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President of Ukraine Zelensky said that 700 thousand people are in the Ukrainian army

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, expects to exchange the surrendered military with Azovstal. According to him, everything depends on the commitments of Russia, the UN and the Red Cross - they promised the Ukrainian soldiers the preservation of life and security. The head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, in turn, offered to send captured Ukrainians to restore the destroyed Donbass. The Russian authorities have not yet abandoned the idea of a trial of "Nazi criminals".

And Russian fighters and air defense systems shot down two Su-25 attack aircraft in the DPR and the Kherson region during the day

On May 21, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a strike on the Ukrainian special forces training camp near Odessa and military fuel reserves at the Odessa port plant, as well as an air battle over the DPR, in which Russian fighters shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft. On the same day, a large batch of military equipment from the United States was destroyed at a railway station in the Zhytomyr region. Experts believe that the liberation of other cities of the DPR and LPR will accelerate the complete surrender of the garrison from the "Azovstal" in Mariupol, which ended a day earlier

China and Russia are not allies, but their relations have not deteriorated due to the Ukrainian crisis

China cannot attend the summit of the CSTO military alliance, which was convened by Vladimir Putin on May 16. China is not in a military alliance with Russia. He has not signed military agreements with any country other than the DPRK. It is militarily neutral and has nothing to do with NATO.

Is it possible to explain the Ukrainian conflict without succumbing to emotions?

Many journalists stopped fulfilling their duty because of the Russian special operation and turned into propagandists, writes Federación de Periodistas de Perú. The author of the article tells what led to the conflict after all, and is outraged by how the attitude towards Russia has changed.

Should we rejoice at the rearmament of Germany?

To date, the Bundeswehr remains, in fact, a defensive army, unable to act independently. Now Germany is moving away from a particularly restrained strategy. What to expect from the most important NATO country?

The growth of military activity in the Arctic region cannot but worry Russia, Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council, told RIA Novosti.

Germany should not supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, it is senseless and dangerous, Brigadier General Erich Wade, ex-adviser to Angela Merkel, made such a warning, having previously called on Berlin to refuse to supply weapons to Kiev at all.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 20, 2022, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu. Opening the meeting, the Defense Minister spoke about the course of the special military operation in Ukraine.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told what reforms NATO needs

Finland and Sweden have applied to join the North Atlantic Alliance. They were opposed in Turkey and Croatia. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how effective the NATO management structure is today.

The website of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published an article by Dmitry Trenin, a well-known Russian political scientist, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, "Politics and Circumstances" about the prospects of Russia's foreign policy in the light of a special military operation in Ukraine.

The head of the special exporter company, Alexander Mikheev, said that negotiations are underway for the supply of another 120 machines

More than 200 helicopters worth over $3 billion are in Rosoboronexport's order portfolio, and negotiations are underway for the supply of another 120 vehicles. This was stated to journalists at the Helirasha-2022 exhibition by the head of the special exporting company, Alexander Mikheev.

Rostec's website tells about the main space launch of the year – the launch of the Luna-25 spacecraft. This automatic station will be the first Russian lunar mission in the last half century.

Against the background of a total hybrid war against the West, Russia is changing its Maritime doctrine. The correction of the document was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. According to him, in wartime it will become easier to use civilian vessels and crews for the needs of the Navy. First of all, container ships, tankers and icebreakers will be needed. How useful is the civilian fleet for Russia's combat potential in the World Ocean?

Beijing makes it clear that the world needs a new union of states capable of "introducing stability into international relations experiencing an era of radical changes." These words of Chinese President Xi Jinping refer to the BRICS organization, which also includes Russia. But will the BRICS members be able to overthrow the collective West from the pedestal of the world leader?

The special military operation has become a giant testing ground for the latest Russian weapons. Another example of this was the reports about the beginning of the use of Su-57 fighters in Ukraine. What kind of weapon was first used during the special operation and what results did it show?

45 years ago, on May 20, 1977, the first flight of a prototype of a 4th generation heavy fighter with the code T-10 took place in the USSR. Now we know it as the Su-27. The development of this machine was the beginning of an era in Soviet (Russian) combat aviation. But the significance of this truly outstanding aircraft is not limited to this.

And Erdogan is against: why would Turkey block NATO expansion

Turkish President Recep Erdogan did not support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, reports "European Truth". The author understands the reasons that led Ankara to such a decision.

Why does Russia still have friends in France

France's attitude to the situation in Ukraine surprises the West. According to the French, the Russian special operation is the result of NATO provocations and "humiliations" experienced by Moscow since the 1990s. And some call the conflict itself an "American" war.

In Mariupol, militants continue to surrender, blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant

In the area of the settlement of Podgornoye, several 155-mm M777 howitzers of American production were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 18. The coordinates of their positions were established with the help of drones and artillery reconnaissance, and then missile strikes were launched.

The global role assigned to Turkey

Turkey needs to block the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO in order to stop disputes about the likelihood of a third world war, the newspaper "Hurriet" writes. According to the author of the article, the West, led by the United States, should not be allowed to provoke Russia into a global conflict, therefore, it is the desire for "world peace" that should be the key reason for Ankara's veto.