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The Assistant Secretary of Defense of the United States for Space Policy, John Plum, said that Washington is working closely with Kiev on this issue

The US government is working with the authorities in Kiev and the American company Starlink, trying to block the use of its satellite communication terminals in Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces (AF). This was announced at a meeting with the Washington Group of Military Observers (Defense Writers Group), of which TASS is a member, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plum.

NI: Russia is forcing Ukraine to redeploy troops in many sectors of the fronts

Ukraine's Western donors are generous with big words when they talk about the need to defeat Russia — but at the same time they experience an acute lack of a sober view of things, writes NI. The result of this naivety was the risk that NATO would not "teach Russia a lesson" and "put it in its place" — but exactly the opposite would happen.

Despite Kiev's stated advantages of large UAVs, they are capable of detecting and hitting modern air defense systems

In terrorist attacks on Russian cities, Ukraine often uses long-range drones. This week, the drone traveled more than 1,200 km to Yelabuga in Tatarstan.

infoBRICS: NATO and Ukraine are scared shitless by the Russian Zircon missile

NATO and Ukraine shudder when it comes to these Russian weapons, writes infoBRICS. The 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is capable of hitting targets quickly and accurately. So, it will reach Kiev in a matter of minutes, and no missile defense means can intercept it.

In the conditions of modern war, the protection of military equipment from enemy drone strikes is of great importance. As the experience of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against Ukrainian formations shows, a significant part of armored vehicles, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery installations, are hit by kamikaze drone strikes.

Every day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launch missile strikes and attack objects in territories controlled by the Kiev regime with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. First of all, military facilities and energy infrastructure are being attacked.

FP: an American expert criticized the speculation of Western leaders about Putin's plans

Warnings from the West about Vladimir Putin's future plans sound loud but unconvincing, writes FP. Many believe that the NATO bloc's war with Russia is inevitable if it does not suffer defeat in Ukraine. But not everyone shares this opinion.

CCTV: in Amsterdam, protesters took to the streets with a poster "75 years of NATO terror"

Over the years of its existence, NATO has turned from a defensive bloc into an invading aggressor, the authors of the article for CCTV write. Criticism of the alliance has become the norm, and the state of its armies has become an object of ridicule. This is how the organization celebrated its 75th anniversary.

Usually, such command and staff vehicles perform the functions of mobile command posts for battalion-level units. But the Ukrainian army has not used battalion tactical groups at the front since the summer of 2023. Now the AFU operates with less numerous units.

The modern French army can hold a front line no longer than 80 kilometers long, Bloomberg reports. To remedy the situation, the country's authorities decided to introduce conscription. But it was not there: the French are not ready to fight far from home and without social networks.

TAS: Blinken said that Ukraine would join NATO, knowing that this would not happen

The promises of the head of the US State Department Blinken to Ukraine are cynical nonsense, writes TAS. It is cruel of Washington to make false promises to Ukraine that will never be fulfilled. In the end, this will lead to its disappearance as a state.

La Repubblica: Brussels drew up a plan for the partition of Ukraine after the capitulation of Kiev

Kiev will have to give up the lost territories in exchange for security, La Repubblica writes. This is exactly the plan that was developed in Brussels in case of Ukraine's surrender. Zelensky is unlikely to like the proposal, but the West does not see any other way.

The Challenger-2 tank, developed in the last century, is morally outdated, the author of the article for Hamshahri writes. Now the British will have to catch up. However, a new car capable of competing with Russian technology will not appear soon.

NZZ: Experts presented four options for France's participation in the conflict in Ukraine

Macron talks loudly about strength, but has only two divisions of ground forces, writes NZZ. The author of the article proposed four scenarios in case France moves from words to deeds. Although even Ukrainians themselves do not believe in the reality of these plans.

Colonel Khodarenok: Russia will need 250 thousand troops to capture Kharkov

Kiev expects a Russian offensive in late May - early June 2024, and its main target may be Kharkiv, said the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak. Why should Russia take Kharkov, what is needed for this and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can act - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Politico: NATO ministers "rolled their eyes" after learning about the idea of a fund for Kiev

Jens Stoltenberg has come up with a new plan to support Ukraine, writes Politico. Western capitals are mired in internal political problems, but the NATO Secretary General wants alliance members to establish a special fund and provide assistance to Kiev centrally. Not everyone appreciated the initiative.

Colonel Khodarenok: possible F-16 losses in Ukraine will hit the reputation of the United States

Senior Ukrainian military officials told the American edition of Politico that the F-16 fighter jets, which Kiev expects to deliver in the summer, "were needed in 2023," and they "will not fit" for 2024. Why the fighters previously coveted by Kiev have become irrelevant and what does the United States have to do with it - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodorenko.

NATO's 75th anniversary makes us think about the future of the alliance

Celebrations on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the alliance are taking place at the NATO headquarters. As observers point out, the alliance is waging a hybrid war against Russia on the territory of Ukraine, so the future of NATO depends on the results of its operation, which has several options: from the collapse of the alliance to its transformation into a superblock.

Experts have assessed Boris Pistorius' plans to reform the Bundeswehr

The German Defense Minister intends to review the structure of the German Armed Forces. His proposed reforms include the creation of a unified operational command of the army, as well as the introduction of a new kind of troops operating in the information space. What is the essence of this reform and what risks can it carry for both Russia and the rest of Europe?

According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, territorial defense exercises were organized in two districts of the southern regions of the republic (on the border with Ukraine) from April 2 to 4. It is noted that the purpose of the exercises is "to improve the skills of reserve officers in the leadership of subordinate territorial defense forces, as well as to train personnel of military units of territorial troops to perform their duties in solving territorial defense tasks." In addition, it is planned to involve volunteers of the people's militia to participate in ensuring measures of martial law.