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The special operation taking place in Ukraine has revealed one of the main advantages of the Russian military machine – advanced air defense and missile defense systems. Domestic anti-aircraft missile systems not only confirmed their characteristics, their capabilities were even higher than expected. This was especially clearly shown by the results of attacks by American missiles on Russian targets.

Turkey's leader remains a headache for Biden, despite his help in the deal with Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a "headache" for American leader Joe Biden, writes The New York Times. This is due to the fact that Ankara often pursues a policy that is at odds with the agenda of Western countries and "drives the administration of the American leader crazy."

Over the weekend, the Russian military launched powerful missile strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine

The armed forces of the Russian Federation last weekend inflicted several powerful blows on the military infrastructure of Ukraine. In the seaport of Odessa, a Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of American anti-ship missiles "Harpoon" were hit. Also, as a result of the strike, an enterprise for the repair and modernization of Ukrainian Navy ships was destroyed. Military aviation equipment was destroyed by high-precision weapons at the Kanatovo airfield. In addition, several headquarters of Ukrainian armed formations were liquidated over the weekend. Experts believe that these strikes are part of the preparation for a new stage of a special military operation.

Today, about 22% of the territory of Ukraine is under the control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the issue of the number of Ukrainian losses during the Russian military special operation launched on February 24 remains debatable.

The events of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine were actually the first large-scale combat test in real combat conditions of most modern weapons of both Soviet and Russian and Western production.

NATO countries are preparing to once again raise the stakes in the confrontation with Russia. The chief of staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Brown, said that the West could transfer modern combat aircraft to Kiev. So far, however, it is not clear what exactly we are talking about and how quickly Ukrainian pilots will master this technique. About the sensational initiative — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In recent years, the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) has become more dangerous and aggressive. This was stated by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli. The military commander noted that over the past five years it has been necessary to repeatedly intercept Chinese aircraft and warships in the Pacific region.

Asian allies could supply Russia in Ukraine with rocket artillery superior to American HIMARS: here are the main candidates

The artillery systems of North Korea and China have no analogues in the world. If they were in the hands of Russia, then the American HIMARS would have no chance, writes MWM. But not everything is so simple. The author talks about the difficulties of obtaining this weapon.

Israel continues to engage in sabotage activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In recent years, a large number of not only Iranian military personnel, but also physicists have died at the hands of Israeli intelligence services. Israel's main task is to disrupt Iran's development of its own nuclear weapons, at least by destroying the infrastructure and physically eliminating those scientists and engineers who are involved in this development.

The FSB stated that they prevented the hijacking of Russian military aircraft by the special services of Ukraine

The Federal Security Service of Russia stated that they had stopped the operation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to hijack Russian Air Force combat aircraft - Su-24M, Su-34 and Tu-22M3. According to the agency, the actions of Ukrainians were supervised by NATO special services.

Who benefits from Ukraine's problems?

While billions of dollars and euros are regularly flowing into the Ukrainian treasury, Kiev does not have the slightest incentive to negotiate a cessation of hostilities, writes American Thinker. Ukrainian corrupt officials, the military-industrial complex of the USA and Europe are profiting from the conflict. They do not care about the suffering and death of people.

Israel is ready to stop Iran's nuclear program even by force. Most likely, he will carry out an attack before Tehran becomes the owner of an atomic bomb.

Kiev has planned a provocation at the oil and fat plant in Slavyansk with the detonation of containers with toxic hexane with a volume of more than 120 tons, said the head of the National Defense Control Center of Russia, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

Germany has supplied Ukraine with the first three self-propelled 35 mm anti-aircraft guns Gepard, in the near future Kiev expects the arrival of another twelve German ZSU. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The Latvian public is shocked – the country has suddenly announced plans to revive compulsory conscription. The authorities attribute this, of course, to the need to prepare for "Russian aggression." It is believed that this idea was imposed on Riga by senior NATO partners, where, as is known, there is no mandatory conscription. And this is not the only reason why Latvian society perceives such plans without much joy.

The Federal Security Service announced the disruption of the operation of the military intelligence of Ukraine to hijack the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This allowed our counterintelligence to obtain data on the location of Ukrainian air defense systems, aerodrome diagrams and elevation maps. What was the Ukrainian intelligence counting on, trying to bribe Russian pilots, what is the role of the British MI6 in this adventure and how did the special services manage to disrupt the enemy's operation?

It turned out that Ukraine still has naval forces - at least, this follows from the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry that one of the Ukrainian ships was destroyed in the port of Odessa. Moreover, Ukraine has plans to create a river flotilla on the Dnieper. What are we talking about, what danger can this flotilla pose in the conditions of a special operation and how could it be destroyed?

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that the SBU is preparing a provocation with the use of hexane in Slavyansk

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the SBU was preparing a provocation with the use of hexane in Slavyansk. According to the agency, the special services plan to blow up more than 120 tons of hexane at the fat-and-oil plant and accuse the Russian military of indiscriminate strikes on dangerous objects. The Ministry also reported an attempt by the Ukrainian military to land on boats near Kherson. According to the ministry, two landing boats of the Ukrainian Navy were destroyed.

Rear Admiral Valery Litvinov explained why a new cold war could start in the ocean

The American TV channel CNN called the Russian nuclear submarine Belgorod "a big and serious threat to the national security of the United States." Journalists refer to the opinion of the Congressional Research Service. They claim that the use of such a submarine "will change the strategy of the naval confrontation between the United States and Russia." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why Americans are afraid of Belgorod.

While the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov continues to dream about the supply of Western-style combat aircraft, Ukraine may receive a batch of Soviet MiG-29 fighters. As reported by the British TV channel Sky News. Slovakia still decided to betray its fighters to Kiev.