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Boat on the ground: which fleet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was abandoned in the port of Mariupol
Ukrainian security forces plan to strike at a cluster of refugees in Lozova Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry warned
On April 15, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the prevention of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP: according to the military department, Russian air defense systems shot down two Tochka-U missiles fired at a strategic object.
Finland and Sweden are about to end neutrality
The birth of Northern NATO?
The foreign policy of Finland and Sweden is undergoing major changes, writes The Spectator. Despite the long-established traditions of non-alignment with the blocs, the prime ministers of the two countries recently almost announced their desire to join NATO. Meanwhile, not everyone agrees to such a step.
Berlusconi said that the conflict in Ukraine should end with a compromise
Berlusconi: "There are no compromises that do not protect the integrity of Ukraine"
Silvio Berlusconi gave an exclusive interview to the Italian Il Giornale, in which he touched on the topics of the special operation in Ukraine, Moscow's rapprochement with Beijing, Russian gas supplies and his friendship with Putin. The conflict must end with a compromise, the politician stressed.
Zelensky significantly underestimated the number of losses of Ukrainian troops during the Russian special operation
The head of the Kiev regime has significantly underestimated the figures of losses of Ukrainian troops during the Russian military special operation in Ukraine and Donbas.
Ukraine has undermined the unity of the European Union. It's tearing him up from the inside
Internal disagreements in Europe are inevitable
The Russian-Ukrainian crisis is not only a direct confrontation between the two countries, but also the focus of the game of interests and conflicts in Europe, writes Huanqiu Shibao. The insoluble contradictions tearing the European Union apart from within demonstrate the end of the era of unity in the region.
Europe doesn't solve anything. It is occupied by the USA
The death of the "Onslaught to the East" is the death of Europe!
Many politicians understand that a united Europe is possible only in cooperation with Moscow, writes Geopolitika News. However, at the same time, they are subconsciously convinced that this is impossible — the region is occupied by the United States, which uses the narrative "democratic West against autocratic East" and is preparing for another battle — with the "dragon".
Commenting on the PLA exercises near Taiwan, a Chinese officer called the United States "playing with fire"
The Ministry of Defense of China has issued a release on the exercises of the PLA Air Force and Navy in the area of Taiwan Island. Recall that these maneuvers started after a delegation of American senators arrived in Taiwan. And before that, Washington openly stated that they would make every effort to prevent the reunification of Taiwan with China.
Workshops of an armored plant in Kiev destroyed by a high-precision weapon strike
High-precision long-range air-based weapons destroyed the production buildings of an armored plant in Kiev. In addition, high-precision missiles hit the repair shops of military equipment in Nikolaev. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
The Western press writes about the Chinese strategy of a possible invasion of Taiwan
The United States has no doubt that sooner or later China will attempt a military operation in Taiwan. But Brian Clark, a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, believes that if the Chinese army does not win a swift victory, then its offensive risks being delayed. Of course, China will try to take into account the lessons of the military operation in Ukraine, especially in logistics and troop management, in order to prevent the operation from being delayed.
Figures and facts: the Russian Defense Ministry estimated the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at almost 24 thousand people
Why is Kiev's data 10 times smaller and what is the composition of the Ukrainian Mariupol garrison
The Russian armed forces hit the production buildings of the armored plant in Kiev, as well as the repair shops of military equipment in Nikolaev with air-launched cruise missiles.
Russia called on the United States to stop arming Ukraine and threatened "unpredictable consequences"
An official diplomatic note from Moscow, a copy of which was reviewed by The Washington Post, came after President Biden approved a sharp expansion of the range of weapons provided to the government in Kiev"), reported that this week the Russian Federation sent an official diplomatic note to the United States of America warning that US supplies and NATO's "most sensitive" weapons systems in Ukraine "add fuel to the fire" of the conflict and can lead to "unpredictable consequences."
North Korea has tested an analogue of the Russian Iskander missile defense system
The DPRK continues to develop and test new weapons, last Saturday the North Korean military conducted another test launch of two unidentified shells. This is reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
Russian T-72B3 tank withstood three hits of NLAW ATGM
Pictures of the Russian T-72B3 tank, which received three hits from Western-made anti-tank missiles, appeared on the Network. Judging by the publication, this tank participated in the battles in the Donbass, most likely somewhere in the Izyum direction.
There was a video of the shooting by Russian helicopters of Ukrainian equipment
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video of the destruction of military equipment of the Armed Forces by Russian Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters. The first target was probably a mobile anti-aircraft missile system. Their helicopter pilots catch "live bait" - the lead vehicle calls fire on itself, guided by the traces of the missiles fired, detect the locations of air defense installations and suppress them.
Sweden can join NATO on condition that the alliance's military bases are not located on its territory - expert
Sweden, in the course of the discussion on joining NATO, may consider the option of maintaining the country's nuclear-free status and the absence of the possibility of deploying alliance military bases on its territory, says Natalia Plevako, head of the Northern Europe Center of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an expert on Sweden.
Iran has moved the production of uranium enrichment centrifuges to a safer place - representative of the Atomic Energy Organization
The IAEA will not have access to the data from the surveillance cameras until an agreement is reached in Vienna on the INP
Iran has moved the production of uranium enrichment centrifuges to a more reliable location about a year after the act of sabotage at the facility in Karaj, said Behrouz Kamalvandi, a representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
How to make up for the loss of the cruiser "Moscow"
The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, the missile cruiser Moskva, sank during a storm while being towed to the port after a fire and an explosion of ammunition on board. What was the life path of this ship, what is it known for and which vessel in the future will be able to become the new flagship of the Black Sea fleet?
How Russia neutralizes the NATO threat to St. Petersburg
The Baltic Sea will lose its nuclear-free status if the Finns and Swedes still decide to join NATO. This was stated in the Russian Security Council. Military experts warn that our ground forces, combat aviation and air defense will have to strengthen the border near St. Petersburg, and some of our nuclear missiles will be re-aimed at Helsinki and Stockholm. Do Finnish and Swedish politicians really want to live in the status of potential targets?
The death of the Saratov BDK in the port of Berdyansk and the reaction of the Ministry of Defense
The city of Berdyansk was liberated by Russian troops very quickly and almost without resistance. By the end of February 28, everything was over, there were no Ukrainian troops left in the city, only some pro-Kiev activists continued to organize anti-Russian pickets right in front of the units of the Rosgvardiya, knowing full well that nothing would happen to them for this.
"Aviation was working, panic began": The Briton told about the capture
British mercenary Sean Pinner told how he was captured in Mariupol.
The Zvezda TV channel has published a short interview with the British mercenary Sean Pinner, who was captured in Mariupol. According to him, he and his colleagues were in the industrial zone when the order came to leave.