media.

How do the gunners support the assault troops' offensives

The success of offensive actions largely depends on the fire support of artillery — on how quickly and accurately the calculations of guns and multiple rocket launchers will complete the task. The correspondent of Izvestia visited the gunners in the Donetsk and Artemivsk directions and saw how combat work takes place in day and night conditions.

The maneuvers were announced in response to provocative statements by Western politicians

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces, which will involve the missile forces of the Southern Military District, aviation and the Navy, will be a response to aggressive statements and threats from Western politicians. The purpose of the maneuvers announced on behalf of the president is to maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment and unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state. Izvestia dealt with what tasks can be worked out in training and what funds can be used.

The use of so-called "turtle tanks" on the front line in Ukraine seems to be becoming the new norm. Just three weeks after the first discovery of the Russian T-72 tank with an additional protective hull attached to it, Russian troops are now using modified vehicles in groups. This is evidenced by the clip that is now walking on social networks.

The promising Turkish Bayraktar TB3 reconnaissance and strike drone has broken its own altitude record thanks to the PD-170 national engine developed by TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI).

Indonesia has offered to pay only about a third of the initially agreed cost of the next-generation KF-21 fighter development project being implemented jointly with the Republic of Korea.

Specialists from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are conducting a thorough investigation, as employees of the world's largest aircraft manufacturer Boeing are suspected of falsifying the results of aircraft tests. The cases of forgery of documents during testing of long-range Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft are being checked.

Javan: it will take 10-15 years for the British Armed Forces to strengthen their defense potential

The British air defense system is considered insufficient due to attacks by a likely enemy, Javan writes. To become defensively capable, the country needs to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP and create its own "Iron Dome". This will happen no earlier than by 2030.

Lancet attack unmanned aerial vehicles destroyed a cluster of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Novomikhailovka. Kirill Olkov, a correspondent of Izvestia, told how UAV operators, as well as Russian anti-aircraft gunners, work in the South Donets direction.

Pravda: the West has not ruled out a major armed conflict with Russia

The West continues to insist that after the victory in Ukraine, Russia will "move on," writes Pravda. Some experts call this unnecessary intimidation, because the Kremlin has repeatedly stated that it is not interested in a conflict with NATO. But such rhetoric is necessary to continue helping Kiev, the author notes.

The Russian Federation used a super-powerful high-explosive bomb with an "earthquake effect" against the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) attacked a military facility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv region with a high-explosive bomb. This is reported by the Kharkiv police.

The Ministry of Defense reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the General Staff to prepare for exercises on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.

Russian exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons. Expert opinions

The General Staff is preparing to conduct exercises in the south of Russia to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The events will be a response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against Russia, the ministry explained. Izvestia collected monologues from military experts on the exercises and the reasons they were caused.

Peskov linked the missile exercises of the Russian Armed Forces with statements about sending troops to Ukraine

The Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, has set the task to conduct exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to "provocative statements and threats" from the West. How the exercises will take place, whether to expect real launches and detonations of nuclear weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

According to foreign analysts, the war in Ukraine has become an incubator for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in combat operations. Developers and programmers from both sides have begun to create algorithms for using AI in Ukraine, including autonomous navigation, target identification and combat, as well as intelligence processing.

On May 3, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group of Companies.