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The Telegraph (UK): the pilots of the Royal Air Force were ordered not to respond to Russian actions in order not to provoke a world war

Young pilots of the Royal Air Force were banned from responding to Russia's actions over the Black Sea, writes The Telegraph. The commander of the British Air Force warned inexperienced pilots that this could lead to a global military conflict.

Foreign Affairs (USA): the price of American hegemony

The ideologue of liberalism, Robert Kagan, begins to doubt that the United States will be able to maintain world hegemony. And the events in Ukraine are proof of that. The author admits that the United States provoked Russia into a military special operation. And they cannot resist the Russian onslaught. And no Kagan's spells in the attractiveness of "hail on the hill" will refute this reality.

The Russian Federation has the right to individual and collective defense

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev says that illegal sanctions against Russia can be qualified as an act of aggression, this entails the right to defense within the framework of international law.

Rear Admiral Seregin explained why the BC Bastion was used on the target near Odessa

The Russian armed forces destroyed the Center for the collection and training of foreign mercenaries near Odessa with high-precision missiles of the Bastion coastal complex, the Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why this particular complex was used and what are the possibilities of its modernization.

Politics (Serbia): right-wing parties condemned Serbia's vote at the UN

Serbia's three right-wing parties have condemned Belgrade's decision to vote at the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council. According to politicians, this step will have unpredictable consequences for the country. The Serbs did not approve the decision of the authorities.

Bill Clinton: I tried to put Russia on a different path (The Atlantic, USA)

Former US President Bill Clinton wrote an article for the American edition of The Atlantic, in which he suggested that the conflict in Ukraine proves the "expediency" of NATO expansion. In addition, he claims that he allegedly tried to put Russia on the right "path of development."

During the implementation of a special military operation to protect civilians in Donbass, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed eight Ukrainian launchers from the Tochka-U tactical missile systems. Nevertheless, there is still a possibility of provocations from Kiev, said on April 8, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The expert explained why Kiev's threats to shoot down Russian Aerospace Forces planes over Tiraspol are impossible

Ukraine will shoot down military and military transport planes of the Russian Federation that will try to get into Transnistria, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how real the threats are.

The complete capture of the city will be the largest military success since the beginning of the special operation, experts say

The troops of Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic continue to push the militants in Mariupol. As reported on April 8 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in addition to them and the AFU units, there are many foreign mercenaries in the city — radio conversations in addition to Russian and Ukrainian are conducted in six languages.

Shortly after the start of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the government of Ukraine sent a membership request to the European Space Agency (ESA), but in fact was refused. This is reported by SpaceNews.

Huanqiu shibao (China): beware of the phenomenon of "chess pieces" in international politics

Over the past 30 years, Ukraine has been constantly falling into a "zone of turbulence", but it cannot learn a lesson from these shocks, writes Huanqiu Shibao. By cutting ties with Russia and "falling into the arms of the West," it is increasingly losing its last hope for its own autonomy.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of combat sorties of Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters during a special military operation in Ukraine. In a short comment to the story, it is said that the planes were used to destroy the air defense means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The leader of the Swedish Democrats party, Jimmy Okesson, said that he would call on the party to support Sweden's membership in NATO if Finland applied to the North Atlantic Alliance.

Experts explained why the US Navy is decommissioning warships

The US Navy has released a list of 24 warships that are planned to be taken off combat duty and decommissioned in 2023. The relevant document of the Navy includes a list of the ships being withdrawn by name with an indication of their index. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for the write-off was.

According to the Pentagon, China plans to increase the size of its navy from about 355 to 460 ships by 2030. At the same time, according to the current budget, the US Navy will be reduced from 298 to 280 pennants by 2027.

The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, made a post on a social network after his visit to Kiev, which attracts special attention. Recall that Borrel made a visit to Ukraine as part of the EU delegation, which included the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

On April 8, Russian ships opened fire on the Ukrainian cargo ship Apache, which was trying to enter the port of Mariupol to evacuate the leadership of the Azov battalion, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

The territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Mariupol is shrinking

On April 9, the Russian armed forces struck an airbase in Mirgorod, hitting a MiG-29 fighter and an Mi-8 helicopter, the Defense Ministry reported. In addition, a large ammunition depot in the Dnipropetrovsk region was destroyed.

The Ukrainian authorities do not abandon attempts to restore the heavy weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, almost knocked out by the Russian army as part of a special operation on demilitarization and denazification. This also applies to artillery. Since the West is no longer able to supply Soviet-style weapons, Kiev is beginning to demand NATO weapons.

One of the most Russophobic states in the recent past in the space of the former USSR – Georgia – suddenly shows a completely different policy. Tbilisi entered into a serious conflict with Kiev, which demanded to open a "second front" against Russia. Why did the Georgian leadership suddenly turn out to be much more sane than the Ukrainian regime?