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The West is preparing a provocation with chemical weapons in Ukraine in order to blame the Russian army for its use, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said in an interview with RIA Novosti. He is convinced that NATO needs sabotage to blacken Moscow in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, as well as to justify even tougher sanctions. The threat is quite real — Brussels and Washington have a lot of experience with such "productions".

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the cruiser "Moscow" sank while being towed to the destination port

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser "Moscow" sank. According to the ministry, this happened during towing to the port in a storm - due to hull damage caused by fires from detonation of ammunition. His crew was evacuated to the ships of the Black Sea Fleet located in the area.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of the calculation of the unmanned aerial vehicle "Outpost" during a special military operation. The calculation of the UAV was engaged in the search for objects of the Armed Forces and Ukrainian military equipment, and also controlled the accuracy of strikes on them.

The forces of the Baltic Fleet will monitor the actions of NATO ships during exercises beginning in the area, in case of aggressive plans, all targets will be "at gunpoint," Admiral Vladimir Valuev, commander of the Baltic Fleet (2001-2006), told RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the Mi-8 helicopter that attacked the village of Klimovo in the Bryansk region was shot down

The Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, which on April 14 participated in the shelling of the settlement of Klimovo in the Bryansk region. This was stated on Friday, April 15, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

The defeat of the Nazis in Mariupol by "porcelain" bombs was shown on video. TG-channel Wargonzo posted interesting footage of the use of civilian copters in Mariupol as "shock" drones on targets at Azovstal.

The United States has announced the start of tests of the missile defense system located at the base in the Polish Redzikovo. As follows from the reports of the US Missile Defense Agency, the US has completed the construction of the US Aegis Ashore missile defense complex in Poland.

Experts told what threatens Russia with the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO

NATO ships have entered the Baltic Sea, where they will take part in exercises. Earlier, the media reported that Sweden and Finland could become NATO members. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the membership of these countries in the alliance would affect the Baltic Fleet of Russia.

NATO's trump card is on the table: The West may have to fulfill all of Turkey's demands!

Finland and Sweden have expressed their desire to join NATO. Turkey, being a member of the alliance, can use this as a trump card, since it has accumulated a number of claims against the West, Haber7 writes.

The units of the People's militia of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics captured a large amount of enemy military equipment during the battles with Ukrainian armed formations.

These are T-80BV, T-64BV tanks, including upgraded ones, known as 2017 models, which received thermal imagers, new communication and navigation systems, dynamic Knife protection.

On the morning of April 15, the Russian armed forces prevented an attempt by Ukrainian nationalists to launch a missile strike to defeat the Kakhovskaya HPP named after P.S. Neporozhny. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Experts explained why Beijing is conducting exercises in the Taiwan area

The Chinese armed Forces will conduct military exercises in the Taiwan area, the press service of the Eastern Zone of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Combat Command said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for these exercises is and how they can end.

The Baltic Fleet forces will monitor the actions of NATO ships that entered the Baltic Sea to participate in the exercises. The former commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Valuev, told RIA Novosti about the reaction of the Russian fleet.

American Switchblade barrage ammunition appeared in the Donbas ("Switchblade"), the delivery of which to Kiev was announced earlier in Washington. This was reported in his Telegram channel by journalist Alexander Kotz.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about Ukraine's capabilities for strikes deep into Russian territory and ways to prevent them

The APU strikes on Russian border settlements that have become more frequent in recent days hardly coincidentally coincided with publications in the American media about the expansion of the transfer of intelligence information. According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington now provides Kiev with information about important targets not only in the territory of Donbass, but also in the Russian Crimea.

During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 10 enemy targets with high-precision air-launched missiles. As a result, three areas of concentration of units of the 81st and 93rd separate mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in Barvenkovo, Kramatorsk and Lisichansk.

Ukrainian security forces plan to strike at a cluster of refugees in Lozova Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry warned

On April 15, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the prevention of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP: according to the military department, Russian air defense systems shot down two Tochka-U missiles fired at a strategic object.

The birth of Northern NATO?

The foreign policy of Finland and Sweden is undergoing major changes, writes The Spectator. Despite the long-established traditions of non-alignment with the blocs, the prime ministers of the two countries recently almost announced their desire to join NATO. Meanwhile, not everyone agrees to such a step.

Berlusconi: "There are no compromises that do not protect the integrity of Ukraine"

Silvio Berlusconi gave an exclusive interview to the Italian Il Giornale, in which he touched on the topics of the special operation in Ukraine, Moscow's rapprochement with Beijing, Russian gas supplies and his friendship with Putin. The conflict must end with a compromise, the politician stressed.

The head of the Kiev regime has significantly underestimated the figures of losses of Ukrainian troops during the Russian military special operation in Ukraine and Donbas.