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Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.

The RF IC opened a case after the death of more than 20 people in Donetsk after a Tochka-U missile strike

On March 14, the Ukrainian military hit the center of Donetsk with a tactical Tochka-U missile equipped with a cluster warhead. The missile was shot down, but due to the falling debris, according to the Russian IC, 23 people were killed and another 18 were injured. The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin declared March 15 in the DPR a day of mourning for the dead.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces will take measures against Ukrainian defense industry enterprises that nationalists use to restore weapons

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with high-precision weapons hit communication, relay and switching nodes in Fedorovka, Vinarovka and Antopol, as well as a large ammunition depot on the territory of the Antonov plant in Kiev. This was stated to journalists on Monday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Ukrainian crisis pushes for radical solutions

Noting Russia's determination in conducting a special military operation, foreign observers are wondering about the applicability of its methods to solving the Taiwan issue. Reasoning from a purely military standpoint, the People's Liberation Army of China has all the necessary means to conduct a large-scale amphibious operation, has not only overwhelming numerical, but also technological superiority over the island's defense forces.

Experts told what obsolete weapons the West wants to send to Ukraine

The United States, NATO countries and their allies declare that they will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. Along with new models of weapons, such supplies include outdated equipment. Which one exactly - the newspaper was sorting out.Ru»

The West is fueling the conflict in Ukraine with lethal weapons

In the early days of Russia's special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, about 27 countries decided to supply it with weapons. The militarization of the country began in 2014 immediately after the coup that led to the formation of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

Counter-battery warfare stations and the effectiveness of artillery impact

The armed conflicts of recent decades have clearly demonstrated both the high importance of artillery for achieving success in combat, battle and operation, and the equally serious need to effectively combat it.

The Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) deployed a mobile repair battalion near Crimea. Maria Badunts, a correspondent of Izvestia, told about this on Friday, March 11.

The captured weapons captured during the special operation in Ukraine will be transferred to the military units of the LPR and DPR. The proposal of Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu on this issue was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Why the US is cutting funding for hypersonic weapons programs

The US Congress has halved the cost of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) advanced hypersonic missile development program in 2022 for the Air Force, Breaking Defense writes. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what the reduction in project funding might be related to.

Bloomberg News Agency in the article published on March 8, 2022 by Chris Strohm, Anthony Capaccio "U.S. Spies See Grim Global Outlook With Russia, China Top Foes" ("The global outlook is presented to American intelligence in a gloomy light with the main enemies in the person of Russia and China"), which, as follows from the annual assessment According to the threat published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, China is creating one of the greatest nuclear forces in history, while Russia will use every opportunity to counteract the United States and its allies.

The American Conservative (USA): Are hawks or doves in a bad mood?

Russia was able to create a strategic weapon that in many ways surpasses the American arsenal, writes TAC. How did the US come to this? - the author of the article is perplexed. He calls the fact of lagging behind Russia and China a "catastrophic failure" of the country's leadership, which thoughtlessly spends money on foreign adventures and neglects the "true sources" of America's national power.

On March 10, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced that the missile launches conducted by the DPRK on February 26 and March 4, 2022 were the first flight tests of a new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, first demonstrated at the famous Pyongyang military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea on October 10, 2020.

A number of American sources have published official data from the US Department of Defense on the number of launches by the Russian side of cruise and ballistic missiles of all types and types of basing during a special military operation in Ukraine from February 24 to March 11, 2022. According to these data, by the end of March 11, about 810 launches were made.

Mercenaries from all over the world are coming to Ukraine to fight. Can we handle tens of thousands of professionals?

It's true, mercenaries are going to Ukraine. But some are already returning. Briton Jason Hague had enough of a day of fighting to reconsider his attitude to his choice: first he was hit by the Russian Aerospace Forces near Gostomel airport, then the SBU found him in the woods and captured a 34-year-old fighter (Iraq veteran!) they interrogated and beat him for three hours, suspecting that he was a Russian spy. And when they sorted it out and released him, Haig immediately rushed to Poland, and from there home.

After the 24th, the governments of the Scandinavian countries continued to work, despite the weekend, and on Sunday, February 27, they reported on plans to provide military assistance to Ukraine. We won't touch any financial means there, helmets, vests, foam mats, dry food and even MANPADS yet, we will focus on RPG.

According to British media, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the House of Commons on March 9, 2022, said that the UK plans to supply Ukraine with Starstreak HVM short-range anti-aircraft missile systems and a "small batch" of American Javelin anti-tank guided missiles.

On March 9, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the House of Commons, announced the possible supply of Starstreak HVM portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.

Russian tanks have always been one of the main horror stories of the West. In the current situation, when Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine, anti-tank weapons became one of the main goods in military supplies to Kiev from the West. Thus, at least 2,000 NLAW missiles were transferred from the UK, 100 NLAW missiles from Luxembourg, several hundred Javelin missiles from the USA and Estonia. Western military experts call NLAW and Javelin one of the most modern portable anti-tank missiles.

Experts explained why Russian nuclear weapons caused concern among US intelligence

Russia is expanding and improving its nuclear arsenal and increasing the capabilities of strategic and non-strategic weapons, which is the "main danger" for Washington. This is stated in the published report of the office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Evril Haines. "Newspaper.Ru" analyzed the document.