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The United States has delivered towed M777A2 155-mm howitzers to Ukraine, some of the guns are already in the Donbas and are participating in combat operations against the Russian army and units of the NM People's Republics. This was evidenced by multiple photos and videos with howitzers taken by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of a well-camouflaged and guarded air defense complex. Experts have identified it as an anti-aircraft missile and cannon mobile complex "Pantsir-SM".

This deeply modernized military air defense system has become a real thunderstorm for the most modern and small-sized drones, as well as multiple launch rocket systems. That is, those goals that are most difficult to detect and hit in a timely manner.

The Belarusian edition "Belarus Today" published interesting material "The state defense order was discussed at a meeting with the President. What decisions have been made?" On the meeting held on May 10, 2022 under the chairmanship of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the issue of the Belarusian state defense order for 2022.

The Ukrainian military has been increasingly shelling the cities of Donbass in recent days. They are beaten with both barrel and reactive systems. There are dead and wounded among the civilians, including children. And the closer the closure of the "big Donbass boiler" is, the more brutal the gunners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are. About what is happening in the combat zone — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) actively promotes modern Russian weapons and military equipment to the world market, which were presented during the solemn events dedicated to the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The APU GAZ-66 truck, which was carrying anti-tank weapons, was seized in the Izyum direction. Pictures of the trophies appeared online.

The servicemen identified the route of anti-tank weapons supplies to the advanced positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Russian special forces destroyed the car.

According to the Zvezda TV channel and the Military Informant web resource, serial production of the BM-30-D "Spokes" (32B01) remotely controlled uninhabited combat module for the KamAZ-43269 "Shot" (4x4) armored car has begun in Russia. This was reported in the press service of the developer and manufacturer of this module JSC "Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (Nizhny Novgorod; part of JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" Rostec State Corporation).

The Ministry of Defense of Russia presents a morning summary of the events that are taking place in the format of a Russian military special operation. The summary was traditionally presented by Major General Igor Konashenkov.

On May 12, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage of the combat work of the calculations of 152-mm self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" when performing fire missions to destroy armored vehicles and fortified Ukrainian positions during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Ukraine inherited a rich arsenal of weapons from the USSR – one of the most powerful groups of Soviet troops was stationed on its territory. Despite the fact that for all the years of independence there was a sale of this property abroad, impressive stocks and unpretentiousness of Soviet combat systems during storage allowed many samples of weapons to be returned to service after the start of the confrontation with Russia. In particular, this applies to air defense and aviation.

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It seems that the special operation in Ukraine is entering a protracted phase. The Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to implement a strategy of capturing civilians of cities as hostages and, hiding behind them, to slow down the advance of the Russian army.

The armed forces of Russia, the DPR and LPR groups continue to inflict irreparable losses on the Ukrainian army. Judging by the daily reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the APU's own arsenal is rapidly melting. No matter how much Kiev's Western sponsors try to replenish it with NATO weapons and equipment, they clearly do not add the ability to resist the advancing troops.

In the reports of the Ministry of Defense concerning the special military operation in Ukraine, the Su-35S fighter is often mentioned. This is a truly magnificent and truly versatile combat vehicle.

The Su-35S has the appearance of a fourth-generation fighter. But the inner content already belongs to the fifth.

A recent summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports on another UAV "Bayraktar TB2" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, shot down near the island of Snake. We are, apparently, facing another attempt by Ukraine to regain control of Zmeiny after the catastrophic losses suffered by the APU in this area in recent days. What exactly happened here?

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.