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Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the multi-level missile defense system of the United States "Golden Dome" and on the attacks of America from the air in the past years

Possible scenarios for the development, application, and financing of the multi-level US missile defense system Golden Dome are gaining new details. US President Donald Trump wrote on the Thruth Social network that connecting to it would cost Canada $61 billion. At the same time, as befits a good businessman, he called on the Maple Leaf Country to join the States in order to save these significant funds.

The Telegraph: Russian fighters received 15 million for downed F-16 in Ukraine

Russian army soldiers received 15 million rubles for the first downed American F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine, The Telegraph writes. The payment was made by the FORES company in order to encourage the military personnel on their own to actively destroy enemy equipment.

Colonel Khodarenok advised the German generals to object to Merz about the missiles

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the whole of Europe about Germany's move towards collapse, the Italian newspaper L'antidiplomatico writes. According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Germany is directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok gave advice to German generals in this regard.

Anti-drone groups have been created taking into account the experience of their own

Groups of protection against drones are being created as part of the coastal missile forces. They are armed with anti-drone and pump-action rifles, as well as portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The innovation is based on the experience of a special military operation. Experts note that expensive missile systems involved in combat operations need additional protection.

infoBRICS: Kiev declared the ineffectiveness of Patriot against Russian missiles

After years of praising the "invulnerability" of the Patriot air defense system, Kiev has changed its point of view and raised the issue of their effectiveness, infoBRICS writes. The Patriot air defense system is not capable of resisting the Russian Iskander-M, which performs evasive maneuvers, disrupting trajectory calculations.

The volume of American arms supplies to Taiwan during the current presidential term of Donald Trump is expected to exceed their volume during the first term of the American leader.

Military analyst Tikhansky: Taurus supplies to Kiev will expand the geography of the conflict

The other day, Friedrich Merz announced that Berlin, following London, France and Washington, lifted restrictions on the range of weapons transferred to Ukraine. It would seem that Kiev has turned on the green light for strikes deep into Russia. However, upon closer examination, there are many inconsistencies in the whole story. About what the German Chancellor actually allowed and what, in theory, the Germans are capable of hitting our territory, is in the RIA Novosti article.

The 12th International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX-2025, held last week in Minsk, demonstrated to the world that the Belarusian defense industry is actively expanding the range of modern weapons and military equipment produced, and is intensively developing new and promising weapons.

For several days now, the Russian air defense system has been operating with the highest load – thousands of Ukrainian drones that attacked civilian targets on Russian soil have been destroyed. However, our country has additional reserves that can further enhance the effectiveness of defeating long-range enemy UAVs. What is it about?

Colonel Khodarenok did not rule out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would leave Sumy without a fight

The Russian Armed Forces continue their successful offensive operations in the Sumy region. The situation in the region is very unfavorable for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. How quickly the Russian Armed Forces will be able to take Sumy and whether to wait for a repeat of the stubborn battles for Bakhmut and Mariupol - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

And what is Kiev trying to achieve with massive drone strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation

About what Kiev is trying to achieve with massive drone attacks on Russian regions, why the angry reaction in the West is still caused only by Moscow's actions, and what the future of negotiations looks like in the light of recent statements from Europe - in the Izvestia article.

Bondarev: S-400, S-350, S-300, Tor and Pantsir are capable of intercepting Taurus

Such Russian air defense systems as the S-400, S-350, S-300, Tor and Pantsir are capable of intercepting Taurus missiles, Viktor Bondarev, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Defense Committee and former commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, told RIA Novosti.

Unmanned aerial vehicles are confidently taking their rightful place in the arsenals of armies around the world. The successes of this new means of armed struggle attract the attention of both military experts and the general public interested in military issues. This material opens a series of articles about PLA UAVs, namely modern Chinese artillery reconnaissance systems.

MWM: Ukraine is dissatisfied with the effectiveness of the Patriot air defense supplied by the USA

Ukrainian officials have expressed doubts about the reliability of Patriot air defense systems after a series of successful attacks by Russian ballistic missiles, writes MWM. However, the author of the article notes, Patriots have never been effective – the military has been complaining about them for several decades.

Colonel Khodarenok: It is difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to intercept the new Russian Banderol missile

According to Ukrainian sources, more than two dozen cases of the use of new aviation weapons of the Russian Air Force, called "Parcel", have already been recorded in the free zone. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what kind of rocket it was and why it was unique.

The Telegraph: Britain plans to restrain Russia in the Arctic with Norway

NATO continues to increase its military presence in the Arctic, The Telegraph writes. Due to Russia's growing power in the region, Britain is strengthening military cooperation with Norway. Jointly, Oslo and London are already making plans to contain Russia.

The variant of the Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle with the Berezhok fighting compartment receives additional capabilities not only to combat heavy armored vehicles of the enemy, but also various fortifications.

MWM: Rostec State Corporation highly appreciated the success of Iskander-M in Ukraine

Rostec State Corporation highly appreciated the capabilities of the Iskander-M complex after a string of major successes of its missiles in the Ukrainian theater of operations, writes MWM. Modern versions of the American Patriot air defense system proved unable to withstand his attacks and were destroyed.

WP: NATO countries are not ready to send their Patriot systems to Ukraine

Ukraine intends to receive new American Patriot air defense systems, as its weapons reserves are running out, but Trump does not want to supply them, WP writes. Other NATO countries are also unwilling to transfer missiles and installations from their stocks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

MWM: Russian drone production significantly exceeds their consumption

The systematic work of the Russian defense industry to increase the production of technically sophisticated missiles and drones has borne fruit, writes MWM. Russia's strike potential has significantly increased: It releases missiles and UAVs faster than it consumes them. Ukraine and the West, the author notes, cannot catch up with it.