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The Ukrainian military has been increasingly shelling the cities of Donbass in recent days. They are beaten with both barrel and reactive systems. There are dead and wounded among the civilians, including children. And the closer the closure of the "big Donbass boiler" is, the more brutal the gunners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are. About what is happening in the combat zone — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The five most promising design characteristics of the Su-57 — from artificial intelligence to ballistic missiles

The Su-57 will become the basis for the Russian tactical manned aviation of the next generation, writes MWM. It is assumed that a number of ambitious modernization programs will significantly improve its characteristics.

The APU found an unpleasant surprise from the Russian Army – an intelligent mine PTKM-1R. This was reported by the Chinese edition of Tencent. Especially for its readers, "PolitRussia" presents an exclusive retelling of the publication.

The United States, as part of its military biological program in Ukraine, used Mariupol as a regional center for working with the causative agent of cholera, said Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Defense Ministry has information about the preparation of provocations accusing the Russian Armed Forces of using weapons of mass destruction according to the "Syrian scenario", when investigations are conducted with the fabrication of the necessary evidence and the appointment of perpetrators, said Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Armed Forces.

B-52H strategic Bomber with AGM-86B aviation ammunition capable of carrying nuclear Warheads

The Army Times publication writes about the implementation of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. It will help American troops get much more lethal weapons than those that have been used over the past 65 years. This is due to the transition to a 6.8mm caliber instead of 5.56 mm today. It is reported that in this way a replacement for the M4 automatic carbine and the M249 SAW machine gun was found.

The Swedish arms concern Saab has upgraded the Karl-Gustaf portable anti-tank grenade launcher (Carl-Gustaf). The purpose of the modernization is to expand the range of applications of the system due to new fire control technology and programmable ammunition.

According to publications in Russian Telegram channels, at the beginning of May 2022, the use of modern Brimstone guided missiles supplied by Great Britain by the armed forces of Ukraine against Russian troops was first noted in the Zaporozhye direction. Photos have been published of both the engine compartment of this type of rocket and the fallen whole non-functioning rocket.

Russia is creating a new generation of hypersonic missiles for various carriers, the Tu-22M3M missile carrier is already testing a new product, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Interfax.

Foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western "sponsors" from the United States and NATO are increasingly reaching the combat zone, despite the opposition of the Russian army. British Brimstone missiles have been spotted on the contact line.

The Iver Huidfeldt Niels Juel-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy tested the SM-2 missile for the first time off the coast of Norway. This is reported by Naval News.

The Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said about Russia's use of chemical weapons in Syria and "against its" citizens. This is how she reacted to Moscow's earlier statements to Washington and Kiev about the possible use of chemical weapons "under a false flag."

Ukrainian nationalists used long-range NATO cartridges for sniper rifles during the defense of the Ilyich plant in Mariupol.

Domestic 2C4 tracked mortars can use various types of ammunition. In the May issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection", A. Kalistratov's publication "The Handsome Tulip is the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the world" describes in detail what weapons of destruction are included in the ammunition of this unique combat vehicle.

Air Force General Popov spoke about the tactics of the Su-24M at extremely low altitudes

For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing a Su-24M front-line bomber striking the positions of the AFU at extremely low altitude. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out in which cases this tactic is used and how the aircraft gets away from being hit by enemy air defenses.

Fincantieri announced the handover ceremony of the Damsah class corvette to the Qatari Navy on April 28 at the company in Mugiano (La Spezia).

Germany faced a problem when planning the transfer of Gepard 1A2 anti-aircraft self-propelled guns to Ukraine, removed from the Bundeswehr armament more than 20 years ago and stored by the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. As already reported, Berlin simply does not have shells for these anti-aircraft installations.

In the near future, the Republic of Korea will acquire SM-6 missiles for the KDX III Batch II destroyers. The SM-6 missile, also known as the RIM-174 extended-range anti-aircraft missile (ERAM), is capable of performing air and missile defense tasks, as well as combating surface targets.

The other day, representatives of the Kiev regime announced with great enthusiasm that a radical change would soon occur during a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. According to their assurances, the APU will finally "be able to move from the defensive phase to the offensive." Such bold plans are connected with the fact that, as stated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, the army of the "independent" has already begun "the transition to NATO weapons and standards."