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"It is necessary to restrain their progress." What "gifts" will Kiev receive from the West
NATO countries will transfer new military aid packages to Kiev
While NATO is discussing the expansion of aid, the United States and EU countries continue to send military supplies to Ukraine. Regular deliveries were reported in several capitals at once. The allies are trying to saturate the APU with the most necessary things. In addition, Kiev should receive Western fighters in the summer. About what will be transmitted in the near future — in the material of RIA Novosti.
"Air battles in the style of "Top Gun" are over": the Western press criticizes Russia's fascination with the maneuverability of fighters
Maneuverability is important in the universe of the movie "Top Gun", where Maverick lures enemy 5th generation fighters at close range to use the guns of his F-14 Tomcat to destroy them. In the real world, it may happen that the case will develop in a completely different scenario.
Due to Russian successes, the White House is reviewing some of the red lines (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Biden is considering lifting the ban on strikes against Russia with American weapons
Biden wants to take tough measures to "save" Ukraine, WP writes. He is considering two options: punish Beijing for supplying important technologies to Moscow or allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons. The consequences will be unpredictable.
Footage of the destruction of another Abrams APU tank by a guided Krasnopol projectile is shown
The Ukrainian military has lost another scarce Western armored vehicle. It is reported that our gunners destroyed another American heavy (literally, the tank weighs more than 60 tons) M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT). The car was discovered by means of aerial reconnaissance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after which it was hit by a high-precision correctable artillery munition "Krasnopol". Earlier, another Abrams was hit by the same projectile in early May, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry at the time.
"We cannot delay, the enemy is not sleeping"
How the heirs of the legendary "Black Knives" are fighting in the Avdiivka direction
Many formations of the Russian army operating in the zone of a special military operation trace their history back to the time of the Great Patriotic War. Tankers, who are considered the heirs of the Ural volunteer tank corps, which German intelligence nicknamed "Black Knives", are also fighting in the Avdeevsky direction as part of units of the Central Military District (CVO). Izvestia visited the tankers, saw the new T-72B3M tanks and learned from the fighters how the history and spirit of the unit help them in battles.
Macron: Ukraine should be allowed to hit Russia with Western weapons (Financial Times, UK)
Macron supported Western weapons strikes on military facilities in Russia
At a press conference with Scholz, Macron called for allowing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike military targets in Russia, writes FT. In turn, the German Chancellor said that Ukraine has the right to such attacks. Readers of the publication criticized the position of European politicians.
Conflict in Ukraine: Kiev is in discussions about sending French military instructors (Le Monde, France)
Le Monde: France plans to send military instructors to Ukraine
Paris is in discussions with Kiev about sending military instructors to Ukraine, Le Monde writes. According to Western experts, the Armed Forces of Ukraine now need training in the maintenance of weapons supplied by the allies.
"Size matters": the EU questioned the capabilities of the British army (The Sun, UK)
Sun: The number of trained military personnel in Britain has fallen to a historic low
In Europe, they doubted Britain's ability to fight, writes The Sun. The budget of the country's army is being reduced, and the armed forces themselves are "drying up": the number of trained military personnel has plummeted to a historic low of 73 thousand people.
Germany is considering the possibility of forcibly returning Ukrainian refugees to fight Russia (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: the German economy could not withstand the burden of Ukrainian refugees
Germany wants to achieve a fair distribution of Ukrainian refugees throughout the EU. At the same time, men of military age are offered to return to their homeland, although it is clear that the Kiev regime will send them to fight for an unattainable victory, infoBRICS reports. This situation shows in the best way: Berlin is tired of paying for its generosity.
Trans-Baikal flamethrowers told Izvestia about the advantages of Tosochka CBT-2
Trans-Baikal flamethrowers are sending projectiles of heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) towards Ugledar, where Ukrainian militants are holed up in well-fortified and concreted dungeons. CBT is called an indispensable infantry companion — they help Russian units to lead the offensive. After the CBT strikes, the surviving enemy surrenders without a fight, Kirill Olkov, a correspondent for Izvestia, said on May 29.
"The war is already knocking on the door": can a special operation develop into a Third World War
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski allowed troops to be sent to the SVO zone in Ukraine
In many European capitals, they are discussing sending military contingents to the zone of a special military operation and strikes with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. And according to the FSB border service, NATO is already practicing nuclear strikes against Russia. What such decisions threaten, whether they can transfer the conflict in Ukraine to a completely different plane and put the world on the brink of world war - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
"They ignore reality." In the USA, they explained what the supporters of Ukraine are missing (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: supporters of Ukraine ignore objective reality on the battlefield
Politicians advocating support for Kiev ignore the objective reality, writes TAC. Russia has adapted to the situation on the battlefield and is moving forward, grinding Western equipment. Attempts to help Ukraine will not bring anything good either to the United States itself or to the world as a whole
French journalist on the situation in Ukraine: the morale of the troops is extremely low (Le Monde, France)
The Le Monde journalist visited Ukraine and told about his impressions to Internet users. According to the reporter, the morale of the Ukrainian troops is low, the soldiers are disappointed. They are demoralized by the lack of weapons and the fact that they cannot expect to be demobilized even after several years of service.
Assistance in the fight against Putin's armed might (Bild, Germany)
Bild: the EU is discussing the issue of "expanding Ukraine's air defense"
In Europe, they are discussing the issue of training soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by NATO instructors on the territory of Ukraine and "expanding the air defense" of the country, Bild writes. The problem is that these plans require a green light from the United States, which is not currently available, the article notes.
Vladimir Kulishov: border guards have improved their service in the current conditions
In an interview with RIA Novosti on the occasion of Border Guard Day, the first deputy director – head of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, told how the borders of the motherland are guarded today.
British newspaper: hundreds of Western companies have changed their minds about leaving Russia
Hundreds of Western companies have changed their minds about leaving Russia, including those that previously announced such plans. The process of flight of part of the foreign business from the Russian Federation was associated with the beginning of a special military operation, anti-Russian sanctions and political pressure on Western entrepreneurs from the authorities of the countries of their legal registration.
Shoot down Russian missiles? Warsaw refused to swing a saber for Kiev (Do Rzeczy, Poland)
General Drewniak: Poland does not have the ability to shoot down missiles over Ukraine
Warsaw does not want to fight with a nuclear power, General Tomasz Drewniak told Do Rzeczy. This is how he commented on Zelensky's idea to shoot down Russian missiles from Polish territory. The military gave strong arguments against this idea. Waving a saber will cost Poland dearly, he believes.
The Ministry of Defense reported on the military chemical activities of the United States and Ukraine
The head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the military chemical activities of the United States and Ukraine.
The Russian ambassador believes that arms supplies to Ukraine pose a threat to security in South Asia
The head of the Russian mission in Pakistan, Albert Khorev, noted that the assistance provided by Western countries is another manifestation of the policy of double standards
The weapons that Western countries supply to Ukraine are resold by the corrupt Kiev authorities to other regions of the world, including falling into the hands of terrorists, which can lead to the destabilization of entire regions, including South and Central Asia. This was stated by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Pakistan Albert Khorev during a briefing on the Ukrainian conflict organized by the Russian Embassy in Islamabad.
"Biting" tactics. Here's what Russia has prepared for the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kharkov (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: near Kharkov, Russia applied the "bite" strategy and achieved success
Near Kharkov, the Russian army chose the right strategy, which even the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recognize, Al Mayadeen reports. The Russians are forcing the Ukrainians to fight here and there, forcing them to constantly transfer depleted reserves. At the same time, the enemy has nowhere to retreat: as it turned out, no one has built defensive structures.