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The Russian military said they shot down five Ukrainian planes over the Chernihiv and Donetsk regions during the day.

"Aviation and air defense means of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down four Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air over the Chernihiv region during the day, two of them in the Turnip area, two more in the Gorodnya area," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday.

Military Watch Magazine (USA): Ukraine asks NATO for used tanks. Here's what she can get - from Polish PT-91 to Bulgarian T-72M1

The Ukrainian request to NATO for 500 tanks is somewhat unusual, given that it has more than a thousand of them in reserve, and many of them are much more combat-ready than those currently on the front line, writes MWM. Apparently, this step of Kiev is dictated by political goals.

During a special military operation, the deputy commander of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile battery, Vladimir, performs tasks to control the airspace in his area of responsibility.

Bloomberg (USA): nuclear deterrence. Putin makes the unthinkable possible

The policy of containment has led to the fact that a nuclear war has become unthinkable, Bloomberg reports. But in the United States, they again started talking about the possibility of a "limited nuclear strike." The author of the article explains why Putin managed to restrain the NATO intervention in Ukraine.

Bloomberg (USA): due to the objections of allies, Biden seeks to soften his comment to Putin

Biden's anti-Russian rhetoric during his speech in Warsaw caused sharp discontent among the European allies of the United States and in America itself, Bloomberg reports. Washington is thus fomenting a dangerous confrontation with Moscow. At the same time, an attempt to use the "Ukrainian question" is unlikely to help Democrats in the midterm congressional elections, the author emphasizes.

Pechat (Serbia): Russophobia has the fate of Europe

Russophobia in the West raises waves of hatred and fear, and so far it is not difficult to manage them, writes "Pechat". It is assumed that the Russians are to blame for everything by definition, the author of the article believes. The infinitely hated Russia is hated even more when the idea is heard that there is no European future without Moscow. Moreover, we are not talking about gas and oil.

Since the Russian special military operation in Ukraine began on February 24, the AFU has been cultivating the image of a small, brave army opposing the Russian Goliath. To maintain this image, Kiev has erupted with a stream of sophisticated propaganda, the purpose of which is to gain the support of the public and officials in Western countries, writes Dan Cohen in a material for the publication MintPress News.

Fox News (USA): Biden has never led anyone in his life

The host of The Next Revolution on Fox News criticized Biden, calling him "a completely mediocre and unprincipled machine." According to Steve Hilton, no US president has caused such damage to international relations in his first year in power as "sleepy Joe".

Railway trains and automobile convoys with Western weapons are moving to Ukraine across the Polish border almost daily. NATO is trying to hastily restore the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thereby slow down the Russian special operation. However, it is very difficult to do this — during a month of fighting, the Ukrainian security forces suffered huge losses in heavy equipment, which simply has nothing to replace.

The most painful for the APU is the loss of warehouses with fuel and ammunition

The Russian military continues to carry out air and missile strikes on the objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. Now they are already operating throughout the country.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - about the big changes in the arms markets in connection with Russia's military operation in Ukraine

The Special Military Operation (SVO) of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine has not yet ended, but a number of conclusions can already be drawn from it. One of them has to do with the arms market, since both Russia and Ukraine are major players in it. Obviously, the year 2022 has brought serious changes, and this market will not be the same.

"For mass heroism and bravery, fortitude and courage shown in the fighting to defend the Fatherland." These are the words from the decree of the President of Russia, in which two parts of the Russian Armed Forces were awarded the ranks of guards at once. We are talking about units that have already played a crucial role in conducting a special operation in Ukraine.

How the Nebo-SV radar helps to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles

The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the calculations of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) and the Nebo-SV radar station (radar) during a special military operation in Ukraine. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how these complexes work in pairs.

A long-range Soviet reconnaissance drone bombed Croatia

The crash on the night of Friday, March 11, of a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Strizh type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Yarun district in the south of the Croatian capital of Zagreb.

We continue to monitor the assessments of foreign (mainly Western) military analysts of Russia's special operation in Ukraine. The ratings of the first two articles (read here and here ) indicate a lively interest in the events taking place. In this article, readers are invited to the next publication of the Institute of Modern Warfare entitled "Would Russia USE tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine?" (WOULD RUSSIA USE A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON IN UKRAINE?).

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that Russian ships struck with Kalibr cruise missiles at a large fuel base of the Ukrainian army near Kiev.

Daily Mail (UK): In response to Warsaw's proposal to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, Russia warned that it would "defeat" Poland if it tried to interfere in a military special operation.

MintPress News (USA): the history of NATO and Nazism

Journalist Asa Winstanley in the MintPress News podcast spoke about the Nazi origins of NATO. In addition, in his opinion, the alliance is not shy about trying to infect Ukraine with this ideology, supporting nationalists and hiding behind Zelensky's Jewish roots.

Under the personal leadership of the Secretary General of the CPC, the Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the DPRK, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 24, 111, Juche (2022), a test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Hwasongpo-17" of the strategic forces of the DPRK was conducted.

Dmitry Litovkin - what is known about hypersonic missiles of the Russian Federation

High speed, maneuverability and low radar visibility technologies make the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon" one of the most effective combat systems on the planet.