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Patrushev: There is reason to think that the United States is developing biological weapons
In an interview with Kommersant, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, drew attention to the fact that new biological laboratories under the control of the United States are growing by leaps and bounds in the world. And by a strange coincidence-mostly at the Russian and Chinese borders.
The submarine "Belgorod" will serve in the Pacific Ocean
[b]At the same time, it will be able to solve its tasks anywhere in the world's oceans, the source said.]
The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852 will serve in the Pacific Ocean after the completion of state tests and transfer to the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
WSJ: in the United States, the aircraft used for observation flights over Russia are being disposed of
A representative of the US Air Force said that the presence of two OC-135B aircraft is no longer necessary
The US military decided to disassemble the aircraft for spare parts, which previously, according to the terms of the International Treaty on Open Skies (DON), were used by the United States to conduct observation flights over Russia. This was reported on Monday by The Wall Street Journal.
The bombing of an American Humvee in Iraq was shown on video
A video has appeared on the Internet, which captures the moment of the explosion of an American Humvee from a close distance.
In the explanation to the video posted on YouTube, it says that the shooting was made in 2005, but the video was made public only recently.
In the US, they told about the preparation for the Third World War
Air Force (Air Force) The US accurately reproduces the large-scale air war of the great powers, simulating the threats and challenges they may face in combat. This was stated in an article for The National Interest by columnist Chris Osborn, who believes that this is how the country is preparing for the Third World War.
At least three US Air Force military transport planes have arrived in Ukraine in recent days
At least three US Air Force military transport planes have arrived in Ukraine over the past four days, according to Western air observers.
Moscow and Damascus accuse Washington of worsening the situation in the US-controlled territories of Syria
The United States is destabilizing the situation in Syria in order to justify its illegal stay in this country, according to a joint statement of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Kremlin commented on reports about the movements of the army
The Russian army moves on the territory of the Russian Federation as it sees fit and where it sees fit, no one has wandered and does not wander, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Biden ordered to withdraw part of the US forces from the Persian Gulf region
US President Joe Biden has instructed the Pentagon to begin withdrawing some of the US forces and weapons from the Persian Gulf zone, and plans are underway to reduce Washington's military presence in the Middle East. This was reported on April 1 by The Wall Street Journal.
Rosgvardiya special forces on the exercise worked out the neutralization of a criminal group and the release of hostages on a container ship in the Arctic
Rosgvardiya special forces stormed a ship captured by criminals during an exercise in the Arctic, the press service of the ministry told reporters on Friday.
On the Black Sea Fleet, the test began with the development of the offensive and defense
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy has begun a control check of the forces stationed in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory during the winter training period. This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
US Navy aircraft carrier "Dwight Eisenhower" entered the Red Sea, goes to the Persian Gulf
The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), having passed the Suez Canal, entered the Red Sea, which is part of the area of responsibility of the US Central Command, the Egyptian information site Cairo24 reported.
Su-34 with ten nuclear bombs
An interesting photo of a front-line Su-34 bomber with ten simulated aircraft bombs suspended at once (IAB, a nuclear bomb simulator) was found in a presentation posted in open access to the 60th anniversary of the FSUE "Russian Federal Nuclear Center-All - Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician E. I. Zababakhin "(FSUE " RFNC-VNIITF im. Academician E. I. Zababakhin", Snezhinsk, formerly Chelyabinsk-70, Chelyabinsk region).
In Syria, they tested a new way of specifying targets for the Russian " Pacer»
In Syria, a new technology for aiming tactical strike drones "Pacer" at terrorist targets was tested with the help of an upgraded wearable intelligence, control and communications complex (KRUS) "Strelet-M". As a source in the Russian military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti, the coordinates of the targets were transmitted from the ground using a tablet.
The United States justified the need for "physical occupation" of the Kaliningrad region
Russia's strengthening of the land defense of the Kaliningrad region puts NATO in a "deadly dilemma", says columnist Sebastien Roblin in the pages of the American magazine The National Interest, justifying, in particular, the potential need for a" physical occupation " of the Russian region.
Peskov on the question of the transfer of troops to the Ukrainian border: the Russian Federation has the right to move troops on its territory, it does not threaten anyone
Russia has the right to move troops within the territory of the country at its discretion, this does not pose a threat to other states, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
The general commented on jokes about escorting Russian planes
Pilots of Russian strategic bombers, who are taken on escort by fighters of the British Air Force, conduct aerial reconnaissance, and this task is not from the field of April Fools ' jokes, former head of Long-range Aviation (1997-2002) Lieutenant General Mikhail Oparin told RIA Novosti.
Moscow-Ankara agreements on Idlib are being implemented slowly-Lavrov
The agreements with Turkey on Idlib are being implemented more slowly than expected, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
The destruction of the Houthi kamikaze drone by the Saudi F-15 was shown on video
An F-15 Eagle fighter of the Royal Saudi Air Force detected and destroyed a kamikaze drone launched by supporters of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).
In the video that appeared on social networks, a flying unmanned aerial vehicle of relatively small size is seen, outwardly similar to the Qasef-2K barrage munition.
A strange tweet from the US Strategic Command caused quite a stir
On Monday, March 29, 2021, a strange message appeared on the official page of the US Strategic Command on Twitter. The set of mysterious symbols"; l;; gmlxzssaw " looked extremely suspicious and immediately gave rise to a lot of conspiracy theories. Someone "recognized" in this the launch codes of missiles with nuclear warheads, others considered it a message for spies, and others made a connection with the invasion of an alien armada. But the reality, as often happens, was much more strange and ridiculous.