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Military expert Dmitry Kornev — how Russia will be able to strengthen the western borders in the event of Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Since March 2022, discussions have been going on in Finland and Sweden about renouncing neutral status and joining the North Atlantic Alliance. On April 11, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources, that both states intend to apply this summer.

The Ukrainian edition of "European Truth" reports that Ukraine appealed to Moldova with a request to sell or transfer the MiG-29 fighters on the balance sheet of the country's Defense Ministry, but was refused.

The US State Department has approved the potential delivery of a batch of AH-1Z attack helicopters and related equipment to Nigeria as part of the Foreign Military Sales program.

The problems associated with the pandemic have led to the fact that the United States is delaying the delivery of military equipment to Taiwan in the amount of $ 14.2 billion, which was ordered in the period starting from 2019.

The United States will send two Boeing F-18 Super Hornet carrier-based fighters to India to assess the possibility of their operation on the Vikrant class aircraft carrier under construction.

A military expert assessed the equipment that the Pentagon supplies to the APU

CNN reported that Ukraine received "the first batch of weapons from the new package of military assistance from the United States." Earlier, American President Joe Biden announced his decision to provide military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 800 million. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out what would be included in the American aid package.

General Popov explained why the MQ-9 Reaper drone will not be able to help the APU

Kiev is negotiating the purchase of heavy attack drones MQ-9 Reaper "Reaper" in the United States. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what an American drone is and how it can affect the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.

The city of Berdyansk was liberated by Russian troops very quickly and almost without resistance. By the end of February 28, everything was over, there were no Ukrainian troops left in the city, only some pro-Kiev activists continued to organize anti-Russian pickets right in front of the units of the Rosgvardiya, knowing full well that nothing would happen to them for this.

Cyclotech, a manufacturer of unusual vertical thrust engines, together with Yamato, the largest Japanese delivery company, are developing a unique cargo drone.

The Baltic Sea will lose its nuclear-free status if the Finns and Swedes still decide to join NATO. This was stated in the Russian Security Council. Military experts warn that our ground forces, combat aviation and air defense will have to strengthen the border near St. Petersburg, and some of our nuclear missiles will be re-aimed at Helsinki and Stockholm. Do Finnish and Swedish politicians really want to live in the status of potential targets?

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, the missile cruiser Moskva, sank during a storm while being towed to the port after a fire and an explosion of ammunition on board. What was the life path of this ship, what is it known for and which vessel in the future will be able to become the new flagship of the Black Sea fleet?

Helping Kiev, the West massively writes off unnecessary weapons

Long-range Kalibr cruise missiles destroyed the S-300 division, delivered from Europe, hidden in a hangar. According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov, four S-300 launchers and up to 25 personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.

The special operation emphasized the role of precision weapons

The United States and Britain have today retargeted their commercial satellite systems Starlink and OneWeb to collect intelligence information in the interests of the armed formations of Ukraine. A plan is being hatched to disconnect Russia from the GPS system. How can all this, coupled with the ban on the import of software (software), affect the performance of combat missions by our troops in the combat zone, the production of high-precision weapons by the defense industry?

In the document of the British Military command of 2021, the Coastal Response Group ( LRG, Littoral Response Group; hereinafter referred to as the PGR ) is defined as "specialized forces [in the structure of the British Navy] assigned to a geographical area, which includes special ships, boats and helicopters".

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video of the destruction of military equipment of the Armed Forces by Russian Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters. The first target was probably a mobile anti-aircraft missile system. Their helicopter pilots catch "live bait" - the lead vehicle calls fire on itself, guided by the traces of the missiles fired, detect the locations of air defense installations and suppress them.

As part of the F-X program, a new fighter is being developed, which should enter service with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces instead of the F-2.

Experts explained why Beijing is conducting exercises in the Taiwan area

The Chinese armed Forces will conduct military exercises in the Taiwan area, the press service of the Eastern Zone of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Combat Command said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for these exercises is and how they can end.

American Switchblade barrage ammunition appeared in the Donbas ("Switchblade"), the delivery of which to Kiev was announced earlier in Washington. This was reported in his Telegram channel by journalist Alexander Kotz.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about Ukraine's capabilities for strikes deep into Russian territory and ways to prevent them

The APU strikes on Russian border settlements that have become more frequent in recent days hardly coincidentally coincided with publications in the American media about the expansion of the transfer of intelligence information. According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington now provides Kiev with information about important targets not only in the territory of Donbass, but also in the Russian Crimea.

During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 10 enemy targets with high-precision air-launched missiles. As a result, three areas of concentration of units of the 81st and 93rd separate mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in Barvenkovo, Kramatorsk and Lisichansk.