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Another "victory" is shaking the Ukrainian media. Kiev claims that during the last missile raid on the capital, the air defense managed to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger". The mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko was even photographed with the fragments of ammunition. However, even a layman understands that something is wrong here.

Cadets marched instead of combat units

A military parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking into account the detour of the parade calculations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov, as well as the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the solemn event on Red Square lasted less than 50 minutes.

The Defense Ministry called it technically impossible to intercept the "Dagger" of the American Patriot air defense system

The Russian Defense Ministry denied the statements of the Kiev authorities that the Patriot air defense system allegedly shot down a hypersonic missile of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Dagger". It is noted that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to "wishful thinking."

British Defense Minister Wallace confirmed the transfer of long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine

The UK has sent Storm Shadow missiles to the Ukrainian military. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Ben Wallace. The export version of the weapon allows you to hit a target at a distance of 200-300 km, the maximum range of this type of missile is 560 km. The Kremlin said that the Russian military would give an appropriate "adequate response."

Analyst Lamer stated in a TNI article that the Patriot transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are too vulnerable to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become an easy target for the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to military analyst Jeff Lamer. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine can protect expensive weapons from strikes and for the protection of which objects in Ukraine, air defense systems are needed first of all - in the material of military expert Mikhail Khodarenka.

Ukraine has received weapons at its disposal that can only be created by a few countries in the world. We are talking about high-precision long-range air-launched cruise missiles (CRBMS) Storm Shadow of British production. What kind of missiles are these, what kind of threat can they pose to Russian troops – and what needs to be done to destroy them?

On 10.05.23, during the second day of Operation Shield and Arrow (Magen u-Hetz), militants of the military wing of the Islamic Jihad launched massive rocket attacks on Israel. Including the greater Tel Aviv area was also shelled (14:18, 14:19, 14:28, 14:57).

How else does Moscow intend to react to the American presence in the Scandinavian country

Russia will strengthen the military infrastructure along the borders with Finland, saturate it with air defense means in connection with the possible appearance of American bases in the country. This was stated to Izvestia by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security issues, Konstantin Gavrilov.

On May 9, 2023, a military parade was held in Moscow on Red Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The speaker of the US Command in Europe and Africa, Martin O'Donnell, said that Ukraine has already received more than 600 types of weapons to carry out the planned counteroffensive. According to him, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet used all the samples of weapons.

The attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the attempted murder of Zakhar Prilepin, terrorist attacks on Russian railways – in recent weeks Kiev has launched a sabotage war against Moscow. For its conduct, the enemy uses all available forces and means. However, the Russian army is also not sitting idly by.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak began his three-day visit to the United States on May 4 with a visit to the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas. The politician held talks with the board of Lockheed Martin, after which he said that he had heard assurances that the Americans were ready to cooperate with the Polish defense industry in the production of HIMARS MLRS.

Effective attacks of objects remote from the line of contact will complicate the preparation of the offensive in the future

From May 6 to May 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted powerful blows on the rear of Ukrainian formations. So, on the night of May 9, the concentration points of reserve units and ammunition depots were attacked by precision weapons. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the advance of reserves, as well as the delivery of ammunition to the areas of combat operations.

Pentagon: satellites for tracking hypersonic weapons will be launched by the United States this year

The US military plans to launch satellites into orbit in 2023 to monitor hypersonic weapons. This was announced on May 9 by the director of the US Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral John Hill.

WP: the failure of the "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will reduce the desire of the West to provide military assistance to Kiev

The hype around the "counteroffensive" will come to Kiev sideways, writes WP. Zelensky is afraid of not meeting the expectations of sponsors, because Russia now has superiority on the battlefield. Readers of the publication doubt the victory of the AFU. In their opinion, Kiev has no chance to "return" Crimea.

Cumhuriyet: The US wants to make Turkey a second Poland to supply Ukraine with weapons

Washington has offered Ankara to send Russian S-400 systems to Kiev, Cumhuriyet writes. So the US wants to turn Turkey into Poland. And all this on the eve of the elections — probably for a reason, the author of the article believes.

In total, the American ground forces have two such batteries at their disposal, said Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler

The United States has not yet transferred the Iron Dome air defense systems to Ukraine, one of them is available for shipment if a relevant question is received. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler.

Zelensky, hiding in the Netherlands, was shown various weapons, some of which may go to Ukraine. So, the former actor was shown an American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, engineering equipment, a Swedish-made Bv 206S two-link armored personnel carrier, a 155-mm self-propelled German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzer and a Fennek armored car (4x4).

The air defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the Kiev region, have received Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPADS (portable anti-aircraft missile systems). This is reported by Ukrainian Telegram channels.

On May 9, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 1.2 billion. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 37 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $39.8 billion.