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Experts from the British Royal United Institute of Defense Studies analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Russian tanks participating in a special military operation in Ukraine. At the same time, it is noted that the fighting taking place there only confirmed the conclusions already available to experts about the use of armored vehicles.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of tank crews of the Russian Armed Forces in the LPR during the destruction of enemy fortified firing points during a special operation in Ukraine.

Domestic 2C4 tracked mortars can use various types of ammunition. In the May issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection", A. Kalistratov's publication "The Handsome Tulip is the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the world" describes in detail what weapons of destruction are included in the ammunition of this unique combat vehicle.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, after today's meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, said that his country is in an extremely difficult situation regarding the solution of the Kosovo and Metohija issue. At the same time, he stressed that Vladimir Putin's recent words about the Kosovo precedent of the International Court of Justice allegedly added problems to Belgrade.

Ukrainian armed formations have lost one of their mine-clearing combat vehicles, created on the chassis of an outdated T-64A main battle tank.

For the first time, the existence of this rather rare modification of the "sixty-fourth" became known at the end of December 2018, when the next batch of military equipment was transferred to the AFU.

Russian troops, together with units of the People's Militia of the DPR, continue to conduct artillery fire on the positions of the national battalions. When striking, both rocket and barrel artillery are used. It is not easy to see how the "Gods of War" work. But the correspondents of "RG" managed to visit the closed positions.

Those who consider "Romeo and Juliet" a geopolitical masterpiece!

The world is at a global crossroads at the geopolitical level, Sabah writes. The author of the article is sure that after the struggle between the major powers and the blocs around the Ukrainian crisis, life will not be the same.

Retired US Major General: that's what Ukrainians need

American retired General Mike Repass arrived in Ukraine and realized that the supply of Western weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not enough to "prevent Russia's victory," CNN reports. He explained why this is happening.

After oil, the turn will come to Russian uranium. The embargo will hit France and the United States

EU countries are striving to reduce dependence on Russian oil, gas and coal. Uranium has been ignored so far, writes iDNES. Europe and the USA buy a lot of it from Russia. Therefore, the embargo on this resource will hurt them.

Rosgvardiya special forces destroyed a group of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kharkiv region

Rosgvardiya reported on the liquidation of the "sabotage group" and the leader of the Ukrainian territorial defense. According to the agency, in the Kharkiv region, the special forces of the Rosgvardiya noticed people with weapons in their hands and without identification marks, who opened fire in response to the demand to surrender.

The island of Hokkaido is the most important stronghold of Japan's defense in the north of the country. A Japanese military expert described the scenario of a "hypothetical Russian invasion" in this prefecture the day before.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a telephone conversation, accepted the apology of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that displeased the Israeli leadership, Bennett's office tweeted.

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) continue combat work to defeat the firing positions of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), strong points and areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment. The Ministry of Defense showed how the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S7M "Malka" copes with combat tasks when conducting counter-battery warfare.

What weapons Poland supplied to Ukraine for seven billion dollars

Kiev received from Warsaw 200 T-72 tanks, a number of self-propelled artillery installations "Carnation", multiple rocket launchers "Grad" and missiles compatible with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, writes Military Watch.

According to information published on May 2 by The Jerusalem Post newspaper, contrary to previously published reports, Israel does not prohibit Estonia from supplying the Armed Forces of Estonia with Israeli-made weapons, including the Spike ATGM.

Forbes explained why Ukrainian fighters are losing air battles.

The American magazine Forbes analyzed the state and capabilities of Ukrainian fighters following the results of three months of the special operation.

The United States and NATO talk a lot about protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. So, on April 25, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Washington is counting on such a weakening of Russia that would put an end to its capabilities of "invading" any countries of the world.

During the special operation in Ukraine, Russian electronic means solve a number of important tasks, some of the results are already known - for example, thanks to EW, the glory of the Turkish Bayraktar drones has faded. The importance of invisible weapons in modern warfare is constantly growing, so the electronic warfare troops plan to acquire their own satellites, and their equipment will be controlled by artificial intelligence.

On May 4, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

With Ukraine, the press got into a galosh again

The Ukrainian crisis is covered with the same bias, writes The American Conservative. According to the author, too often the Western press works as a mouthpiece of clumsy Ukrainian propaganda.