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The last large-scale arms review of the Serbian army demonstrated the transition from purchases of Russian-made weapons and military equipment to military products manufactured in Western countries, China or directly in Serbia.

The forces of the Pacific Fleet are returning to their places of permanent deployment after the completion of a sudden combat readiness check, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Saturday.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: all members of the alliance agree to accept Ukraine

The NATO Secretary General once again hung a carrot in front of Kiev: Ukraine will be in the alliance, but for this it needs to first defeat Russia, writes Breitbart. Readers strongly doubt the victory of Kiev. And with his statements Stoltenberg has already sentenced hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to death.

Russian UPAB planning bombs have shown very high efficiency during the armed conflict in Ukraine. The APU has not yet succeeded in silencing or shooting down such bombs. At the same time, the American planning bombs delivered to Kiev turned out to be ineffective and are easily intercepted by the Russian army.

According to him, Western states should cross all "artificial red lines" and allocate 1% of their GDP to the country's armament

Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Kiev needs 10 times more weapons, Western states should cross all "artificial red lines" and allocate 1% of their GDP to the country's armament.

The Telegraph: London is convinced that Putin is preparing an attack on the UK

London is convinced that Vladimir Putin is preparing an attack on Britain, writes Bob Seeley, MP from the Isle of Wight, in an article for The Telegraph. According to him, some spy ships have already fixed the location of wind farms and key cables off the British coast.

Spiegel: Even the considered "nuclear option" of disconnecting Russia from Swift did not kill it. Why?

Why didn't the sanctions bring Russia to its knees? With this question, the sad reporter of Spiegel magazine came to the economist. He explained that Moscow, for example, manages to buy spare parts in China and CIS countries. But the main miscalculation of the West is different. He did not take into account that the former RSFSR had a market economy.

Japan is going to transfer Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Okinawa Island. Now the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are busy preparing for this event after a corresponding order from Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamadu. This is reported by the Japanese edition of Kyodo.

Baijiahao: the Russian S-400 air defense system surpasses the American Patriot in all respects

Russian airspace is reliably protected, writes user Baijiahao. Its "lord of missiles" — the S-400 air defense system — took the title of the most advanced anti-aircraft missile system from the American Patriot. He will intercept any threat and deter all the enemies of Moscow.

Reports about the occupation of the AFU bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper have been refuted by the Russian authorities. Nevertheless, the preparation of the Ukrainian army for attacks on Russian positions is obvious. In parallel, valuable industrial equipment is being exported from Zaporozhye enterprises. Does this mean that Kiev, which promised the West military successes, does not believe in them itself?

In Russia, the heads of two fleets have changed at once – the Baltic and the Pacific. Sergey Avakyants was replaced as commander of the Pacific Fleet by Viktor Liina, whose place as commander of the Baltic Fleet was taken by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vladimir Vorobyov. In a normal situation, these permutations would be called planned, but in the face of external challenges and a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet, the new commanders will have to solve additional tasks.

Russia has at its eastern borders the means capable of influencing the course of possible conflicts in the region

In the Far East, on April 20, a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) was completed. The maneuvers were conducted under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

Will South Korea join the coalition of arms suppliers to Ukraine

The President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel, in an interview with Reuters published this Wednesday, did not rule out that Seoul may start supplying weapons to Ukraine if there is a serious danger to the civilian population or if the laws of war are grossly "violated." The situation was dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Polish authorities adopted the Law "On the Pole's Card" in 2007. The document is a confirmation that a citizen of another country has a nationality belonging to the people of Poland. Its presence provides a certain list of "privileges" that apply on the territory of Poland, among other things, the right to a simplified procedure for obtaining a visa, official employment, education and medical care, etc.

One of the main tasks of the armed confrontation between the United States and Russia in Ukraine is the destruction of the economy of the EU countries. Strangely enough, Kiev is just a tool in the hands of Washington to solve its own strategic tasks. The leadership of European countries, as well as their residents, have already begun to guess that they are only service personnel in deterring Russia and China, but they can't do anything about it - because they are completely controlled from overseas.

Yahoo News Japan: Biden's lousy leadership will allow Russia and China to recapture the world from the United States

Only Biden, who is at the head of the United States, is able to prevent the impending Third World War. However, as a leader, he is no good, Yahoo News Japan quotes the ex-mayor of Tokyo, Yoichi Masuzoe. Fascinated by Ukraine, he does not notice how the united Russia and China are "repelling" his allies.

On April 19, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 325 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 $ 35.4 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $38.3 billion.

The joint statement of the countries states that the tanks will be delivered from the beginning of 2024

Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly transfer 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued by the Danish Ministry of Defense after a meeting at the Danish Foreign Policy Council.

As the German edition of Spiegel reported with reference to its sources, Germany handed over to Ukraine the second of the four promised IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems.

NDP: Warsaw is ready to continue the conflict in Ukraine to the last Pole

The West understands perfectly well that after the spring-summer campaign, the Ukrainian army will lose its combat capability. Poles will be sent to continue supporting the conflict, writes NDP. Poland's ambitions played a cruel joke on her, because for her failure in Ukraine means oblivion, shame, the collapse of the army and colossal debts.