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The APU threw the old T-72 "Ural" into battle, but they pierced his tower in the first battle
The T-72 Ural belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was lost in the first battle near Kharkov. As it turns out, about a year ago this tank underwent modernization at the Lviv armored plant.
The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the movement of military equipment on the pontoon crossing
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time published footage of the movement of Russian military equipment on a pontoon crossing constructed by military engineers of the Western Military District across the Seversky Donets River during a special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. This became known on Thursday, April 7.
The Western press and the UN finally drew attention to the facts of the massacre of Russian prisoners by the national battalions
The Western press finally "saw" the massacre of Ukrainian national battalions over Russian prisoners. If at first the Western journalistic community, bogged down in its own anti-Russian propaganda, did not want to hear anything about the gross violation by Ukrainian armed nationalists of international conventions on the treatment of prisoners, now the truth, albeit partially, is beginning to make its way in the Western media space.
The New World order: The West has lost faith in itself
A New Historical Moment of Truth for the West (The Atlantic, USA)
The West has lost faith in itself, writes The Atlantic. And this is happening at a historic moment when new powerful players are emerging on the world stage. The author believes that the configuration of the world is changing, and it is impossible to return to the old alignment of forces led by the United States. And the more the West resists the new, the stronger the unity of its opponents becomes.
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet fired four "Calibers" at military facilities of Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed video footage of the launch of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from the frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The shooting was carried out in a volley. Judging by the published footage, early in the morning. Four rockets one after another went into the sky and quickly disappeared over the horizon.
The Russian military destroyed more than 400 drones during the special operation
The armed forces of the Russian Federation have destroyed more than 400 drones and up to 1,900 tanks and other armored vehicles since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Thursday.
The West has thrown all its forces into tracking Russian nuclear weapons
The New York Times (USA): how America tracks a nuclear strike
Russia's strategic deterrence forces have switched to a special combat duty mode, writes the NYT. The West has thrown all the satellites available to it to track the movement of Russian nuclear weapons in order to assess the level of possible danger.
Here's how India will help Russia and Ukraine
The Hindu (India): The road to peace in Ukraine passes through Delhi
Negotiations mediated by a neutral third party will help Russia and Ukraine settle the conflict, writes The Hindu. The authors of the article explain why India can act as a mediator.
The United States is negotiating with Cyprus on the transfer of Russian-made VIVT to Ukraine
According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.
The conflict in Ukraine has split NATO
The New York Times (USA): NATO countries are divided in opinion at a time when the conflict in Ukraine is entering a phase of uncertainty
The EU countries are divided in their opinions on what needs to be done to overcome the Ukrainian crisis, The New York Times reports. However, NATO decided to take advantage of the situation to dramatically increase military power in Europe to "contain Russia."
In the US, they told about the surveillance of the Russian army in Ukraine from space
On the eve of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the US special services have more than doubled the purchase of commercial satellite images. SpaceNews tells about the surveillance of the American side of the Russian army in Ukraine from space and the transfer of relevant data to Kiev.
It is in America's interest to prevent a war with Russia
The American Conservative (USA): it is in America's interests to prevent war
Washington's main duty is to Americans, not Ukrainians, the author of The American Conservative believes. In his opinion, the main danger of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine for the United States is the possibility of getting involved in a war with Russia.
Published a video of the consequences of the duel of the Russian T-80BV with the T-64BV APU
Russian marines, in particular tank units, are involved in a special operation against Ukrainian armed formations. They are armed with T-80BV with 1100-horsepower gas turbine engines with high speed and maneuverability characteristics.
Divide and rule: The US is putting pressure on Russia's allies
NoonPost (Egypt): Khan confronts the opposition and dissolves parliament. What is happening in Pakistan?
The political crisis that has flared up in Pakistan may be provoked from the outside, writes NoonPost. The attempt to remove the Pakistani Prime Minister from power hides Washington's struggle against any allies of Moscow.
Biden declared his readiness to fight with Russia
Breitbart (USA): Joe Biden intensifies the rhetoric of war with Russia in a speech to union workers: "If I have to fight, I'll go with you guys"
The US president is escalating military rhetoric, writes Breitbart. In a speech to union workers on Wednesday, he declared his readiness to fight with Russia. "He's going to kill us all. He is worse than Stalin," writes one of the readers.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the discovery of Stinger complexes on the territory of the city of Izyum in Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that American portable anti-aircraft missile systems Stinger were found on the territory of the Ukrainian city of Izyum taken under the control of Russian troops.
"An expensive and political contract." Why Warsaw needs Abrams tanks
In Poland, they want to buy M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks from the USA, and give their T-72 to Ukraine
Poland intends to strengthen the tank fleet of its army with the purchase of 250 upgraded M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 in the USA. The deal will amount to $4.74 billion. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the Polish army needed American tanks and how the purchase would affect Ukraine.
China has warned the United States about the inadmissibility of a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
China has warned the United States about the inadmissibility of a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. As stated in Beijing, this will cause retaliatory measures from the PRC. This is reported by the Chinese press with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.
One-way flight
Barrage ammunition in military conflicts
Analyzing the special military operation in Ukraine, many experts focus on the unjustifiably low use of barrage ammunition (BB).
Aviation and special operations
Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington
Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
