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The Chairman of the Federation Council noted that Western countries will not be able to absolve themselves of the blame for this

Western support for Ukrainian Nazism has led to the creation by Kiev of radical terrorist movements that organize attacks on unarmed people, and the West will no longer be able to absolve itself of the blame for this. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.

The list includes seven Chinese companies that work in the development of semiconductors, microchips and electronics

For the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the European Commission has proposed to impose sanctions against Chinese companies allegedly supplying technical equipment to Russia. The discussion of the sanctions list will take place in mid-May, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday, citing an internal document.

Ukraine has made several attempts to create a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 tank, but they were not crowned with success. Currently, a new attempt has been made, the developers plan to create a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the Soviet T-62 tank.

We tell you what design solutions from the Great Patriotic War are still successfully used by Russian units in their own

The Soviet Union has been preparing for war for many years. Large-scale industrialization took place in the country, entire industries were created, new models of weapons were developed.

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has become a large-scale test of the combat vehicles assigned to it for the Russian army. Often, the fighters participating in the SVO carry out the modernization of equipment with their own hands or with the forces of frontline workshops, using improvised materials at the same time.

The United States will transfer M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, having previously dismantled secret high-tech components from them, USA Today reports, citing unnamed American officials.

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak announced the transfer of 10 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

At the moment, the Polish government has already transferred 10 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. This was announced on May 8 by the Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak.

Al Hadath: The West contradicts itself by supporting Ukraine in its conflict with Russia

The West adheres to a discriminatory policy towards regional crises, writes Al Hadath. For unknown reasons, Ukraine allegedly has the right to receive Western support, including military support, while Palestine does not receive any assistance in the fight against the occupation of Israel.

Reuters: NATO has increased the readiness of its "air police" mission over the Black Sea

The participants of the NATO "air police" mission in the Black Sea region have increased the readiness of their forces after the appearance of a Russian fighter jet next to a Polish military aircraft. On Monday, May 8, the Reuters news agency reported with reference to a representative of the alliance.

The experience of its revived interest in the widespread use of unpretentious Soviet all-terrain vehicles

The special military operation was not only the first real test for the latest Russian technology, but in some cases also a "renaissance" of long-standing and well-known systems and platforms.

Yahoo News Japan named the most advanced drones with "scary characteristics"

Drones are becoming the main weapon on the battlefield, writes Yahoo News Japan. Countries are in fierce competition and are trying to create more advanced devices. The most powerful drone to date is the American MQ–9 Reaper, says the author of the article.

AP: The US plans to announce a new $1.2 billion package of military assistance to Ukraine

The United States plans to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance in the amount of $1.2 billion to strengthen its air defense capabilities in the long term. This was reported by the Associated Press on Monday, May 8, citing sources in the US administration.

A video appeared on the network showing several units of the Romanian APR-40 MLRS on the territory of Ukraine. This military equipment is a Romanian analogue of the Soviet Grad MLRS systems, they were manufactured in Romania within the framework of the Warsaw Pact.

Military Watch: Russian missile defense and electronic warfare systems are effectively fighting HIMARS

In recent months, Russia has increasingly blocked American-made mobile missile systems used by Ukraine, using radar jamming systems to shoot down the GPS guidance system, writes Military Watch.

The UK is preparing to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has placed a corresponding request. This is reported by the Washington Post.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the parties are trying to settle the existing contradictions on this issue

The Netherlands is discussing the possibility of transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from the United States, as well as European partners, including the United Kingdom and Denmark. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is on a visit to Brazil.

Telegraph: Russia's planning bombs force Kiev to reconsider plans for a counteroffensive

Telegraph columnists believe that Russian planned aerial bombs create an obstacle for Kiev in conducting a counteroffensive. According to journalists, the Ukrainian authorities will have to reconsider their plans for active hostilities. Russian planes can drop these bombs without falling into the zone of action of the air defense forces. Thus, the enemy does not see the threat on the radar.

Russia has a reason to celebrate a major foreign policy victory. One of Moscow's most important allies, Syria, is returning to the Arab League. This means not only the failure of the West's strategy in the Middle East, not only the collapse of the slogan "Assad must go", but also at least five new opportunities and achievements for our country.

Military expert Shurygin: the PzH 2000 self-propelled guns transferred to Kiev turned out to be an ordinary car

The German self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 delivered to Ukraine failed to prove themselves during Russia's special military operation to protect Donbass. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on Wednesday, May 3.

According to the portal Pronews.gr , The European Union will allocate these funds to EAS from European funds totaling €1 billion in the context of steps taken to strengthen the defense industry

The European Union will allocate up to €80 million to the Greek defense company Hellenic Defense Systems (EAS) for the production of ammunition that will be sent to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the news portal Pronews.gr .