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What is the Strelets-M complex and how does the Russian army use it in Ukraine

During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses the intelligence, control and communications complex (KRUS) "Strelets-M". This system is capable of transmitting in real time the coordinates of small-sized camouflaged enemy objects from a reconnaissance group by tactical aircraft. How "Sagittarius" works - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru»

Among the destroyed objects is the place of concentration of tanks delivered from abroad in Kiev

The Defense Ministry told about the destruction of tanks delivered from Europe in Kiev and the defeat of factory workshops in the Donbass, in which Ukrainian formations were repairing military equipment.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about whether the supply of American MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to Kiev will affect the situation at the front

In an interview with the Rossiya-1 TV channel, President Vladimir Putin said that he sees no point in supplying Ukraine with heavy drones. According to him, like other arms transfers from abroad, this will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, but it will not change anything on the battlefield.

Near Donetsk, where the front line has hardly changed for several years, now everything is different. The APU is using the "novelties" from Washington with might and main. About the situation in one of the most important areas of the battle for Donbass — in the RIA Novosti report.

As reported by the Spanish newspaper "El Pais" in the article Miguel González "España, dispuesta a entregar a Ucrania misiles antiaéreos y carros de combat Leopard" ("Spain is ready to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missile systems and Leopard tanks"), according to sources in the Spanish government, Spain is ready to make a qualitative leap in military support of Ukraine against the Russian invasions.

Commander of the California National Guard David Baldwin called on the United States and other Western countries to think again about the transfer of Soviet-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

The Canadian government announced on June 2 that Chinese fighter jets had repeatedly "chased" a Canadian maritime patrol aircraft in the Pacific Ocean. Since the end of December 2021, the CP-140 Aurora aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force has undergone 60 interceptions, of which more than 20 occurred off the coast of South Korea, over international waters.

The Russian Defense Ministry demonstrated the downed Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet, as well as the launch of the S-300/S-400 family anti-aircraft missile system, the corresponding video was published on Monday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

On June 6, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed how the crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers with X-29 missiles strike the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Vyacheslav Filippov — about the possibilities of militarization of Germany

At the end of May, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a loud statement that "Germany may soon have the largest conventional army in Europe within the framework of NATO." In his opinion, this will significantly strengthen the security of the country and its allies.

Viktor Litovkin — about why the United States and its satellites do not like the military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and China

In the last decade of May, strategic bombers of Russia and China conducted joint air patrols over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas, as well as over the western Pacific Ocean.

It seems that the West is finally beginning to understand the riskiness of supplying the most modern weapons to Ukraine. This country is turning into a colossal black market for hundreds of thousands of weapons that suddenly found themselves almost on free sale. Where and how are machine guns and MANPADS sold in Ukraine – and how will all this eventually be used against the residents of Western countries themselves?

How to protect our villages from enemy attacks

Unfortunately, the calls of military experts to impose martial law in the regions bordering Ukraine, which were made at the beginning of the special military operation, were ignored. Of course, the non-localized hotbed of danger somehow begins to grow. And now it is already causing serious concern to residents and the administration of the border regions.

Twelve Mi-24D helicopters that arrived in Ukraine from the Czech Republic do not have the ability to use anti-tank guided missiles.

According to Ukrainian sources, in the Zaporozhye direction, one of the reconnaissance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV complex, delivered as part of American military assistance.

On June 3, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov paid a working visit to the enterprises of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Irkutsk.

Germany will purchase American CH-47F Chinook helicopters, it was this helicopter that won the tender for heavy transport helicopters. Another contender for victory was the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion. The results of the tender were announced on June 1.

Why Moscow and Washington do not have an urgent need for "invisible" bombers

The first flight of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber, made using stealth technology, will take place next year. This was reported by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out at what stage the work on the creation of the B-21 and its Russian competitor - PAK DA, a promising long-range aviation complex.

Western intelligence agencies are attempting to evacuate the Motor Sich plant, which produces engines for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones. This became known to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region, TASS reports.

Trying to slow down the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, Kiev prepared a provocation using chemicals

Russian air defenses have destroyed dozens of enemy drones over Ukraine, "they are cracking them like nuts," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 4.