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"Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are too tough for Ukraine"
The expert explained why Kiev's threats to shoot down Russian Aerospace Forces planes over Tiraspol are impossible
Ukraine will shoot down military and military transport planes of the Russian Federation that will try to get into Transnistria, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how real the threats are.
Knocking out the way: where will Russian troops go after Mariupol
The complete capture of the city will be the largest military success since the beginning of the special operation, experts say
The troops of Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic continue to push the militants in Mariupol. As reported on April 8 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in addition to them and the AFU units, there are many foreign mercenaries in the city — radio conversations in addition to Russian and Ukrainian are conducted in six languages.
Europe denied Ukraine immediate membership in ESA
Shortly after the start of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the government of Ukraine sent a membership request to the European Space Agency (ESA), but in fact was refused. This is reported by SpaceNews.
In the "chess game" between the West and Russia, Ukraine lost
Huanqiu shibao (China): beware of the phenomenon of "chess pieces" in international politics
Over the past 30 years, Ukraine has been constantly falling into a "zone of turbulence", but it cannot learn a lesson from these shocks, writes Huanqiu Shibao. By cutting ties with Russia and "falling into the arms of the West," it is increasingly losing its last hope for its own autonomy.
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the destruction of Ukrainian air defense systems by Su-30sm and Su-35 fighters
The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of combat sorties of Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters during a special military operation in Ukraine. In a short comment to the story, it is said that the planes were used to destroy the air defense means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sweden has declared its readiness to begin supporting the country's accession to NATO
The leader of the Swedish Democrats party, Jimmy Okesson, said that he would call on the party to support Sweden's membership in NATO if Finland applied to the North Atlantic Alliance.
"Very expensive, poorly armed and devouring money"
Experts explained why the US Navy is decommissioning warships
The US Navy has released a list of 24 warships that are planned to be taken off combat duty and decommissioned in 2023. The relevant document of the Navy includes a list of the ships being withdrawn by name with an indication of their index. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for the write-off was.
A lot of ships, little power: the US press appreciated the capabilities of the Chinese fleet
According to the Pentagon, China plans to increase the size of its navy from about 355 to 460 ships by 2030. At the same time, according to the current budget, the US Navy will be reduced from 298 to 280 pennants by 2027.
Borrel: "This war must be won on the battlefield"
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, made a post on a social network after his visit to Kiev, which attracts special attention. Recall that Borrel made a visit to Ukraine as part of the EU delegation, which included the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Russian ships opened fire on a cargo ship that was going to Mariupol to evacuate the leadership of the Azov battalion - The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
On April 8, Russian ships opened fire on the Ukrainian cargo ship Apache, which was trying to enter the port of Mariupol to evacuate the leadership of the Azov battalion, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Reaction to outgoing: how the Russian Navy stopped a cargo ship with the leadership of "Azov"
The territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Mariupol is shrinking
On April 9, the Russian armed forces struck an airbase in Mirgorod, hitting a MiG-29 fighter and an Mi-8 helicopter, the Defense Ministry reported. In addition, a large ammunition depot in the Dnipropetrovsk region was destroyed.
German edition: Ukraine has requested from Germany the supply of self-propelled artillery PzH-2000
The Ukrainian authorities do not abandon attempts to restore the heavy weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, almost knocked out by the Russian army as part of a special operation on demilitarization and denazification. This also applies to artillery. Since the West is no longer able to supply Soviet-style weapons, Kiev is beginning to demand NATO weapons.
Why Georgia refused to fight on the side of Ukraine
One of the most Russophobic states in the recent past in the space of the former USSR – Georgia – suddenly shows a completely different policy. Tbilisi entered into a serious conflict with Kiev, which demanded to open a "second front" against Russia. Why did the Georgian leadership suddenly turn out to be much more sane than the Ukrainian regime?
Where does Ukraine get fuel for the war with Russia
NATO countries have agreed on the supply of heavy offensive weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, the armored vehicles coming from the West require Ukraine to concentrate the appropriate fuel reserves. Previously, the lion's share of the fuel market in the country belonged to Minsk and Moscow. Now the situation has changed a lot – the Russian army is systematically destroying refineries and fuel bases in Ukraine. Who supplies Ukrainian planes and tanks with fuel and how can the Russian Armed Forces prevent this?
The operator of the ATGM "Sturm-S" single-handedly defeated a reinforced platoon of the AFU
The operator of the Russian ATGM "Sturm-S" single-handedly stopped a reinforced platoon of the AFU.
In the TG channel of the military commander of the VGTRK TV channel Yevgeny Poddubny, the story of the operator of the self-propelled ATGM "Sturm-S", who alone was able to defeat the reinforced platoon of the AFU, was published.
Stoltenberg announced plans to deploy a permanent reinforced contingent on the eastern borders of NATO
NATO is considering the possibility of permanently deploying a reinforced contingent on the eastern border of the alliance, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview published on Sunday in The Sunday Telegraph.
Six military transport planes of the PLA Air Force landed in Belgrade
Six military transport planes of the PLA Air Force landed on Friday evening in Belgrade, appearing in the airspace of Europe from Turkey.
"The West has started a great hypersonic arms race"
Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons
The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.
Turkey has ruled out the passage of NATO warships through the Straits to the Black Sea
Turkey has ruled out the passage of warships of any countries, including NATO, through the Black Sea Straits into the Black Sea. According to the country's Defense Ministry, Ankara will firmly adhere to the Montreux Convention.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was again convicted of faking the "victories" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front
Constant fighting, rocket-bombing and artillery strikes by Russian troops are gradually depleting the military potential of the independent, forcing the thinning battle formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to withdraw to new lines of defense, the perimeter of which has been created for years, and now echelon after echelon is being opened by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and allied forces.
