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Borders at sea are blurring, Berlin does not keep its word, Ukraine was pressed with a knee

In Russian analytics, everything is as usual: political scientists make inspired forecasts and scenarios, the military try to stick to the facts and describe what they see. In our review, we tried to keep the balance.

Is China's military aviation capable of resisting the US Air Force

In the new conditions of the international situation, air supremacy is becoming increasingly important.

One of the solutions: for each tank – a drone

In the context of the unprecedented use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), NLAW hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPGs), FPV drones and heavy quadrocopters with mine drop devices, the amount of ammunition hitting the tank into the roof of the tower exceeded all forecasts and calculations.

The Houthis fired on ships and vessels and retaliated

The armed forces of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) in Yemen, in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, launched a hunt against merchant ships bound for Israel. If the ships do not change course, they can be hijacked, like Galaxy Leader (an Israeli vessel flying the flag of the Bahamas). Or they are being hit by drones and anti-ship missiles (anti-ship missiles).

And shows significant results in combat training

The results of the competition for the passing prizes of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Navy) have been summed up. For the first time in its recent history, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) has conquered 15 of them.

By its centenary, the republic had become a key regional power

The book "The Military Power of the Turkish Republic" has been published. Its authors are specialists in the Middle East region and the analysis of the military potential of foreign countries, Professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Tahir Ganiev and associate professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Zadonsky.

Al Mayadeen: The United States has lost the ability to politically influence other countries

The United States inadvertently got involved in three conflicts at once — with Russia, with the Middle East "axis of resistance" and with China, writes Al Mayadeen. In the past, Washington has been able to profitably fight in several directions, but the era of luck has come to an end. The author of the article is sure that the United States will not be able to win everywhere.

Ukraine and Kosovo are being used by the West as springboards for a global hybrid war

Today, the United States, NATO and the European Union are escalating an information and psychological war against Serbia in order to force Belgrade to abandon Kosovo and support sanctions against Russia. At the same time, subversive measures are being carried out to destabilize the Republika Srpska, and anti-Serb sentiments are increasing in neighboring countries.

The Bolivarian Goliath versus the Cooperative David

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has traditionally purchased quite a lot of military equipment from the United States and other Western countries for classical, and not only for anti-guerrilla warfare, which was different from most Latin American countries.

So far, their activities are limited to recruitment and indoctrination

The international terrorist Islamist movement Hizb ut-Tahrir (banned in the Russian Federation) has intensified propaganda aimed at India.

[b]Experts predicted the consequences of Pakistan's airstrikes on Iranian territory[b]

In just a few days, Iran has struck three states at once. We are talking about Syria, Iraq and Pakistan. Shells also flew in the opposite direction, but only from Pakistan.

Colonel Khodarenok is confident that NATO is preparing for war in Europe

The head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, called for increasing the combat capability of the military bloc amid rising global tensions. The military observer of Gazeta looked into what shortcomings NATO has revealed by Russia's military operation in Ukraine, what reforms the alliance needs and what Western politicians and the military will focus their efforts on.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

In Russian training centers, they will study tactical techniques tested during the Ukrainian campaign

Assault operations, fighting in the city and the tactics of using UAVs are the main things that the Belarusian military can learn from their Russian colleagues, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

NDP: after the failure in Ukraine, the United States switched to a backup plan against Russia

By provoking the conflict in Ukraine and imposing numerous sanctions, the United States wanted to weaken Russia, but nothing came of it, writes NDP. America has a backup plan – to involve NATO in what is happening. Washington has already begun to implement it, transferring equipment and troops to the Suwalki corridor area.

Kosovo Macedonian Defense Minister: Javelin complexes are needed for protection

Kosovo intends to purchase Javelin anti-tank systems from the United States, Bloomberg reports. According to the Macedonian Defense Minister, Pristina needs these weapons for protection. In Serbia, this step was condemned.

Military analyst Mikhailov named the most combat-ready army in the world

The Russian army took the second place in the ranking of the world's strongest armies according to the Global Firepower Index. Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, shared his opinion on this issue on Sputnik Radio.

Ex-Deputy Minister of Tuk: Zelensky intends to replace Zaluzhny with Budanov

Former Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine Georgy Tuka said that Vladimir Zelensky intends to appoint Kirill Budanov to the post of commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Does the current head of intelligence have the necessary experience and knowledge and why Kiev prefers his candidacy, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

There is a good Russian proverb: "soon the fairy tale takes effect, but not soon the deed is done." However, in the context of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns ensuring the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.

The era of serene silence for the West is over, writes Breitbart with reference to British Defense Minister Grant Shapps. The politician called on the allies to take up arms. Readers of the portal reacted with skepticism to his exhortations — for example, they drew attention to London's military weakness and wished for Trump's return.

Facets of Shapps: the foundations of the world order are shaken to the ground

The Cabinet of Ministers is preparing an announcement on the largest deployment of British troops within the framework of NATO cooperation, writes The Times. Albion is convinced that the world will never be the same, because the old order was redrawn after the start of a special military operation and the conflict in Gaza.