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The Kremlin denied a rumor about the announcement of general mobilization in Russia on May 9

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov denied the reports that appeared in the media about the beginning of the war with Ukraine on May 9. He also assured that no military mobilization would be announced in Russia on Victory Day.

Eduard Basurin said that NATO arms supplies will prolong the conflict in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian military, using precision air and sea-based weapons, destroyed six traction power substations on the railways through which foreign military equipment and ammunition were supplied to the AFU group in Donbass. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how weapons from NATO countries get to Ukraine.

Les Echos: 5 things to know about Christopher Cavoli, the new NATO Commander-in-Chief

The joint NATO forces in Europe have a new commander — General Cavoli, according to the French edition of Les Eco. Interestingly, the news came out under the heading "Ukraine". Who would have thought that one day it would be "under Ukraine" that NATO's top commanders would be chosen.

Conflict export

The Kiev regime is trying to achieve its strategic goal and make the conflict with Russia international, Pechat writes. To do this, he inspires Moldova that the perfect time has come for a military crackdown on Transnistria. And then, according to Kiev's plan, it will be possible to involve not only Chisinau, but also NATO in the confrontation with Russia.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the prospects of the EU's own missile defense system

The European Parliament has proposed to the European Union to create its own missile defense system. This statement was made by the head of the leading faction of the legislative and representative body of the EU — the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber.

Russian scientific organizations and universities have lost access to one of the world's largest databases of scientific articles Web of Science, which is managed by Clarivate. The termination of access was announced by the telegram channel Russian Research, the information about the shutdown was confirmed by the Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Khokhlov. In mid-March, Clarivate announced that it was ceasing all commercial activities in Russia in connection with the military actions of Russian troops in Ukraine.

Air Force General Popov spoke about the tactics of the Su-24M at extremely low altitudes

For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing a Su-24M front-line bomber striking the positions of the AFU at extremely low altitude. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out in which cases this tactic is used and how the aircraft gets away from being hit by enemy air defenses.

The War for Globalism in Ukraine

The United States is waging a proxy war for globalism in Ukraine, writes American Colonel McGregor in an article for TAC. In his opinion, Washington is ready to do anything to harm Russia as much as possible in this conflict. Even if it means the destruction of Ukraine.

SIPRI analysts told what weapons Russia and Ukraine bought before the conflict

Global military spending continues to grow, reaching a level of $2.1 trillion. This is stated in the report of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a leading center for the study of military conflicts.

Interview with Pope Francis: "Putin is not stopping the offensive, and I would like to see him in Moscow. I'm not going to Kiev"

In his interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the Pope decides on the words for which in the West today they are deprived of work or even "canceled" in the media. One of the reasons for the conflict in Ukraine, he considers "the barking of NATO at the gates of Russia." And the Pope calls on Patriarch Kirill to fight for peace by spiritual means.

Tankers, gunners, motorized rifle companies and representatives of other branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) are liberating Ukrainian settlements from resisting nationalists and radicals, the Defense Ministry said on May 3.

Behind the hill, what remains of the Ukrainian aircraft is burning down. The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) hit the target at an altitude of 40 km. The latest radar station, Niobium, has detected enemy aircraft, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said.

The location of the prisoner of war detention center is classified, it cannot be filmed from the outside, but from the inside, Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov showed where former militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) rest and how they live in captivity.

Yang Guangbin: The Age-old struggle of the Russians and the reconstruction of the world order

For a hundred years, the Russians have been fighting the world order, dominated by the United Kingdom and the United States, and conquered half the world. This time they launched a "special operation" to protect their national security and directly oppose the entire Western world, according to the rector of the Institute of International Relations of the People's University of China.

On Sunday, May 1, fierce fighting broke out in the northern Iraqi province of Sinjar between units of the Iraqi armed forces and the Resistance Units of Sinjar, a local armed formation consisting of Yezidis. Recall that the Yezidis are a Kurdish people who profess the ancient religion of Yezidism and inhabit the northern regions of Iraq.

Supersonic cruise missiles "Onyx" destroyed hangars with foreign weapons in Odessa, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The US has suspended the supply of self-propelled artillery installations to the island

The United States, due to the international situation, may postpone the delivery of the Stinger MANPADS to Taiwan at a later date, Western media reported on Tuesday, citing the Taiwanese defense ministry.

The Russian President signed a decree on retaliatory sanctions measures against those countries that had previously imposed several packages of anti-Russian sanctions. The decree is called "On the application of special economic measures in connection with the unfriendly actions of some foreign States and international organizations."

The situation in Ukraine will have significant consequences for Sweden, the defense budget will be increased as quickly as possible, security issues also include debates about possible NATO membership, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson told reporters on the sidelines of a visiting meeting of the German government.

According to the German newspaper Welt, the German government still decided to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the form of the supply of self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000, which are in service with the German army.