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Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the first two Naval formations that received elite status

At the end of March, two Marine corps formations — the 155th Separate Brigade and the 126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade - received the honorary name "guards". Military units of the Navy are marked with this status for the first time since the Great Patriotic War. Why did these brigades receive a high rank?

Russia has appealed to the UN, OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as to the leadership of Germany, Turkey and France to demand that Ukraine allow the ICRC to Russian prisoners of war, about the conditions of detention and medical condition of which little is known, said on Wednesday the head of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation for humanitarian response in Ukraine – the head of the National The Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

What military equipment and why does Eastern Europe promise to transfer to the APU

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "it is necessary to have time to rearm Ukrainian troops in the coming weeks." How the alliance is going to rearm Ukraine and how realistic it is - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Bloomberg (USA): the head of EU diplomacy called the summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping a "dialogue of the deaf"

The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, called the negotiations of the bloc's representatives with Chinese leader Xi Jinping a "dialogue of the deaf," Bloomberg reports. At the same time, the diplomat questioned Beijing's readiness to cooperate with the West in order to complete Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

Defense Ministry: Russia's special operation revealed the presence of 30 US biological laboratories in Ukraine

The Russian military has discovered 30 American biological laboratories in Ukraine, $ 32 million has been spent on their work since 2015, said Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces (RCBZ) at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council.

Defense Ministry: The Pentagon controls about 60 biological laboratories on the border of Russia and China

The United States is building up its military-biological potential, taking advantage of gaps in international legislation, Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Federation, said on Wednesday at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the United States has created a network of biological laboratories in 14 localities on the territory of Ukraine.

The American command hopes to form a fleet of light aircraft carriers that will complement the Ford-type giants with a displacement of over 100 thousand tons.

The state armament program aimed at creating a completely new weapon will be submitted for approval by the President by mid-2023. Its preparation and execution of the state defense order was discussed at a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in Novo-Ogarevo.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published several videos in which Russian servicemen who were captured in Ukraine tell about their experiences. They all talk about terrible beatings and torture.

A squadron of American fighter-bombers F/A-18C Hornet of the Marine Corps has arrived at the air base in the Polish city of Lask, the Command of the US Air Force in Europe announced on Monday.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to the Ukrainian formations in Mariupol on April 5 to lay down their arms, promised to save their lives.

Le Monde (France): "For twenty years the world has been suffering from the loss of control over the balance of forces"

Le Monde journalist Frederic Bobin discussed with former diplomat Hassan Salame the likelihood of a return of the Cold War and a violation of the global balance of power. According to the expert, the world is still paying the price for the US actions in Iraq.

Yle (Finland): Viktor Orban's crushing victory in Hungary's parliamentary elections is "a serious signal for the EU"

Viktor Orban has received a strong mandate, and this is a serious signal for the EU: Hungarians want just such a power, writes Yle. The portal cites the opinion of an expert of the Finnish Alexander Institute, who expected that the elections would show such a result, but not by such a significant margin.

The DPRK will not strike South Korea first, but if Seoul chooses a "military confrontation", it will be forced to use nuclear forces, said the deputy director of the department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Ye Jung.

Dmitry Polyansky, the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, stated Russia's concern about the current state of the arms control system.

The Russian Defense Ministry found out about the upcoming provocations in Ukraine - the situation will develop according to the already worked-out scenario in Bucha.

What is unconventional weapons and whether they exist in Russia

The Russian army will soon be provided with unconventional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes. This was told to President Vladimir Putin by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who is responsible for the military-industrial complex. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what it means.

The USA decided to supply Ukraine with advanced Switchblade kamikaze drones

The Pentagon plans to order and send to Ukraine 10 kamikaze Switchblade drones of the latest model, armed with anti-tank warheads, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. It is assumed that they will complement the previously announced deliveries of a less powerful version of drones.

A ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet carried out a salvo launch of seven Kalibr cruise missiles at targets on the territory of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.