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WSJ analysis on Turkey and Ukraine: Give C-400, get F-35 (Haber7, Turkey)

The Turks were enraged by the "interesting scenario" proposed in the United States. According to him, Turkey can transfer the S-400 to Ukraine, and in return receive the American F-35 and return to their production program. Readers of the Haber7 portal see this as an attempt to push Ankara and Moscow foreheads and instead offer to buy C-500.

The calculation of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system disabled two Su-25s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) as part of a special military operation of the Russian Federation to protect Donbass.

The Pentagon stated that there is no sense in the use of hypersonic weapons by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine

The Pentagon does not understand why Russia used hypersonic weapons during a special operation in Ukraine, a senior military official said.

Junge Welt (Germany): Burbok's assistants. German mercenaries in Ukraine

The "change of epochs" proclaimed by Scholz is becoming a reality, writes the author Junge Welt. Berbok, who adheres to anti-Russian views, openly admits her desire to take a leading role in the EU. The Minister is sure that Germany is trusted in the world. As the author notes, she is not at all embarrassed by the fact that some countries do not share this opinion.

In the Ivanovo-Frankivsk region, it was possible to destroy combat units for the Tochka-U missile systems

The troops of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to move forward in different directions. The DPR forces are completing the defeat of the 53rd mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The DPR army and assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing deep into Mariupol, recapturing the nationalists quarter by quarter. The APU does not allow civilians to evacuate and, in fact, they are covered by them as a human shield. People do not have enough food, water, medicines — a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. About what is happening in a strategically important city - in the material of RIA Novosti.

How did the Osa anti-aircraft missile system end up in the United States and why does the Pentagon want to give it to Kiev

The United States plans to supply Ukraine with air defense systems manufactured by the USSR, including anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa", which were "secretly acquired" by the Pentagon, writes The Wall Street Journal. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the Soviet complexes were at the disposal of the United States and how useful they can be to the APU today.

The Grayzone (USA): Was the bombing of the theater in Mariupol staged by extremists from Azov in order to provoke NATO intervention?

The author of The Grayzone tried to figure out how true the Ukrainian statements about the "Russian" attack on the theater in Mariupol are. There are inconsistencies in the version of the Ukrainian side. Moreover, even before the incident, local residents warned that the Azov battalion was preparing a provocation. This is how Ukraine is trying to achieve NATO intervention, the journalist believes.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia publishes data on the destruction of an artillery battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions of a special military operation. The Ukrainian command decided to place the artillery battery secretly - in a wooded area. However, this did not save her from striking in any way.

Retired Colonel of the General Staff explained why NATO supplies weapons to Ukraine through Poland

US President Joe Biden claims that Ukraine does not lack supplies of weapons and equipment from Western countries. At the same time, Kiev complains about the lack of assistance. Why deliveries go through Poland and where are the problem points in the logistics chain - I figured it out "Газета.Ru ".

Another Ukrainian official took up predicting events in an area that is somewhat apart from his professional competencies. As recently as March 20, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Vadim Denisenko assessed the threat from Belarus on the air of Ukrainian news. "I would now assess the situation of the possibility of introducing Belarus into a military conflict as 60 to 40. A week ago it was 40 to 60 ...", - said Denisenko.

Le Monde (France): why Ukraine and the USA voted against the UN resolution condemning Nazism

In December 2021, only the United States and Ukraine voted against the UN resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism, Le Monde reminds. The speech of Washington and Kiev against is seen as inconsistent behavior and as a recognition of the neo-Nazi sympathies of the Zelensky regime. However, the reality behind this vote is much more complicated, says the author of the article.

Turkey needs to make a deal with the United States and Ukraine, transferring the Russian S-400 air defense systems to the latter to fight Moscow.

South China Morning Post (China): after the head of NATO pointed out Beijing's "obligations" to Ukraine, China recalled who bombed its embassy in Belgrade

In response to the statement by the head of NATO that China should condemn Moscow's actions in Ukraine, Beijing recalled the bombing attack that the alliance forces inflicted on the Chinese embassy in the former Yugoslavia more than two decades ago, SCMP writes.

How does the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" work

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian army used a heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The relevant footage was published by the Russian Defense Ministry. "Newspaper.Ru" tells about this weapon.

Labor (Bulgaria): Russia is in a hurry slowly

Today in Ukraine, Russia determines not only the future of this country, but also its own, and the whole world, writes Trud. And the United States and Great Britain are blocking Europe and Moscow in a permanent conflict, the author believes. They need to deal with their internal problems, for this the opponents need to be occupied by third forces. Ukraine could not be better suited for these purposes.

Global Times (China): The US will not force China to worsen ties with Russia

The authors of the Global Times article cite a statement by Zelensky's adviser Mikhail Podolyak, in which he calls on Beijing to side with the United States and support the isolation of Russia. They once again recalled China's position on the Ukrainian issue and advised Podolyak, who "lacks independent thinking," not to lecture.

The Russian Ministry of Defense continues to demonstrate the process of demilitarization of Ukraine. The daily use of various weapons, including cruise missiles and combat aircraft, makes it possible to destroy the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalists. Strikes are carried out on various objects, including the territories of military units from Rivne (Rivne) to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions.

The world will be divided into two blocs: Chinese-Russian and American-European, but the EU will lose (Rádio universum, Czech Republic)

Russia's military special operation in Ukraine will change the world completely, analyst Peter Robeyshek believes. In an interview with Rádio universum, he considers the disintegration of the world into two blocs: Chinese-Russian and European-American. As a result, the EU, which has the weakest position, will be the loser, the political scientist believes.

The British press claims that Elon Musk is helping Ukrainian drones win the drone war. Analysis of the technical details of such stories does not confirm this hypothesis.