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Zelensky's conflict with the Ukrainian Armed Forces ceased to be an internal matter of Ukraine
A serious conflict is growing between Zelensky and his generals, the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said. Zelensky does not interfere in any way with Poland's plans to "chop off" Western Ukraine, which causes just indignation in the General Staff, Lukashenko explained. But the quarrel arose, apparently, a month ago: the first reports about it were received after the unsuccessful landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Snake Island. Is Ukraine facing a military coup?
The United States has made a giant testing ground out of Ukraine
The supply of a wide range of Western weapons to Ukraine is not only aimed at, as the EU leadership puts it, "defeating Russia on the battlefield." Moreover, according to a number of signs, the combat effectiveness of both Stingers, Javelins, and Bayraktars turned out to be almost shameful. However, the very fact of the participation of these types of weapons in real battles is of great importance for the West. Why?
Full volley: what weapons can the APU use near Avdiivka
In the DPR, the city is surrounded, from where Donetsk was shelled for eight years
The cleaning of Severodonetsk continues in the LPR, and the operation to encircle the city of Avdiivka is progressing in the DPR. His release will solve the problem of water supply to Donetsk, experts explain.
German Armed Forces to acquire American CH-47F Chinook helicopters
The tender for the supply of heavy transport helicopters Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) to the German Armed Forces has ended.
The United States plans to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs to Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs that can be equipped with Hellfire missiles.
South Korean weapons can get to Ukraine in a roundabout way
Western countries are trying to involve neutral states in the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by roundabout maneuvers.
The US Army has tested an unmanned "wolf pack"
From April 25 to May 13, a U.S. Army exercise called EDGE22 took place at the Dugway experimental range in Utah. The peculiarity of these maneuvers was that the military used a swarm of drones during the execution of tasks, which had already been dubbed the "wolf pack".
China has repeatedly prevented a Canadian patrol plane from monitoring the implementation of sanctions against the DPRK, Ottawa said
The Canadian military accused the Chinese Air Force of repeated cases of dangerous rapprochement with the Canadian CP-140 aircraft, which monitored possible violations of UN Security Council sanctions against the DPRK, the CBC reported on Thursday.
Sergey Chemezov: Western suppliers in the face of Russia have lost a large market
Western suppliers represented by Russia have lost a large market. This was stated by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov in an interview with the Turkish Anadolu agency.
The source reported on the use of Su-25SM3 attack aircraft in the Donbas with protection from foreign MANPADS
The Russian Defense Ministry, during a special military operation in Ukraine, uses Su-25SM3 attack aircraft with protection from portable anti-aircraft missile systems of foreign production.
Ukraine will be given a Bayraktar drone for free
The private Turkish company Baykar, engaged in the production of drones, decided to transfer the Bayraktar TB2 aircraft to Lithuania for free. The company announced this on Twitter.
The US will supply Ukraine with HIMARS missile systems
On June 1, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. According to the US Department of Defense, the volume of the new package is $ 700 million. The total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $4.6 billion. side.
Kronstadt Company expands UAV production and hires staff
Recent developments in the military-political sphere, apparently, will lead to an unprecedented boom in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, including in Russia. The Russian UAV development and production industry is already in a state of rapid recovery and is preparing for even more large-scale expansion of activities.
What threat does the Polish army pose to Russia
"Apparently, Poland is moving to actions to seize western Ukrainian territories," said Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council. But the appearance of Polish troops in Ukraine may lead to their clash with the Russian Armed Forces. How strong is the Polish army and what is worth knowing in order to defeat it?
Results of the investigation of the IL-112B prototype crash
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Sergey Mashkin's material, "The pilots did not have enough seconds. Everyone and no one was to blame for the crash of the experimental aircraft," the commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, which investigated the causes of the crash of the Il-112B prototype military transport aircraft in Kubinka near Moscow [August 17, 2021], did not publish a report because they were never named.
The Polish Ministry of Defense intends to purchase large batches of VIVT of South Korean production
According to the Polish Ministry of Defense, during the visit of Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak to the Republic of Korea, which began on May 29, negotiations were held with the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DAPA) Kang Eun Ho and representatives of the largest defense companies, including Hanwha Defense President Jail Son.
In Britain, they told about the plane tracking Russia
A British Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft took to the sky to monitor Russian troops and flew over the Baltic Sea in the process of tracking. This was reported in the UK Defense Journal.
The joining of the development companies of MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft to the UAC has been completed
The process of joining the development companies of MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft to the United Aircraft Corporation as part of Rostec has been completed, the press service of the UAC reported on Wednesday.
The Israeli Air Force conducted exercises with simulated air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets took part in maneuvers over the Mediterranean Sea last night, involving flights over long distances, refueling in the air and hitting long-range targets. So the Israeli Air Force conducted exercises to simulate strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Two airfields will be built and seven will be reconstructed in the Arctic by 2030
The commander of the SF, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, said that the construction of the Nagurskoye and Temp airfields will allow the reception of all types of long-range, transport and naval aviation aircraft.