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Military expert assessed the balance of forces before the large-scale offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donbass

The Russian Armed Forces have moved to the second phase of the military operation — the offensive against the AFU grouping in the Donbass, experts interviewed by Izvestia state.

The crews of four Il-38 and Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft from the mixed aviation regiment of troops and forces in the northeast of Russia conducted an eight-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean along the eastern coast of Kamchatka during which they searched for ships and submarines of the "enemy", the Pacific Fleet said.

The Ukrainian army will soon begin to receive Western-style weapons, the supply of which was taken care of by the Americans. In addition, the Pentagon assumes the responsibility to train the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in the use of NATO systems.

On April 14, the US Department of Defense announced the signing by the Command for the conclusion of contracts of the US Army with AeroVironment Inc. of an agreement for the supply of RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV kits for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Japanese government intends to provide additional assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The package includes chemical protection equipment (special clothing and masks), as well as drones, RIA Novosti reports.

The use of the X-29 missile by the Su-34 fighter-bomber was shown on video.

The Ministry of Defense has released footage of Su-34 sorties and the launch of the X-29 air-to-ground missile in Ukraine. As Mikhail, the commander of the Su-34 flight, explained, they were tasked with destroying enemy equipment with high-precision missiles. The target was hit.

In the Chinese province of Shandong, a giant radar was built aimed towards Japan, which allows you to observe the launches of ballistic missiles, says the American edition of Defense News, referring to satellite images obtained in February by Maxar Technologies.

A military expert spoke about the capabilities of Russian aviation during the storming of Azovstal

The representative of the People's militia of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, announced the beginning of the assault on the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, where the Azov detachment* and the AFU units occupy positions. At the same time, according to him, the armed forces of the republic are assisted by the Aerospace Forces of Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out what Russian aviation could use against Azov*.

Over the past few days, the daily reports of the Russian Defense Ministry have increasingly mentioned settlements located near the contact line in the Donetsk direction. Popasnaya, Balakleya, Novomayorskoye, Barvenkovo.

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.

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.

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.

Bulgaria will not soon receive American F-16 fighters, the United States is delaying the delivery of aircraft for at least two years. We are talking about the first batch of eight fighters, paid for back in 2019.

The Russian military warned about the bloody provocations that the Kiev regime, with the support of a number of Western countries, is preparing in the Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, said that more than 70 mobile groups have been formed from the militants of nationalist battalions.

Russia believes that NATO creates a "risk of unintended clashes" in the Arctic region

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO's activity in the Arctic could lead to "the risk of unintended collisions." This is how Moscow reacted to the NATO exercise Cold Response 2022 ("Cold Response"), the naval part of which was held in the Norwegian Sea. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the Arctic confrontation between Russia and NATO.

At the end of 2023, the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after P.I. Baranov plans to complete a research work called "Circus Man". Andrey Kozlov, the company's CEO, told RT about this in an interview.