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Roscosmos, in a Victory Day video presented to RIA Novosti, openly announced for the first time that its work is far from being limited to the launch of Soyuz and the International Space Station (ISS): the state corporation acts as one of the key segments of the defense industry, the manufacturer of Sarmats, Poplars and Iskanders.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the state corporation had begun to conduct mobilization training to accelerate the production of military products.

Some samples of military equipment supplied by Western countries to Ukraine still reach the combat zone. It is not possible to carry out deliveries en masse, since aviation and high-precision missile weapons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are working at the places where NATO countries' equipment accumulates in Ukraine, including those located at railway stations.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and multiple launch artillery systems "Grad" of the Central Military District (CVO) during a special military operation in the Donbass.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has shown how the calculations of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes "Pantsir-S1" destroyed the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Bayraktar.

Artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces perform tasks to destroy enemy fortifications and equipment during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense publishes footage of the crew of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S19 "Msta-S".

Huge losses force the Ukrainian armed formations to return to service the old Soviet equipment, which was decommissioned about 30 years ago. We are talking about the well-known 57-mm AZP-57 guns of the S-60 anti-aircraft artillery complex.

Domestic 2C4 tracked mortars can use various types of ammunition. In the May issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection", A. Kalistratov's publication "The Handsome Tulip is the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the world" describes in detail what weapons of destruction are included in the ammunition of this unique combat vehicle.

Russian military journalist Alexander Kotz revealed a way to disable heavy tanks. In his Telegram channel, he noted that armored combat vehicles were vulnerable to long-range sniper rifles.

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of medium range "Buk-M2" and short-range "Tor-2M" destroyed more than 40 targets during a special operation in Ukraine. The effectiveness of the military air defense (air defense) complexes was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, reports TASS.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of the calculations of self-propelled artillery installations "Malka" in the conduct of counter-battery warfare during a special military operation.

It is reported that the adjustment of the combat work of artillery calculations is carried out during the day and at night using unmanned aerial vehicles.

On May 3, 2022, US President Joe Biden visited the Lockheed Martin plant in Troy (Alabama), which is the parent company of the joint venture JV Javelin of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon corporations, which produces the anti-tank missile system of the same name.

Air Force General Popov spoke about the tactics of the Su-24M at extremely low altitudes

For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing a Su-24M front-line bomber striking the positions of the AFU at extremely low altitude. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out in which cases this tactic is used and how the aircraft gets away from being hit by enemy air defenses.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the prospects of the EU's own missile defense system

The European Parliament has proposed to the European Union to create its own missile defense system. This statement was made by the head of the leading faction of the legislative and representative body of the EU — the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber.

SIPRI analysts told what weapons Russia and Ukraine bought before the conflict

Global military spending continues to grow, reaching a level of $2.1 trillion. This is stated in the report of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a leading center for the study of military conflicts.

According to information published on May 2 by The Jerusalem Post newspaper, contrary to previously published reports, Israel does not prohibit Estonia from supplying the Armed Forces of Estonia with Israeli-made weapons, including the Spike ATGM.

Forbes explained why Ukrainian fighters are losing air battles.

The American magazine Forbes analyzed the state and capabilities of Ukrainian fighters following the results of three months of the special operation.

Eduard Basurin said that NATO arms supplies will prolong the conflict in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian military, using precision air and sea-based weapons, destroyed six traction power substations on the railways through which foreign military equipment and ammunition were supplied to the AFU group in Donbass. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how weapons from NATO countries get to Ukraine.

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) continue combat work to defeat the firing positions of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), strong points and areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment. The Ministry of Defense showed how the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S7M "Malka" copes with combat tasks when conducting counter-battery warfare.

Supersonic cruise missiles "Onyx" destroyed hangars with foreign weapons in Odessa, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.