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The White House commented on Ukraine's strikes on Russia
According to John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, Kiev assured Washington that it would not use American weapons for strikes inside Russia.
Borrel stated the need to take into account the lessons of its militarization of the European Union
According to the head of the EU foreign policy service, the main conclusion is that the EU and NATO countries should "not only increase their defense spending, but also do it in the most coordinated manner."
Air alerts: The Russian Aerospace Forces struck at Ukrainian airfields
The main target was the carrier aircraft of long-range missiles of NATO countries, experts say
The armed forces of the Russian Federation on the night of May 29 struck a group of enemy airfields — the targets were command posts, radar posts and aviation equipment, storage facilities with weapons and ammunition of the VFU, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. Experts note that our troops are now disabling the remnants of the Ukrainian air force. In particular, carrier planes of long-range missiles supplied to Ukraine by NATO countries and of particular value to the enemy were hit. The task of constant and massive strikes is to exhaust the VFU, disable their air component, logistics, control points and communications, experts are sure.
A turning point has come in the balance of power in an already multipolar world
Analyst Milivojevich: the world is already multipolar, and now there is a balance of power in it
The conflict in Ukraine confirmed the end of the era of US dominance and became an overture to a new world order, Serbian analyst Zoran Milivojevic said in an interview with Pechat. The countries have reached a turning point in the balance of power in an already multipolar world, he believes.
Ukraine has lost to Russia, and the West will not help it
Al-Watan Syria: Ukraine will not stand against Russia even with the support of NATO countries
Ukraine has already lost to Russia, and NATO understands this perfectly, writes Al-Watan Syria. Therefore, the West offers Kiev an "Israeli model" of cooperation, but this idea is also a failure. Tel Aviv, supported by the United States, is on the verge of collapse, although it opposes the Arabs, not Russia, a nuclear superpower.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Kiev needs about 120 Western fighters
Kiev hopes to receive American F-16, Swedish Gripen, as well as German Eurofighter and Tornado, Alexey Reznikov specified
Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that Kiev needs about 120 Western fighters, most of which should be American F-16s.
Military expert highly appreciated the work of Russian air defenses after the UAV attack on Moscow
Military expert Knutov: the reflection of the UAV attack on Moscow testifies to the effectiveness of Russian air defense
The rapid reaction of the Russian air defense to the drone attack on Moscow on the morning of May 30 indicates that the system works effectively and is able to recognize and destroy enemy military facilities. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday.
Media: Zelensky urged South Korea to supply air defense systems
The Ukrainian president noted that he takes into account Seoul's restrictions on arms supplies, but believes that "the air defense system is not a weapon, but exclusively defensive equipment"
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that the Republic of Korea will supply the necessary air defense (air defense) equipment to Kiev. He stated this in an interview with the newspaper Chosun Ilbo, published on Tuesday.
British intelligence: The Russian General Staff uses the capabilities of the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces for only 5%
The Russian army is ready to repel the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the command of the Russian group is concentrating significant forces on the contact line, reserves are located in the rear areas, ready to move to the front line. This also applies to combat aviation, the use of which at the front has recently been minimal. This is reported by British intelligence.
The American general declared his readiness to fight Russia in space
Brigadier General Morehouse: The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "today"
The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "as early as tonight," writes The Guardian. Washington is developing appropriate technologies for the sake of deterrence, says General Morehouse of the American Space Command.
The Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of decision-making points in Ukraine
Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces hit the central decision-making points in Ukraine
During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the central decision-making points, where terrorist acts were planned on the territory of Russia under the guidance of specialists of Western special services. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov on May 30.
After the drone attack on Moscow, the ex-head of Roscosmos called for turning off the GPS navigation system on the territory of the Russian Federation
After today's drone attack on Moscow, the signals of the Navstar GPS satellite navigation (Global Positioning System), which enemy UAVs used to target, began to be jammed in the capital. This global positioning system has been developed, implemented and operated by the US Department of Defense, but is also available for civilian use around the world.
Ukrainians know that only one thing keeps them from imminent defeat. And here's what
The Atlantic: Ukrainians know that without the help of the United States they are doomed to inevitable defeat
Ukrainians are well aware that without the support of the United States, their country would have lost in the conflict with Russia a long time ago, writes The Atlantic journalist Corey Sheik. Kiev is completely dependent on Washington. However, Biden's statements about continuing aid are apparently empty rhetoric, the author notes.
The Ukrainian Parliament has adopted bills to support the production of drones
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted two bills aimed at supporting Ukrainian drone manufacturers. According to the adopted bills, it is supposed to cancel the payment of VAT and import duties for the duration of martial law in the country in order to create conditions for the production of unmanned systems in Ukraine.
"They provoke us to mirror actions. Let's see what to do with it"
The President commented on the drone raid on Moscow and the region
With drone attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region, Kiev provokes the Russian side to retaliate with mirror actions, Vladimir Putin said during a visit to the "Zotov Center" on May 30.
More than 30 NATO warships and 3.7 thousand marines will arrive in Estonia for exercises
More than 30 NATO warships will arrive in Estonia to participate in this year's largest naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, Baltops 23, the main headquarters of the Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.
Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces
On May 30, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the country under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Italy is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine
The list of supplied aid is classified
Italy is preparing a new, seventh, package of military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday by the ANSA news agency, indicating that the speech of the Minister of Defense of the Republic Guido Crozetto at the special Parliamentary Security Committee (Copasir) was devoted to this issue.
Why the ban on shooting UAV flights will be beneficial to the APU
In response to the attacks of Ukrainian UAVs in the districts of Moscow, the State Duma proposed to introduce criminal liability for the publication of air defense personnel and drone flights. According to the deputies, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can receive information from these videos about the places of new strikes. Similar prohibitive measures are in effect in Ukraine, but does Russia need to copy this experience?
Moscow repulsed the psychological attack of Ukraine
On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian drones tried to attack Moscow. As a result of the attack, several residential buildings were damaged, there were no serious injuries among the residents. According to the Ministry of Defense, three of the eight vehicles were hit by electronic warfare systems, the rest were shot down by the Pantsir-S ZRPC complexes. The Kremlin called the Kiev regime the organizer of the attack. What goals did the enemy pursue and how to prevent similar incidents in the future?