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The Western press finally "saw" the massacre of Ukrainian national battalions over Russian prisoners. If at first the Western journalistic community, bogged down in its own anti-Russian propaganda, did not want to hear anything about the gross violation by Ukrainian armed nationalists of international conventions on the treatment of prisoners, now the truth, albeit partially, is beginning to make its way in the Western media space.

A New Historical Moment of Truth for the West (The Atlantic, USA)

The West has lost faith in itself, writes The Atlantic. And this is happening at a historic moment when new powerful players are emerging on the world stage. The author believes that the configuration of the world is changing, and it is impossible to return to the old alignment of forces led by the United States. And the more the West resists the new, the stronger the unity of its opponents becomes.

The armed forces of the Russian Federation have destroyed more than 400 drones and up to 1,900 tanks and other armored vehicles since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Thursday.

After the provocation in the city of Bucha and the decision of Western countries to supply the Kiev regime with heavy weapons, the question of the need to destroy logistics and transport infrastructure in the regions of Ukraine bordering NATO states became even more obvious.

The Hindu (India): The road to peace in Ukraine passes through Delhi

Negotiations mediated by a neutral third party will help Russia and Ukraine settle the conflict, writes The Hindu. The authors of the article explain why India can act as a mediator.

According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.

The New York Times (USA): NATO countries are divided in opinion at a time when the conflict in Ukraine is entering a phase of uncertainty

The EU countries are divided in their opinions on what needs to be done to overcome the Ukrainian crisis, The New York Times reports. However, NATO decided to take advantage of the situation to dramatically increase military power in Europe to "contain Russia."

The American Conservative (USA): it is in America's interests to prevent war

Washington's main duty is to Americans, not Ukrainians, the author of The American Conservative believes. In his opinion, the main danger of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine for the United States is the possibility of getting involved in a war with Russia.

NoonPost (Egypt): Khan confronts the opposition and dissolves parliament. What is happening in Pakistan?

The political crisis that has flared up in Pakistan may be provoked from the outside, writes NoonPost. The attempt to remove the Pakistani Prime Minister from power hides Washington's struggle against any allies of Moscow.

Breitbart (USA): Joe Biden intensifies the rhetoric of war with Russia in a speech to union workers: "If I have to fight, I'll go with you guys"

The US president is escalating military rhetoric, writes Breitbart. In a speech to union workers on Wednesday, he declared his readiness to fight with Russia. "He's going to kill us all. He is worse than Stalin," writes one of the readers.

China has warned the United States about the inadmissibility of a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. As stated in Beijing, this will cause retaliatory measures from the PRC. This is reported by the Chinese press with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.

Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington

Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Dmitry Litovkin — about the modernization of the Mi-24P, which has repeatedly proven itself in combat

40-year-old Mi-24P machines are returning to service. In military circles, they are called "Crocodile" — helicopters built according to an airplane scheme, armored and extremely dangerous because of their striking capabilities.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia confirmed that the reorganization of the structure of internal affairs bodies is being prepared.

It is assumed that the positions of police chiefs, who are simultaneously deputy heads of territorial and interregional departments of the department, will be abolished.

The Russian Armed Forces are methodically grinding the Ukrainian defense every day, taking new territories, preparing for a major offensive. However, the polls, paradoxically, show that the absolute majority of Ukrainians believe in the upcoming military victory of their country over Russia. How can this be logically explained?

Russia has named the planes on which Russians will fly after the resource of foreign Boeing and Airbus is exhausted. In addition to the Sukhoi Superjet-100, these will be long-haul Tu-214 and Il-96. Why were these planes chosen, will Russia be able to produce them, and why have they been uninteresting to Russian airlines so far?

Moscow and Tokyo will defend the "island territories" more actively

The gradual degradation of Russian-Japanese relations in recent weeks has been moving along an accelerated program. Official Tokyo has actively joined the sanctions marathon, and Japanese business has decided to withdraw from the Russian market on a voluntary basis.

The White House has requested $813 billion for military spending

The United States Department of Defense may receive $773 billion in military spending in fiscal year 2023 (starting October 1). Together with the funds allocated to the Ministry of Energy for nuclear weapons, the total amount of US military spending may amount to $ 813.3 billion, according to the draft budget submitted by the White House on March 28.

The scale of American military assistance to Kiev in 1992-2022

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, independent Ukraine received at its disposal a rather impressive arsenal of weapons, military and special equipment of various classes and purposes.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike at the military infrastructure of Ukraine, disabling ammunition and fuel depots, as well as military equipment, depriving the Ukrainian army of reserves.