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According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that American portable anti-aircraft missile systems Stinger were found on the territory of the Ukrainian city of Izyum taken under the control of Russian troops.

Haber7 (Turkey): The US gave the green light to the sale of F-16 to Turkey

The State Department has approved a plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, as this step "meets the interests of Washington," Haber7 reports. Readers of the publication are wondering why they are trying to sell junk and where the interests of Turkey itself are reflected in this deal.

Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington

Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Pentagon told when the LGM-35A Sentinel ballistic missile will replace the Minuteman III

The US Department of Defense has revealed the name of a new intercontinental ballistic missile - LGM-35A Sentinel. It should replace the LGM-30G Minuteman III. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was going on with the US nuclear missile program.

The White House has requested $813 billion for military spending

The United States Department of Defense may receive $773 billion in military spending in fiscal year 2023 (starting October 1). Together with the funds allocated to the Ministry of Energy for nuclear weapons, the total amount of US military spending may amount to $ 813.3 billion, according to the draft budget submitted by the White House on March 28.

According to press releases from the Czech vehicle manufacturer SVOS and the Swedish company Saab Dynamics, they have completed the joint development and conducted test firing of the highly mobile short-range air defense system MSHORAD (Mobile Short-Range Air Defense ).

Washington plans to transfer to Kiev a large batch of Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicles ("Switchblade"). Small-sized drones belong to the class of barrage ammunition, it is an effective weapon at the tactical level. But the Russian army has something to answer.

The Indian Ground Forces have adopted a batch of Igla-S portable anti-aircraft missile systems, which were recently acquired in Russia as part of the emergency procurement procedure.

There were shots with preliminary consequences of a missile strike inflicted on the facility of the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region. We are talking about the fuel terminal, which was located on the territory of the Novomoskovsky district of Dnipropetrovsk region. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted targeted strikes with missile weapons, completely eliminating the reserves of petroleum products that were used for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist armed formations.

The United States and Israel have approved Germany's acquisition of the Israeli Arrow-3 missile defense system (Arrow 3 or Hetz 3). As The Jerusalem Post reminds, in early April 2022, Germany announced its interest in acquiring an Israeli-made missile defense system to protect against modern air threats, including (mainly) Russian Iskander missiles based in Kaliningrad.

Experts explained why Joe Biden refused SLCM-N missiles

US President Joe Biden canceled the program to create a sea-based nuclear cruise missile, which was adopted by Donald Trump in 2018. It was supposed to be the "American response" to the tactical nuclear complexes of Russia and China. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the American leader did it.

The Drive (USA): the newest hypersonic cruise missile of the USA made a secret test flight

The United States announced a successful test of hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive. But it's too early for Americans to rejoice, because such "successful tests" have been going on for more than ten years.

The Russian Armed Forces are ready to ensure the entry of ships into and out of the port of Berdyansk for evacuation

The Russian armed forces continue to destroy the military infrastructure of Ukraine. On April 4, the Russian military struck 31 targets. Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, command posts and communication centers, fuel and ammunition storage facilities were hit. Fighting continues in Mariupol. The command of the Russian Federation offered the Ukrainian militants to lay down their arms and go in the direction of Zaporozhye to the territories controlled by Kiev. Meanwhile, the Russian servicemen who returned from captivity confirmed the facts of torture, bullying and murder.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the first two Naval formations that received elite status

At the end of March, two Marine corps formations — the 155th Separate Brigade and the 126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade - received the honorary name "guards". Military units of the Navy are marked with this status for the first time since the Great Patriotic War. Why did these brigades receive a high rank?

What military equipment and why does Eastern Europe promise to transfer to the APU

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "it is necessary to have time to rearm Ukrainian troops in the coming weeks." How the alliance is going to rearm Ukraine and how realistic it is - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

On April 1 of this year, a meeting of the Business Council under the Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held in Yerevan as part of the business program of the 3rd International Defense Technology Exhibition "ArmHighTech-2022", which was held under the leadership of the Chairman of the Business Council Alexander Nozdrachev.

Lidovky (Czech Republic): what weapons are we sending to Ukrainians? All these are proven types, starting with machine guns and ending with anti-aircraft systems

The Czech Republic has allocated more than a billion crowns for weapons for Ukrainians, Lidovsky writes. Pictures have already appeared on social networks, from which it is clear which technique is used in battles. Deliveries are made at the request of NATO.

Why the US conducted tests of a hypersonic missile secretly

The United States tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but did not announce launches, CNN reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the secrecy is connected with and how the US programs in the field of hypersonic weapons are developing.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the destruction of the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle by Ukrainian nationalists using the tactical anti-aircraft missile system Tor.

It is reported that 20 air targets were detected during combat duty. As a result of the competent actions of the calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system "Tor" under the command of Sergei Pachepka, all targets were taken for escort and destroyed.