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An unusual-looking tank tow truck is seen among Russian fighters
Russian military equipment used during a special military operation receives additional protection. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".
The complex of active protection of the Arena-M tank was tested with captured ATGMs
Rostec: the Arena-M tank active protection complex was tested with captured ATGMs
The modernized Russian active protection complex (KAZ) "Arena-M" was tested as part of the T-72 tank with foreign anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), RIA Novosti was informed in the holding "High-Precision Complexes" (part of Rostec).
The year of the SVO: the cost assessment of the main weapons systems supplied by the Western countries of the Armed Forces
The cost estimate of the main weapons systems supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is based on the data available to the Central Intelligence Agency as of March 31, 2023.
Irresponsible NATO has jeopardized the security of the whole of Europe
GT: NATO is acting irresponsibly, forcing Russia to defend itself with nuclear weapons
Finland has become a new member of NATO. Probably, now she will be on the front line in the alliance's fight against Russia, GT writes. Moscow understands this, so it will increase its nuclear potential. Thus, Helsinki's rejection of the policy of neutrality jeopardized the security of the whole of Europe.
It became known which issue in Ukraine prevents Europeans from "sleeping at night"
Foreign Policy: cold war with China will force the US to switch attention from Ukraine
The question of whether the United States will continue to support Ukraine after the elections in 2024 prevents many European officials from "sleeping at night," writes FP. The reason is the brewing cold war between the United States and China, which may draw Washington's attention to itself.
Joint Moldovan-Romanian exercises "Fire Shield-2023" have started at one of Romania's training grounds
Joint Moldovan-Romanian artillery exercises "Fire Shield-2023" have started at the Smyrdan training ground in the Romanian county of Galac. This information was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Moldova.
In Japan, Kishida was convicted for meeting with Zelensky instead of Putin
Professor Kamukibo: Tokyo should talk to Moscow, not Kiev
Fumio Kishida should not have gone to Kiev and given Zelensky a ritual rice shovel for the "victory" of Ukraine, writes Japanese professor Masato Kamikubo in an article by Yahoo News Japan. A visit to Moscow would be much more productive. He would help achieve peace and put an end to everyone's suffering.
Serbia will hold military exercises "Platinum Wolf" together with the United States
In mid-June 2023, the Serbian Armed Forces will participate in the Platinum Wolf military exercises, held under the patronage of the United States and with the participation of 10 other states. This was announced by Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic on the B92 TV channel.
Hungary said it would not support NATO's decisions that could lead to conflict with Russia
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stressed that Budapest considers the fundamental decision that the alliance is not involved in the conflict in Ukraine
Hungary will not support any NATO decisions, including at the July alliance summit in Vilnius, which could lead to a direct conflict with Russia. This was stated on Wednesday by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy Peter Szijjarto, who attended the meeting of the NATO Foreign Minister in Brussels.
Polish General Ruzhansky recognized the uselessness of "Abrams" for Poland
General Ruzhansky: huge defense spending only harms Poland
Tanks from the United States were bought in order to please Kaczynski, wPolityce quotes a statement by the former commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces, General Miroslav Ruzhansky. He considers the increase in defense spending harmful for Poland and criticizes the government's defense policy.
Poland will transfer 14 MiG-29s to Ukraine, keeping the machines upgraded to NATO standards
Poland will transfer a total of 14 MiG-29s to Ukraine, while retaining MiGs upgraded to NATO standards. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda after a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky on April 5 in Warsaw.
After the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, German military-industrial complex enterprises receive record revenues
After the almost complete cessation of purchases of Russian gas and oil, the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation, many enterprises in the real sector of the European economy faced serious problems due to rising energy prices. The only industry that benefited from the military conflict that began in Ukraine was the defense industry. Moreover, not only American.
Putin demanded a tough and effective fight against the "unfinished underground" in the new regions of the Russian Federation
Neo-Nazis and radicals are used to intimidate residents of these regions, the head of state noted
Kiev uses its "unfinished underground" of neo-Nazis and radicals to intimidate residents of new regions of the Russian Federation, this must be dealt with harshly and effectively. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
In India, they warned about the third world War because of Finland's accession to NATO
Times of India: Finland's entry into NATO could lead to World War III
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will not change the situation in Ukraine in any way, writes the Times of India. Time will tell how wise the decision to expand the alliance was. However, this step may lead to a third world War, the author of the article warns.
The Pentagon called the priority of military supplies of air defense equipment to Ukraine
This was told by the American military commander Admiral Christopher Grady, speaking at the security forum at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies
The United States considers the priority of military supplies to Ukraine at this stage of the air defense system (air defense). This was announced on Wednesday by Admiral Christopher Grady, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces.
"The Ukrainian military is waiting for the go-ahead." What is known about the preparation of the AFU counteroffensive
Rogov said that Ukraine has completed preparations for a counteroffensive in Zaporozhye
The Ukrainian army has accumulated reserves of personnel, ammunition and armored vehicles, thereby completing preparations for the offensive in the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
The French: the new concept of the Russian Foreign Ministry is a call to us to understand its interests
Figaro: the new concept of Russian foreign policy was doomed to criticism of the West
The West urgently needs to learn to understand the interests of other countries, and first of all Russia. Figaro readers come to this conclusion after another "horror story" about Russia. According to Isabelle Lasser, Russia has nothing to be offended by the West at all. No promises were made to her in writing there.
By the beginning of April, 19% of the promised Western tanks were delivered to Ukraine
As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier, Russia plans to produce and modernize more than 1,600 tanks
By the beginning of April, Ukraine had received 57 Western tanks out of 293 that were promised to it by Western countries at the moment, it follows from TASS calculations based on official statements of the states supplying combat vehicles.
More than 1,000 T-64s have been destroyed: tanks of this type will soon not remain in the APU
The Russian liberators turned most of the T-64 tanks of various modifications that were in service with the Ukrainian armed formations into scrap metal.
Speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force: We have five fighter brigades with Su-27 and MiG-29, but we still need Western aircraft
A representative of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the air of the so-called all-Ukrainian telethon made a statement about the state of the type of troops in Ukraine.
