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This Russian warplane scared the West
AK: Iran may purchase combat aircraft from Russia that track targets at a distance of 300 km
Iran is considering acquiring Su-35 combat aircraft from Russia, AK reports. Information about the likely supplies was met with panic in the West, the newspaper writes. The Su-35 can track objects at a distance of 300 km and simultaneously hit up to eight targets.
Head of North Ossetia: my sons are not holed up in the rear - TASS interview
Sergey Menyailo — about the participation of residents of the region in a special military operation
The head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo, visits the positions of Ossetian battalions on a monthly basis. After another trip to the front line, he told in an interview with TASS about the mood of the military, their equipment, the work of the Ossetian humanitarian center in the new territory of Russia and the sons of officers.
The American general called the timing of the deployment of the first battery of long-range hypersonic missiles
The command of the US Armed Forces strives to put hypersonic systems on alert as soon as possible. Their development is a priority for the US military.
The heads of the defense departments of the EU countries agreed to supply Kiev with the remaining ammunition depots
The EU countries continue their consistent policy of pumping Ukraine with weapons. An ardent supporter of such a policy is also the head of the EU Foreign Policy Department, Josep Borrel.
NYT: The Pentagon blocks the transfer to the ICC of data on Russia's actions in Ukraine
The US military leadership is afraid to create a precedent that could help bring the US military to justice, the newspaper writes
Representatives of the US Department of Defense are blocking the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of data on alleged violations of the law by Russian military personnel.
The Pentagon leadership assessed the combat capability of the Russian Sarmat missile
The Russian intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" has a high degree of combat capability. Based on this, the US army needs appropriate means of deterrence. This was stated by the commander of the US Air Defense Forces, General Glen van Herk.
Australia plans to buy 4 Virginia-class submarines from the USA - Mass media
Biden in San Diego will discuss with the prime ministers of Australia and the UK further cooperation within the framework of AUKUS
Australia plans to purchase at least four Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the United States, CNN reports, citing informed sources.
According to them, the delivery of submarines is unlikely in the coming years.
The terrorist attack on the "Northern Streams". The US has moved the arrows to Ukraine
"Country": The United States decided to clear itself of suspicion for the terrorist attack on the "Nord Streams"
Western media centrally published a number of mutually complementary materials about the involvement of the "pro-Ukrainian group" in the terrorist attacks on the "Northern Streams," writes Strana. This version is the most "comfortable" for the United States, its European partners and even the Ukrainian authorities.
Ex-General Yano: Ukraine is waiting for a crushing defeat
Former General Yano: by August, the Russian army will defeat the AFU, Kiev will be defeated
Russia is winning the "battle of attrition" against Ukraine, writes retired Japanese General Yoshiaki Yano in an article by JB Press. Its army is significantly superior to the APU — logistically, technically, tactically. Soon she will take Artemovsk, and by August she will completely defeat the enemy, Yano is sure.
China will support Russia in Ukraine to teach Americans a lesson
TNI: China does not consider Russia a "weak partner" and will support it on the issue of Ukraine
No matter what Chinese diplomats inspire the Western public, their leaders are in favor of Russia's victory in Ukraine, the author of the article in TNI is sure. Beijing does not consider Moscow a "weak partner" at all, but really supports it — for geopolitical reasons.
US Air Force General: effective use of air defense by the parties to the conflict in Ukraine makes aviation useless
The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses due to the operation of air defense systems. Both Russia and Ukraine have managed to create and organize an effective air defense system that prevents the large-scale use of combat aircraft.
Ursula von der Leyen is dangerously underestimated in Russia
One of the key figures of the new Cold War, Ursula von der Leyen, should remain so even after resigning as President of the European Commission. Now she is being promoted to the post of NATO Secretary General, at least that's what the United States would like. What is the probability that Leyen will do with NATO what she did earlier with the Bundeswehr – deprive it of its defense capability?
The Ukrainian conflict has strengthened Russia's position in the Middle East
Le Figaro: the Ukrainian conflict has changed the balance of power in the Middle East in favor of Russia
Since the middle of last year, the world has been trying to understand why the oil monarchies of the Middle East stopped following orders from the United States, writes Le Figaro. Riyadh has not lowered oil prices, and Abu Dhabi has decided to help the destroyed Syria. The author of the article suggests: it's all about Russia.
The conflict in Ukraine has led the United States to a shortage of weapons
WP: The US does not have time to replenish dwindling stocks of weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to quickly increase the production of many types of weapons, writes The Washington Post. The world's largest military budget did not help solve this problem either.
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly send the MiG-29 to Kiev
We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries
Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).
The Washington Post: It will take about 15 years to replenish the main US weapons systems
It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.
EU Defense Ministers agreed to accelerate the supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
The newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Alexey Zabrodin "Eurosnares are empty. The defense ministers of the EU countries agreed to urgently supply Ukraine with everything they have," she said that the defense ministers of the European Union countries agreed on the need for immediate supplies of artillery ammunition to Ukraine from the remaining stocks in European warehouses.
Defenders of Crimea repulsed another raid by Ukrainian drones
Sevastopol residents are preparing to repel new attacks and create marine drones themselves
At the beginning of spring, the losses of the Ukrainian side in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came close to 3.3 thousand units of all types. As follows from the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on some days the Russian troops involved in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) shoot down 15-20 enemy UAVs.
Joint training of the Russian and Belarusian military is a requirement of time
The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.
The "Spring Offensive Company" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of Russia is gaining clearer contours
In the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the water level in the Dnieper continues to fall, and in the upper reaches of the river, in Belarus – to rise significantly.