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Base sector: Russia to strengthen military infrastructure at Finnish borders
How else does Moscow intend to react to the American presence in the Scandinavian country
Russia will strengthen the military infrastructure along the borders with Finland, saturate it with air defense means in connection with the possible appearance of American bases in the country. This was stated to Izvestia by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security issues, Konstantin Gavrilov.
The United States will transfer a batch of AH-64 Apache helicopters to the Polish Armed Forces
As stated by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak after a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, he received assurances that the US Army would provide the Polish Armed Forces with Apache attack helicopters from the availability even before signing the contract for the purchase of 96 new vehicles.
The Peruvian company Disenos Casanave will supply the CW-40D UAV to the Armed Forces of Peru and Ukraine
The Peruvian company Disenos Casanave has sold an unmanned aircraft complex of its own design CW-40D to the armed forces of Ukraine and Peru.
Mi-171SH helicopters of the Czech Army received an Israeli airborne defense system
The defense company BIRD AeroSystem from Israel has completed the implementation of the contract of 2021, which provided for equipping the next batch of Mi-171SH helicopters of the Czech Army with airborne air defense systems AMPS, which are designed to combat the missile threat posed by various air defense systems, including portable ones.
The parade on Red Square was held calmly
Cadets marched instead of combat units
A military parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking into account the detour of the parade calculations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov, as well as the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the solemn event on Red Square lasted less than 50 minutes.
The Polish Permanent Mission to the EU reported that the West handed over 28 aircraft and 575 tanks to Ukraine
The representative office also noted that Warsaw handed over 14 aircraft and 325 tanks to Kiev from them
The West handed over to Kiev 28 aircraft, of which 14 were allocated by Poland, and 575 tanks, including 325 Polish ones. This was announced on Thursday on Twitter by the permanent mission of Poland to the EU.
How Russia will Shoot down Storm Shadow Missiles
Ukraine has received weapons at its disposal that can only be created by a few countries in the world. We are talking about high-precision long-range air-launched cruise missiles (CRBMS) Storm Shadow of British production. What kind of missiles are these, what kind of threat can they pose to Russian troops – and what needs to be done to destroy them?
Why the Patriot air defense systems transferred to Ukraine are by no means an easy target for the Russian Aerospace Forces
Analyst Lamer stated in a TNI article that the Patriot transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are too vulnerable to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become an easy target for the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to military analyst Jeff Lamer. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine can protect expensive weapons from strikes and for the protection of which objects in Ukraine, air defense systems are needed first of all - in the material of military expert Mikhail Khodarenka.
The appearance of a military superpower: why the US is concerned about the growing power of China
US General Vanherk: China is modernizing its armed forces at an alarming pace
The United States believes that China continues to modernize its forces and is developing weapons capable of striking at ever greater distances. This was stated by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explained what the US military leaders are so concerned about and what the appearance of a military superpower should be.
"The same "Dagger" as Klitschko is a ballerina." What shot down Patriot in the sky of Ukraine
The Defense Ministry called it technically impossible to intercept the "Dagger" of the American Patriot air defense system
The Russian Defense Ministry denied the statements of the Kiev authorities that the Patriot air defense system allegedly shot down a hypersonic missile of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Dagger". It is noted that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to "wishful thinking."
Battlefields: Russian army strikes Ukrainian reserves and warehouses
Effective attacks of objects remote from the line of contact will complicate the preparation of the offensive in the future
From May 6 to May 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted powerful blows on the rear of Ukrainian formations. So, on the night of May 9, the concentration points of reserve units and ammunition depots were attacked by precision weapons. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the advance of reserves, as well as the delivery of ammunition to the areas of combat operations.
Zelensky is scared. He finally realized that the "counteroffensive" would fail
WP: the failure of the "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will reduce the desire of the West to provide military assistance to Kiev
The hype around the "counteroffensive" will come to Kiev sideways, writes WP. Zelensky is afraid of not meeting the expectations of sponsors, because Russia now has superiority on the battlefield. Readers of the publication doubt the victory of the AFU. In their opinion, Kiev has no chance to "return" Crimea.
Russian PMCs have finally finished France
France decided on another anti–Russian gesture - the country's parliament demanded that the PMCs called the Wagner Group be recognized as a terrorist organization. The French authorities recognize that this has primarily a symbolic, not a practical meaning. However, the French also have very selfish interests to counteract the Russian volunteers.
"Not like in a Hollywood movie." What is known about the upcoming AFU counteroffensive
Blinken stated that the APU received from the West everything necessary for a successful counteroffensive
The US State Department believes that the Ukrainian army has everything it needs for an effective counteroffensive. But Kiev has already stated that there is no final plan to strike yet.
Poland, under the "noise" of military maneuvers, is starting an anschluss of Ukrainian lands
A huge number of events are taking place around the Republic of Belarus, which are lost in the daily information flow. In the pile of events, like a burnt-out match in the night, sometimes the intention of the NATO forces to wage a "hybrid" war against the Union State is not visible.
The President of the Czech Republic allowed the possibility of supplying Czech military aircraft L-159 to Ukraine
The Czech authorities may consider transferring Czech military aircraft L-159 to Ukrainian aviation. This was stated by the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, whose words are quoted by Ceske noviny.
The plans of the APU are thwarted. Russia has used scorched earth tactics
The attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the attempted murder of Zakhar Prilepin, terrorist attacks on Russian railways – in recent weeks Kiev has launched a sabotage war against Moscow. For its conduct, the enemy uses all available forces and means. However, the Russian army is also not sitting idly by.
Verified by the Great Patriotic War: what from the experience of the war came in handy during the special operation
We tell you what design solutions from the Great Patriotic War are still successfully used by Russian units in their own
The Soviet Union has been preparing for war for many years. Large-scale industrialization took place in the country, entire industries were created, new models of weapons were developed.
Reuters has learned about the increased readiness of the NATO mission over the Black Sea
Reuters: NATO has increased the readiness of its "air police" mission over the Black Sea
The participants of the NATO "air police" mission in the Black Sea region have increased the readiness of their forces after the appearance of a Russian fighter jet next to a Polish military aircraft. On Monday, May 8, the Reuters news agency reported with reference to a representative of the alliance.
The characteristics of the most powerful "aerial killing machines" are named
Yahoo News Japan named the most advanced drones with "scary characteristics"
Drones are becoming the main weapon on the battlefield, writes Yahoo News Japan. Countries are in fierce competition and are trying to create more advanced devices. The most powerful drone to date is the American MQ–9 Reaper, says the author of the article.