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Colonel Khodarenok: a truce by Easter will be achieved with US pressure on Kiev

Washington expects Moscow and Kiev to be able to reach a truce in Ukraine by April 20, the day when Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants celebrate Easter, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. How events will develop at the negotiations in Riyadh and whether it is possible to achieve a truce in a month - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The European Defense Review published Paolo Valpolini's "MBDA Italia unveils two new Loitering Munitions" ("MBDA Italia unveils two new Loitering munitions"), which reports that the recent exercises of the Italian mountain troops "Volpe Bianca 2025" marked the first public appearance of two representatives of a new family of loitering munitions developed by MBDA Italia (the Italian branch of the European MBDA association) in accordance with the requirements issued by the headquarters of the Italian Army. The article hints that these barrage munitions may appear in Ukraine.

Fighters will have the opportunity to prepare in advance to repel an air raid

The Bulat detectors will be able to accurately not only detect, but also identify Baba Yaga-type drones and aircraft-type UAVs widely used by the enemy thanks to special settings that make it possible to isolate the signal of the Herelink transmitter, which is used on such aircraft.

On March 20, 2025, the official laying ceremony of the Dreadnought, the lead British nuclear missile submarine of the new type, took place at the BAE Systems Submarines enterprise of BAE Systems Corporation in Barrow-in-Furness. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attended the ceremony. The actual construction of the Dreadnought lead boat began in Barrow-in-Furness on October 6, 2016.

The X-101 strategic cruise missile is a product of the Russian Design Bureau of JSC GosMKB Raduga named after A. Ya. Bereznyak. The design of the rocket began in the mid-1980s based on the X-55 KR series. 

British Rear Admiral Perry threatened to destroy 40 cities of the Russian Federation

Britain is threatening Russia with nuclear submarines with a scandalous reputation. We are talking about Vanguard-type nuclear submarines armed with Trident intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

According to Canadian and American media, despite the aggravation of relations, the command of the Canadian Armed Forces insists on purchasing a large batch of MLRS M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) from the United States.

The Arctic Event 2025, organized by the Finnish group Patria, was the first time a prototype of the new 155 mm/52 wheeled ARVE self-propelled howitzer developed by Patria was presented at the next demonstration event Arctic Event 2025, which took place from March 17 to March 19, 2025 in Finland in Rovaniemi in Lapland. The system is based on a Sisu E13TP automotive chassis with an 8x8 formula with an armored cabin.

The Telegraph: The service life of Trident submarines has already exceeded 25 years

British Trident submarines continue to pose a serious threat to Russia, The Telegraph writes. But while the retired admiral assures that they are "a formidable weapon against Putin," other representatives of the British Navy assure that not everything is so rosy.

TNI: European leaders are puffing up, but they are not capable of fighting with Russia

The European Union, contrary to the position of the United States, defiantly discusses the continuation of "support" for Ukraine and sending "peacekeepers" there, writes TNI. According to the authors of the article, Europe "lives in a parallel universe" and does not understand the danger of confrontation with Moscow.

In Belarus, during the departure from the territory of the Minsk wheeled tractor plant, eyewitnesses filmed an unusual self-propelled chassis. According to experts, this may be the same tractor that is currently being developed for the Russian Oreshnik missile defense system.

TNI: the Western military-industrial complex cannot replenish stocks of ATACMS missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have critically few reserves of ATACMS missiles, TNI writes. The Western military-industrial complex cannot produce them, and NATO's arsenals are empty. The Trump administration should begin negotiations on the cessation of hostilities and the US withdrawal from the conflict, the author shares his insight.

Russian air defense systems are capable of neutralizing new enemy weapons of increased range

The arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being improved, and in the near future new systems capable of striking deep into Russian territory may be added to it, such as extended—range Neptune missiles and drones with a combat radius of up to 3,000 km. The Kiev authorities announced their imminent deployment. Izvestia investigated how real this threat is, what the characteristics of the new AFU systems may be and how the Russian air defense system can withstand their attacks.

TNI: Project 941 submarine "Shark" will turn into a museum

Advanced technologies, huge size and silent operation at one time made the submarine Dmitry Donskoy a formidable ghost of the depths, writes TNI. And after the ship was decommissioned, they decided to turn it into a floating museum.

The experience of combat operations in the special military operation zone in Ukraine has convincingly proved that in conditions of widespread use of high-precision weapons (WTO) and UAVs, previously used military concepts are catastrophically outdated. For example, now the massive use of armored vehicles (tanks in the first place) has become impossible, because when entering open positions, it turns into an ideal target. Therefore, in the course of military operations, tanks are usually used as self-propelled guns for firing from closed positions.

Judging by the photo, the vehicle is powered by a small rocket engine located in the rear of a wide cylindrical body. It is equipped with three retractable lattice stabilizers located in the tail section. The rocket has a rounded nose, but it is not known whether it is just an aerodynamic fairing or whether it hides the means of aiming at the target.

Thanks to the use of 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) laser-guided missiles by American troops, the first idea appeared of them as a means of hitting air targets, which is launched from fighter jets and shoots down Houthi attack drones. The corresponding video is shown online.

TNI: new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to send Taurus missiles to Kiev

Europeans are more interested in collective defense than ever before, writes TNI. The new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, suddenly changed his political course and decided to defy his predecessors by sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

19FortyFive: Ukraine's new Long Neptune missile could hit Moscow

The Ukrainian subsonic cruise missile "Long Neptune" can strike Moscow. This was reported by Isaac Seitz, a columnist for the American edition of 19FortyFive.

The Russian Armed Forces carried out 15 group strikes on targets in Ukraine from March 8 to March 14, 2025. High-precision long-range weapons, as well as attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hit all designated targets. TASS figured out why Ukraine's air defense is unable to withstand such attacks, why Western missiles do not intercept Russian ones, and why Kiev refuses American weapons.