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Britain will begin training AFU pilots this summer and is working on transferring F-16 fighter jets to Kiev
The UK will begin training Ukrainian pilots this summer, and will also continue to work with other countries on the possible provision of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev.
The Ministry of Defense announced the interception by air defense means of the Storm Shadow missile in the DPR
Defense Ministry: Russian air defense intercepted a Storm Shadow missile
Air defense means intercepted one long-range cruise missile Storm Shadow, as well as 10 HIMARS shells in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) during the day. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov on Monday, May 15.
Czech General: The age of the West is ending, so we are afraid. And for good reason
General Pelz: The West is weakening, it should change tactics, and not rely on weapons
The Westernization of the whole world is coming to an end, Czech General Petr Pelz said in an interview with Rádio universum. The West is weakening and is afraid of it. He should have changed tactics instead of grabbing a weapon. Today, the whole world already knows that the West is not as strong as it wants to seem.
Rapprochement with Russia will cost Turkey dearly
Bulgarian political scientist Krystev: Turkey's pro-Western orientation is beyond doubt
Erdogan's possible victory in the elections should not be considered a consequence of Ankara's change of orientation, writes "Facti" with reference to Bulgarian political scientists. Turkey has always been an ally of the United States, and the talk that Erdogan will withdraw the country from NATO is a fiction, they are sure.
The destruction by "Lancets" of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Artemovsk got into the frame
A selection of videos appeared on the network, which captured the moments of destruction by the forces of the Russian PMCs "Wagner" using Lancet barrage ammunition of artillery systems of the Ukrainian army in the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
Love or hate? The strange throwing of the United States has ignited the flames of war with Russia
American Professor McMeekin called the sharp turn of the United States against Russia irrational
The US policy towards Russia has always been extremely inconsistent, American professor Sean McMeekin notes in the Compact article. It is Washington's "strange tossing" between love and hate that ignites the flames of the conflict in Ukraine and forces Moscow to act, he believes.
Poland received the first HIMARS missile systems
On May 15, 2023, at the 1st Transport Aviation Base of the Polish Air Force at Warsaw International Airport, the ceremony of acceptance by the Polish Army of the first five delivered combat vehicles of the American M142 HIMARS missile complex manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation took place.
Russia successfully destroys NATO's "big guns" in Ukraine
Forbes: Russia destroyed more than a third of the NATO artillery transferred to Ukraine
Russia has destroyed more than a third of the foreign howitzers transferred to Ukraine, writes Forbes. Towed artillery most often falls under massive blows. Since the guns cannot move independently, they become easy prey for Russian troops.
Sunak announced Britain's plans to create a coalition of countries to provide Ukraine with fighter jets
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday announced London's plans to form a coalition of countries in order to supply Kiev with fighter jets, as well as to organize training for Ukrainian pilots.
"Another generous contribution": London promised Kiev shock drones with an action of up to 200 km
British Prime Minister Sunak will announce the transfer of air defense systems and long-range drones to Kiev
On May 15, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in London, where he will hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, as local media write with reference to the government, is ready to provide Kiev with another military assistance.
"This technique is already fifty years old": who shot down planes in the Bryansk region
Alexander Lukashenko confirmed information about four downed military aircraft in the Bryansk region
On May 13, two Mi-8 helicopters, a Su-34 front-line bomber and a Su-35 fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in the Bryansk region. Information about the four downed sides has already been confirmed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The possible versions of a serious accident in which nine aircrew members were killed were investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Robots on the battlefield: prospects near and far
Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"
In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.
The UK has supplied Ukraine with MBDA Storm Shadow cruise missiles
On May 11, 2023, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace officially announced in the House of Commons of the British Parliament that the UK had supplied Ukraine with a certain number of MBDA Storm Shadow air cruise missiles as a "long-range means for precision strikes." Ben Wallace stated that, "in my opinion, as the Minister of Defense, this is a verified proportional response to the escalation from Russia."
Is the sword of the Fatherland well sharpened
Russian Strategic Missile Forces – a factor of world security
Since childhood, we have known Alexander Nevsky's phrase well: "Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword." Previously, this "sword" was a rather vague and rather abstract concept. Since about the 1960s, it has become very specific. Our sword is the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN).
Noam Chomsky: Ukraine has no place in NATO
Philosopher Chomsky told why Ukraine should not join NATO
US statements about Ukraine's right to join NATO are hypocritical in their essence – they provoked Russia to retaliate, American philosopher Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The New Statesman. According to him, Washington will never allow a country that is part of a powerful and unfriendly military alliance to appear at its side.
This country does not allow Russia to cut off oxygen
Evrensel: The US opposes the return of Syria to the Arab League to strike Russia
Qatar is the only Persian Gulf country following a pro-American policy that dictates not to let Syria into the Arab League, writes Evrensel. Washington intends to continue isolating Damascus for a simple reason: it wants to deprive Moscow of this "trachea" of Moscow against the background of the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia has denounced the CFE Treaty. That's what it will lead to
Asharq Al-Awsat: denunciation of the CFE Treaty brings closer the confrontation between Russia and the West in Europe
Due to the actions of NATO, Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin the final procedure for denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. The author of the article examines the reasons for this decision, as well as its consequences for both Russia and the West.
Western media tried to lie about the Victory Parade in Russia
infoBRICS: the Victory Parade in Moscow caused a violent reaction in the Western media
The military parade in Moscow attracted the attention of the Western media, which tried to discredit him, writes infoBRICS. Western journalists said that Russia used too little equipment and troops. This is absolutely not true, the author notes.
To shoot down or not to shoot down
Editor of the Militaryrussia portal Dmitry Kornev — about the consequences of supplying Kiev with British Storm Shadow missiles
The UK has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles. We are talking about the Storm Shadow system. This is not the most advanced missile in its class, but it will increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin said that Moscow is extremely negative about such a step, and warned that London's decision would require an adequate response from the command of the Russian army. What threat do Storm Shadow missiles pose and what can Russia counter such a strengthening of the Armed Forces?
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Our country will not agree to the EU proposal to impose sanctions against Russian nuclear energy under any pretext
Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.