Global security news
The direction of the preemptive strike
Moscow stands for the creation of a system of equal security for all
Speaking before the parade on the Red Square of the capital on May 9, President Vladimir Putin said that the beginning of the operation in Ukraine was the creation of "an absolutely unacceptable threat to Russia."
Battalions don't need fire, Ukrainian island of bad luck and hypersonic coup
The Tu-22M3 bomber launched a hypersonic missile
The captured chief of staff of the 36th Brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, said that if the marines had left the Mariupol Azovmash plant earlier, more lives would have been saved. The colonel made this statement after he surrendered to the forces of the People's militia of the DPR and LPR. It is significant that at the same time, the release of civilians held by the national battalion "Azov" (banned in the Russian Federation) from the territory of the enterprise began.
The space of peace or the space of war?
On a new dimension of the safety of space activities
Today, the focus of international attention is focused on the events taking place in and around Ukraine. They directly affect Russia's security interests, affect both the state of affairs at the regional (European) level and global processes.
Special anti-plague operation
What the Russian army faced in Ukraine
One of the tasks officially set by the Kremlin for a special military operation in Ukraine is the denazification of this country. This task initially looked somewhat abstract, especially since it was not very clear exactly how it could be done.
How will Putin respond to Finland's accession to NATO
Kai Myukkianen suggested that Sanna Marin prepare for Putin's retaliatory actions
Finnish parliamentarian Kai Myukkianen, who has been a supporter of his country's accession to NATO for 20 years, hopes that the alliance will ratify Finland's membership by the end of July, Ilta-Sanomat writes. He knows what Putin's retaliatory actions will be, and advises Finns how to prepare for them.
Brimstone land-based guided missile launcher of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On May 12, 2022, a short video was distributed on Ukrainian social networks with a ground-based launcher used by the armed forces of Ukraine for the first time to launch British MBDA Brimstone guided missiles. In the video from the launcher, a salvo of three Brimstone missiles is fired at short intervals. The launcher itself is made in a camouflaged awning body of a conventional commercial truck (it is possible that the Gazelle GAS).
One of the defective T-84U "Oplot" tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been transferred to the front
One of the six T-84U "Oplot" available to the APU was seen on the front line near Nikolaev. As noted by "RG: Russian weapons", earlier a tank of this model was first lit up in Kharkov, but there is no specific data on its participation in hostilities.
The defeat of the West in Ukraine will mark its end
Russia is creating a post-American world
In Ukraine, Moscow has challenged the West, writes "Pechat". If she withstands the total pressure and wins, then others will follow her example, which will put an end to Western dominance. The world is now watching who behaves and draws conclusions. And they are not in favor of the United States and its vassals.
The British Navy: rethinking the concept of amphibious forces. Conclusion
The present material is the publication ИнВоен.info The publication of an article by Harry Lye, a senior reporter at Shephardmedia Publishing house, on the prospects for the concept of coastal response groups (LRG, Littoral Response Group; hereinafter - PGR) as part of the British Navy. The concept is published in the document of the British Military Command for 2021 (UK's 2021 Defense Command Paper).
"A threat to the whole world." China warned about the consequences of NATO expansion
Finland's accession to NATO poses a direct threat to St. Petersburg and puts an end to the nuclear-free status of the Baltic. The former head of the Center for International Cooperation on Security Issues of the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China, Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, came to this conclusion in an article in the Economist magazine. China has repeatedly warned the world community against further expansion of NATO. About why Beijing is concerned about this, — in the RIA Novosti article.
Broad interpretation
Izvestia military columnist Anton Lavrov — about Russia's possible response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Joining the now openly hostile military bloc of two previously neutral neighboring states will inevitably change the security situation in the north-west of our country.
Since February 24, Ukraine has spent more than $ 8 billion on combat operations and related operations
In the West, they are trying to figure out how much money Ukraine has already spent since the beginning of the Russian special military operation. The reason for such interest suddenly arose in connection with the frequent cases of criticism of the Biden administration, which intends to send $40 billion virtually uncontrollably "as aid to Ukraine."
In the Western press: In case of war, the French army will have enough ammunition for a maximum of four days
In case of war, the French army will have enough ammunition for a maximum of four days. This is how things are in the most powerful Armed Forces in Europe.
The US Department of Defense has published a list of military equipment supplied to Ukraine
According to information published on May 10 by the US Department of Defense, since the Biden administration came to power, the US has allocated more than $ 4.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including about $3.8 billion after February 24.
In Ukraine, they showed the use of British Brimstone missiles from a ground installation - a civilian car
The delivery of British high-precision Brimstone missiles to Ukraine received another confirmation, this time in the form of a demonstration of a ground installation for launching these very missiles. The corresponding video began to be distributed in Ukrainian public on Thursday, May 12.
British attaches are looking for Soviet weapons for the Armed Forces around the world
Western countries, which have almost taken an anti-Russian position in solidarity, are trying to help the Kiev regime to resist in a military confrontation with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, supplying an impressive range of combat systems from the presence. However, the products transferred to the APU cannot be used effectively due to the problems arising from their diversity related to the development and maintenance of equipment.
The Ukrainian crisis threatens the United States. But there is one way to solve it
The endless military conflict in Ukraine is going to the detriment of national and international security
The conflict in Ukraine will hurt everyone, including the United States itself, WP writes. It is in Washington's interests to contribute to the end of the crisis, but instead Biden announces a new "help" to Kiev.
The President of Croatia refused Kiev integration with the EU and NATO
Against Ukraine and NATO: what is behind the scandalous statements of the President of Croatia
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, who was born in the town of Malaya Moskva, came under criticism from the Ukrainian media for his policy towards the Kiev regime. The author of the article in the European Truth calls his refusal to support Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO "clownish behavior", and the politician himself is an agent of the Kremlin.
Ukraine has received outdated anti-aircraft guns
The Ukrainian military received Swedish automatic anti-aircraft guns. Pictures have appeared on the network that demonstrate an outdated Bofors Lvakan 40/60 gun in the location of one of the Ukrainian units. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The political scientist told how the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was preserved
In Russia, the Day of the Black Sea Fleet is celebrated on May 13. Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov told a story on Sputnik radio about how Russian officers and sailors managed to keep the Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol after the declaration of independence of Ukraine.