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The armed forces of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter Mi-24 and destroyed two drones in the Kharkiv region. On Wednesday, April 27, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters about this.

On Wednesday, it became known that our military again used high-precision long-range missiles during a special operation in Ukraine. The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that with the help of marine "Calibers", hangars with a large batch of foreign weapons and ammunition were destroyed on the territory of the Zaporozhye Aluminum Plant. They were supplied to the Ukrainian army by the United States and European countries. As has happened more than once, the Western arsenal did not reach the front line.

The United States has faced problems due to the supply of portable Stinger anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. This information was shared by Western military analyst Howard Altman.

On the night of April 27, explosions sounded again in the border regions of Russia – an ammunition depot caught fire in the Belgorod region, a Ukrainian UAV was shot down near Voronezh. There is a lot of evidence that Ukrainian drones and helicopters are trying to attack Russian territory. How should air defense systems work in such cases – and in which cases can they give a full guarantee of protection against such attacks?

On April 26, 1953, the B-200-B-300 missile system shot down an aerial target for the first time. This is how the legendary Soviet S-25 Berkut air defense system was born.

After the Second World War, due to the appearance of ultra-long-range high-altitude bomber aircraft and nuclear bombs, the need for sky protection at altitudes over 10 kilometers sharply increased.

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the hangars of Ukrainian troops with a large batch of foreign weapons and ammunition with Kalibr missiles, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, said at a briefing.

The deputy Head of the department admitted the possibility of Kiev strikes on the territory of Russia using British weapons

On April 26, Russian troops continued to strike at the military infrastructure of Ukraine. The aircraft and helicopters of the VKS hit the launchers of the Buk-M1, Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems, S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, command posts, warehouses and other facilities. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry commented on the statement by the deputy head of the British military department, James Hippy, that strikes on the territory of Russia with British weapons "will not necessarily be a problem." The Russian Defense Ministry warned that such actions "will immediately lead to a proportional response."

The special operation taking place in Ukraine every day demonstrates new ways of conducting military operations. To a large extent, this concerns intelligence, including that conducted in the interests of Ukraine by the United States and NATO as a whole. However, the Russian armed forces have found ways to counteract these methods – and they primarily concern camouflage.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the moratorium on testing of anti-satellite weapons

US Vice President Kamala Harris said at the beginning of last week that the US was introducing a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons.

The Obukhov plant, as part of the diversification of production and an increase in the share of civilian products, begins production of a "Sand 3D printer" and an atomizer, the press service of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, which the company is part of, reports.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about why the serial construction of the S-500 complex began on time as never before

The news received on April 25 about the launch of serial production of S-500 air and missile defense systems sounded especially timely because of the current military-political situation around our country.

The Americans intend to deliver MQ-9 Reaper multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine. This has been repeatedly stated by representatives of the Pentagon. Why do Kiev need them?

It is worth recalling that the AFU command had high hopes for the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone. As the course of the fighting showed, these hopes were clearly not justified. Now they believe that the American drone will be better and will bring them some combat successes. But this is unlikely.

At the same time, the Russian military has not yet destroyed railway bridges

On April 25, the Russian Aerospace Forces and missile forces for the first time struck key objects of the railway infrastructure of Ukraine. During the day, high-precision long-range weapons destroyed electrical installations in the areas of the railway stations Krasnoe, Zdolbunov, Zhmerinka,

The United States stated that they had found a way to combat the S-400 Triumph complex

The United States approved the development of a new electronic warfare station (EW) AN / ALQ-249. This is a container that is suspended under the wing of a combat aircraft and creates noise at the frequency of the enemy's radar. It is reported that thanks to him, American aviation will be able to deceive Russian air defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the AN/ALQ-249 station would work and what its feature is.

The production of the system, named Prometheus, has been established at the enterprises of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern.

The CEO of the concern, Jan Novikov, in his interview with the National Defense magazine, stated: "Currently, serial production of the S-500 system has been organized using the latest achievements of domestic science and technology. The combat capabilities of this system significantly exceed the capabilities of previously created anti-aircraft missile systems and systems. The S-500 is capable of becoming the basis of the Russian Aerospace Defense system."

The combat capabilities of the S-500 Prometheus air defense system have no analogues in the world. This complex is capable of becoming the head in relation to other previously created Russian systems. The main advantages of the S-500 in a conversation with Lenta.ru" was named by military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov.

The launch into mass production of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) does not mean that the S-400 systems of the previous generation will somehow lose their significance.

Ex-GRU officer Khaev said that the APU missiles cannot reach the Crimean Bridge

The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine and the Office of the Ukrainian President announced their desire to destroy the Crimean Bridge, but at the same time noted that this is impossible. Why - understood "Газета.Ru ".

"Calibres" and "Iskanders" successfully hit enemy strongholds on the front line and in the near rear

On Friday, April 22, rocket troops and Aerospace Forces of Russia continued to strike at military facilities of Ukraine. In particular, the S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, two control points, armored vehicles, vehicles, artillery positions were hit.

The military department announced that the United States was preparing several scenarios using weapons of mass destruction

On Saturday, April 23, on the eve of Orthodox Easter, the head of the radiation, Chemical and Radiological Protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation warned about possible provocations using weapons of mass destruction that the United States is preparing.