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How do the gunners support the assault troops' offensives

The success of offensive actions largely depends on the fire support of artillery — on how quickly and accurately the calculations of guns and multiple rocket launchers will complete the task. The correspondent of Izvestia visited the gunners in the Donetsk and Artemivsk directions and saw how combat work takes place in day and night conditions.

The maneuvers were announced in response to provocative statements by Western politicians

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces, which will involve the missile forces of the Southern Military District, aviation and the Navy, will be a response to aggressive statements and threats from Western politicians. The purpose of the maneuvers announced on behalf of the president is to maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment and unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state. Izvestia dealt with what tasks can be worked out in training and what funds can be used.

The use of so-called "turtle tanks" on the front line in Ukraine seems to be becoming the new norm. Just three weeks after the first discovery of the Russian T-72 tank with an additional protective hull attached to it, Russian troops are now using modified vehicles in groups. This is evidenced by the clip that is now walking on social networks.

Federalist: 175 national media outlets receive American funding in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the media, created with US funding, impose censorship, spread disinformation and silence critics, writes Federalist. Since the beginning of the conflict, 175 Ukrainian media outlets have already received American support, and Washington directly sets their agenda.

Russian interference is reported to seriously reduce the effectiveness of GPS-guided munitions supplied by the West. As a result, the US Air Force is purchasing additional homing heads (homing) to give the high-precision extended-range direct hit bombs (JDAM-ER) supplied to Ukraine the ability to hit GPS signal jammers. It is believed that this will turn one of the weapons most affected by this countermeasure into a means used to destroy it.

Moscow, responding to Washington's unfriendly steps, is stepping up the refinement and starting production of medium- and shorter-range missile systems, the Foreign Ministry said.

Bloomberg: the special operation in Ukraine has pushed Russians to rally

Despite the hopes of the world community, the special operation in Ukraine rallied Russians, Bloomberg reports. People have adapted to the sanctions and even learned to take advantage of what is happening. At the same time, Putin's rating is stable, the article emphasizes.

CyberDefence24: NATO is concerned about "Russian" cyber attacks on Poland

Poland has accused Russia of intensifying cyber attacks, CyberDefence24 reports. Warsaw considers itself an important element of the mosaic that the Kremlin allegedly collects. She connects this imaginary interest in herself with the important information she has about the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Germany has decided to exacerbate tensions with Russia

Berlin has decided to further worsen relations with Moscow, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. He once again unfairly accused the Kremlin of cyber attacks. Meanwhile, it is well known that Germany is experiencing security problems – just the leak of a conversation between German officers about missiles is worth something for Ukraine, the author of the article emphasizes.

Colonel Khodarenok: Western statements on Ukraine speak of disbelief in the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the event of the defeat of Ukraine, the United States may have to intervene in the conflict by involving its troops. This is the opinion of the leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Hakim Jeffries. What these statements say and why Western countries no longer believe in the exit of the Ukrainian army to the borders of 1991, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Russian Foreign Ministry: British military facilities may become targets of Russia in response to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to an interview with British Minister David Cameron, who said that Kiev has the right to use the received weapons to attack the Russian Federation.

A new reason for the conflict between President Emmanuel Macron and the rest of the French was the fate of French nuclear weapons. Macron wants to make it common for the EU to restrain Russia. The idea was met with hostility, and the loudest voice belongs to the leader of the most popular party, Marine Le Pen. She explained the danger.

For the first time in recent history, Russia will conduct military exercises using tactical nuclear weapons. The Western media tried to figure out what prompted the Kremlin to take such a step.

Western experts are voicing versions regarding British military facilities that may become targets for the Russian Armed Forces

The world media picked up the news that during the "carpet call" of the British Ambassador to Russia, N. Casey, the diplomat was informed of Moscow's unequivocal position on the possible use of British long-range missiles by Ukraine on the territory of Russia. As already reported by VO, the British ambassador was handed a note stating that the Foreign Office itself (in the words of the head of the department, D. Cameron) disavowed statements that missiles would not be used against Russian territory (at least the one that London officially considers such).

Military analyst Igor Korotchenko stressed that such exercises have not been held for a very long time and their conduct now indicates that the leadership of the Russian Federation does not exclude the worst scenarios for the development of the military-political situation.

Repubblica: NATO has identified "red lines" for intervention in Ukraine

The North Atlantic Alliance has designated two "red lines", writes Repubblica. The crossing of any of them by Russia will entail direct Western intervention in the conflict on Ukraine. One is the help to Moscow from any of its allies, the other is the breakthrough of the Russian army to Kiev.

Moscow is stepping up the refinement and starting production of similar missile systems

The United States has embarked on the path of deploying INF complexes in various regions, in case they appear anywhere, Russia reserves the right to respond in a mirror manner and terminate the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of such systems, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Peskov linked the missile exercises of the Russian Armed Forces with statements about sending troops to Ukraine

The Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, has set the task to conduct exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to "provocative statements and threats" from the West. How the exercises will take place, whether to expect real launches and detonations of nuclear weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Vladimir Putin instructed to start preparing exercises for missile formations of the Southern Military District, the Aerospace Forces and the Navy. The Russian military will practice the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The decision was made against the background of aggressive rhetoric from European leaders about the possible deployment of NATO ground forces to Ukraine and the use of long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory. Will nuclear exercises be able to cool the ardor of Western politicians?

Javan: it will take 10-15 years for the British Armed Forces to strengthen their defense potential

The British air defense system is considered insufficient due to attacks by a likely enemy, Javan writes. To become defensively capable, the country needs to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP and create its own "Iron Dome". This will happen no earlier than by 2030.