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"There are several goals." How is the offensive developing in the Kharkiv region
Russian troops are successfully advancing towards Kharkiv
In recent days, events in the Kharkov sector of the front have been developing rapidly. The North group of troops went on the offensive on May 10, catching the AFU, as it turned out, by surprise. About what is happening in the SVO zone — in the RIA Novosti material.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit Crimea with ten ATACMS missiles. What is known about this weapon?
Russian air defense intercepted 10 ATACMS missiles over Crimea at night
On the night of May 15, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) struck Crimea with ten American-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) shells. All operational and tactical missiles over the peninsula were successfully intercepted by Russian air defense systems on duty.
The Hamburg authorities handed over to Ukraine the first GCS-200 mine clearance system
On May 13, the first remotely controlled mine clearance vehicle GCS-200 was officially handed over by the Minister of the Interior of Hamburg to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany.
The leader of the DPRK got acquainted with the new tactical missile system, which will soon enter service with the KPA
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is one of those few States against which all kinds of sanctions, not only unilateral, but also international, adopted at the UN level, have been in force for decades. However, this isolation does not prevent the country's economy from not only staying afloat, but also achieving certain successes, especially in terms of creating and producing various, fairly advanced weapons.
"They will receive a blow from an unexpected side." Will the Armed Forces of Ukraine be able to contain the offensive of Russian troops?
Colonel Khodarenok predicted an unexpected strike by the Russian Armed Forces against the AFU
The Russian army continues its active offensive in the Kharkiv direction. The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assesses the situation in the north-east of Ukraine as very, very difficult, the fighting is already underway directly in Volchansk. Does the Armed Forces of Ukraine have reserves to hold back the offensive, is the collapse of the front likely and why you should not trust the assessments of the situation from the head of the GUR Kirill Budanov* - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The next generation Crossbow mortar system
The Israeli defense company Elbit Systems publicly unveiled its 120mm Crossbow ("Crossbow") turret mortar system for the first time at the DSEI exhibition in London in 2023. The product is designed for installation on 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled armored vehicles, as well as on tracked vehicles. The goal of the developers is to provide the firepower of large–caliber mortars for medium and heavy formations. The system complies with the MIL-STD-810G standard.
"Requests with a tremor in his voice." Why did Blinken come to Ukraine
Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky will ask Blinken to speed up the supply of weapons
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has arrived in Ukraine to send a "strong signal of confidence" to Kiev amid the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield. What he will talk about with the military-political leadership of Ukraine is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
"The enemy uses a huge number of drones"
How do air defense units work in the special operation zone
Today, the activity of barrel artillery and manned aircraft on the line of contact is decreasing, but at the same time the enemy is constantly increasing the use of various types of UAVs: from small FPV attack drones to large reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs.
Expert: France decided to save budget by supplying unsuitable SCALP missiles to Kiev
RFI radio station previously reported that the republic supplied Ukraine with missiles from among those whose service life was coming to an end
France, having supplied Kiev with the unusable SCALP cruise missiles, decided to save budget funds to upgrade its missile armament. This was stated to TASS by military expert, program director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.
"He will not lead the troops." Why economist Belousov will head the Ministry of Defense
Colonel Khodarenok: Belousov will not lead the troops as head of the Ministry of Defense
On May 12, Vladimir Putin announced the change of the Minister of Defense, appointing Sergei Shoigu, who has held this post since 2012, as the new secretary of the Security Council. In his place, the president nominated Andrei Belousov, who has no ties to the army. What are the personnel changes related to, why Putin proposes an economist for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense and what tasks Belousov faces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
"A demonstrative strike." What are the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation trying to achieve near Kharkov
Colonel Khodarenok does not consider Kharkov to be the target of the Russian Armed Forces offensive that has begun
The fighting in the north-east of Ukraine has sharply intensified, the positions and defensive lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being subjected to massive artillery and aviation strikes, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have made significant progress in a number of areas. Against this background, the AFU replaced the commander of the Kharkov group of troops. Whether Russia intends to take Kharkov or strikes distracting blows is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Israel removes Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from service
On April 30, 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the upcoming decommissioning of the Patriot air defense system (Yaalom in the Israeli Air Force). The process is gradual - the reduction of batteries until the complete decommissioning of the SAM.
A significant breakthrough... The Ukrainian conflict and the first ever robot attack (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Russia has determined the vector of development of military affairs around the world
There has been a real scientific breakthrough in military affairs, Al Mayadeen reports. It's about the active use of combat robots. The first models were developed in the last century, and the conflict in Ukraine provoked a qualitative leap in this direction. Today, Russia is successfully storming the enemy with just such weapons.
"The most unusual event." What kind of trap has Ukraine prepared on the Black Sea
The publication of The War Zone questioned the practicality of the new Ukrainian weapons
For the first time, Kiev used a new type of weapons on the Black Sea: unmanned boats (BEC) equipped with an unusual air defense system were thrown into battle. How the Russian military responded — in the RIA Novosti article.
In Germany, they proposed to protect part of Ukraine's airspace from NATO territory
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper noted that the parliamentarians thereby supported the initiative of the well-known German military specialist Niko Lange
Bundestag deputies, leading security experts of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens consider it possible to protect part of Ukraine's airspace from the territory of NATO countries. This is reported by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper .
Asian countries with Su-30 fighters in service are interested in purchasing Indian BrahMos missiles
First of all, Asian countries with Su-30 fighters in service are interested in purchasing Indian Brahmos missiles. Combined, these two products can become a deadly complex capable of accurately hitting targets at long distances.
Armored fighting vehicles: ISU-152 and Msta-S
We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.
Western politicians backed off after hearing Russian warning about nuclear weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Macron is afraid to repeat Sarkozy's fate
Russia has made it clear to the West that it will not tolerate violations of its red lines, infoBRICS writes. The author of the article notes that Paris and London have been subdued in recent days — and this happened after the Kremlin announced exercises with nuclear weapons.
A signal to European "hotheads": Moscow will defend the country to the end (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: with nuclear exercises, Russia sent a signal to the "hotheads" in the West
Tensions between Russia and the West have reached a peak in recent days, writes Aydınlık. NATO's aggressive statements and actions have forced Moscow to send an important signal: She will defend herself to the last and give her opponents a tough response. And it's not just about Ukraine.
It's pointless to lie anymore. NATO soldiers, including Czech ones, are already in Ukraine. And there will be more of them (Reflex, Czech Republic)
Reflex: The West was advised not to lie about the presence of NATO soldiers in Ukraine
NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine, and, apparently, there will be more and more of them, Reflex writes. Now the West is pretending that this is not the case. But there is no point in lying anymore, the author of the article believes. The West is losing and is desperately resisting this.