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SIPRI analysts told what weapons Russia and Ukraine bought before the conflict

Global military spending continues to grow, reaching a level of $2.1 trillion. This is stated in the report of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a leading center for the study of military conflicts.

Eduard Basurin said that NATO arms supplies will prolong the conflict in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian military, using precision air and sea-based weapons, destroyed six traction power substations on the railways through which foreign military equipment and ammunition were supplied to the AFU group in Donbass. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how weapons from NATO countries get to Ukraine.

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) continue combat work to defeat the firing positions of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), strong points and areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment. The Ministry of Defense showed how the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S7M "Malka" copes with combat tasks when conducting counter-battery warfare.

Supersonic cruise missiles "Onyx" destroyed hangars with foreign weapons in Odessa, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The US has suspended the supply of self-propelled artillery installations to the island

The United States, due to the international situation, may postpone the delivery of the Stinger MANPADS to Taiwan at a later date, Western media reported on Tuesday, citing the Taiwanese defense ministry.

Behind the hill, what remains of the Ukrainian aircraft is burning down. The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) hit the target at an altitude of 40 km. The latest radar station, Niobium, has detected enemy aircraft, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said.

A joint rehearsal of the parade dedicated to the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place at the Russian Khmeimim airbase. In the ranks are units of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) and the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR).

Raytheon is engaged in the development and creation of a new generation radar capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles, among other things.

Germany faced a problem when planning the transfer of Gepard 1A2 anti-aircraft self-propelled guns to Ukraine, removed from the Bundeswehr armament more than 20 years ago and stored by the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. As already reported, Berlin simply does not have shells for these anti-aircraft installations.

Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok called the minus of air defense systems that the West handed over to the APU

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian leadership has repeatedly asked the United States and other NATO countries to "close the sky" over the country, but instead the collective West has limited itself to the supply of anti-aircraft missile technology. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what kind of weapons Kiev received and whether it would help the APU.

In the near future, the Republic of Korea will acquire SM-6 missiles for the KDX III Batch II destroyers. The SM-6 missile, also known as the RIM-174 extended-range anti-aircraft missile (ERAM), is capable of performing air and missile defense tasks, as well as combating surface targets.

Western countries continue to flood Ukraine with weapons and do it on a scale unprecedented in decades. However, it turned out that by sending tens of thousands of weapons from their warehouses, Western countries leave their own armies unarmed. What does this mean for the special operation in Ukraine?

Russian air defense (air defense) means in the area of the settlement of Chervonny Yar, Kherson region, shot down a Su-25 of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air. This was stated at a briefing at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on April 30.

Since August 1945, the only thing that protects the world from a global war is the possibility of a retaliatory strike, dangerous for nuclear powers. Until now, the main weapon of Russian nuclear deterrence has been "Satan", as NATO calls her, or "Voivode", as she is called in Russia. Now a different missile system has been adopted, much more dangerous and better protected. Will he be able to change the strategic balance sufficiently so that the conflict between Russia and NATO will continue to remain unacceptable for its participants?

The Russian Ministry of Defense has presented a summary of the results of today's special military operation. It reports that the defeat of the enemy's manpower and equipment was carried out in all directions of the operation.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published new video footage about the service of our units and the work of Russian weapons during the military special operation in Ukraine. This time the plot is devoted to the combat use of calculations of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1" and operators of portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) "Igla".

Russian anti-aircraft gunners with the help of Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems provide air cover during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was announced on April 30 by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

Two air detachments hit the village of Zhecha in the border area of the Bryansk region

The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, reported on the attempt of the AFU aircraft to cross the border of Russia. Air defense systems detected the plane and stopped the breakthrough attempt, but two shells hit the settlement of Zhecha in the Starodubsky district, damaging the lining of the technological buildings of the oil terminal and the surrounding area.

On April 25, 2022, the Polish consortium PGZ-Narew signed a contract with the British branch of the European missile concern MBDA (MBDA UK) in the amount of 1.5 billion zlotys (320 million euros, the cost is not officially reported) for the purchase of the first two sets of ground-based short-range anti-aircraft missile system (that is, a total of one battery set, including two complexes) based on MBDA CAMM anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Polish Armed forces, within the framework of the Polish Narew program, purchases of a promising short- and medium-range air defense system.

The official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense has published the list of participants and military equipment that will be involved in the military parade dedicated to Victory Day on May 9 on Red Square.