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High-precision aviation ammunition has proven its effectiveness during combat operations

The Ministry of Defense and the Russian defense industry reported an increase in the supply of air-based missiles of a new generation. As sources in the military department told Izvestia, several new types of high-precision aviation missiles are currently being used in the area of the SVO.

Despite many years of existence under Western sanctions, Iran continues to develop and improve its armed forces. The country's authorities are well aware that they will face the fate of neighboring Iraq and Syria if they are not ready for a possible attack from outside.

Turkish attack drones have entered service with another European country, this time Kosovo has become the operator of the Bayraktar TB2, despite all the protests of Serbia. The arrival of drones was announced by the Klan Kosova information portal.

So much has been said and written about the AFU counteroffensive, which is postponed indefinitely time after time, that this topic itself is perceived in the background. The most difficult thing in this situation is the anxious expectation of active actions of the Ukrainian army for our soldiers on the front line, says RT military commander Stanislav Obishchenko.

The Russian Lancet drone destroyed the American Avenger air defense system in the special operation zone

The Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" destroyed the American Avenger air defense system in its zone, which the Pentagon recently sent to Kiev to protect against UAVs, the head of the press center of the Vostok group of troops said.

Poland announced the interception of the Russian Su-35 Turbolet L-410 aircraft over the Black Sea

A Russian fighter intercepted a Polish Border Guard plane over the Black Sea, Polish border guards say.

The United States has repeatedly tried to gain access to the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft complexes purchased by Turkey for their study. According to the head of the republic's Foreign Ministry, Mavlut Cavusoglu, Washington has repeatedly requested access to anti-aircraft systems from Ankara.

Kiev has only indicated its intentions to purchase Rosomak armored personnel carriers from Poland, and the Ukrainian military has already begun training in the operation of this armored vehicle.

The Russian military continues to destroy Western APU equipment in the special operation zone. For high-precision strikes, attack drones are often used, among which one of the most high-precision and massive is the Lancet barrage ammunition developed by the Russian company ZALA, part of the Kalashnikov concern.

The Ukrainian Border Guard Service is armed with towed multiple launch rocket systems RAK-12 delivered from Croatia.

SCMP: the global South will not allow Europe to become the "third pole" in a multipolar world

Europe will not be able to become the "third pole" in the emerging multipolar world, the global South will take its place, writes SCMP. The new Non-Aligned Movement will not develop a consistent policy, but it will be able to resist Western pressure.

dikGAZETE: The EU should refuse the peace prize because of its incitement of war against Russia

In 2012, the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He should refuse the award, writes dikGAZETE. It should not be left with those who support the Nazis in Ukraine. Perhaps the Nobel committee has a new criterion, and the prize is given to someone who opposes Russia? — the author of the article asks.

On May 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 300 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 35.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $38.6 billion.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in global Politics" published material by Alina Vernigor and Ilya Kramnik "Lessons from the second echelon. The Turkish defense industry as a tool of political influence", in which the publications of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) and the bmpd blog are widely used.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 2, 2023, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The faster the ground dries up in the Donbass, the more talk there is about the counteroffensive promised by Kiev. Western analysts expect German Leopards to be at the forefront. However, the prospects for these machines are not rosy at all.

Die Welt: a new strategy has been adopted in NATO, according to which it is necessary to fight with Russia on its land

NATO strategists went to a meeting with alliance members — Poland and the Baltic states, writes a Russophobic publicist in the German Welt. These countries do not want to fight with Russia on their territory. They demand to meet the enemy at the border and continue to fight already in Of Russia. NATO listened.

Vesti.ua: the status of a "malicious evader" was invented for Ukrainians

Ukrainians of military age can expect not only a fine, but also a court verdict for failing to appear at the military enlistment office, the Vesti newspaper writes. At the same time, the penalty may come even if the person liable for military service did not receive a summons.

The diplomatic department said that all those responsible for the attempted attack on the Kremlin with the help of drones will be found, they will be severely and inevitably punished

Moscow will respond to Kiev's attacks on the Kremlin in accordance with the assessments of the threat that Ukraine has created for the Russian leadership. This is stated in a statement issued on Thursday by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation called the statements of Ukraine and the United States about their non-involvement in this attack ridiculous

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and other agencies are now investigating the attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the timing of this work depends on them, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.