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The Pentagon said it was impossible to abandon anti-personnel mines
The representative of the US Department of Defense, Mike Howard, said that the US army can not yet completely abandon the use of anti-personnel mines during combat operations. This is reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, April 6.
The US denies involvement in the incident with the Iranian ship in the Red Sea
American officials were notified by the Israelis of the attack, according to media reports
The US military is not connected to the incident in the Red Sea, which occurred with the Iranian-flagged ship "Saviz", said Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica McNulty.
Control checks began in more than 80 military units of the Strategic Missile Forces
[b]The Ministry of Defense reported that in total, more than 15 thousand military personnel and about 3 thousand pieces of equipment will be involved in the inspections following the results of the winter training period in the Strategic Missile Forces]
Final control checks have begun in more than 80 units of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Turkish military killed in Syria
The incident occurred in the north of the country near the Turkish military base located there. Four people were killed, and seven more soldiers were wounded. Turkish soldiers were blown up by anti-personnel mines.
In Sevastopol, the coastal complex "Utes" conducted shooting against the background of NATO exercises
Against the background of the NATO exercises, the Black Sea Fleet held joint missile firing by the crews of the small anti-submarine ships " Suzdalets "and" Kasimov "and the combat crew of the coastal missile complex (DBK) of the mine-based"Utes". They were held on the so-called sudden introduction, when the rocket scientists were given the task to prepare two missiles in a short time.
MiG-31 escorted a Norwegian Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Barents Sea
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the object as a Falcon-20 radio-technical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet escorted a Norwegian Air Force Falcon-20 radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft over the Barents Sea. This was reported on Wednesday in the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.
Patrushev: Russia has never participated in cyber attacks on the United States
The United States does not want to cooperate with Russia in the field of cybersecurity, absolutely groundlessly accusing us of cyber attacks on its resources. This was stated by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in an interview with Kommersant.
Patrushev: There is reason to think that the United States is developing biological weapons
In an interview with Kommersant, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, drew attention to the fact that new biological laboratories under the control of the United States are growing by leaps and bounds in the world. And by a strange coincidence-mostly at the Russian and Chinese borders.
The submarine "Belgorod" will serve in the Pacific Ocean
[b]At the same time, it will be able to solve its tasks anywhere in the world's oceans, the source said.]
The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852 will serve in the Pacific Ocean after the completion of state tests and transfer to the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
WSJ: in the United States, the aircraft used for observation flights over Russia are being disposed of
A representative of the US Air Force said that the presence of two OC-135B aircraft is no longer necessary
The US military decided to disassemble the aircraft for spare parts, which previously, according to the terms of the International Treaty on Open Skies (DON), were used by the United States to conduct observation flights over Russia. This was reported on Monday by The Wall Street Journal.
The bombing of an American Humvee in Iraq was shown on video
A video has appeared on the Internet, which captures the moment of the explosion of an American Humvee from a close distance.
In the explanation to the video posted on YouTube, it says that the shooting was made in 2005, but the video was made public only recently.
In the US, they told about the preparation for the Third World War
Air Force (Air Force) The US accurately reproduces the large-scale air war of the great powers, simulating the threats and challenges they may face in combat. This was stated in an article for The National Interest by columnist Chris Osborn, who believes that this is how the country is preparing for the Third World War.
At least three US Air Force military transport planes have arrived in Ukraine in recent days
At least three US Air Force military transport planes have arrived in Ukraine over the past four days, according to Western air observers.
Moscow and Damascus accuse Washington of worsening the situation in the US-controlled territories of Syria
The United States is destabilizing the situation in Syria in order to justify its illegal stay in this country, according to a joint statement of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Kremlin commented on reports about the movements of the army
The Russian army moves on the territory of the Russian Federation as it sees fit and where it sees fit, no one has wandered and does not wander, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Biden ordered to withdraw part of the US forces from the Persian Gulf region
US President Joe Biden has instructed the Pentagon to begin withdrawing some of the US forces and weapons from the Persian Gulf zone, and plans are underway to reduce Washington's military presence in the Middle East. This was reported on April 1 by The Wall Street Journal.
Rosgvardiya special forces on the exercise worked out the neutralization of a criminal group and the release of hostages on a container ship in the Arctic
Rosgvardiya special forces stormed a ship captured by criminals during an exercise in the Arctic, the press service of the ministry told reporters on Friday.
On the Black Sea Fleet, the test began with the development of the offensive and defense
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy has begun a control check of the forces stationed in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory during the winter training period. This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
US Navy aircraft carrier "Dwight Eisenhower" entered the Red Sea, goes to the Persian Gulf
The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), having passed the Suez Canal, entered the Red Sea, which is part of the area of responsibility of the US Central Command, the Egyptian information site Cairo24 reported.
Su-34 with ten nuclear bombs
An interesting photo of a front-line Su-34 bomber with ten simulated aircraft bombs suspended at once (IAB, a nuclear bomb simulator) was found in a presentation posted in open access to the 60th anniversary of the FSUE "Russian Federal Nuclear Center-All - Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician E. I. Zababakhin "(FSUE " RFNC-VNIITF im. Academician E. I. Zababakhin", Snezhinsk, formerly Chelyabinsk-70, Chelyabinsk region).