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Rostec State Corporation has distributed an interview with Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals, about the production of weapons and ammunition in a special military operation.

The adjacent territories of Ukraine and Russia are gradually turning into a giant "combat laboratory" for testing and testing a wide variety of concepts for combating the massive use of UAVs - a problem that is not even overdue, but overripe.

There is no doubt that electronic warfare plays an important strategic role for the Russian Armed Forces. In this regard, we offer an article from the electronic journal Global defense technology, which examines Russia's electronic warfare and its ability to support the country's defense capability.

FP: NATO does not have enough military to defend against a potential "attack" by Russia

NATO countries are experiencing a serious shortage of military personnel, writes Foreign Policy. The alliance has developed a plan to defend against an imaginary Russian attack, but there is no one to implement it. The formation of troops on a voluntary basis went sideways to the West, and some countries began to return to compulsory military service.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published new footage of Russian air strikes on the positions of militants of the Kiev regime in the South Donetsk direction. The video captures the dumping of volumetric detonating aerial bombs (ODAB-500) with a universal correction and planning module at the AFU stronghold.

Le Figaro: the West warned of Ukraine's imminent defeat

The situation on the battlefield is critical, and the West is seriously talking about the imminent defeat of Ukraine, Le Figaro reports. It's all about the acute shortage of ammunition. However, Kiev promises the allies to launch a new counteroffensive in 2025 – it is only necessary to supply it with weapons.

Both the formation of the federal budget and its execution in Russia has never been a routine process. And at the present stage, an ever-growing list of tasks and their final "price tag", even against the background of generally favorable conditions in foreign markets, force the government to look for new profitable sources, sometimes quite non-trivial. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Interfax in an interview about how to maneuver in these changing conditions and what risks there are for the budget now.

CNN: Europe is afraid of Trump's victory because of his plans for Ukraine and NATO

The EU is preparing for Trump's potential return to the White House. European diplomats in Washington are frantically establishing contacts with those who have information about the intentions of the ex-president, CNN reports. Brussels is mortally afraid of his plans for NATO and Ukraine.

"Apostrophe": Kiev calculated who could save Ukraine with Patriot systems

In Kiev, they calculated everything: first they said that they needed 25 Patriot systems, and then they tempered their appetites to seven and borrowed, writes Apostrophe. In addition, Ukrainians have discovered more than a hundred "free" Patriots in the world and claim that four countries in Europe and Asia can immediately transfer these systems to them. However, no one is in a hurry to do this.

The special military operation became a test for Russian anti-aircraft gunners and their equipment, an occasion to confirm the high characteristics of domestic anti-aircraft systems and make them even more perfect. On the eve of the Air Defense Forces Day, celebrated on April 14, TASS selected significant events that happened during the special operation in the Russian air defense.

Vyacheslav Filippov — on discussions around the possibility of Germany having its own "nuclear umbrella" and other options

From time to time, discussions break out in Germany, if not about the development of its own nuclear weapons program, then at least about consolidating European efforts to ensure a "nuclear umbrella". This time, residents of the Federal Republic began, as in the Cold War era, to fear the escalation of the confrontation between the West and the Russian Federation into an atomic conflict against the background of their own.

The APU uses prototypes that have not been tested by any NATO country

Ukraine is being used as a testing ground for new models of weapons and military equipment of Western companies in combat conditions. Moreover, promising systems that have not yet been adopted in NATO countries are being transferred to the Armed Forces.

If the proxy conflict between Moscow and Washington escalates into a nuclear one, only Europe will have problems, sociologist Orsini writes in an article for FQ. From his point of view, such a war can develop in two scenarios. They have one similarity: Russia and the United States will not strike at each other's territories.

ČA: the conflict in Ukraine has opened the way for a new security architecture in Europe

In the West, the situation in Ukraine is causing more and more concern, turning into hysteria, writes ČA. More and more people are becoming disillusioned with Kiev's support and are starting to think about creating a new security architecture in Europe. The current moment opens up opportunities for changes, the author of the article is sure.

The former American leader also expressed confidence that the conflict in Ukraine could not have flared up with him

Former US President Donald Trump said that the Republican Party is considering the possibility of resuming aid to Ukraine, but only as a loan.

There are certain oddities in the recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar strategic Missile range of the Russian Armed Forces. Military and political commentator Yuri Podolyaka writes about this in his Telegram channel.

The Pentagon is going to work out a scenario in space for the rapid deployment of a satellite orbital grouping in response to the threat posed by spacecraft of a potential enemy. During the exercises, the US military will use two satellites that private aerospace companies will develop specifically for this mission. Thus, the United States wants not only to "send a signal" to other countries that they will be able to quickly resist "aggression in orbit", but also to show exactly how they will do it.

NYT: Senator Vance said that $60 billion will not help Kiev win

It is not Republicans who prevent the allocation of aid to Ukraine, but the laws of mathematics, writes the NYT. The needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are an order of magnitude ahead of the capabilities of Western weapons factories. But the head of the Kiev regime lives by his illusions.

Russian-Chinese relations are like a bone in the throat for the United States, writes An Nahar. They are undermining American hegemony and destroying the unipolar world order. Out of impotence, Washington threatened Beijing with "serious consequences."

Naval News: A marine drone found off the coast of Romania has left experts with questions

An unusual marine strike drone has been discovered off the coast of Romania. The design elements are American and Soviet. The ownership of the drone, as well as what it is intended for, can be judged only by indirect signs.