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Vladimir Ermakov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about Washington's role in illegal biological activities in Ukraine, and also answered questions about new weapons of Russia and the United States.

The Russian military reports almost daily about enemy planes and helicopters shot down in the Ukrainian sky. However, back in March, it was reported that "almost all" combat-ready aircraft of the Kiev regime had been destroyed. It turns out that Ukraine receives aircraft from abroad and somehow manages to quickly repair damaged cars. What do the Ukrainian Air Force fly and how combat-ready are they still?

The United States seems to have decided to further raise the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict – it was decided to supply Kiev with weapons of terrible destructive power. The M142 Himars missile systems are comparable to the Russian Iskanders and can give Ukraine the opportunity to strike far into the territory of Russia. But this is theoretical. What will actually happen?

The Ukrainian army has been replenished with modern self-propelled howitzers of 155 mm caliber. According to the Polish press, Warsaw handed over Krab self-propelled artillery units of its own production to Kiev.

Arms shipments from the US to Taiwan will provoke Beijing to use force

The United States is ready to supply weapons to Taiwan "following the example of Ukraine," but at the same time does not want to participate in a possible armed conflict between Beijing and Taipei. Washington's plans were reported by The New York Times newspaper, citing sources in the American government. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out exactly what the US supplies and what it can lead to.

The whole military era went down with the cruiser "Moscow"

An American military expert writes in The Atlantic that the Ukrainian conflict forces the United States to take a new look at the war. The states are lagging behind, it is necessary to invest in new technologies and rather create an "army of tomorrow," he writes.

After the coup of 2014, the authorities of the independent for eight years were preparing for a "decisive battle" with Russia, feeding themselves with the illusory prospect of the defeat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the occupation of the entire Donbass.

The American nuclear deterrent program is unreliable. Its weak point is outdated missiles, submarines and airplanes.

Israel has rejected a US request to allow Berlin to supply Ukraine with Spike anti-tank missiles manufactured in Germany using Israeli technology.

The Russian aviation destroyed the electronic intelligence center in the Mykolaiv region. This was announced on Thursday, May 26, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video of the destruction of the R-500 cruise missile fired from the Iskander-K complex, a Ukrainian military facility, RIA Novosti reports.

Ex-Colonel Khodarenok: Poland may disrupt the transit of American military equipment to Ukraine

The US has adopted a law on the so-called lend-lease for Ukraine, which implies the supply of heavy military equipment, among other things. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" and ex-Colonel of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what could interfere with supplies.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin gave the order to transfer the country's nuclear deterrent forces to a special combat duty regime. This step was designed to prevent direct military intervention by the West in the armed conflict in Nezalezhnaya and became a guarantor of preventing a possible third World War.

How sea complexes are tested

Marine underwater weapons (MPO) have always served as one of the main shock and defensive means of the Russian Navy. And it continues to play an extremely important role in ensuring the combat stability of the naval strategic nuclear forces of our country.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of the calculations of the S-300V anti-aircraft missile system during a special operation to protect the population of Donbass. This was reported on May 25 in the press service of the department.

Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian air defense systems have shot down about 90 Bayraktar attack UAVs in the air, RIA Novosti reports, citing an informed source.

Self-propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns) CAESAR French production noticed in Ukraine. Telegram channel bmpd published a video demonstrating the use of self-propelled howitzers. The record drew the attention of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Stocks of 155-mm shells used by Ukraine for firing from towed M777 howitzers will be replenished in the near future. A number of Western countries have expressed a desire to supply ammunition to Kiev, including Canada.

On the morning of May 25, the DPRK carried out another (the seventeenth since the beginning of the year) missile test, firing three ballistic missiles from the Sunan area in Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan. The US State Department reacted sharply negatively to the actions of the DPRK, again called on the leadership of North Korea to refrain from provocations and move to a sustainable dialogue on this issue.

As it became known following the meeting of the "Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine" held on May 23, the West intends to send new batches of equipment and weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles and attack helicopters.