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Source: the forces of the Mediterranean Squadron of the Russian Federation monitor the NATO exercises "Neptune Shield - 2022"
TASS has no official information on this
The forces and means of the Mediterranean Squadron of the Russian Navy, which mainly includes ships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), monitor NATO exercises in the Mediterranean Sea "Neptune Shield - 2022" with the participation of the American aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday by a source in the naval sphere.
Europe exaggerates the depletion of military stocks due to Ukraine
The stocks of military equipment of the EU countries, so necessary for the use of the language of force, have dried up due to supplies to Ukraine. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the statement of the head of the Bundeswehr, the Polish president, as well as from the complaints of the chief of the European Diplomacy and concurrently the chief "hawk" of Brussels, Josep Borrel. Europe presents itself as defenseless against the Russian threat, but is this the case in reality?
The head of Roscosmos said that Russia will put about 50 new Sarmat strategic missiles on combat duty
Russia will soon put about 50 new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) on combat duty, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
Polish T-72M1R with thermal imagers and "reactive armor" have been spotted in Ukraine
Along with the outdated T-72M1S, the upgraded T-72M1RS were also sent from Poland to Ukraine. These tanks have received a number of improvements, including night thermal imaging sights.
The Russian Aerospace Forces use Su-57 fighters during a military special operation in Ukraine
The Russian Aerospace Forces are using Su-57 fighters during a military special operation in Ukraine. The application began two or three weeks after the start of the special operation. Aircraft operate outside the zone of active destruction by enemy air defenses, using missile weapons.
The reasons for Turkey's disagreement on NATO expansion are named
What is behind Ankara's unwillingness to agree to the "Scandinavian expansion" of NATO
The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is blocked by Turkey, which categorically does not agree to this arrangement. The main obstacle is the Kurdish issue and the existing restrictions on the supply of weapons to Ankara. However, there are other, no less compelling reasons. Hamshahri writes about them.
The Ministry of Defense showed combat sorties of Su-35S during a special operation of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Monday, May 23, demonstrated footage of combat sorties of Su-35S fighters of the Western Military District (ZVO) to destroy military infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during a special military operation to protect Donbass.
The head of European diplomacy Borrel acknowledged the depletion of arms stocks in the EU due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine
The European Union has lost its main stocks of military equipment, this was caused by the support of Ukraine, under which the EU supplies weapons to Kiev. This was stated by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel.
American Press: The US needs to return the warships to the Black Sea and unblock the ports of Ukraine
US and NATO warships need to return to the Black Sea, so Joe Biden must convince Erdogan to open the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, closed after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Seth Cropsey, a former assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations, came to this opinion in his article for The Hill newspaper.
British Foreign Office: NATO countries discuss the possibility of arms supplies to Moldova
The UK and other NATO countries are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons to Moldova. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the British Foreign Ministry Liz Truss in an interview with the Telegraph.
Howitzers delivered to Ukraine were called obsolete
The Czech Republic supplied the Ukrainian military with self-propelled artillery units (ACS) vz.77 Dana 152 mm caliber. In the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the installations were called outdated.
The Ministry of Defense has decided to modernize the Khibiny electronic warfare system based on the results of the use of Su-34 front-line bombers in its own in Ukraine
The Russian aviation complex of electronic warfare "Khibiny", used on front-line bombers Su-34, will be upgraded. This decision was made following the results of the use of aircraft with an electronic warfare system during a special military operation in Ukraine.
Deripaska recalled the danger of nuclear war and collective suicide
Billionaire Oleg Deripaska urged to remember the danger of nuclear war and the words of one of the creators of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, academician Andrei Sakharov, that this is "collective suicide."
The United States is ready to provide Moldova with military assistance if Chisinau asks for it
The United States is ready to send weapons to Moldova if the country's government asks for it. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on May 22 at a briefing in Chisinau by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives, Gregory Mix.
Chinese marines on exercises practice landing on the coast of Taiwan
Taipei has another reason to worry. The fact is that Chinese marines are practicing landing on the coast of Taiwan during naval exercises.
German journalist urged NATO to "risk conflict" with Turkey
NATO should not be led by Erdogan, the alliance needs to "risk a conflict" with Turkey, thereby inciting it to cooperate. This opinion was expressed by Der Spiegel journalist Maximilian Popp.
Russia destroyed the AFU equipment being transferred to Donbass near Zhytomyr
The Russian military destroyed the equipment of the 10th brigade of the Ukrainian army being transferred to Donbass. This was announced at a briefing by the representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the beginning of mine clearance of Azovstal
The Russian military has begun to mine the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Beijing expressed "strong disagreement" with Biden's statement about readiness to use military force to protect Taiwan - Chinese Foreign Ministry
Beijing criticized the words of US President Joe Biden about the US readiness to use military means to "protect Taiwan", pointed out that the Taiwan issue is an internal matter of the PRC.
In the United States, they started talking about the possible transfer of HIMARS MLRS and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
The allocation by the United States of new aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 40 billion, of which about $ 20 billion will go to arms supplies, may move Washington to transfer to Kiev the American HIMARS MLRS with a firing range of up to 70 km. Also, a number of military experts do not exclude that the United States may supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine in order to close the skies for Russian aviation.