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US warships will not return to the Black Sea until the mine danger created in the region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine is completely eliminated, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council (SB) of the Russian Federation Mikhail Popov believes.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on how the Ukrainian military-industrial potential has changed during the Russian operation

On March 31, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich made a remarkable statement. According to him, "They [Russia] have practically destroyed our military industry, in many ways. And in many ways they finish off the civilian." Let's try to consider how this corresponds to reality.

Washington, London and Berlin announced new arms supplies to Ukraine. This time we are talking about tanks, armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles. In this regard, the Federation Council stated the need for Moscow to take a decisive position on the supply of weapons to the conflict zone. How much will Western supplies strengthen the AFU and complicate Russia's special operation?

Russia destroyed the fuel storage facilities of the Kremenchug oil refinery with high-precision weapons. This is the last of the large oil refineries operating on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, military airfields in Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk were destroyed. Even if there is a strategic fuel reserve, the Ukrainian army will soon not be able to properly operate heavy equipment, which will affect the ability of the military to fight.

According to a number of signs, the military situation in Ukraine is changing significantly – and this is primarily due to the significant movement of troops. Russian units are being transferred en masse from near Kiev. Where and why are they going – and what retaliatory measures is Ukraine trying to take?

Experts explained why London supplies NLAW complexes to Kiev

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to transfer another 6,000 NLAW complexes to Kiev. Before that, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed videos where Russian servicemen received complexes as trophies. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose NLAW is being transported to Ukraine.

Foreign Policy (USA): the cold war on two fronts is beyond America's strength

The Ukrainian crisis gave Biden "leverage" to achieve peace, according to the authors of the FP article. Washington should take into account Moscow's concerns and "quietly and calmly" start working with it and with Kiev. At the same time, we should not forget about China. Otherwise, the United States risks sliding into the abyss of the Cold War on two fronts, the authors warn.

Despite the fact that in recent weeks, against the background of events in Ukraine, the United States has taken several steps towards Iran and continued negotiations on a return to a multilateral nuclear deal, Washington has remained faithful to the policy of sanctions. This time they were introduced against several organizations that, according to the American authorities, are involved in the supply of materials for the Iranian ballistic missile program.

The New York Times (USA): Europe redistributes expenses amid a special operation

The Russian special operation in Ukraine is forcing Europe and the United States to restructure their spending and prepare for threats that seemed to be in the past, writes The New York Times. The author of the article tells what money will be spent on in the West now.

On Wednesday evening, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russian troops, developing an offensive, broke through the enemy's well-fortified defenses, crossed the Shaitanka River and are fighting with units of the 53rd mechanized Brigade on the approaches to the settlement of Velikaya Novoselka.

Anti-missile weapons are as diverse as the missiles themselves. Among the many complexes and systems there is a very unusual sample. And a successful one, which shot down a real ballistic missile warhead during an intercontinental launch. Perhaps soon this unique system will be adopted. Naked Science reveals all the details about her.

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to expose cynical fakes that the Kiev nationalist regime massively stamps and uses to preserve power in Ukraine, as well as mislead its population and the world community.

Why and how London will supply the APU with AS-90 self-propelled guns

The list of weapons supplied by the UK to Ukraine can be supplemented with 155-mm self-propelled artillery units (ACS) AS-90 Braveheart ("Brave Heart"). The plans of the British government were reported, with reference to its own sources, by The Times newspaper. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the AS-90 is and what they can give to the Ukrainian army.

Russian troops, as well as units of the DPR and LPR, moving towards each other from the north, east and south, will soon have to close a huge cauldron in which the 50-thousandth Donbass group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be. These are the most trained units of the Ukrainian army – they have been in the combat zone since 2014, well trained and strengthened. But only the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass will allow us to solve other military and political tasks in Ukraine. How will the offensive develop?

Why American warships left the Black Sea

The US Navy has withdrawn its ships from the Black Sea, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what this decision might be related to.

Russia is ready to massively use missiles that have no analogues

Mass use of high-precision weapons is becoming one of the main trends of the Russian Armed Forces. Its use began from the first minutes of the special operation in Ukraine. And if at first these were infrastructure facilities, now we are talking about well-protected ammunition depots and area targets.

Poland covers its economic interests with a special operation in Ukraine

President Joseph Biden is trying to prevent an impending hurricane economic crisis on his territory by unleashing one or more armed conflicts in Europe, including in Ukraine, using European financial, economic, military and human resources to the maximum.

Rand predicted the situation in Europe after the end of the conflict

Russia's special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine continues in accordance with the approved plan and will be completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation says.

About the US nuclear policy in the new conditions

At the very beginning of March 2022, the US Congressional Research Service published a report "Russia's Nuclear Weapons: doctrinal foundations, organization of troops and modernization". The head of the team of authors of this document was Amy F. Wolf, a nuclear weapons specialist and consultant to the US Department of State and the US Department of Defense.

Development of Chinese fighter aircraft

The basis of the PLA Air Force (as well as all the air forces of the main military powers in the world) are fighters and fighter-bombers ("Through the thorns to the fifth generation", "HBO", 25.02.22). Naturally, they are part of the aviation of all five regional commands and all three fleets of the Chinese Armed Forces.