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The UK is preparing to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has placed a corresponding request. This is reported by the Washington Post.

According to the portal Pronews.gr , The European Union will allocate these funds to EAS from European funds totaling €1 billion in the context of steps taken to strengthen the defense industry

The European Union will allocate up to €80 million to the Greek defense company Hellenic Defense Systems (EAS) for the production of ammunition that will be sent to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the news portal Pronews.gr .

The Russian military continues to destroy Western APU equipment in the special operation zone. For high-precision strikes, attack drones are often used, among which one of the most high-precision and massive is the Lancet barrage ammunition developed by the Russian company ZALA, part of the Kalashnikov concern.

Ministry of Defense: The US Department of Energy has become the main customer of work on military biology

The US Department of Energy is the main organizer and customer of work on military biology in different regions of the world, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

The Russian Lancet drone destroyed the American Avenger air defense system in the special operation zone

The Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" destroyed the American Avenger air defense system in its zone, which the Pentagon recently sent to Kiev to protect against UAVs, the head of the press center of the Vostok group of troops said.

High-precision aviation ammunition has proven its effectiveness during combat operations

The Ministry of Defense and the Russian defense industry reported an increase in the supply of air-based missiles of a new generation. As sources in the military department told Izvestia, several new types of high-precision aviation missiles are currently being used in the area of the SVO.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, arrived in the Southern Military District to check the condition of military equipment and weapons sent to the zone of a special military operation. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) reported that on May 2, 2023, it signed an agreement with the Israeli company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the purchase of "a large number" of "advanced low-visibility long-range barrage ammunition." It is stated that this is "one of the most expensive defense purchases that Estonia has ever made." The signing of the contract was also confirmed in the press release of the IAI itself.

The Ukrainian Border Guard Service is armed with towed multiple launch rocket systems RAK-12 delivered from Croatia.

On May 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 35.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $38.6 billion.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in global Politics" published material by Alina Vernigor and Ilya Kramnik "Lessons from the second echelon. The Turkish defense industry as a tool of political influence", in which the publications of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) and the bmpd blog are widely used.

Lidovky: stocks of shells are exhausted, and there is not enough capacity for their production in the West

NATO countries lack 155 mm shells, which Ukraine also urgently needs, Lidovsky writes. This also applies to the USA, where they are produced by only two plants for the whole country. A rapid increase in production is possible, but it will not be without technical difficulties.

Colonel Khodarenok said that Kiev will use Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles in the offensive

According to Western media, the UK will purchase guided missiles for Ukraine with a firing range from 100 to 300 kilometers. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok is sure that Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles are already in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian army can use them already in May during the offensive.

On May 2, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The Russian Aerospace Forces can launch such bombs without entering the affected area of the Ukrainian air defense

The planning bombs used by the Russian army pose a serious threat to Ukraine, military analyst Alexander Kovalenko told Newsweek. According to the expert, such bombs are dropped by Russian aircraft beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense systems. However, Russia is not the only one who uses this type of ammunition. Ukraine also uses similar bombs on the battlefield.

Lockheed Martin Corporation has received a contract for the supply of guided missiles worth $4.8 billion

This week, the Ground Forces of the US Armed Forces signed a $4.8 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of GMLRS-type missiles to the highly mobile HIMARS army missile systems, which the US supplies to Ukraine in large quantities.

The Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland reported that on April 28, 2023, it signed a contract worth 1.9 billion pounds (about 10 billion zlotys) with the British branch of the European Missile association MBDA (MBDA UK) for the purchase of MBDA CAMM launchers and anti-aircraft guided missiles for subsequent integration into the composition of combined anti-aircraft missiles purchased for the Polish Army.-Pilica+ cannon complexes.

This is a direct violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons, the Russian Defense Minister said

The military-biological programs implemented by the Pentagon in Ukraine are aimed at developing components of biological weapons. This was stated on Friday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The amount of American ammunition stored in Israel in case the Jewish state finds itself in an emergency situation is being reduced due to the conflict in Ukraine.