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The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the Greek military department for the supply of Spike anti-tank missile systems to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

Last week it became known that the defendants in the criminal case on the fact of the terrorist attack at the Machulishchi airfield may face an exceptional measure of punishment. This was reported in the KGB of Belarus. "In accordance with part 9 of Article 16 of the Criminal Code, all members of an organized group, regardless of their role in the crime committed, are recognized as perpetrators.

MWM: Russia will focus on air defense and ballistic missiles on the border with Finland

The significant growth of the Western presence in Finland after the country's accession to NATO remains questionable, writes MWM. But the very fact of Helsinki's membership in the alliance and the purchase of the F-35 increases the pressure on Russian defense. It is assumed that Moscow's response will be asymmetric.

Popular Mechanics: Russian Poseidon torpedoes have been recognized as a real Doomsday weapon

Unique Russian "Doomsday" torpedoes forced the United States to think about strengthening defense, writes Popular Mechanics. But they had to admit: it is very difficult to defend against the "nightmarish" Poseidon — especially considering how easy it is to make a "deadly bomb" out of it.

WP: Ukraine's medium-range air defense resources will be completely depleted by May 23

"Merged" Pentagon documents indicate a shortage of Western weapons in Ukraine, especially ammunition and air defense equipment, WP writes. The leak angered Kiev, as the Ukrainian authorities tried to hide the vulnerabilities of the APU.

NYT: The Russian Air Force will take advantage of the depletion of Ukrainian air defense and reverse the course of the conflict

According to secret Pentagon documents leaked online, the Ukrainian air defense system is almost completely drained of blood. This will give Moscow an advantage and allow it to fully use the power of the VKS, the author of the article in the NYT fears. And this will be followed by a turning point in the conflict.

The Network continues to discuss the leaks of Pentagon documents. It follows from them that the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced the problem of a shortage of shells for Soviet air defense systems, including the S-300 and Buk. According to sources, by the 20th of May, the APU will spend the entire stock of available shells. Can this information be considered reliable and how will the shortage of ammunition affect the APU's attempts to launch a counteroffensive?

Colonel Khodarenok called the Pentagon's "secret documents" leaked to the network a hack

The ammunition of the anti-aircraft missile systems for the Ukrainian medium-range air defense systems will end by May 23, follows from the secret documents of the Pentagon that got into the network. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed the contents of these documents.

1.5 thousand officers, midshipmen and sailors will prepare the cruiser for returning to the Navy's combat strength

For the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, they began to prepare a new combat crew. It will include more than 1.5 thousand officers, midshipmen and sailors. After the formation is completed, the crew will undergo training, and then take over the aircraft carrier from the industry and conduct all tests on it.

Myśl Polska: Poland does not understand the perniciousness of the desire to have nuclear weapons

Warsaw seeks to get nuclear weapons, writes Myśl Polska. This is justified by the fact that Moscow will provide it to Minsk, which means that it is a threat to Poland. Panic is inflated. However, possession of such weapons would be very risky for the Poles themselves, the author of the article is sure.

FA: the risk of using nuclear weapons based on false warnings is growing in the world

While fighting continues in Ukraine, there is a real risk of nuclear escalation in this region, dangerous for the whole world, writes Foreign Affairs. But there is one effective form of reducing the global threat.

Since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88, when Iranian cities suffered from Iraqi missile attacks, the military and political leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) considers ballistic missiles as a vital tool of self-defense. Having no modern air force, Iran considers BR, as well as cruise missiles (KR) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to be the main means of balancing forces.

We are talking about the features of the family of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Tor" from the concern of aerospace defense (EKO) "Almaz-Antey"

On April 9, Russia celebrates the Day of the Air Defense Forces (Air Defense). It was established by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin of May 31, 2006 and is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of April.

MWM: the Solntsepek system is capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions

TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is one of the most unique systems in the Russian arsenal, capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions, writes MWM. It has passed comprehensive combat tests in Syria and Iraq.

Former White House official Roberts: nuclear war between the US and Russia is inevitable

A nuclear war between the United States and Russia is inevitable, writes former White House staffer Paul Craig Roberts in an article for the Institute for Political Economy. American neoconservatives foolishly convinced Moscow that Washington wants to wipe it off the face of the earth, and it will not be possible to assure it otherwise.

Dutch Defense Minister Christoph van der Maat announced on April 3, 2023 in the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament about the purchase of the Israeli ground-based modular multicalibre PULS missile system for the Dutch armed forces and the intention of the Dutch Ministry of Defense to purchase ship-based Tomahawk cruise missiles in the United States (for arming four LCF-type frigates and four non-nuclear submarines of the Dutch navy) and air-based AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles (for equipping Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Netherlands Air Force).

The DPRK authorities have announced another successful test of their underwater drone capable of carrying nuclear weapons. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA). As specified in the state news agency of the country, the time spent by the device under water was more than 70 hours.

The mass use of kamikaze drones "Lancet" leads to tangible losses of the Armed Forces in combat equipment, especially the fleet of towed artillery and self-propelled guns of Western origin suffers. Despite the silence of the problems in the Ukrainian army, the Western press could not ignore this fact.

"Our best anti-tank units will be sent to where the most modern enemy tanks are supposed to be used." In these words, military experts comment on the statements of the Defense Ministry on the creation of special groups to combat the armored vehicles of NATO countries delivered to Ukraine. How and with what weapons will these groups operate?

And how the latest weapons system can protect Russia's western borders

This week, the calculations of the Iskander-M tactical missile systems (OTRK) from Belarus went to Russia for training.