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Unique footage of the combat work of the crews of Russian tanks during the assault on the outskirts of the village of Kamyshevakha on Saturday, May 21, was provided by the correspondent of Izvestia Denis Kulaga.

Germany should not supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, it is senseless and dangerous, Brigadier General Erich Wade, ex-adviser to Angela Merkel, made such a warning, having previously called on Berlin to refuse to supply weapons to Kiev at all.

Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, which had so annoyed the Allied forces during the offensive, began to "disappear". According to Ukrainian public reports, recently the Ukrainian military have increasingly begun to complain about the impossibility of conducting aerial reconnaissance with the help of UAVs in the areas of the offensive of NM units of the republics of Donbass.

Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakaev: "Sarmat" can fly through the North and South Poles

The first serial intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will be put on combat duty at the end of autumn 2022. According to the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakayev, the rocket will be able to fly through the North and South Poles, as well as along other trajectories. At the same time, it is unlikely that in the near future it will be possible to create means to intercept these weapons. It is assumed that the Sarmat will remain in service for 50 years.

Should we rejoice at the rearmament of Germany?

To date, the Bundeswehr remains, in fact, a defensive army, unable to act independently. Now Germany is moving away from a particularly restrained strategy. What to expect from the most important NATO country?

Ukrainian air defense still poses a real threat to Russian aviation, as evidenced by reports that fifth-generation Su-57 fighters operate in Ukraine outside its zone of operation. This is written by the American edition of The Drive.

The growth of military activity in the Arctic region cannot but worry Russia, Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council, told RIA Novosti.

The NYT newspaper called Ukraine's victory over Russia with the return of territories unrealistic

The New York Times newspaper published an article in which it called Ukraine's military victory over Russia unrealistic with the return of territories that Kiev has lost since 2014.

Conflict in Ukraine: the whole world is divorced from itself, emotions take over

The well-known analyst Dominique Moisi on the pages of the Parisian "Les Zko" does not go so far as to support Russia's operation in Ukraine, but asks a dangerous question for a Western thinker. Here it is: why did the countries of the Middle East, Asia, Africa refuse to condemn Russia? And this is despite pressure and bribery from the West.

The military conflict in Ukraine is becoming more complicated, and America is not ready for this

The Ukrainian crisis is a test of Biden and the United States for strength, writes NYT. The White House will have to explain to Americans, who are increasingly concerned about their own well-being, why they need to support Ukraine. At the same time, the aggravation of the conflict with Russia should not be in the interests of the United States, the author notes.

The head of Roscosmos threatened that a new hypersonic nuclear missile would "demolish half the coast of a hostile continent"

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the Sarmat nuclear hypersonic complex is capable of "demolishing half of the coast of the continent", which Russia considers hostile, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the tabloid speculate about the development of a conflict of this magnitude.

The US House of Representatives recognized the lag behind Russia in the modernization of nuclear forces

American media, military experts, parliamentarians and officials are discussing the need to update the Pentagon's nuclear missile arsenal. "Newspaper.Ru" tells why this topic has become relevant and how it is connected with Ukraine.

Ukraine Weapons Tracker writes that the United States handed over to Ukraine weapons that had previously been intercepted on ships at sea en route from Iran to the Yemeni Houthis. Earlier, Chinese Type 56-1 submachine guns lit up in Ukraine (and, as indicated, they look exactly like those that were captured by the Americans), but now the APU has such a mortar, which, according to the authors, according to their source, is called HM19 and is an 82-mm version of the Iranian 81-mm mortar HM15, according to apparently specially made for the Houthis, who use 82-mm mines.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked during a briefing to comment on the post of adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Anton Gerashchenko about the US side's plans for the complete destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In particular, according to the Ukrainian side, the West, led by the United States, is discussing with Kiev options for the supply of anti-ship missiles, including those with a range of several hundred kilometers.

Servicemen of the internal troops have been granted the right to carry and use weapons and military equipment

In Belarus, the scope of use of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the conditions for the use of weapons and military equipment by military personnel have been adjusted.

Laser systems "Badass", used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, can change the balance of forces in the air during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov.

Does Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO really "not bother" Russia?

It is hard to believe that the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO does not change anything and that Russia remains calm, writes Časopis argument. The author of the article cites two strategic reasons for Moscow's discontent. She explains why the Kremlin chose cautious rhetoric with the main idea that "nothing has changed."

German Junge Welt quotes the words of the former chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) of Germany Oscar Lafontaine that it was the disregard of the interests of Russia's national security by Washington and NATO that provoked the start of a military special operation in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in response to the next anti-Russian sanctions announced by the Canadian authorities, which affected not only representatives of the leadership, military and business circles, but in some cases the closest relatives of those who became involved in the "blacklist", entry to Russia is permanently closed for a similar category of Canadian citizens.

US President Joe Biden, who is on a visit to Seoul, signed a "Bill on additional appropriations for Ukraine for 2022" on Saturday, the White House informs.