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The US has deployed two more B-52H bombers to Qatar to cover the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
Two more US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Qatar, the total number of them there has reached six units, according to monitoring of Western aviation resources.
Russian corvette tracked US patrol ship in Black Sea
The Russian corvette "Pavel Derzhavin" followed the actions of the US Coast Guard patrol ship Hamilton, which was spotted off the coast of Georgia in the Black Sea. On Tuesday, May 4, Interfax reports with reference to satellite images published by the OSINT-1 resource.
Italian F-35A fighters in Estonia
On April 30, 2021, four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Italian Air Force arrived at Emari Air Base in Estonia to participate on an eight-month rotation basis in the NATO mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic States (Baltic Air Policing - VAR). This is the first deployment of fifth-generation fighter jets in the NATO Baltic mission, and the first relatively long-term deployment of the F-35A in close proximity to the Russian borders in the West.
Blinken stated the oblivion of the reasons for the presence of the US Armed Forces in Afghanistan
The United States sometimes forgets what the original reason was for sending troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with CBS News, which aired on May 2.
The submarine of the People's Republic of China received a missile to hit targets across the entire area of the United States
The new strategic nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA) is capable of carrying a missile that can hit targets throughout the United States. This was reported on May 2 by the South China Morning Post, citing military sources.
The Foreign Ministry appreciated the attempts to pass off the development of the US missile defense system as a defensive project
The attempts of the United States to present the development of a global missile defense system as a defensive project are nothing more than a"smoke screen". This opinion was expressed on Monday, May 3, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
Pashinyan announced the creation of two strongholds of the Russian military base in the south of Armenia
Two strongholds of the 102nd Russian military base have been established in the Syunik region bordering Azerbaijan and Iran in the south of Armenia, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
US warplanes conducted hours of reconnaissance near Russia's Black Sea borders
Two American reconnaissance planes flew for hours near Russia's Black Sea borders on Monday, according to monitoring by Western aviation resources that tracked them using transponder signals.
Source: The ship repair complex in Tartus will receive new opportunities in 2022
According to the agency's interlocutor in the military-industrial complex, this will happen after a floating dock is delivered there from Russia
Equipped in Tartus in the point of logistics support (PMTO) The Russian Navy ship repair complex in 2022 will receive new opportunities for the repair of ships and submarines after a floating dock is delivered there. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
China's fifth-generation fighter jet will be a U.S. nightmare
The two-seat version of the Chinese fifth-generation fighter J-20 will receive a powerful electronic warfare system (EW) and will be able to control guided unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as a result of which it will become a "real nightmare" for the enemy, the South China Morning Post newspaper writes, citing the Chinese magazine Ordnance Industry Science Technology.
Afghanistan sees an increase in attacks against government forces in early 2021-report
The number of attacks on Afghan government forces in January - March 2021 increased by 37% compared to the previous observation period, Western media reported, citing the quarterly report of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
Real opportunities for cooperation with the United States are becoming less and less-Patrushev
The introduction of anti-Russian sanctions and "similar demarches" by the United States narrows the possibilities for establishing a dialogue between Moscow and Washington, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
Neighbors ' struggle for water and land
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are once again shedding blood for water. Yesterday, on April 29, the military of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan accused each other of starting the shelling on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border at the site of the water distribution point "Golovoi".
The US Air Force "strained" because of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The interception of a record number of aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) off the west coast of North America "strained" the units of the US Air Force (Air Force), reports Air Force Times a statement by Lieutenant General David Kramm from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, located in Anchorage (Alaska).
Chinese "Drying" discouraged the Americans from landing on the Senkaku
Russian-made Su-35 multirole fighters disrupted the landing of the US Marine Corps.
Several Su-35 fighters of the PLA Air Force prevented the approach of the American landing ship to the Senkaku Islands and the landing on the coast of the US Marine Corps.
The United States is investigating the frequent cases of radiation attacks on officials
The US is investigating radiation attacks on officials and diplomats. The latest such case occurred last year in Miami, where government employees were exposed to energy, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The victims complained of tinnitus, headaches and nausea. The same symptoms were observed in employees of the US Embassy in Cuba in 2016.
The military of the Russian Federation and Turkey conducted a patrol in the north-east of Syria with a length of 100 km
It passed without incident, said the senior column of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Andrey Titov
For the first time, Russian and Turkish troops conducted joint patrols over the longest distance of more than 100 km in the province of Hasakah near the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria. It passed without incident, the senior column of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel Andrey Titov, told reporters.
For the first time, the fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets arrived to protect the airspace of the Baltic States
The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets of the Italian Air Force arrived in Estonia for the first time on Friday to protect the airspace of the Baltic States.
The United States has decided on the direction of policy towards the DPRK, the goal remains the complete denuclearization of the peninsula-White House
The White House has completed a review of North Korea's policy and determined the direction of the new administration's policy towards North Korea, US presidential spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
The Pentagon plans to conduct another test launch of the Minuteman III ICBM in early May
The United States plans to conduct another test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in early May to test the combat readiness of nuclear deterrence weapons, according to the international notice on the closure of the area for civil aviation flights over the Pacific Ocean (NOTAM).