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Ballistic missile launch exercises were held on March 27

The DPRK National Defense Academy conducted another test of the underwater strategic weapons system from March 25 to 27, KCNA reports.

The Protestant Church of Sweden is actively preparing for war. The fighting, according to the Swedish churchmen, can begin, of course, because of the "aggression of Russia." And as part of this preparation, the church plans to provide an opportunity to bury at least 5% of the country's population in graves. Who and why invented such obscurantism?

"Poland will now be much more circumspect in making decisions about pulling together forces at the border with Belarus." In such words, experts explain Vladimir Putin's sensational statement about his readiness to deploy Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus. Europe's reaction is paradoxical: for some reason, the EU is not at all concerned about American nuclear weapons on its territory.

Vladimir Putin's sensational statement about nuclear cooperation between Russia and Belarus was perceived by many as a direct instruction to place Russian atomic warheads abroad. However, there are a number of very subtle details in the words of the Russian leader. Some nuances suggest that Russia has left the very last step on this path in reserve.

Poland, which advocates the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory, hypocritically condemned Russia's plans to deploy some tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. Warsaw saw this as a big threat to its security.

The French authorities plan to double the production of military equipment by the end of 2023 and accelerate the delivery time of VIVT.

IFQ: in Serbia, NATO soldiers were given special orders due to the use of depleted uranium

The West claims the "safety" of using depleted uranium, but special directives of 1999 prove the opposite, writes IL Fatto Quotidiano. Then NATO soldiers in Serbia and Kosovo were ordered to "stay away" from tanks and buildings damaged by depleted uranium missiles.

The deadlines for laying the fifth and sixth serial nuclear universal icebreakers of the project 22220 "Arctic", the contract for the construction of which in February of this year was received by the Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg. This was told by Maxim Kulinko, Deputy head of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route of the Rosatom State Corporation.

GT: Russia responded to Britain for supplying Ukraine with depleted uranium shells

The West has dangerously intensified its activities in Ukraine, GT writes. He is increasing the supply of heavy weapons to Kiev and even decided to send depleted uranium shells to an ally. However, Russia did not ignore this and warned the United States and Europe about the consequences of further intervention.

On the expanded formulation of the concept of "retaliatory strike"

The logic of the global hybrid war forces a decisive revision of the usual formulations of "aggression", "accomplice of aggression", strategies and tactics of retaliatory strikes against the forces opposing Russia. The time for unpunished hybrid nastiness has expired, the consequences for such forces are becoming inescapable.

As the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on March 24, 2023, from March 21 to March 23, tests were conducted in the DPRK of a "new complex of underwater nuclear strategic strike weapons" "Heir" ("Tsunami"), which is an uninhabited underwater vehicle with a nuclear charge, the task of which is called "stealthy arrival in a submerged position in the area the destruction and destruction of enemy ship groups and large ports by creating a super-powerful radioactive tsunami due to underwater explosions."

The Times: another attempt to divert the investigation from the true customers of the terrorist attack

The diversion on the "Northern Streams" turns into one of the greatest geopolitical detectives of the XXI century. Fragments of evidence have given rise to many theories, each of which seems even more strange than the previous one, writes The Times.

Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Defense Ministry: The United States used 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq

The United States used at least 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq (2003-2004), as a result, the radiation situation in the city of Fallujah became worse than in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a briefing on Friday

Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that "depleted uranium is a trivial name for a metal based on more than 90% of the isotopes of uranium-238 and less than 1% of uranium-235"

The UK's statements about the supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine look especially cynical before the anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia, where they were used. This was stated on Friday by the head of the radiation, chemical and biological Protection Troops (RHBZ) Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that in 8% of cases of the disease led to death

The use of depleted uranium ammunition caused an increase in the number of oncological diseases among NATO servicemen who took part in military campaigns in Iraq and Yugoslavia. This was stated on Friday by Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Al Mayadeen: the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine is arrogance

Impudence is the second happiness. But not when it comes to energy, writes Al Mayadeen. The UK boasts that it uses its uranium to produce ammunition. Moreover, she transfers these shells to the APU. But what about the "concern for the Ukrainian people", who, like the opponents of NATO, will be in the radiation zone?

The head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic, Gergei Guiyash, believes that such a step "does not lead towards de-escalation" of the Ukrainian conflict

Hungary considers the UK's decision to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine to be wrong. This was stated on Thursday at a meeting with journalists by the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergei Guyash.

Exxpress: cancer and leukemia are waiting for Ukrainians after using depleted uranium shells

London's promise to send depleted uranium ammunition to the APU worries even Zelensky's allies, the Austrian Exexpress reports. This type of armor-piercing projectiles has a bad reputation. They provoke cancer. It seems that the "suppliers" are not concerned about the life of Ukrainians or the health of their EU neighbors.

Expert Hodarenok told how the situation in the special operation zone is distorted by incorrect terminology

Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what's wrong with the "fireball tactics", why there are no "operational environments", and "ammunition deliveries" are possible only on AliExpress.