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For the first time, the Russian Armed Forces used a platoon of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" as part of a special operation in Ukraine.

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to its informed source. According to the interlocutor of the agency, BMPT together with tank platoons participate in the fire defeat of Ukrainian positions, armored vehicles, calculations of anti-tank missile systems.

The captured military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is in good condition and can be used in combat, is being prepared by the Russian Guards to be used against the former owners.

The trophies of the Regardie were tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery installations, small arms, anti-tank weapons and ammunition for them.

And Erdogan is against: why would Turkey block NATO expansion

Turkish President Recep Erdogan did not support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, reports "European Truth". The author understands the reasons that led Ankara to such a decision.

Why does Russia still have friends in France

France's attitude to the situation in Ukraine surprises the West. According to the French, the Russian special operation is the result of NATO provocations and "humiliations" experienced by Moscow since the 1990s. And some call the conflict itself an "American" war.

In Mariupol, militants continue to surrender, blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant

In the area of the settlement of Podgornoye, several 155-mm M777 howitzers of American production were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 18. The coordinates of their positions were established with the help of drones and artillery reconnaissance, and then missile strikes were launched.

The global role assigned to Turkey

Turkey needs to block the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO in order to stop disputes about the likelihood of a third world war, the newspaper "Hurriet" writes. According to the author of the article, the West, led by the United States, should not be allowed to provoke Russia into a global conflict, therefore, it is the desire for "world peace" that should be the key reason for Ankara's veto.

The decision of Finland and Sweden to join NATO means a new Iron curtain, writes The New Yorker. It is fraught with deepening the split between Russia and the West. We should also not forget that, no matter how protected these countries feel today, any action provokes opposition, the author notes. There is a danger of escalation of tensions with Russia and the threat of a forceful response from Moscow.

In 2014, at the dawn of the events that led to the current situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian design bureau "Logic" began work on an autonomous control system (ACS) of troops. The program was called "Nettle". In 2018, the program codes were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Ukrainian authorities are disappointed that the Biden administration is resisting the provision of American long-range missile systems. Long-range artillery, according to Kiev, will be crucial in the military confrontation with Russia. However, the White House fears that the provision of such weapons will be perceived by the Kremlin as a direct escalation of the conflict between NATO and Russia.

The Pentagon has formed a new team of high-level employees focused on providing military assistance to Kiev. Thus, the United States has created a structure for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, bypassing bureaucratic delays.

Politico: The Biden administration is not ready to supply rocket artillery to Kiev

US President Joe Biden is resisting Ukraine's demands to supply high-precision multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The United States fears that the Ukrainian conflict will drag on, Politico reports, citing anonymous sources.

What will be the price of Europe's liberation from Russian resources

Europe is feverishly trying to get rid of energy dependence on Russia and is paying a high price for it, but it is to blame for this itself, the Bulgarian Radio website quotes the opinion of one of the Western experts. The Europeans underestimate the steps to impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas, he believes.

The letters Z and V are not official military symbols, said the deputy of the Moscow City Duma Evgeny Stupin, quoting the response of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to his request.

Representatives of the armed formations of Ukraine deceived journalists of the American TV channel CNN, passing off their destroyed tanks as equipment of the Russian army. The command of the nationalists organized a trip of media representatives to the area where intense clashes had recently taken place.

Scott Ritter, an American military analyst and former UN inspector for arms control in Iraq, believes that Ukraine is losing during a special military operation to Russia. He said that the presence of Ukrainian troops on the border with Russia in the Kharkiv region is not of fundamental importance. Despite the fact that in certain places Ukrainian troops control the territories of the region, this has no effect on the main course of hostilities.

Western political scientists Peter Brooks and James Phillips, in an article published on the website of the online publication "19FortyFive" (1945), talk about how the world order in the field of security will change if Iran becomes a country with nuclear weapons.

Landowski: "Sweden and Finland joining NATO will help Ukrainians by limiting Russia's ability to attack"

The expansion of NATO at the expense of new members should encourage Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with iROZHLAS by the Czech commissioner at the alliance, Jakub Landowski. He is sure that the accession of Finland and Sweden to the alliance promises Kiev practical help, but above all it means two things for her.

During the war of the American army and allies in the Persian Gulf in 1990-1991, almost a third of all servicemen complained of the appearance of strange symptoms – rash, fatigue, digestive problems, muscle and joint pain. For a long time, the federal services denied the possibility of poisoning military personnel with chemicals. The appearance of strange symptoms was attributed to neuropsychiatric disorders after participating in hostilities.

The situation in Ukraine was discussed on Thursday, among other issues, during a telephone conversation between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milli, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The UK will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, London has decided to form a new package of military assistance for Kiev. This is stated in a statement by the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.