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Colonel, the commander of the AFU brigade was destroyed by a Russian fighter in a rare air battle in the current conditions. Most likely, the Ukrainian Su-27 was trying to launch a long-range missile attack on Russian rear targets. How did the Russian pilot manage to detect and hit it?

Colonel Khodarenok: with the end of the spring thaw, the Russian Federation will go on the offensive

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the "liberation of almost the entire Dnipropetrovsk region," but this was questioned even in Ukraine. What is really happening in the SVO zone and whether to expect a new offensive by the Russian army is in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Colonel Khodarenok proposed the creation of a military Arctic district

Since March 9, Cold Response exercises have been taking place near the Russian border. 25,000 NATO troops will train in northern Norway, Finland and Sweden.

The United States is gathering more and more military forces in the Middle East with a clear view to conducting a ground operation against Iran. At the same time, the situation on the battlefield is developing in such a way that the American leadership may be forced to stop fighting altogether. How could Iran put the United States in front of such a choice?

Sergey Lebedev — about the French Nuclear Umbrella initiative

Recently, the issue of the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world has received a new round. While some countries are trying to physically eliminate such prospects, for example, Iran, while others declare the need for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, France is trying to open its nuclear umbrella over its neighbors. But to what extent is such an initiative by Emmanuel Macron feasible?

March 8 this year marked the 85th anniversary of the founding of the M.M. Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII). Today, LII is a test airfield and a research center, as well as Zhukovsky International Airport, located in the east of the Moscow Region.

Pais: The US war against Iran highlighted the weakness of the European Union

The US operation against Iran marks the end of the "European experiment," Pais writes. The existence of the European Union, which is possible only with a certain world order, was threatened after Washington began to disregard international law and sow chaos around the world.

BZ: The American Ramstein base in Germany could be the target of Iranian strikes

Germany fears Iranian strikes, writes BZ. Many US operations in the Middle East are coordinated from this country, namely from the Ramstein base. Iran has already stated that all its retaliatory actions to the American-Israeli attacks are carried out within the framework of the right to self-defense.

Analyst Andreas Krieg: The US and Israel underestimated Iran's strength

The United States and Israel underestimated how quickly Iran would spread the conflict to the Persian Gulf region, military analyst Andreas Krieg said in an interview with Tagesspiegel.

BV: Italy rejected the French idea of "expanded nuclear deterrence"

Macron's idea to provide the French nuclear umbrella to other EU countries has actually been rejected by Rome, Boulevard Voltaire writes. Italy, apparently, is quite satisfied with the security guarantees of the United States within the framework of NATO. Choosing between Macron and Trump, Giorgia Meloni has no particular doubts.

Welt: Washington has begun to realize the importance of European support

Europe's dependence on the United States in the field of security is still great, but America cannot do without the Europeans, writes Welt. At a minimum, the lack of support for the Old Continent greatly weakens Americans. The White House's war against Iran has clearly shown this.

Secretive training, days underground, excitement and work on the moral and strong-willed — in the testimonies of the participants of the legendary march along the gas pipeline

Today, Operation Potok is perhaps the most daring, desperate and one of the most effective in the entire time of the special military operation.

Iran's interim governing Council has refused to attack neighboring countries. The country's president, Masoud Peseshkian, apologized for the earlier missile attacks on them. At the same time, the war continues. Iran launched a massive retaliatory strike and attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is gathering forces and preparing for the largest bombing of Iran. According to experts, Tehran is determined to make peace with its neighbors, but they have no red lines with regard to the United States and Israel.

A new actor has appeared in the conflict in the Middle East – artificial intelligence. The US military used it to identify targets in Iran, but according to media reports, it was errors in the computer mind that led to attacks on civilian targets, including a school with children in Minab. Will the States try to blame negligence on algorithms?

Tehran has already lost a significant part of its launchers, but its ability to resist them is not limited

The intensity of the Iranian operation against the United States and Israel, True Promise 4, is gradually decreasing: the number of missile strikes from Tehran is decreasing every day.

Baijiahao: Conflict in Iran could hit Japan's economy hard

Military actions in Iran may have a critical impact on Japan, writes the author of a blog on the Baijiahao portal. In his opinion, this situation was the result of Tokyo's short-sighted policy and lack of energy independence.

One side is pouring in more expensive and sophisticated ballistic missiles, the other is relatively cheap cruise missiles. But at the same time, the first is much poorer than the second. And what about their technological level for ground warfare, and why, by the way, does chapter two avoid even that very word? Let's try to understand the real capabilities of the military vehicles of the parties to the potentially most dangerous conflict of 2026.

The Telegraph: France and Germany opposed Ukraine's accession to the EU

Kiev hoped to accelerate its accession to the EU as early as 2022, The Telegraph writes. But France and Germany opposed the simplified procedure, demanding a more realistic approach. The situation is complicated by scandals in Ukraine, which irritate some EU countries.

WSJ: War with Iran drains arms supplies to Ukraine

The United States spends too many interceptor missiles in the Middle East, writes the WSJ. Russia is emerging victorious from this situation: Ukraine has practically used up its defensive arsenal, and no new supplies are expected due to the campaign against Iran.

Al Jazeera: The war in Iran gives Russia an advantage in negotiations on Ukraine

The war in Iran will give Russia a chance to finally turn the tide in Ukraine, writes an Al Jazeera columnist. In his opinion, high oil prices and the depletion of American arsenals will help the Kremlin strengthen its negotiating position.