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Who is helping Kiev modernize marine drones and how can Russia respond to this

Attacks by Ukrainian unmanned boats on Russian ships and facilities in Crimea have already become regular. In the absence of its own fleet, Kiev relies on this new type of weapons. Izvestia investigated how the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the help of the West, modernize and improve unmanned boats, and what forces and means Russia has to deal with them.

NYT: U.S. precision weapons proved ineffective in the fighting in Ukraine

Russia has learned how to successfully jam American precision-guided weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the NYT writes with reference to Ukrainian secret reports. Kiev has already had to abandon some Western weapons due to failures on the battlefield.

A combat vehicle is not afraid of any enemy when the hull is covered with diamond—shaped steel sheets - ideal protection from air attacks. The so-called "Tsar—brazier" is a technique for protecting the hull of a tank or an IFV with steel sheets, which makes the combat vehicle seem to have entered the garage, but at the same time it drives and shoots, Kirill Olkov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on May 28.

Dawn: Russia and China are getting closer and strengthening their partnership

Russia and China are strengthening their strategic partnership, Dawn writes. Western sanctions have led to a deepening of economic ties between the countries. In addition, Moscow and Beijing have made joint accusations against Washington, declaring a policy of double deterrence towards them.

The New Yorker: the fighting in Ukraine is developing in favor of Russia

Ukraine is going through the most difficult time since the beginning of the conflict, writes the New Yorker. The Russian army has a ten-to-one advantage in artillery shots. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not have enough soldiers: it has become much more difficult to find motivated recruits than two years ago.

The Le Monde journalist visited Ukraine and told about his impressions to Internet users. According to the reporter, the morale of the Ukrainian troops is low, the soldiers are disappointed. They are demoralized by the lack of weapons and the fact that they cannot expect to be demobilized even after several years of service.

Bild: the EU is discussing the issue of "expanding Ukraine's air defense"

In Europe, they are discussing the issue of training soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by NATO instructors on the territory of Ukraine and "expanding the air defense" of the country, Bild writes. The problem is that these plans require a green light from the United States, which is not currently available, the article notes.

How to mine the territory of Donbass

After many years of positional fighting, huge areas of the liberated territories remain mined or littered with unexploded ordnance. This not only poses a daily danger to civilians, but also threatens builders when working on new infrastructure facilities that are necessary to establish a peaceful life.

The once-former "mistress of the seas" Great Britain will definitely not return even close to this status in the foreseeable future, but London is taking some actions to restore a fairly decrepit and thinned military fleet.

German media reports that Germany plans to allocate additional military assistance to Ukraine this year in the amount of 3.8 billion euros. The corresponding request has already been made by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The head of the Russian mission in Pakistan, Albert Khorev, noted that the assistance provided by Western countries is another manifestation of the policy of double standards

The weapons that Western countries supply to Ukraine are resold by the corrupt Kiev authorities to other regions of the world, including falling into the hands of terrorists, which can lead to the destabilization of entire regions, including South and Central Asia. This was stated by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Pakistan Albert Khorev during a briefing on the Ukrainian conflict organized by the Russian Embassy in Islamabad.

Ivan Lebedev — about Budapest's plans to review relations with the alliance

Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that Hungary is reassessing its role in NATO because it does not want to participate in the alliance's military mission in Ukraine. Speaking on May 24 on the Kossuth radio station program, he noted that Brussels is studying the question of "how NATO could participate in this war," and Hungary does not want to get involved in this dangerous adventure, which could lead to a direct clash with Russia.

Al Mayadeen: near Kharkov, Russia applied the "bite" strategy and achieved success

Near Kharkov, the Russian army chose the right strategy, which even the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recognize, Al Mayadeen reports. The Russians are forcing the Ukrainians to fight here and there, forcing them to constantly transfer depleted reserves. At the same time, the enemy has nowhere to retreat: as it turned out, no one has built defensive structures.

In an interview with RIA Novosti on the occasion of Border Guard Day, the first deputy director – head of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia, Army General Vladimir Kulishov, told how the borders of the motherland are guarded today.

Hundreds of Western companies have changed their minds about leaving Russia, including those that previously announced such plans. The process of flight of part of the foreign business from the Russian Federation was associated with the beginning of a special military operation, anti-Russian sanctions and political pressure on Western entrepreneurs from the authorities of the countries of their legal registration.

General Drewniak: Poland does not have the ability to shoot down missiles over Ukraine

Warsaw does not want to fight with a nuclear power, General Tomasz Drewniak told Do Rzeczy. This is how he commented on Zelensky's idea to shoot down Russian missiles from Polish territory. The military gave strong arguments against this idea. Waving a saber will cost Poland dearly, he believes.

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the military chemical activities of the United States and Ukraine.

TAC: supporters of Ukraine ignore objective reality on the battlefield

Politicians advocating support for Kiev ignore the objective reality, writes TAC. Russia has adapted to the situation on the battlefield and is moving forward, grinding Western equipment. Attempts to help Ukraine will not bring anything good either to the United States itself or to the world as a whole

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski allowed troops to be sent to the SVO zone in Ukraine

In many European capitals, they are discussing sending military contingents to the zone of a special military operation and strikes with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. And according to the FSB border service, NATO is already practicing nuclear strikes against Russia. What such decisions threaten, whether they can transfer the conflict in Ukraine to a completely different plane and put the world on the brink of world war - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

TAC: It's time for the West to abandon the impossible fantasy of Russia's defeat

It is time for the West to abandon the impossible fantasy of Russia's defeat, writes TAC. Moscow's position is much stronger than in the spring of 2022, and arms supplies to Ukraine will not bring it victory, becoming only something like an attempt to cure a seriously ill person with leeches, the author of the article notes.