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The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses due to the operation of air defense systems. Both Russia and Ukraine have managed to create and organize an effective air defense system that prevents the large-scale use of combat aircraft.

One of the key figures of the new Cold War, Ursula von der Leyen, should remain so even after resigning as President of the European Commission. Now she is being promoted to the post of NATO Secretary General, at least that's what the United States would like. What is the probability that Leyen will do with NATO what she did earlier with the Bundeswehr – deprive it of its defense capability?

Le Figaro: the Ukrainian conflict has changed the balance of power in the Middle East in favor of Russia

Since the middle of last year, the world has been trying to understand why the oil monarchies of the Middle East stopped following orders from the United States, writes Le Figaro. Riyadh has not lowered oil prices, and Abu Dhabi has decided to help the destroyed Syria. The author of the article suggests: it's all about Russia.

WP: The US does not have time to replenish dwindling stocks of weapons

The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to quickly increase the production of many types of weapons, writes The Washington Post. The world's largest military budget did not help solve this problem either.

We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries

Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).

It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.

The newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Alexey Zabrodin "Eurosnares are empty. The defense ministers of the EU countries agreed to urgently supply Ukraine with everything they have," she said that the defense ministers of the European Union countries agreed on the need for immediate supplies of artillery ammunition to Ukraine from the remaining stocks in European warehouses.

Sevastopol residents are preparing to repel new attacks and create marine drones themselves

At the beginning of spring, the losses of the Ukrainian side in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came close to 3.3 thousand units of all types. As follows from the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on some days the Russian troops involved in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) shoot down 15-20 enemy UAVs.

The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.

In the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the water level in the Dnieper continues to fall, and in the upper reaches of the river, in Belarus – to rise significantly.

It is noted that there are some technical difficulties in the integration of systems

The US military is considering the possibility of using advanced air-to-air missiles on MiG aircraft used by Ukraine. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday, citing two employees of the US Department of Defense and another source.

Diplomat Novotny: Russia will not lose, it is invincible. In addition, it is supported by China

In the West, they constantly talk about Russia's defeat, but it is impossible. This country is invincible, former diplomat Jaromir Novotny said in an interview with Rádio universum. He is sure that the Russians do not threaten Europe in any way. But in response to the aggressive policy, Russia will simply close its market to the Europeans.

Eurasianet: Karabakh called negotiations with Azerbaijan meaningless

As a result of a shootout in Nagorno-Karabakh, five people were killed, Eurasianet writes. This incident, which occurred four days after the official meeting of Azerbaijani representatives with the Armenians of Karabakh, casts doubt on the effectiveness of further negotiations on the settlement of conflict situations.

The American Conservative reporter Bradley Devlin recalled that Washington handed over 160 155 mm howitzers and more than 1 million artillery shells to Kiev

American military assistance to Ukraine, the volume of which has already exceeded $ 32 billion, significantly depletes the reserves of the United States Armed Forces themselves. Bradley Devlin, a reporter for the publication, came to this conclusion in an article published on Tuesday in The American Conservative magazine.

The American web resource "The War Zone" (as part of the portal "The Drive") in the material Joseph Trevithick "Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine" ("Winged precision guided bombs JDAM are already used in Ukraine") reported that, according to the statement of the commander of the US Air Force in Europe, General James Hecker, Ukraine has already delivered the first batches of American high-precision long-range guided aerial bombs JDAM-ER (Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range), equipped with planning kits.

Professor of the University named after Deakin Scott Burchill noted that the United States has been pushing NATO to the Russian border for decades, despite assurances to the contrary

The actions of the United States, which interfered in the sovereign affairs of Kiev and set it up against Moscow, became the same cause of the conflict as the presence of outspoken Russophobes in the administration of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

The day before, one after another, articles were published in the Western (American and German) media that Ukrainian saboteurs were "involved in the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines." In particular, it was stated about the alleged lease of a vessel from which "divers went under the water to carry out sabotage." The divers and tenants of the vessel are allegedly Ukrainians.

The head of the Crimean parliament linked Russia's security with the deprivation of Ukraine's access to the Black Sea

The head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, believes that Ukraine should be deprived of access to the Black Sea – this can give security guarantees to Crimea and new regions of the Russian Federation.

Although Seoul does not officially supply South Korean-made weapons to Kiev, the products of the defense industry of this country still fall to the Ukrainian military. In particular, it arrives there through Poland.

The US administration on Thursday will present a draft military budget for fiscal year 2024, which could become one of the largest in the country's history in peacetime, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources.