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Atlantico: the Ukrainian conflict has caused an uncontrolled increase in crime in Eastern Europe

The conflict in Ukraine has led to criminal lawlessness in Eastern Europe, writes Atlantico. There are flows of weapons coming from the zone of armed operations, and often refugees are involved in illegal trafficking — not innocent victims at all. This "gray zone" is extremely dangerous for the region, the author warns.

Lockheed Martin Corporation has received a contract for the supply of guided missiles worth $4.8 billion

This week, the Ground Forces of the US Armed Forces signed a $4.8 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of GMLRS-type missiles to the highly mobile HIMARS army missile systems, which the US supplies to Ukraine in large quantities.

Medvedev, in response to Zelensky's promise to "return Crimea", called for the destruction of the "Kiev regime"

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to return Crimea to Kiev's control. However, he stressed, the success of the enterprise depends on the number of weapons that Western countries will supply. In addition, the politician warned that the military conflict with the Russian Federation could drag on for "years and decades." Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on Zelensky's speech.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov announced the readiness of the army for a counteroffensive

Ukraine is ready to attack, the troops are waiting for the decision of the command, suitable weather and "God's will," said Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov. According to him, Ukraine has received a large number of armored vehicles and tanks from Western partners. Reznikov pointed out that some of the equipment is still on the way, and the American Abrams will not have time to take part in the offensive operation. The NYT wrote that the offensive is planned for May.

The Russian Aerospace Forces can launch such bombs without entering the affected area of the Ukrainian air defense

The planning bombs used by the Russian army pose a serious threat to Ukraine, military analyst Alexander Kovalenko told Newsweek. According to the expert, such bombs are dropped by Russian aircraft beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense systems. However, Russia is not the only one who uses this type of ammunition. Ukraine also uses similar bombs on the battlefield.

Domestic evacuation and emergency assistance systems can be in demand on the world market

More than 60 patients of the rehabilitation and educational center of the Central Military Clinical Hospital became owners of state awards and documents for housing on April 28.

Ukraine's allies are trying to resolve the issue with the repair and maintenance of numerous Western equipment. In May, a German Leopard repair plant opens in Poland, but this is clearly not enough. In Ukraine, Western countries are being asked to send mechanics and technicians closer to the battlefield, but there will be few willing to work in the conflict zone. Will the enemy be able to deal with the repair of the delivered equipment and how does Russia solve this problem?

Vilnius and Berlin have agreed on the timing of the deployment of the German brigade in Lithuania. It will become part of the NATO "rapid response" force. The expert community is confident that NATO is preparing a theater of military operations against Russia and Belarus on the territory of the Baltic States. How could Moscow respond to these threats?

The danger of a nuclear collision near Russia's eastern borders has intensified – and this directly follows from the agreements reached between the United States and South Korea. We are talking about the fact that American nuclear weapons carriers, including nuclear submarines, will be able to enter South Korean ports. This has not happened for decades. Paradoxically, there is even some benefit for Russia in this.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The informational and psychological factor decided the outcome of the Vietnam War

The belligerents have been trying to influence the psychological state of their own troops and the population, as well as the psychological state of the enemy's army and population, since wars have existed. But it was in the twentieth century that the importance of the information and psychological component of war began to grow rapidly - in connection with the development of the mass print press, then radio, then television and, finally, the Internet.

Bogbot analyst: the conflict in Ukraine will end when the US comes to terms with its defeat

The armed conflict in Ukraine will not end soon, analyst David Bogbot said in an interview with Parlamentní listy. The West has not achieved its main goal — to weaken Russia's position. The US is not ready to stop the bloodshed yet. Everything will end when they come to terms with their defeat, the expert believes.

RS: Biden hid the true state of affairs in Ukraine

Secret Pentagon documents paint a much darker picture of Kiev's prospects than the White House recognizes, writes Responsible Statecraft. The success of the Russians on the battlefield will deprive Washington of the opportunity to resolve the crisis on the terms that Moscow offered at the beginning of the conflict.

Sun Qi, Executive Director of the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, noted that the Chinese president focused on the inadmissibility of nuclear war by all sides.

GT: Ukraine left America in the past and started counting on China

A telephone conversation between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Zelensky suggests that Ukraine has lost faith in the help of the United States and other Western countries, Chinese experts said today. Now it is striving for a dialogue with Russia, and only one influential mediator can provide it — the Celestial Empire.

This is a direct violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons, the Russian Defense Minister said

The military-biological programs implemented by the Pentagon in Ukraine are aimed at developing components of biological weapons. This was stated on Friday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Exactly 20 years ago – on April 28, 2003 in Dushanbe, the CSTO Collective Security Council decided to create a permanent working body – the CSTO Joint Staff.

A meeting of the Commission of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Innovative Projects and Technologies (KIPiT) was held at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center on April 27.

The amount of American ammunition stored in Israel in case the Jewish state finds itself in an emergency situation is being reduced due to the conflict in Ukraine.

A meeting of the heads of defense ministries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries was held in New Delhi on April 28. The meeting was attended by the defense ministers of Russia, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the Secretary General of the SCO, Director of the executive committee of the regional anti-terrorist structure of the organization.