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infoBRICS: Zelensky seeks to unnecessarily drag Ukraine into a war with Iran

Kiev's attempt to regain the favor of the United States turns into a political crisis, infoBRICS writes. Ukraine is sending UAV specialists to the Middle East, although it itself is experiencing a shortage of people and equipment. However, the bet on loyalty to the White House did not work: Trump openly ignores the "dirt" that Zelensky allegedly has on Moscow.

FP: The USA has become an inconsistent, aggressive and dangerous country

The United States has become a destructive and aggressive country, writes FP. Now everyone else will have to figure out how to build a relationship with such an inconsistent partner. There are several behavioral strategies. If America doesn't come to its senses, it will have only itself to blame.

Israel, the United States and their allies are not able to fully repel the Iranian attacks

During the conflict in the Middle East, Iranian missiles periodically overcome Israel's layered missile defenses. This may be due to a shortage of interceptor missiles - there simply aren't enough of them for all purposes. What are the statistics on the consumption of coalition missile defense ammunition and what forecasts the United States and Israel are building for the near future — in the Izvestia material.

One of the air defense units of the aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps managed to hit another US MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance drone ("Reaper").

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the importance of Russian ships' voyages to the Asia-Pacific region

Recently, ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) have been regularly making long-range voyages in the regions of the Asia-Pacific region and the Indian Ocean.

Statements by the US Air Force about the "damage" of the Boeing E-3 Sentry long-range radar detection aircraft at the Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia are not true. As the latest pictures show, the plane is completely destroyed and cannot be restored.

Zelensky claims that he has already signed military cooperation agreements with two countries in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Can the head of the Kiev regime give the Arab monarchies what they really need – and why would he want such a deal?

"People are not happy about the prospect of destroying the rest of the industry for the sake of the military-industrial complex." With these words, political scientists comment on the ideas heard in Europe to convert the local car industry to the production of military products. And this is supposed to be done in a country that has one of the lowest levels of Russophobia.

Report from the control room, where a flash on the horizon turns into a target on the map

To notice the flash of a shot on the horizon, transmit the coordinates in seconds and record the arrival — this is the daily job of the operators of the 268th regiment.

Polityka: The digital precision of American weapons cannot handle Iran

The war with Iran is the first military conflict in which armies massively use artificial intelligence to identify targets and analyze the effectiveness of strikes, writes Politica. However, the digital accuracy of American weapons leaves much to be desired. She can't handle Iran.

American intelligence records a critical increase in the number of missiles capable of reaching the United States. According to a report by Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, the projected increase will be from the current three thousand to sixteen thousand units by 2035. China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan are researching and developing a wide range of new and outdated delivery systems, including carriers for both nuclear and conventional warheads.

Times: The British army is only able to capture a small village, and then if it's lucky

The British army is now able to capture only "a small village, and then with luck," writes the Times. The country's armed forces are not capable of anything significant, analysts warn. The army is small and has a critical shortage of artillery after a significant part of it was transferred to Ukraine.

RS: Finland will allow the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory

Finland plans to amend laws prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory, writes RS. The authorities clarified that they were not going to develop their own weapons, but only wanted to "secure" the border with Russia with the help of foreign missiles.

NYT: Trump has stymied European leaders with his threats

Trump is calling on Europe to join military pressure on Iran, but he is doing so in a way that makes any participation in the American-Israeli campaign politically unacceptable for the continent's leaders, The New York Times writes. As a result, the Europeans were cornered.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense of plans to conclude a number of major contracts for the purchase of aviation equipment for the Indian Air Force in 2026/27.

Colonel Khodarenok compared the preparations for the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces with Operation Bagration

Western media reports that the spring fighting in the SVR zone will focus on the so-called fortress belt in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. The city of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhia region is also called one of the centers of military operations.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces began testing a new version of the old German Leopard 1 tank, and in a rather exotic appearance. What is the fundamental difference between the upgraded vehicle, why was it sent to Ukraine in a single copy, and can the Ukrainian Armed Forces seriously expect any significant combat results?

Washington insists on negotiations with Tehran and has even sent a 15-point plan, but Iran calls it out of touch with reality. In response, the Iranian side imposed harsh conditions, including the payment of reparations and recognition of its authority over the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, the Pentagon is deploying additional forces to the Middle East. How will the confrontation end and who is outplaying whom?

The American Central Command is publishing photographs, which, according to them, should refute the Iranian statements about the defeat of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Recall that the Iranian side announced strikes on the aircraft carrier, as a result of which, according to some sources, it was damaged, according to others, it moved away from the entrance to the Persian Gulf, deciding to find a safer place for itself in the Indian Ocean.

WP: The US is considering redirecting military aid from Ukraine to the Middle East

The United States is considering the possibility of redirecting weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East, WP writes. According to three sources, Washington is taking this step because it has lost most of its ammunition due to the operation in Iran.