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After NATO and the UN, the IMF is next in line

The struggle between the imperialist West and non-Western powers flares up again a century later, Sabah writes. In this context, the Ukrainian crisis is much more than the confrontation between Moscow and Kiev. This is a war between the United States and the new world, says the author of the article.

Military expert Viktor Litovkin revealed the tasks of the American reconnaissance aircraft Boeing P-8A Poseidon, which flew near the cruiser "Moscow" project 1164 "Atlant". The US wants to assess the damage to the ship. This was reported by the expert News.ru .

The US President's National Security adviser, Jake Sullivan, made a statement on the issue of Taiwan. According to an official of the US administration, Washington is ready to do everything in its power to prevent the reunification of Taiwan with China. Sullivan made this statement during a conference of the Washington Economic Club.

Defense Ministry: 132 military facilities were hit in Ukraine, including eight control points

Rocket troops and artillery of the Russian Federation destroyed 132 military facilities in Ukraine on Thursday, including 110 areas of concentration of manpower, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The management system of the regions bordering Ukraine needs to be rebuilt

At about six in the morning on April 1, a pair of Mi-24s of the Ukrainian Air Force attacked the Belgorod oil depot of JSC Belgorodnefteprodukt. To tell the truth, the attack of only one helicopter was crowned with a hit. But this was enough to set fire to eight tanks of two tons of fuel in each.

There may not be enough energy for the Australian military's space ambitions

Australia has created its own military Space Command (Defense Space Command). This was stated by Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton during a press conference in Canberra on March 22. According to him, the command will be headed by Vice Marshal of the Australian Air Force Kat Roberts. "Australia's goal is to contribute to a new military space capability to counter threats," the head of the military department stressed.

The numbers are getting bigger, but the future is getting harder to calculate

In March 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense received another proof of the high level of cooperation between the Ukrainian military and the military of the NATO bloc.

Europe and the United States are ready to transfer tanks and armored vehicles to Kiev. This is in addition to portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems and small arms. With the help of these weapons and reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kiev may try to create a powerful grouping in the west of the country. How can Russia prevent this from happening?

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage of calculations of self-propelled anti-tank missile systems "Sturm-S" and portable anti-tank missile systems "Fagot" during a military special operation in Ukraine.

Since the introduction of responsibility for discrediting the army, the courts have received more than 600 materials under Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code. Most of these cases are in the Kaliningrad region, St. Petersburg and the Crimea, it follows from the data of the GAS "Justice".

The British newspaper "The Guardian" called the NATO military exercises "Ascending Griffin" recently held at the Lithuanian military base Pabrade, about 30 km from the border with Belarus, a "dress rehearsal of the confrontation between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance." It should be noted that these maneuvers were accompanied by loud statements by Baltic and Polish political functionaries demanding that the NATO leadership increase the alliance's contingent on its territory.  

Armed formations in Mariupol tried to break out of the encirclement and simulate a chemical attack

Ukrainian armed formations in Mariupol continue to stubbornly resist. But Russian troops and DPR forces are confidently pushing through their defenses and methodically clearing the area.

In Mariupol, the storming troops prevented an attempt by Ukrainian units to break out of the encirclement

It would be possible to carry out a special military operation in Ukraine faster, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on April 12. However, the priority, according to him, is another — the task is "to achieve all the goals set, minimizing losses."

Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov is a historian and publicist, a public figure and a retired lieutenant general of the Foreign Intelligence Service. He has worked in the SVR for almost three and a half decades, leading its most important information and analytical direction in recent years. And Reshetnikov evaluates the events taking place in Ukraine precisely from the point of view of a deep analyst.

Precision guided aerial bombs (UAB, also effectors in Western terminology) have had a decisive impact on the use of military aviation against ground targets. According to Western experts, with the current and planned composition of weapons, the Air Force receives a wide range of effectors that guarantee the necessary accuracy and are able to have a scalable effect on the properties of the target.

Russian-Thai ties remain strong despite the situation in Ukraine

Despite international pressure, relations between Russia and Thailand continue to develop, Asia Times reports. This year, the countries are preparing to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties that are equally beneficial for both states.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the launch of Kalibr cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities.

The other day, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk left a press conference of Israeli Defense and Foreign Ministers Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid. According to Korniychuk, Israel has taken a unique position in the Western world by refusing to provide weapons to Ukraine. In Kiev, the decisions of the Israeli authorities are angry.

Anti-nuclear shelters are already ordered by the middle class, as the builder says

The conflict in Ukraine scared the Czechs so much that they thought about their safety, writes iDnes. They have awakened a huge interest in the construction of underground shelters. In addition, people buy suitcases with things "as a last resort." There are masks, filters, suits, dosimeters, sleeping bags, water filters and all sorts of things for survival.

The Defense Ministry said that 1,096 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in Mariupol

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said on the morning of April 13 that more than a thousand Ukrainian marines had surrendered in Mariupol. There were wounded among them - they were treated on the spot, and then sent to the city hospital.