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The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be the carrier of hypersonic blocks "Avangard". Currently, the carrier is the UR-100N UTTH ICBM, which continues to be on combat duty.

The Pentagon would get a much greater return from missile defense (ABM) if all satellites located in different orbits could interact with each other, in particular, exchange data via optical communication channels. The corresponding proposal of Lockheed Martin Corporation is reported by SpaceNews.

The AFU grouping in Donbass is cut off from supplies, military experts explained

The Russian armed forces have embarked on a new stage of military operations in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Indian media on April 19 that it was aimed at the complete liberation of the people's republics of Donbass.

Russian Su-34 bombers struck Ukrainian military equipment with X-29 air-to-surface missiles during a special operation.

The Ministry of Defense has released footage of this attack. The commander of the Su-34 flight clarified that a combat mission was set to destroy enemy equipment. It was carried out using high-precision missiles.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — about the possibilities of the Western defense industry for the production of weapons used in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has become unprecedented in terms of the amount of forces and resources spent by NATO to support a non—member country in a short period of time.

On April 20, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of objective control of the destruction of a reconnaissance control point of a motorized infantry unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Ukrainian army will receive NATO-standard artillery, the United States, Great Britain and Canada will provide supplies of guns. As reported, the decision on this has already been made.

A representative of the US Defense Ministry announced the strengthening of Ukrainian military aviation

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that Ukraine has strengthened its military potential in the sky thanks to foreign deliveries of aircraft. He added that the United States will do everything possible to satisfy Kiev's military requests.

What happens to the weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn't really know

America does not skimp on helping Ukraine and generously supplies it with weapons. According to CNN, the Biden administration takes into account the risk that weapons may sooner or later end up in "unexpected places." Experts do not exclude that it may get into the black market.

The command of the Chinese Navy for the first time published footage of the launch of a new hypersonic cruise missile by the Type 055 destroyer.

According to the British media, the UK will transfer armored self-propelled launchers of the Starstrik short-range air defense system to Ukraine.

A video has appeared on the web where you can watch the simultaneous testing of two versions of BrahMos missiles. The tests took place in the Bay of Bengal, Dambiev reports.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense for Procurement and MTO Andrew Hunter held a secret meeting with the leadership of eight major American defense companies at the Pentagon on April 13.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published video footage showing the combat flight of the crews of supersonic Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). The planes are involved in a special military operation in Ukraine.

The Armed Forces of Russia fired missiles from the Bal coastal complex at the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday, April 20, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Experts explained why the British authorities announced the supply of Stormer HVM armored cars to Kiev

The British government plans to transfer Stormer armored cars equipped with a portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) Starstreak to Ukraine. This was reported by several British media with reference to government sources. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how this complex works and why the APU needs it.

Germany offers Ukraine ammunition and training in handling artillery guns

Germany will train Ukrainians to handle heavy artillery weapons, as well as provide ammunition for it, Bloomberg reports. But with tanks, the situation is different.

The crew of the Baltic Fleet patrol ship "Undaunted" carried out combat missile firing in the naval ranges of the fleet off the coast of the Kaliningrad region as part of the tests.

On April 20, 2022, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense announced that it had sent portable French-made MBDA Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems to the Government of Ukraine as military assistance from the storage of the Norwegian armed forces. It is stated that about 100 missiles and a "small number" of Mistral launchers have been sent, which "have already been taken out of Norway."

The launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is the first in the state test program. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

They noted that the flight tests made it possible to assess the correctness of the schematic design and technical solutions that were laid down when creating the Sarmat missile system. After the completion of the test program of this promising heavy-class missile with a separable head, the Sarmat complex will enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces.