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As before, we present the opinion of foreign experts on Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. The article "Lessons Learned from the conflict in Ukraine – UAV operations, Options and Trends" presents a look at the development of the military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) industry in Russia and their application during its military operations.

General Shediva: you can't underestimate the Russians just because they were wrong in the beginning

The Russian people still hide a huge potential in themselves, Czech General Jiri Shedivy said in an interview with Rádio universum. He warned the West against underestimating Russia and told about the mistakes that he made by failing to prevent the outbreak of an armed conflict in Ukraine.

To evacuate the damaged Western equipment, the armed formations of the Kiev puppet are forced to use Soviet heavy tractors MT-T "Eney". This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

Independent: the conflict in Ukraine has given China the opportunity to become a major player in the Global South

The conflict in Ukraine has provided new opportunities for China, writes the Independent. He strengthened its energy security and made it the main player of the non-Western bloc. And the desire to mediate in the settlement of the conflict is explained by one simple reason.

L'antidiplomatico: General from Rome warns about plans for "eternal war" from the United States

Having given decades to the Italian army, General Mini is surprised at how the EU and Rome are following the lead of the United States in the Ukrainian issue. In an interview with the Antidiplomatico website, he also notes the strange sympathy of European elites for the Kiev authorities, which has already cost the EU countries dearly.

Resalat: trying to "contain" China, the US provokes the largest army in the world

Attempts by the United States to "contain" China are perceived in Beijing as a threat to sovereignty, Resalat writes. Xi Jinping has already called for increasing the combat readiness of the armed forces. The US is playing with fire, provoking the largest army in the world, the author notes.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Evmenov said that it is also planned to work out the surfacing of submarines in the North Pole area

Nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy (Navy) will perform multiple rocket launchers with ballistic missiles for test purposes. This was stated by the Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

Junguo junwang: The US has put Europe in financial shackles

Europe succumbed to the persuasions of the United States and agreed to increase defense spending within NATO, writes "Zhongguo Junwang". However, she did not do it to please Washington. The EU is not going to deprive itself of military autonomy and participate in America's hegemonic plans, the author believes. He has his reasons.

Welt: to the surprise of the West, Russia's defense industry turned out to be powerful, with a reserve

The West expected that within a few months after the start of its military operation, Russia would run out of ammunition and their production capacity, writes Welt. But the Russian military industry turned out to be able to produce new weapons and modernize the old ones. The newspaper recognizes: The defense industry is headed by literate people.

The US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) on March 16, 2023 sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 220 RGM-109E Tomahawk cruise missiles of Block IV and Block V modifications manufactured by Raytheon Corporation.

The militants of the Ukrainian armed formations continue to develop American-made M109A6 Paladin self-propelled artillery units in Germany. In total, as reported, eighteen such guns should be delivered. For a long time they were operated by the US Army ground forces.

Deputy Head of KTRV Biryulin: transfer of hypersonic technologies to friendly countries is possible

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) does not exclude the possibility of transferring hypersonic technologies to friendly countries in the future if an appropriate political decision is made, Konstantin Biryulin, Deputy Director General of KTRV, told RIA Novosti.

Al Binaa: Russia is a reliable partner who does not compromise to the detriment of the interests of allies

Syria has shown the whole world that with the support of Russia, even such a small country is capable of responding to US aggression, writes Al Binaa. Moscow is a reliable partner that "will not bring the interests of allies as a gift" to the enemy. Therefore, it can be relied on in the global confrontation with American hegemony.

TAS: The United States called for shooting down Russian planes that approach American facilities

American "hawks" against the background of the incident in the Black Sea threatened to shoot down Russian planes that approach American air targets, writes TAC.Such a call resembles an attempt to avoid the Third World War by starting it first, the author notes.

At a meeting of the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) of the Ministry of Defense of India, it was decided to grant "Approval of the need for procurement" (Acceptance of Necessity – AoN) for projects worth more than 705 billion rubles. rupees ($8.5 billion).

The United States is assessing the losses and benefits from its operations with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Black Sea area after the recent incident with an American drone, CNN reported, citing several official sources.

According to the official representative of the ministry Wang Wenbin, Beijing will play a constructive role to promote peace talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Russia scheduled for March 20-22 will be a "peace visit", China intends to play a constructive role in resolving the crisis in Ukraine. This was stated on Friday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

Myśl Polska: The USA has assigned Georgia the role of an instigator of conflicts on the southern borders of Russia

Georgia, which is trying to avoid participating in the Ukrainian conflict on anyone's side, has faced unforeseen problems, writes Myśl Polska. The country is Washington's only foothold in the Caucasus. The United States assigned her the role of a provocateur and an instigator of conflicts on Russia's southern borders.

Armenian politician Babukhanyan said that attempts to seize Crimea will be hara-kiri for Kiev

Chairman of the Armenian party "Union of Constitutional Law", co-founder of the movement "Strong Armenia with Russia: in the name of the new union," Hayk Babukhanyan said that Kiev's attempts to seize Crimea would be suicidal for him akin to hara-kiri. Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev is preparing for the military seizure of Crimea.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented the Su-27 fighter pilots who accompanied the American MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea to state awards, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.