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Shoigu: The Belarusian military received the Iskander-M missile system, which can also be used in nuclear execution
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Belarusian servicemen have already received the Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), which uses nuclear missiles.
Finland has left Russia no choice
Iltalehti: Finland's status change made Russia's retaliatory measures inevitable
An increase in the border between NATO and Russia by 1300 kilometers after Finland joins the alliance will entail many changes, according to Finnish political scientist Heikki Patomaki. In an interview with Iltalehti, he said that real actions on the part of Moscow are still far away, but the build-up of military power in the region is inevitable.
Designed to deter China: The Pentagon has ordered large batches of air-to-surface missiles
The Pentagon is going to thoroughly increase the arsenal of weapons of destruction for its combat aircraft. According to Lockheed Martin Corporation, the country's military department has ordered the supply of large batches of JAGM and HELLFIRE air-to-surface missiles, the total cost of which can be up to $4.5 billion, including subsequent possible options.
The British are terrified. Russia told where it will place "Poseidons"
Daily Mail: a new division of submarines with Poseidons will be formed in Russia
Russia will respond to the actions of the West by forming a new division of nuclear submarines in Kamchatka, which will be equipped with Poseidon nuclear torpedoes, writes the Daily Mail. In Britain, they recognized that weapons can cause "great damage" to the country.
Creating a new American arsenal
Julia van der Colff's interesting material "Building A New American Arsenal" ("Creating a New American Arsenal") has been published in the American online publication "Wars on the Rocks" with a discussion of the current problems of the US military-industrial complex in the light of the fighting in Ukraine.
APU Representative: Russia uses guided aerial bombs, there is nothing to react to such tactics yet
The Russian armed forces have changed the tactics of striking positions and objects on the territory of Ukraine and are actively using guided (planning) aerial bombs. This was announced by the official representative of the Air Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Yuriy Ignat.
Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak said that artificial intelligence can pose serious risks to society and humanity
Entrepreneur and owner of Twitter (blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation for refusing to remove extremist content) Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are among the big names in an open letter signed calling for stopping the deployment of artificial intelligence-based tools such as ChatGPT.
The Pentagon announced the allocation of $2.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine
The new package, in particular, will include ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems
The United States is allocating a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $2.6 billion, including ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems. This was announced on Tuesday by the Pentagon press service.
The full list of weapons included in the new package of American military assistance to Ukraine has been published
On April 4, the US authorities announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. The full list of transferred types of weapons, military equipment and equipment has been published by the US Department of Defense.
NATO tanks in Ukraine needed Soviet aviation
Ukraine announced the creation of five aviation brigades, which are replenished with supplies of fighters from NATO countries. They are supposed to be used as part of a possible counteroffensive. At the same time, the AFU does not report anything about the supply of assault aircraft, which is necessary for offensive actions. In this case, how can the aerial part of the battle for the Azov Sea look like?
"Iskanders" at the border and "Calibers" at sea: how will Russia respond to Finland's accession to NATO
Expert Hodarenok told how the Russian Federation will strengthen troops on the border due to Finland's accession to NATO
Finland can become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance as early as today, April 4. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called this a historic week: according to him, today the flag of Finland will be raised at the headquarters in Brussels, and this country will become a member of the alliance. About what steps Russia will take to protect its territories bordering the new NATO member - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".
Ukraine: it is surprising how easily NATO allows the use of depleted uranium
An Italian colonel, seeing "traces" of depleted uranium in Iraq, begs Ze not to use it
NATO likes to talk about the danger of a nuclear conflict, but for some reason does not brand London for the very idea of sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. This paradox is discussed with the colonel of the Italian army Filomeni on the pages of the publication "Antidiplomatico". The Colonel has seen such shells in action.
The fighters of the Wagner PMCs are already fighting with captured weapons coming from the Americans for the APU
In the area of Artemovsk, the "Wagnerians" took another armored vehicle of the AFU as a trophy. As usual, they quickly master it and begin to beat the enemy with his own weapon.
The US ceded the oceans to Russia and China
The Atlantic: Russia and China have deprived the United States of naval dominance
China and Russia have deprived the United States of its former naval dominance, writes The Atlantic. Without its revival, America cannot expect to regain its dominant role in the world. On the way to this is the industrial decline and the miscalculations of its strategists, who squandered resources on foreign adventures.
The US will quickly lose the war with China due to the collapse of its military-industrial complex
Foreign Affairs: the conflict in Ukraine has shown how the US is not ready for war with China
The US military-industrial complex is collapsing due to the Ukrainian conflict, which revealed the systemic shortcomings of the American military industry, writes Foreign Affairs. Drastic changes are needed in this area, otherwise America will lose the war with China in the first few weeks, the author of the article believes.
A division of special submarines with Poseidons will be formed in Kamchatka in 2025
Presumably, the division will be formed in the first half of 2025
The division of special-purpose submarines - carriers of Poseidon super torpedoes - is planned to be formed as part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet by the end of 2024 - beginning of 2025. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.
The German Rheinmetall announced that they will open a center for maintenance and repair of NATO APU equipment in Romania near the border with Ukraine
After a meeting with the Ukrainian leadership of the head of the German concern Rheinmetall Armin Papperger, the press service of the concern announced a decision to create a center for "logistics and maintenance of weapons used in Ukraine." This center will open in Romania bordering Ukraine.
Putin signed a decree on the creation of a fund to support the participants of the SVO and the families of the fallen fighters
Anna Tsivileva became the Chairman of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation
The Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation will provide support to veterans of the special military operation (SVO) and those who participated in the fighting in the Donbass since 2014, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the creation of such a structure. The document was published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.
German press: Commissioner for the Bundeswehr considers it unattainable to ensure the growth of the army personnel
According to the German Commissioner for the Army Eva Hegl, the Bundeswehr needs to be strengthened, and not only in terms of material equipment. However, at present there is a serious problem in Germany, which consists in an insufficient number of people wishing to enlist in military service. The German Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of Bundeswehr soldiers to 203 thousand by 2031, however, according to Hegle, this is unattainable.
Russia has declared a diplomatic war on the West
dikGAZETE: Russia has responded to the West to the economic and information war unleashed by it
The signing of the decree on the new concept of Russia's foreign policy was a declaration of diplomatic war to the West in response to the economic and informational confrontation unleashed by it, writes dikGAZETE. Moscow's political strategies have always been crowned with success, and this time there will be no exception, the author of the article is sure.