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How did the Osa anti-aircraft missile system end up in the United States and why does the Pentagon want to give it to Kiev

The United States plans to supply Ukraine with air defense systems manufactured by the USSR, including anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa", which were "secretly acquired" by the Pentagon, writes The Wall Street Journal. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the Soviet complexes were at the disposal of the United States and how useful they can be to the APU today.

The Grayzone (USA): Was the bombing of the theater in Mariupol staged by extremists from Azov in order to provoke NATO intervention?

The author of The Grayzone tried to figure out how true the Ukrainian statements about the "Russian" attack on the theater in Mariupol are. There are inconsistencies in the version of the Ukrainian side. Moreover, even before the incident, local residents warned that the Azov battalion was preparing a provocation. This is how Ukraine is trying to achieve NATO intervention, the journalist believes.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia publishes data on the destruction of an artillery battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions of a special military operation. The Ukrainian command decided to place the artillery battery secretly - in a wooded area. However, this did not save her from striking in any way.

Retired Colonel of the General Staff explained why NATO supplies weapons to Ukraine through Poland

US President Joe Biden claims that Ukraine does not lack supplies of weapons and equipment from Western countries. At the same time, Kiev complains about the lack of assistance. Why deliveries go through Poland and where are the problem points in the logistics chain - I figured it out "Газета.Ru ".

Another Ukrainian official took up predicting events in an area that is somewhat apart from his professional competencies. As recently as March 20, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Vadim Denisenko assessed the threat from Belarus on the air of Ukrainian news. "I would now assess the situation of the possibility of introducing Belarus into a military conflict as 60 to 40. A week ago it was 40 to 60 ...", - said Denisenko.

Le Monde (France): why Ukraine and the USA voted against the UN resolution condemning Nazism

In December 2021, only the United States and Ukraine voted against the UN resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism, Le Monde reminds. The speech of Washington and Kiev against is seen as inconsistent behavior and as a recognition of the neo-Nazi sympathies of the Zelensky regime. However, the reality behind this vote is much more complicated, says the author of the article.

Turkey needs to make a deal with the United States and Ukraine, transferring the Russian S-400 air defense systems to the latter to fight Moscow.

South China Morning Post (China): after the head of NATO pointed out Beijing's "obligations" to Ukraine, China recalled who bombed its embassy in Belgrade

In response to the statement by the head of NATO that China should condemn Moscow's actions in Ukraine, Beijing recalled the bombing attack that the alliance forces inflicted on the Chinese embassy in the former Yugoslavia more than two decades ago, SCMP writes.

How does the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" work

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian army used a heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The relevant footage was published by the Russian Defense Ministry. "Newspaper.Ru" tells about this weapon.

Labor (Bulgaria): Russia is in a hurry slowly

Today in Ukraine, Russia determines not only the future of this country, but also its own, and the whole world, writes Trud. And the United States and Great Britain are blocking Europe and Moscow in a permanent conflict, the author believes. They need to deal with their internal problems, for this the opponents need to be occupied by third forces. Ukraine could not be better suited for these purposes.

Global Times (China): The US will not force China to worsen ties with Russia

The authors of the Global Times article cite a statement by Zelensky's adviser Mikhail Podolyak, in which he calls on Beijing to side with the United States and support the isolation of Russia. They once again recalled China's position on the Ukrainian issue and advised Podolyak, who "lacks independent thinking," not to lecture.

The Russian Ministry of Defense continues to demonstrate the process of demilitarization of Ukraine. The daily use of various weapons, including cruise missiles and combat aircraft, makes it possible to destroy the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalists. Strikes are carried out on various objects, including the territories of military units from Rivne (Rivne) to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions.

The world will be divided into two blocs: Chinese-Russian and American-European, but the EU will lose (Rádio universum, Czech Republic)

Russia's military special operation in Ukraine will change the world completely, analyst Peter Robeyshek believes. In an interview with Rádio universum, he considers the disintegration of the world into two blocs: Chinese-Russian and European-American. As a result, the EU, which has the weakest position, will be the loser, the political scientist believes.

The British press claims that Elon Musk is helping Ukrainian drones win the drone war. Analysis of the technical details of such stories does not confirm this hypothesis.

Brussels, Washington and Kiev have declared an information war on Moscow — dozens, if not hundreds of fakes are thrown into the media and social networks every day. The goal is to convince the Western audience that "evil and totalitarian Russia attacked a small democratic Ukraine for no reason." Examples of the most odious fakes are in the RIA Novosti material.

On March 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of the destruction of the training center of the 132nd reconnaissance battalion of airborne assault troops in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine.

The relations of the United States with Saudi Arabia can be called one of the foundations of the existing world order and the global power of the dollar. And now we see a number of signs that these relations are under threat. The Arabs refuse to help Biden in his sanctions battle against Russia. Why did this happen?

Military experts told why Russia used the Dagger hypersonic complex in Ukraine

For the first time, the Russian Army used hypersonic missiles of the Dagger aviation missile system to destroy objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a special military operation. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose it was done.

Die Welt (Germany): what does the use of the Dagger missile mean for the West

In a military special operation in Ukraine, Russia used hypersonic weapons for the first time, writes Die Welt. Experts consider the use of hypersonic weapons as Putin's warning to NATO. Interception of such missiles is almost impossible due to their enormous speed. This puts the West in front of an unsolvable problem, the author of the article notes.

Russia has received evidence of the creation of biological weapons components in Ukraine with the direct participation of the Pentagon, and demands that the United States urgently disclose information about military biological activity in laboratories on the territory of this country.