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On the eve of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the US special services have more than doubled the purchase of commercial satellite images. SpaceNews tells about the surveillance of the American side of the Russian army in Ukraine from space and the transfer of relevant data to Kiev.

The American Conservative (USA): it is in America's interests to prevent war

Washington's main duty is to Americans, not Ukrainians, the author of The American Conservative believes. In his opinion, the main danger of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine for the United States is the possibility of getting involved in a war with Russia.

Russian marines, in particular tank units, are involved in a special operation against Ukrainian armed formations. They are armed with T-80BV with 1100-horsepower gas turbine engines with high speed and maneuverability characteristics.

NoonPost (Egypt): Khan confronts the opposition and dissolves parliament. What is happening in Pakistan?

The political crisis that has flared up in Pakistan may be provoked from the outside, writes NoonPost. The attempt to remove the Pakistani Prime Minister from power hides Washington's struggle against any allies of Moscow.

Breitbart (USA): Joe Biden intensifies the rhetoric of war with Russia in a speech to union workers: "If I have to fight, I'll go with you guys"

The US president is escalating military rhetoric, writes Breitbart. In a speech to union workers on Wednesday, he declared his readiness to fight with Russia. "He's going to kill us all. He is worse than Stalin," writes one of the readers.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that American portable anti-aircraft missile systems Stinger were found on the territory of the Ukrainian city of Izyum taken under the control of Russian troops.

In Poland, they want to buy M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks from the USA, and give their T-72 to Ukraine

Poland intends to strengthen the tank fleet of its army with the purchase of 250 upgraded M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 in the USA. The deal will amount to $4.74 billion. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the Polish army needed American tanks and how the purchase would affect Ukraine.

China has warned the United States about the inadmissibility of a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. As stated in Beijing, this will cause retaliatory measures from the PRC. This is reported by the Chinese press with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.

Barrage ammunition in military conflicts

Analyzing the special military operation in Ukraine, many experts focus on the unjustifiably low use of barrage ammunition (BB).

Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington

Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Russian Armed Forces are methodically grinding the Ukrainian defense every day, taking new territories, preparing for a major offensive. However, the polls, paradoxically, show that the absolute majority of Ukrainians believe in the upcoming military victory of their country over Russia. How can this be logically explained?

Moscow and Tokyo will defend the "island territories" more actively

The gradual degradation of Russian-Japanese relations in recent weeks has been moving along an accelerated program. Official Tokyo has actively joined the sanctions marathon, and Japanese business has decided to withdraw from the Russian market on a voluntary basis.

The Pentagon told when the LGM-35A Sentinel ballistic missile will replace the Minuteman III

The US Department of Defense has revealed the name of a new intercontinental ballistic missile - LGM-35A Sentinel. It should replace the LGM-30G Minuteman III. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was going on with the US nuclear missile program.

The White House has requested $813 billion for military spending

The United States Department of Defense may receive $773 billion in military spending in fiscal year 2023 (starting October 1). Together with the funds allocated to the Ministry of Energy for nuclear weapons, the total amount of US military spending may amount to $ 813.3 billion, according to the draft budget submitted by the White House on March 28.

The scale of American military assistance to Kiev in 1992-2022

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, independent Ukraine received at its disposal a rather impressive arsenal of weapons, military and special equipment of various classes and purposes.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike at the military infrastructure of Ukraine, disabling ammunition and fuel depots, as well as military equipment, depriving the Ukrainian army of reserves.

Ukraine was going to use Turkish drones to deliver chemical and biological weapons

Kiev considered the use of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (translated from Turkish – "Flag Bearer", as well as the surname of the head of the manufacturing company) as technical means of delivery and use of biological weapons.

Global Times (China): obituary on the death of NATO

The caustic material of the Global Times, close to the CPC Central Committee, "To the Death of NATO." The North Atlantic Treaty Organization suffers from "brain death", severe split personality and lies, as well as irrepressible perverted ambitions. Patients do not live long with such symptoms. Now NATO is already close to death, but it is still swaggering. As the proverb says: "He will die, but he will not lie down."

The American Conservative(USA): Biden's stupidity in Ukraine

The desire to promote NATO to Russia's western borders at the expense of Ukraine may well be considered the greatest foreign policy mistake of the United States since World War II, the author of The American Conservative is convinced. But Washington learns nothing and remembers nothing.

Washington plans to transfer to Kiev a large batch of Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicles ("Switchblade"). Small-sized drones belong to the class of barrage ammunition, it is an effective weapon at the tactical level. But the Russian army has something to answer.