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Belarus sent a group of Special Operations Forces to its southern borders in response to the creation of a 20,000-strong group of troops by Kiev. Minsk has sent another part of its forces to the western borders, near which Poland is conducting exercises. What mission is the Belarusian army currently carrying out and can it, if necessary, join Russia's special operation in Ukraine?

Minsk expects to keep the Russian S-400 air defense systems and Iskander-M tactical missile systems, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said.

According to publications in Russian Telegram channels, at the beginning of May 2022, the use of modern Brimstone guided missiles supplied by Great Britain by the armed forces of Ukraine against Russian troops was first noted in the Zaporozhye direction. Photos have been published of both the engine compartment of this type of rocket and the fallen whole non-functioning rocket.

The Swedish arms concern Saab has upgraded the Karl-Gustaf portable anti-tank grenade launcher (Carl-Gustaf). The purpose of the modernization is to expand the range of applications of the system due to new fire control technology and programmable ammunition.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the prospects of supplying Kiev with weapons from abroad

On May 9, US President Joe Biden signed the lend-lease law in defense of democracy in Ukraine. History repeated itself eight decades later.

Putin's nuclear threat: How Britain, the US and their allies can respond to this

In the West, they again remembered about the "Russian nuclear threat". The author of the Daily Express article cited the opinions of several Britons. One of them announced the "stunning" response of the West and predicted complete destruction of Moscow and St. Petersburg. But the readers of the newspaper did not support him.

B-52H strategic Bomber with AGM-86B aviation ammunition capable of carrying nuclear Warheads

"Russian weapons, from which NATO breaks a cold sweat" - this is how 19fortyfive titled a review of the achievements of the domestic defense industry. Its author noted that the list of "Moscow's capabilities" is far from limited to the examples given: Russia is improving its nuclear weapons by equipping ballistic missiles with hypersonic gliding blocks, improving anti-aircraft systems and attack helicopters.

A Russian BTR-82A shot a Bogdan truck of Ukrainian armed formations at full speed. This happened at the beginning of a special operation on the territory of the Sumy region, but the video taken by the registrar of one of the passing cars was made public only now. Perhaps, during that raid, other APU equipment also got, but this remained behind the scenes.

The five most promising design characteristics of the Su-57 — from artificial intelligence to ballistic missiles

The Su-57 will become the basis for the Russian tactical manned aviation of the next generation, writes MWM. It is assumed that a number of ambitious modernization programs will significantly improve its characteristics.

The grandiose plans of the Ukrainian leadership turned into large-scale losses of equipment and specialists

Kiev's attempt to land air and sea troops on the island of Zmeiny and capture it turned out to be a failure and serious losses, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday: the Russian unit on the island thwarted plans drawn up with the participation of British and American advisers.

The Zvezda TV channel showed on video the work of the Iskander-K tactical missile system during Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told why the "Iron Dome" will not help Kiev

The Ukrainian leadership is asking Israel for military assistance. In particular, about the supply of the Iron Dome complexes. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how real such deliveries are.

Ukraine can get more than a hundred infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 from the presence of the Greek army, if Washington and Berlin persuade Athens. According to the Greek press, the United States and Germany have significantly increased pressure on the country's government.

Lukashenko said that Belarus has learned lessons from Russia's military special operation

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country's authorities have learned lessons from Russia's military special operation. Therefore, Minsk took a new look at the principles of arming its army. According to Lukashenko, the events in Ukraine show that only troops with modern highly effective weapons are able to solve the tasks set.

Joe Biden let slip how significant the conflict over Ukraine is for the United States. It is more important than the Second World War, but comparable in importance to the First World War and the American Civil War. Not only Biden's words, but also Washington's actions show that the bet is on Russia's military defeat, and this is a very high bet for America.

The parade in honor of the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place on May 9, 2022 on Red Square in Moscow.

Defense in the city has been prepared for years, experts say

On May 8, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic announced the complete liberation of the settlement of Svetlichnoye in the Popasninsky district. According to experts, over the past weekend, the units of the Luhansk People's Republic have achieved serious success, occupying the city of Popasnaya itself.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that Russian high-precision weapons are undergoing modernization, including Kalibr cruise missiles and the Kinzhal hypersonic complex.

Russia is creating a new generation of hypersonic missiles for various carriers, the Tu-22M3M missile carrier is already testing a new product, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Interfax.