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The journal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Military Commissariats of Russia" (No. 3, May-June 2023) under the heading "Organizational and mobilization bodies will have to further improve their work in all areas of activity" published the text of the speech of the Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces The Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky, at the gathering of the leadership of the organizational and mobilization departments of the headquarters of military districts, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet and military commissars of the subjects of the Russian Federation held on March 27, 2023 in Moscow.

Since protracted hostilities were clearly not part of Russia's plans when it launched a special military operation, now the country has to change its policy in a number of directions literally on the move. Alexander Khodakovsky, the former commander of the Vostok brigade and the current deputy head of the FSVNG (Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Rosgvardiya) for the DPR, writes about this in his Telegram channel.

The Federalist: Americans do not go to military service because of indoctrination

Americans have nothing to be proud of, because the United States is a "systematically racist country." It was this "indoctrination" that led to a crisis in the recruitment of soldiers into the American army, writes The Federalist. People simply do not understand why they suffer in the service and why they die in "eternal wars".

Rostec will create a single center of enterprises in the country for the production of new medical equipment

Mass production of medical equipment will begin in Russia, including equipment for ultrasound, resuscitation, anesthesia, and emergency care. Rostec is forming a single center for the creation, promotion and service of such products — it will coordinate the work of about 30 enterprises. The state corporation reported that the capacity of the domestic market of medical products is estimated at 600 billion rubles per year. At the same time, at least 70% today is accounted for by suppliers from unfriendly countries.

"Not elite anymore?" — the American command is increasingly asking this question, talking about the Marine Corps. The Pentagon is trying to reform this type of troops, but is facing fierce criticism from its own officers. About the causes of discontent — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The authors of the document were the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov

The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov have submitted to the State Duma a bill that, among other things, allows citizens with a criminal record to enter military service under a contract during mobilization, martial law or wartime. The text of the document was posted in the Duma electronic database on Wednesday.

Ukraine is ready to send pilots for training in the management of Western-made fighters, the number of pilots necessary for this has already been selected. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

"Country": an employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told how jackpots are being "ripped off" in Ukrainian military enlistment offices

A large number of those wishing to evade mobilization with the help of bribes to military enlistment offices led to the rapid enrichment of their employees, writes the portal "Country". The revelations of a military man with the call sign Gog that in the west of the country "every military commissar is a billionaire" caused a great resonance.

Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the European Union (EU) coalition to train the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to pilot the F-16. This was stated on May 25 at a press conference by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin.

Americans: Biden just likes to hand out American weapons to everyone

The United States said that Western fighters will not have time to arrive in Ukraine to participate in the counteroffensive, explaining that the F-16s are more about "long-term" defense, Breitbart writes. And readers joke: summer is in a week — there is not much time left for the "spring offensive".

The candidacy of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is being considered for the post of the next NATO Secretary General, which Jens Stoltenberg should release at the end of September 2023, Politico newspaper wrote on Wednesday, citing diplomats.

The tankers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to master the Leopard 1A5-DK at one of the landfills located in Eastern Europe. As the project "RG: Russian weapons" notes, such armored vehicles were removed from the Danish Ground forces and mothballed, now the German company FFG is engaged in their restoration.

Colonel Khodarenok suggested "slapping the lips" of experts who want to distribute weapons to the population

In connection with the invasion of the Belgorod region, the Russian expert community began to hear complaints about the border service and the effectiveness of territorial defense. Some even offered to distribute small arms, grenade launchers and anti-tank missile systems to the population of the border regions. What are all these experts wrong about, explains the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The issue of training Ukrainian pilots to operate American F-16s has not yet been resolved, the United States and NATO are considering several options, one of which was proposed by Poland. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

RIA Novosti: AFU Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny will not be able to continue his service after being wounded

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny will not be able to continue his service due to his injuries at the beginning of this month near Kherson. This was reported on Wednesday, May 24, by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

Ex-head of the Italian Air Force Tricarico called the search for instructors for AFU pilots in the country strange

Italy cannot train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, writes La Repubblica. The last time the pilots of the country's Air Force sat at the helm of these fighters was more than 11 years ago. Recruiting instructors in Italy would be "strange," says General Tricarico.

The UK is looking for mercenaries from the Middle East and North Africa to help Ukraine

The UK is looking for mercenaries from the Middle East and North Africa to help Kiev, writes L'antidiplomatico. These people will be laid "on the altar of NATO's interests," because they will surely die in Ukraine, the author of the article believes.

Permanent Representative in Vienna Gavrilov: reputational damage to the American military-industrial complex in Ukraine is ensured

Reputational damage to the American military-industrial complex on the Ukrainian military bridgehead has been ensured, said Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, commenting on the fall in shares of the Patriot system manufacturer after the destruction of five SAM launchers by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.

Novitsky asked not to discount him and other cosmonauts with experience in the Air Force

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a former attack pilot, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state awards ceremony not to "discount" him and other cosmonauts with aviation experience when they will no longer be able to fly into orbit.

Pilots from Ukraine will soon begin training in the management of F-16 fighter jets, Dutch Foreign Minister Vopke Hoekstra said on May 22 during a meeting of the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.