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According to radio intercepts, there are a significant number of foreign mercenaries in Mariupol. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

According to him, they are in the occupied areas of the city together with the Nazis from the Azov battalion banned in the Russian Federation and the remnants of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Slovakia confirmed Ukraine's negotiations regarding the Zuzana self-propelled howitzers. In addition, it is possible that Bratislava will supply Kiev with Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters.

In Greece, clashes between port workers and the police began, the reason was military cargo destined for Ukraine. According to the Greek press, dockers refuse to load ships for the Kiev regime.

NATO has announced a "transformation" involving a significant increase in the alliance's troops in Eastern Europe. Experts are confident that NATO's reforms will fundamentally reshape the security architecture in Europe and involve Russia and the West in a new arms race. How will Moscow respond to the historic reform of NATO? Does the alliance's initiative mean the risk of a direct clash with Russia?

Missile strikes against specific targets and counteraction to attempts to establish an air bridge from Mariupol have been intensified

The specifics of the missile strikes of the last three days on the military infrastructure of Ukraine practically leaves no doubt about the preparation of active actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the republican armies of Donbass against the largest Ukrainian group, which continues to occupy the most fortified territory in 8 years of conflict between Donetsk-Gulyai-Pole-Slavyansk-Lisichansk.

Especially for Army.ru A study has been prepared by Rustem Klupov, former head of Intelligence of the Russian Ground Forces, Hero of Russia, a direct participant in the armed conflicts of recent decades.

240-mm self-propelled mortars of the reserve of the Supreme High Command 2C4 "Tulip" enter the battle. And that says a lot.

According to the Ministry of Defense, mortars arrived in Mariupol for the final demilitarization of the Azov National Battalion (an organization banned in Russia), which had settled in Azovstal.

The transferred units from the Kiev and Chernihiv directions are called upon to help the LDPR units

The Russian Armed Forces continue to launch air and missile strikes on fuel storage bases and military facilities of Ukraine during a special operation. At the same time, no significant progress at the front was officially reported. Experts believe that regrouping continues before a decisive offensive against the AFU troops in the Donbass. Meanwhile, the National Defense Control Center raised the issue of the treatment of Russian servicemen in captivity. In addition, the Russian military department announced the upcoming provocations by the nationalists.

Huanqiu shibao (China): drop the mask from the USA! America is the main schemer of the XXI century with a Cold War mentality

Masks have been dropped, the author of the article in "Huanqiu Shibao" believes. The Russian-Ukrainian crisis has once again demonstrated the instigator of all the world unrest of the last 30 years. The United States is so proud of its "victory" in the Cold War that they completely forgot that it was a tragedy that claimed millions of lives around the world.

MintPress News (USA): the Ukrainian conflict exposes the myth of a "civilized" Europe

The special operation in Ukraine has shown how racist Europeans really are, writes MintPress News. They don't want to remember the millions of people who fell victim to Western "civilization."

The T-72 Ural belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was lost in the first battle near Kharkov. As it turns out, about a year ago this tank underwent modernization at the Lviv armored plant.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time published footage of the movement of Russian military equipment on a pontoon crossing constructed by military engineers of the Western Military District across the Seversky Donets River during a special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. This became known on Thursday, April 7.

The Western press finally "saw" the massacre of Ukrainian national battalions over Russian prisoners. If at first the Western journalistic community, bogged down in its own anti-Russian propaganda, did not want to hear anything about the gross violation by Ukrainian armed nationalists of international conventions on the treatment of prisoners, now the truth, albeit partially, is beginning to make its way in the Western media space.

A New Historical Moment of Truth for the West (The Atlantic, USA)

The West has lost faith in itself, writes The Atlantic. And this is happening at a historic moment when new powerful players are emerging on the world stage. The author believes that the configuration of the world is changing, and it is impossible to return to the old alignment of forces led by the United States. And the more the West resists the new, the stronger the unity of its opponents becomes.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed video footage of the launch of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from the frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The shooting was carried out in a volley. Judging by the published footage, early in the morning. Four rockets one after another went into the sky and quickly disappeared over the horizon.

The armed forces of the Russian Federation have destroyed more than 400 drones and up to 1,900 tanks and other armored vehicles since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Thursday.

The New York Times (USA): how America tracks a nuclear strike

Russia's strategic deterrence forces have switched to a special combat duty mode, writes the NYT. The West has thrown all the satellites available to it to track the movement of Russian nuclear weapons in order to assess the level of possible danger.

The Hindu (India): The road to peace in Ukraine passes through Delhi

Negotiations mediated by a neutral third party will help Russia and Ukraine settle the conflict, writes The Hindu. The authors of the article explain why India can act as a mediator.

According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.

The New York Times (USA): NATO countries are divided in opinion at a time when the conflict in Ukraine is entering a phase of uncertainty

The EU countries are divided in their opinions on what needs to be done to overcome the Ukrainian crisis, The New York Times reports. However, NATO decided to take advantage of the situation to dramatically increase military power in Europe to "contain Russia."