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In the modern world, spy satellites can receive information about almost any objects. In order to keep the details of the equipment and the very fact of moving any objects secret, Chinese scientists suggest using the "invisibility cloak" developed by them.

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.

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?

Experts explained why the American HELWS laser will not be able to shoot down drones in combat conditions

The United States tested the High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) system with a laser cannon, which was integrated into the Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) anti-aircraft missile system. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into how the US is doing with the development of laser weapons and what its main problem is.

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.  

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."

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.

The main events in the coming days will take place north of Mariupol, experts predict

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike with precision weapons at Ukrainian military facilities. The hypersonic missile system "Dagger" destroyed the buried command post of the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass.

Western countries have started sending armored vehicles to Ukraine: Australia has transferred 20 armored personnel carriers, the Czech Republic — a batch of T-72 and BMP-1 from old stocks, Germany is discussing the supply of hundreds of tanks. The UK will not stand aside either. What will come out of this is in the RIA Novosti material.

6 VTA Y-20A aircraft of the PLA Air Force landed at Belgrade Airport on April 9 (b.n. 20041, 20042, 20045, 20047, 20049 and 20142), which presumably delivered a batch of medium-range air defense systems FK-3 (export version of the HQ-22 air defense system).

During the night, high-precision air and sea-based missiles destroyed an ammunition depot and a protected hangar with AFU aircraft at the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar tried to conduct reconnaissance for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as to find out the location of coastal defensive positions.

However, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy drone was promptly detected off the western coast of the Crimean peninsula.

Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.

Russia will sign a document with Kyrgyzstan on the unification of air defense systems

Russia, following the agreements on the unification of air defense with other CIS countries, will sign such a document with Kyrgyzstan – the project is undergoing internal coordination. This was announced on Tuesday by the deputy chairman of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov.

The United States recognized that the Stinger MANPADS are outdated, and its reserves in the country are insufficient

The US public procurement website has published an application for a tender to find a replacement for the FIM-92 Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), which is in service with the US army and is actively supplied to various countries of the world, including Ukraine. According to the text of this application, the Stinger electronics will become obsolete in 2023, and the stocks of these weapons are depleted.

The remnants of the Azov nationalist regiment, banned in the Russian Federation and recognized as extremist, do not seem to give up hope of getting out of Mariupol, blocked by our troops. In any case, the Kiev regime is doing everything to evacuate the nationalist leaders and foreign mercenaries from there. We tried to do it twice by air - we lost several helicopters. Organized a naval special operation - also missed the target.

In the area of the settlement of Izyum, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft were sold in the air. This was announced on Monday, April 11, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, four drones, a Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by small arms fire in the air, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The UK will send Ukraine weapons worth 100 million pounds, including portable anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the strike of Kalibr cruise missiles on the outskirts of Dnepropetrovsk destroyed a division of S-300 air defense systems, which was delivered to Ukraine from Europe.