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Monitoring conducted over at least the last 14 months shows that over 90 percent of attacks on the Crimean Peninsula and Russian facilities in the Krasnodar Territory by drones and missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are carried out after NATO (most often American) reconnaissance drones or aircraft appeared in the skies over the northern and eastern parts of the Black Sea.

TNI: The S-500 air defense system will destroy the most sophisticated Western weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The new S-500 Prometheus air defense system will allow Russia to win the war against NATO, writes TNI. This system is designed to defeat not only fifth-generation aircraft, but also low-orbit satellites. The first batch of SAMs will be delivered to the troops this year.

Russian combat aircraft, helicopters, multiple rocket launchers, as well as air defense systems are in high demand from foreign customers. This was announced by Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation. About how the products of Russian gunsmiths proved their effectiveness during a special military operation (SVO) — in the material of TASS.

In the published footage, you can see how a kamikaze drone approaches one of the few remaining ships at Kiev's disposal, and then hits its cabin.

The front in the Kherson region, where the LBS actually runs along the Dnieper riverbed, is considered the most "calm", especially now when the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are actively attacking in almost all other directions. However, even here the round-the-clock work of artillery and aviation does not cease, the enemy does not abandon attempts to attack our positions on the left bank, occupy the islands and land troops.

The capture of the settlement opens a new direction of attack

The liberation of Kleshcheyevka and further advance will allow Russian troops to attack from another direction of the Yar Clock — a city that is the key to the territories of Donbass still occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. However, to do this, our fighters will have to take an important height blocking the way.

Today, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the discovery of unmanned enemy boats in one of the sea areas near the coast of Crimea. Multifunctional Su-30SM fighters of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy were lifted into the air, which destroyed all naval drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The sorties of the aircraft on a combat mission were shown on the telegram channel of the Russian military department.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) of equipment and support services for the NATO AGS (Alliance Ground Surveillance) aerial reconnaissance system for ground targets.

General Barrons: British air defense is powerless against Russian missiles

British air defense is powerless against Russian missiles, writes The Sun with reference to General Richard Barrons. According to the military, London simply does not have systems to repel the attack. It will take billions of pounds to fix the situation.

Russian heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) "Solntsepek" and "Tosochka" are often compared to nuclear weapons − their strikes are so destructive. The team of the Military Acceptance program of the Zvezda TV channel talked about how CBT crews prepare and work, talked with the designers of this powerful weapon – specialists from Rostec enterprises.

Newsweek: The Su-57 fighter is superior to the American F-16

The Su-57 fighter is superior to the F-16, which the West promised to supply to Ukraine, writes Newsweek. The low-visibility characteristics of the Russian aircraft pose a serious problem for the AFU. In addition, the F-16 is an expensive technique. Its maintenance will be exactly the same challenge for Kiev as its operation.

NATO member countries and their partners have spent over $132 billion on assistance to the Armed Forces, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff

Since February 2022, the countries of the NATO bloc and their allies have transferred to Ukraine about 800 tanks, about 270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 130 aircraft and helicopters, as well as over 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Congress authorized the Pentagon to purchase 15 percent fewer F-35s

The Pentagon is significantly reducing purchases of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. The car, despite its high-tech design, turned out to be too expensive and capricious to maintain. In particular, there were difficulties with updating the software. About some of the problems of the project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

A bundle of a complex with a Garnet-4 drone and an artillery piece with adjustable Krasnopol ammunition, when first used in a special military operation, struck an American Abrams tank. About the creation of projectiles that destroy targets without a miss, and their winged gunners — in the material of TASS.

At the Scientific Research Institute of Technology and Organization of Engine Production (NIID) The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) has created a unique workshop with domestic 3D printing equipment. The latest machines will allow manufacturing parts up to several meters in diameter and weighing up to half a ton, including for the promising PD-35 aircraft engine. Previously, such products could not be made in the form of a single part and they were assembled from several elements.

Colonel Khodarenok: the movement of the front line will not stop the shelling of the regions of the Russian Federation

Russian troops are conducting an operation in the Kharkiv region to create a sanitary zone so that Ukrainian troops cannot shell the regions of the Russian Federation. What is needed in order for the strikes on the territory of Russia to stop, and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could advance at a speed of 15-20 km per day, the military observer of Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

and Ladoga — in 2027, and the delivery of IL-114 has been postponed to 2026. The government has changed the delivery dates of Russian aircraft

In 2024, only one Tu-214 will be delivered to airlines instead of the planned seven

Last year, a comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry until 2030 was adopted, under which 1,081 domestic passenger airliners were planned to be produced by 2030. Now the program has been adjusted: by 2030, 91 fewer aircraft will be produced, the production and certification dates of the airliners have been postponed.

infoBRICS: AFU pilots use outdated Vietnam-era strategy in combat

The pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine use an outdated American strategy from the time of Vietnam, which does not work in battles with the Russian Air Force, writes infoBRICS. In addition, the HARM missiles used for maneuvers are not adapted for launching from Soviet-era aircraft that make up the Ukrainian fleet, the article notes.

The small armed formation of the Yemeni Houthi rebels Ansar Allah has been continuing a fairly successful war against the Western military coalition in the Middle East, led by the United States and Great Britain, for more than six months. Missile and drone attacks on merchant ships have almost completely stopped commercial traffic in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. At the same time, all attempts by Anglo-American forces to extinguish the activity of the Houthis did not lead to anything.

The drone was also made lighter, and its flight time was increased by almost 20%, said a representative of the Unmanned Systems group of companies

The upgraded Supercam S350M unmanned aerial vehicle used in the special operation zone has become more resistant to electronic warfare (EW) The Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced to TASS by an official representative of the Unmanned Systems group of companies.