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How do air defense units work in the special operation zone

Today, the activity of barrel artillery and manned aircraft on the line of contact is decreasing, but at the same time the enemy is constantly increasing the use of various types of UAVs: from small FPV attack drones to large reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs.

MP: The West does not have a reasonable strategy to end the conflict in Ukraine

Two years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the parties have not come closer to peace, writes MP. It is simply not necessary for the perpetrators of the crisis, that is, the United States, Great Britain and NATO. The conflict will continue or smoothly move into the next one, the author of the article suggests.

RFI radio station previously reported that the republic supplied Ukraine with missiles from among those whose service life was coming to an end

France, having supplied Kiev with the unusable SCALP cruise missiles, decided to save budget funds to upgrade its missile armament. This was stated to TASS by military expert, program director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.

During the NATO maneuvers in the Baltic States, the British Armed Forces received a strict warning from the command. Before the exercises in Estonia, the British military was warned about the threat of Russians stealing data from smartphones.

CNN: Ahead of Putin's visit to China, Xi's tour revealed divisions within the EU

Xi's European tour has revealed divisions within the EU, CNN reports. Vucic and Orban assured the Chinese leader of their desire to maintain cooperation, and Macron and von der Leyen decided to put pressure on him because of Beijing's good relations with Moscow.

"Politics": Western politicians fan the fear of Russia for the sake of their interests

Most Europeans do not believe in the stories that Russia will attack NATO countries, writes Politika. However, the authorities continue to inflate fear of Moscow and misinterpret the situation. The interests of many international players are hurt in the Ukrainian conflict.

Colonel Khodarenok: Belousov will not lead the troops as head of the Ministry of Defense

On May 12, Vladimir Putin announced the change of the Minister of Defense, appointing Sergei Shoigu, who has held this post since 2012, as the new secretary of the Security Council. In his place, the president nominated Andrei Belousov, who has no ties to the army. What are the personnel changes related to, why Putin proposes an economist for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense and what tasks Belousov faces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Colonel Khodarenok does not consider Kharkov to be the target of the Russian Armed Forces offensive that has begun

The fighting in the north-east of Ukraine has sharply intensified, the positions and defensive lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being subjected to massive artillery and aviation strikes, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have made significant progress in a number of areas. Against this background, the AFU replaced the commander of the Kharkov group of troops. Whether Russia intends to take Kharkov or strikes distracting blows is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts named the tasks of Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense of Russia

Vladimir Putin has nominated Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense. The appointment of a "civilian" as the head of the military department caused a violent reaction not only in the Russian expert community, but also among the Western media. Experts are confident that Belousov will bring the Ministry of Defense to a fundamentally different level of efficiency.

The New Statesman: Putin's adviser described Russia with the word "sovereignty"

Economist and political scientist Sergey Karaganov in an interview with The New Statesman explains his view on the Ukrainian conflict and the fate of liberalism. According to him, the domination of the West has come to an end. The probability of a direct collision is increasing. The expert promises Ukraine a section.

On April 30, 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the upcoming decommissioning of the Patriot air defense system (Yaalom in the Israeli Air Force). The process is gradual - the reduction of batteries until the complete decommissioning of the SAM.

IL Fatto Quotidiano: Macron and Cameron risk clashing three nuclear powers

The strategic concept of NATO did not envisage the emergence of a rival power, writes IL Fatto Quotidiano. Now it needs to be reviewed. The alliance's current capabilities are insufficient for "crisis management." He has to take into account the opinion of Russia.

Al Mayadeen: Russia has determined the vector of development of military affairs around the world

There has been a real scientific breakthrough in military affairs, Al Mayadeen reports. It's about the active use of combat robots. The first models were developed in the last century, and the conflict in Ukraine provoked a qualitative leap in this direction. Today, Russia is successfully storming the enemy with just such weapons.

At the Dravske training ground in Poland, the Polish-Czech military exercises practiced the night landing of parachutists and the capture of the airfield. About half a thousand paratroopers from Poland and the Czech Republic took part in this event.

Politico: British politician called Ukraine a corrupt hole

Former head of the Brexit campaign Dominic Cummings believes that the West has miscalculated its support for Ukraine, writes Politico. In this, he strongly disagrees with his former boss Boris Johnson. "It showed the whole world what clowns we are," the politician says.

Calls on the UN Security Council to once again consider the issue of Palestine's admission to the UN

The UN General Assembly on Friday voted in favor of a resolution recognizing the right of Palestinians to full membership in the Organization, and called on the Security Council to once again consider this issue.

Following the visit of the Chinese President to Hungary, the parties adopted the "Sino-Hungarian joint statement on the establishment of an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in a new era"

Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a state visit to Hungary, where he held talks with President Tamas Shujok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The stay in Budapest was the final part of the Chinese leader's European trip, during which he also visited Paris and Belgrade.

Donya-e Eqtesad: Xi Jinping rejected Macron's demand to "put pressure on Moscow"

Macron defends the need to develop relations with China. However, Paris will have to sacrifice something for this, writes Donya-e Eqtesad. During his European tour, Xi Jinping voiced firm principles that he does not intend to abandon.

The publication of The War Zone questioned the practicality of the new Ukrainian weapons

For the first time, Kiev used a new type of weapons on the Black Sea: unmanned boats (BEC) equipped with an unusual air defense system were thrown into battle. How the Russian military responded — in the RIA Novosti article.

Al Khaleej: the trophy exhibition in Moscow was a signal to the West about the defeat of Ukraine

Russia has shown that the West will not prevent it from winning in Ukraine, writes Al Khaleej. Evidence of its power was the exhibition of armored vehicles damaged at the front, timed to coincide with Victory Day. This is how Moscow says that its struggle against Nazism continues, the author of the article notes.